The Administrative series contains meeting minutes of the Kappa chapter and the Inter-chapter council meetings, financial records, research foundation recognition awards, and information on the John and Frances Trytten Fund. These records detail the operation of the chapter, from the gathering of dues, to the research sponsored and pursued for scholarship.
The Administrative series (2.65 linear feet, 1908-1998) is primarily made of annual reports covering 1908-1973 and 1983-1987. It also contains various department committee records and other documentation that was produced at the administrative level of the department, including departmental reviews in 1969 and 1981 as well as visiting committee reviews. Correspondence sent by the department and Gordon Van Wylen, former dean of the college, is contained in this series, as well.
The Administrative series covers the period from 1932 to 1989 and is arranged alphabetically. The minutes provide the best continuous source of information about the activities and platforms of the League. The minutes of board meetings are nearly complete, but the unit and general meetings are better documented in earlier decades. The annual reports are valuable for documenting earlier decades of the League. From 1939 to 1958, board members and committee chairs submitted reports, but from 1961 to 1976, the annual reports were created on forms according to state and national guidelines. From 1964 to 1987, the annual meeting workbooks provide summary information about the year's activities and interests. The workbooks contain minutes from the annual meetings, budgets, treasury reports, reports from committee chairs, and current agendas and positions. Newsletters summarize issues raised in general, unit, and board meetings, provide interim project reports and reminders of activities, and address relationships among national, state, and local programs. The newsletters fill in documentary gaps between the annual reports and the annual meeting workbooks.
The Administrative series (0.8 linear feet, 1965-1971) contains materials relating to Conductron Corporation. This includes business correspondence, articles written about Conductron Corporation, Charnetski's desk calendar with daily notes, annual and monthly reports, company newsletters, holography marketing materials, film samples, staff information, and products and equipment used by Conductron Corporation (including photographs). Notable in this series is information regarding the holograms used in World Book's 1967 Science Year.
The first subgroup, Administrative, consists of thirteen series: Printed Materials, Biographical, Committees, Conferences and Lectures, Correspondence, Donor Files, Endowed Positions, Events and Activities, Financial Planning, Grant Projects, Policies and Proposals, Reports, and Writings. Among the more notable series, the Printed Materials series consists of HCHS's newsletter, Retrospectives, first issued in Spring 1992, as well as brochures and holiday greeting cards issued by the Center. The Committees series includes correspondence and meeting minutes from the Advisory Board and the Founding, Historical Collections, Liaison, Steering, and Transition Committees. The Events and Activities series includes material from noteworthy events, including the 50th anniversary of the polio vaccine announcement celebration in 2005 and the grand opening of the Center's new home at the Simpson Memorial Institute in 1998. The Grant Projects series includes material from grant-funded projects undertaken by Center faculty and staff. The Reports series includes annual reports ranging from 1991 to 2011. Not all years are represented.
The Administrative series, 1964-2000 (0.6 linear feet), documents the daily details of running the Center The records included in this series trace the growth and development of the Center. Of particular note are the annual reports covering the activities and projects of the CRSO, changes in faculty, and grant activity.
The Administrative series, 1945-1995, contains minutes, reports from officers, financial reports, and governance information. The minutes document meetings, decisions, activities and events, and membership in Gamma Chapter, and are complete between 1945 and 1959; gaps appear throughout the remaining years. Presidents' reports contain regular reports created by the chapter president for the national leadership of Mu Phi Epsilon and presidential speeches to Gamma members, which report on the status and activities of the chapter. Reports from other officers regarding the fulfillment of their duties are included in the Officers' reports, along with reports created by district leadership for national and chapter leaders. The series also includes available are the available annual financial reports for Gamma Chapter. Finally, the series contains materials pertaining to governance, such as Gamma Chapter bylaws, the national constitution and bylaws and officer manuals, from before and after Title IX legislation, and a rushing manual, used in initiation activities.
Administrative series documents the organizational structure and functions of the Workmen's Circle/Arbeter's Ring. Included in the series are seven volumes of minutes from the organization's early period. The Minute Books are largely written in Yiddish. The series also contains newsletters, press releases, correspondence and material related to the different district conferences and committees within the Michigan District. All material has been arranged chronologically.
