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Office of the Controller Records

 Collection
Identifier: UA019

  • Staff Only

Abstract

Records include budgets, audits, reports on examination, cost reports, and material requests, as well as correspondence dealing with campus procedures, operations, policies, and curriculum.

Dates

  • 1941-1970

Creator

General Physical Description note

(twenty-one record center cartons and one document case)

Restrictions: Access

Personnel files (particularly those in boxes 9, 12, and 14) may be restricted.

Restrictions: Use

Permission to publish materials from this collection must be obtained from the Head of Archives and Special Collections.

Extent

21.4 Linear Feet

Scope and Contents

These records include budgets, audits, reports on examination, cost reports, and material requests, as well as correspondence dealing with campus procedures, operations, policies, and curriculum.

Additional Description

Administrative History of the Office of the Controller

The Office of the Controller (sometimes known as the Office of the Comptroller) was formed at Georgia Tech at the end of World War II. The office handled most of the finances of the Institute. Prior to 1945, finances were managed by the Treasurer; Frank King Houston, who had served as Treasurer at Tech since 1919, became the first Controller. James R. Anthony succeeded Houston in about 1949 and served in the position for about twenty years. During the 1960s, the position of Controller was elevated to the level of Vice President. By the early 1970s, most of the Controller's duties were taken over by the Vice President of Business and Finance.

Provenance

Accession #1986.0404 (old #86-04-04).

General Physical Description note

(twenty-one record center cartons and one document case)

Note:

In an effort to provide broader access, this finding aid has not been fully expanded, but presented as a simple box list.

Processing Information

Christine de Catanzaro encoded this collection summary in March 2006. Rebecca Lawrence created the box inventory in April 2015.

Subjects

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Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Office of the Controller (Georgia Institute of Technology) Records: Collection Summary, 1941-1970 UA019
Author
Finding aid prepared by Christine de Catanzaro
Date
Copyright 2006.
Description rules
finding aid updated using rlg best practice guidelines for encoded archival description.
Language of description
Finding aid is written in English.

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the Archives and Special Collections, Library, Georgia Institute of Technology Repository

http://www.library.gatech.edu/archives/
Contact:
Library
Georgia Institute of Technology
266 4th Street, NW
Atlanta 30332-0900 USA
404-894-4586