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Overview of the Collection

Biography

Scope and Content

Arrangement

Restrictions

Index Terms

Related Material

Administrative Information

Detailed Description

Series I: Administrative Correspondence, undated, 1928-1929

Series II: Retirement Correspondence, 1950

Series III: Building Naming, 1967-1969

University of Connecticut

President's Office Records [Charles B. Gentry, 1928-1929]

Biography

Charles Burt Gentry was educated at the University of Missouri and came to Connecticut from Rutgers University in 1920. He became Dean of the Division of Teacher Training in 1921, and, after his term as acting president (1928-1929), served as the director of the Division of Instruction and as Dean of the University. Gentry retired in 1950.

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Scope and Content

The records consist of the general correspondence of the President of the College. It is the only extant collection of the papers of the president for this period. The correspondence is concerned with internal administrative matters, major policy issues at the college, with the college's relations with state and federal governments, and with other educational agencies and institutions. Also included is a collection of correspondence presented to Mr. Gentry on the event of his retirement from the University and a small folder of correspondence with the Gentry family pertaining to the naming of the Gentry Building.

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Arrangement

Series I: Administrative Correspondence (undated, 1928-1929) includes correspondence, publications, reports, and similar records pertaining to the day to day operation of the institution.

Series II: Retirement Correspondence (1950) contains a bound volume of correspondence presented to Mr. Gentry on the occasion of his retirement from the University of Connecticut.

Series III: Building Naming (1967-1969) includes correspondence between University administrators and the Gentry family pertaining to the naming of the Gentry Building.

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Restrictions

Restrictions on Access

There are no access restrictions on this collection.

Restrictions on Use

Permission to publish from these Papers must be obtained in writing from both the University of Connecticut Libraries and the owner(s) of the copyright.

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Related Material

Archives & Special Collections has a substantial collection of materials pertaining to the University, its history, administration, faculty, staff and students. For detailed information on these collections please contact the curator or ask at the reference desk.

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Index Terms

This record series is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.

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Administrative Information

Custodial History

The records of the President's Office from 1908 to 1935 were stored in Gulley Hall until about 1960, when they were relocated to the attic of Beach Hall. In 1968 they were brought to the Special Collections Department.

Preferred Citation

[Item description, #:#], University of Connecticut, President's Office Records [Charles B. Gentry, 1928-1929]. Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center, University of Connecticut Libraries.

Acquisition Information

The records were transferred to Historical Manuscripts and Archives in August 1979 and were arranged and described in the spring of 1980. In 1995, Special Collections and Historical Manuscripts and Archives merged to form Archives & Special Collections and were relocated to the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center. In 2001, the Presidential records were reprocessed and separated by presidential tenure.

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Detailed Description