Records of the President’s Office
Scope and Contents
The Records of the Office of the President include reports submitted to and by the presidents, primarily after 1953, as well as materials about each individual president and their inaugurations. Though there are materials related to the Office of the President prior to 1953, documents relating to this period can be found in the collections of the Pratt Family or the Pratt family member who held the position of president.
Reports submitted to the president’s office between 1952 and 1971 should be integrated into the school collections at some point. These were arranged prior to the processing of the entire records of the office of the president.
There are photographs of the Presidents in the Presidents folder of the Photograph Collection (PRZ).
Dates
- 1895-present
Creator
- Pratt Institute (Organization)
- Donovan, James B. (James Britt), 1916-1970 (Person)
- Heindel, Richard H. (Richard Heathcote), 1912-1979 (Person)
- Ilchman, Warren Frederick (Person)
- Maddox, William Percy, 1901-1972 (Person)
- Schutte, Thomas F. (Person)
- Pratt, Charles Millard, 1855-1935 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open to the public. Records of the President's Office are restricted for 25 years after the date of creation while Records of the Board of Trustees are restricted for 50 years after the date of creation.
Conditions Governing Use
For permission to publish, contact the Archivist, Pratt Institute Library.
Biographical / Historical
The President is the chief executive officer of Pratt Institute. From 1887 to 1940 the position was as President of the Board of Trustees. After 1940 the President has been appointed by the Board, but the administrative functions of the office are separate from those of the Board. The list of presidents since the school’s founding are as follows:
Charles Pratt (founder), 1887-1891
Charles Millard Pratt, 1891-1923
Frederic B. Pratt, 1923-1937
Charles Pratt, 1937-1953
Frances H. Horn, 1953-1957
Robert F. Oxnam, 1957-1961
Richard H. Heindel, 1961-1967
William P. Maddox (acting), 1967-1968
James B. Donovan, 1968-1970
Henry Saltzman (acting), 1970-1972
Richardson Pratt, Jr., 1972-1990
Warren Ilchman, 1990-1993
Thomas Schutte, 1993-2017
Frances Bronet, 2018-present
Extent
9.70 Linear Feet (29 document boxes and 2 artifact boxes. )
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Records of the Office of the President include reports submitted to and by the presidents from 1895 to 2015 as well as materials about each individual president and their inaugurations.
Arrangement
The records are arranged in three series, two of which have been further arranged in subseries. The five subseries in series one are further divided into sub-subseries by reporting year. The series and subseries arrangement of the records is as follows:
Series 1: Reports to the President’s Office, 1952-1971
Subseries 1.1: Annual Reports to the President’s Office, 1952-1971
1.1.1: Annual Reports, 1952-1953
1.1.2: Annual Reports, 1953-1954
1.1.3: Annual Reports, 1954-1955
1.1.4: Annual Reports, 1955-1956
1.1.5: Annual Reports, 1956-1957
1.1.6: Annual Reports, 1957-1958
1.1.7: Annual Reports, 1958-1959
1.1.8: Annual Reports, 1959-1960
1.1.9: Annual Reports, 1960-1961
1.1.10: Annual Reports, 1961-1962
1.1.11: Annual Reports, 1963-1964
1.1.12: Annual Reports, 1964-1965
1.1.13: Annual Reports, 1965-1966
1.1.14: Annual Reports, 1966-1967
1.1.15: Annual Reports, 1967-1968
1.1.16: Annual Reports, 1969-1970
1.1.17: Annual Reports, 1970-1971
1.1.18: Comments on Annual Reports, 1957-1968
Subseries 1.2: Organization Reports to the President’s Office, 1953-1954
1.2.1: Organization Reports, 1953-1954
Subseries 1.3: Planning Reports to the President’s Office, 1960-1962
1.3.1: Planning Outlines for 1960-1970
1.3.2: Master Plan Drafts, 1961-1962
1.3.3: Master Plan, 1962
Subseries 1.4: Curricula Concerned in Registration, 1960-1970
1.4.1: Academic Goals for All Schools, 1968
1.4.2: Curricula Concerned in Registration, 1964-1965
Subseries 1.5: Miscellaneous
1.5.1: Program Proposal Summary Statements, 1961
1.5.2: Academic Record System Review, 1970
1.5.3: Costs for Representative Degree Programs, 1970
Series 2: President’s Annual Reports, 1895-circa 2004
Series 3: Presidents, 1940-2018
3.1: Francis H. Horn, 1940-1974
3.2: Robert F. Oxnam, 1957-1962
3.3: Richard H. Heindel, 1961-1980
3.4: William P. Maddox, 1965-1966
3.5: James B. Donovan, 1965-1970
3.6: Henry Saltzman, 1970-1972
3.7: Richardson Pratt Jr., 1972-1989
3.8: Warren Ilchman, 1989-1992
3.9: Thomas Schutte, 1992-2004
3.10: Frances Bronet, 2018-present
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- Annual reports Subject Source: Fast
- New York (State) -- New York -- Brooklyn Subject Source: Fast
- Pratt, Charles, 1830-1891
- Strategic planning Subject Source: Fast
- Universities and colleges--Administration Subject Source: Fast
- Universities and colleges--Curricula Subject Source: Fast
- Title
- Guide to the Records of the President’s Office
- Author
- Ian Post
- Date
- 2016
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Pratt Institute Archives Repository
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Brooklyn NY 11205 United States
718-687-5381
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