Guide to the Office of the President, Thomas Hedley Reynolds records, 1966-1992


Historical Note

Scope and Content Note

Organization and Arrangement

Restrictions

Index Terms

Related Material

Administrative Information

Series Description

Administrative records, 1967-1989

Annual Correspondence, 1971-1982

Mellon Reports, 1975-1980

Collection Summary

Title Office of the President, Thomas Hedley Reynolds records
Creator Bates College (Lewiston, Me.). Office of the President
Dates 1966-1992
Extent 8 linear feet
Collection ID CA0207
Abstract This collection contains records pertaining to the administration of Thomas Hedley Reynolds, President of Bates College from 1967 to 1989.
Repository Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library, Bates College

Historical Note

Thomas Hedley Reynolds was inaugurated as the fifth President of Bates College in 1967. He graduated from Williams College in 1942, afterwards attending Office Candidate School and enlisting in the United States Army. He served for two and a half years as a tank commander in North Africa and Italy and was decorated by both the United States and France.

After the war, Reynolds returned to school in New York City, where he worked for his doctorate at Columbia University, while simultaneously teaching at Hunter College. From 1948 to 1949 he worked as a historian for the American Red Cross. In 1949 he accepted a position in the history department at Middlebury College, becoming head of the department and Dean of Men in 1957, and Dean of the College in 1964.

Reynolds came to Bates in 1967 and remained until his retirement in 1989. Over these twenty-two years, Bates College grew immeasurably on many levels, and under his leadership the College was transformed into essentially the institution it is today. During his tenure, the College's buildings and resources underwent a tremendous expansion. During Reynolds' time, the Ladd Library, Merrill Gymnasium, Olin Arts Center, Muskie Archives, and the Lindholm House (admissions) were created, in addition to a significant expansion of Carnegie Science Hall.

Under Reynolds, student enrollment increased from 1,000 to 1,500, while the faculty grew from 61 to 150. The College's endowment rose from $8 million to over $50 million, and the alumni annual giving rate jumped from $100,000 to $1 million. Under his guidance, the Freshman Seminar Program and Freshman Centers were established, as well as the first endowed professorship, the Charles Franklin Phillips Professorship in Economics. When Reynolds retired in 1989, Bates had become one of the premier liberal arts colleges in the nation.

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Scope and Content Note

The records of the Reynolds administration include correspondence, memoranda, speeches, inauguration materials, and reports.

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Organization and Arrangement

The material is arranged into three series: Administrative records, Annual Correspondence, and Mellon Reports. See individual series descriptions for more information.

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Restrictions

Access Restrictions

Records are closed to researchers for a minimum of twenty years after their creation. The 'Letters to Trustees' folders in Series I are restricted for 75 years from date of creation. Please see Archives staff for more information.

Use Restrictions

The collection is the physical property of Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library. Bates College holds literary rights only for material created by College personnel working on official behalf of the College, or for material which was given to the College with such rights specifically assigned. For all other material, literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. Researchers are responsible for obtaining permission from rights holders for publication or other purposes that exceed fair use.

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Related Material

CA 02.01, Office of the President, General records, Edmund S. Muskie Archives & Special Collections Library, Bates College, http://www.bates.edu/muskie-archives/EADfindingaids/CA0201.html

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Index Terms

These records are indexed under the following headings in the Bates College Library catalog. Researchers wishing to find related materials should search the catalog under these index terms.



Personal Names:

Reynolds, Thomas Hedley

Corporate Names:

Bates College (Lewiston, Me.)--History
Bates College (Lewiston, Me.)--Office of the President--Archives

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Administrative Information

Acquisition and Custody Information

Accession No.: N/A.

Preferred Citation

Office of the President, Thomas Hedley Reynolds records, Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library, Bates College.

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Series Description

CA0207/01: Administrative records, 1967-1989
6 manuscript boxes
Scope and Content Note
This series contains correspondence and memoranda, inauguration materials, speeches, and other files pertaining to the administration of Bates College. The files of President Reynolds' inauguration include event programs and descriptions, and congratulatory materials from the presidents and administrators of other colleges and universities. Several large-sized inauguration greetings can be found in the box labeled "CA 02 Oversize 1."
Organization and Arrangement
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1 Bates Endowment, 1968-1969
1 Correspondence -- general, 1983-1986
1 Correspondence -- Jimmy Carter, 1985
1 Dedication of Waldo F. Reis Wing and Carolyn E. Tarbell Pool, 1980
1 Down East Magazine article, 1982
1 Honorary Concert, 1989
1 Inauguration, 1967
1 Inauguration Greetings, folder 1 of 4, 1967
1 Inauguration Greetings, folder 2 of 4, 1967
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Oversize Inauguration Greetings, folder 3 of 3, 1967
Oversize Inauguration Greetings, folder 4 of 4, 1967
Oversize Inauguration -- Inaugural Conference poster, 1967
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1 Inauguration Speech -- James I. Armstrong, 1967
1 Invitations, 1971-1974
1 Letters to Alumni, 1967-1971
1 Letters to Parents, 1967-1979
1 Letters to Trustees, nos. 1-7, 1967
1 Letters to Trustees, nos. 8-13, 1968
1 Letters to Trustees, nos. 14-18, 1969
1 Letters to Trustees, nos. 19-26, 1970
1 Letters to Trustees, nos. 27-32, 1971
1 Letters to Trustees, nos. 33-36, 1972
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2 Letters to Trustees, nos. 37-42, 1973
2 Letters to Trustees, nos. 43-45, 1974
2 Letters to Trustees, nos. 46-49, 1975
2 Letters to Trustees, nos. 50-54, 1976
2 Letters to Trustees, nos. 55-57, 1977
2 Letters to Trustees, nos. 58-61, 1978
2 Letters to Trustees, nos. 62-65, 1979
2 Letters to Trustees, nos. 66-70, 1980
2 Letters to Trustees, nos. 71-75, 1981
2 Letters to Trustees, nos. 76-80, 1982
2 Letters to Trustees, nos. 81-87, 1983
2 Letters to Trustees, nos. 88-92, 1984
2 Letters to Trustees, nos. 93-98, 1985
2 Letters to Trustees, nos. 99-102, 1986
2 Maine Higher Education Council, folder 1 of 2, 1977-1988
2 Maine Higher Education Council, folder 2 of 2, 1977-1988
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3 Moody, James L., Farewell Address to T. H. Reynolds, 1989
3 Memoranda, 1970, 1985-1989
3 Memoranda -- Batesiana, 1968-1970
3 Report Presented Under a Modified Re-Evaluation Program for Reaccreditation, 1968
3 Resignation Letter, 1988
3 Russell Street Bridge, 1969
3 Speeches -- Baccalaureate, 1968-1989
3 Speeches -- Bates, various, 1968-1992
3 Speeches -- Capital Campaigns, 1970-1974
3 Speeches -- Convocations, 1966-1988
3 Speeches -- Freshman Orientation, 1970-1972
3 Speeches -- non-Bates, 1966-1968, undated
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4 Speeches -- non-Bates, 1969
4 Speeches -- non-Bates, 1970-1972
4 Speeches -- non-Bates, 1973-1988
4 WCBB, folder 1 of 3, 1987-1989
4 WCBB, folder 2 of 3, 1987-1989
4 WCBB, folder 3 of 3, 1987-1989
CA0207/02: Annual Correspondence, 1971-1982
8 manuscript boxes
Scope and Content Note
Contains outgoing correspondence, arranged by academic year, with Bates College faculty, staff, students, and various people and institutions outside the College. The records are filed alphabetically within each academic year.
Organization and Arrangement
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1 A, 1971-1972
1 B, 1971-1972
1 C, 1971-1972
1 D, 1971-1972
1 E, 1971-1972
1 F, 1971-1972
1 G, 1971-1972
1 H, 1971-1972
1 I, 1971-1972
1 J, 1971-1972
1 K, 1971-1972
1 L, 1971-1972
1 M, 1971-1972
1 N, 1971-1972
1 O, 1971-1972
1 P, 1971-1972
1 Q, 1971-1972
1 R, 1971-1972
1 S, 1971-1972
1 T, 1971-1972
1 U, 1971-1972
1 V, 1971-1972
1 W, 1971-1972
1 Y, 1971-1972
1 Z, 1971-1972
1 A, 1972-1973
1 B, 1972-1973
1 C, 1972-1973
1 D, 1972-1973
1 E, 1972-1973
1 F, 1972-1973
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2 G, 1972-1973
2 H, 1972-1973
2 I, 1972-1973
2 J, 1972-1973
2 K, 1972-1973
2 L, 1972-1973
2 M, 1972-1973
2 N, 1972-1973
2 O, 1972-1973
2 P, 1972-1973
2 Q, 1972-1973
2 R, 1972-1973
2 S, 1972-1973
2 T, 1972-1973
2 U, 1972-1973
2 V, 1972-1973
2 W, 1972-1973
2 Y, 1972-1973
2 Z, 1972-1973
2 A, 1973-1974
2 B, 1973-1974
2 C, 1973-1974
2 D, 1973-1974
2 E, 1973-1974
2 F, 1973-1974
2 G, 1973-1974
2 H, 1973-1974
2 I, 1973-1974
2 J, 1973-1974
2 K, 1973-1974
2 L, 1973-1974
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3 M, 1973-1974
3 N, 1973-1974
3 O, 1973-1974
3 P, 1973-1974
3 Parent's Annual Fund, 1973-1974
3 Q, 1973-1974
3 R, 1973-1974
3 S, 1973-1974
3 T, 1973-1974
3 U, 1973-1974
3 V, 1973-1974
3 W, 1973-1974
3 Y, 1973-1974
3 Z, 1973-1974
3 A, 1974-1975
3 B, 1974-1975
3 C, 1974-1975
3 D, 1974-1975
3 E, 1974-1975
3 F, 1974-1975
3 G, 1974-1975
3 H, 1974-1975
3 I, 1974-1975
3 J, 1974-1975
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4 K, 1974-1975
4 L, 1974-1975
4 M, 1974-1975
4 N, 1974-1975
4 O, 1974-1975
4 P, 1974-1975
4 Q, 1974-1975
4 R, 1974-1975
4 S, 1974-1975
4 T, 1974-1975
4 U, 1974-1975
4 V, 1974-1975
4 W, 1974-1975
4 Y, 1974-1975
4 Z, 1974-1975
4 A, 1975-1976
4 B, 1975-1976
4 C, 1975-1976
4 D, 1975-1976
4 E, 1975-1976
4 F, 1975-1976
4 G, 1975-1976
4 H, 1975-1976
4 I, 1975-1976
4 J, 1975-1976
4 K, 1975-1976
4 L, 1975-1976
4 M, 1975-1976
4 N, 1975-1976
4 O, 1975-1976
4 P, 1975-1976
4 Q, 1975-1976
4 R, 1975-1976
4 S, 1975-1976
4 T, 1975-1976
4 V, 1975-1976
4 W, 1975-1976
4 Y, 1975-1976
4 Z, 1975-1976
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5 A, 1976-1977
5 B, 1976-1977
5 C, 1976-1977
5 D, 1976-1977
5 E, 1976-1977
5 G, 1976-1977
5 H, 1976-1977
5 I, 1976-1977
5 J, 1976-1977
5 K, 1976-1977
5 L, 1976-1977
5 M, 1976-1977
5 N, 1976-1977
5 O, 1976-1977
5 P, 1976-1977
5 Q, 1976-1977
5 R, 1976-1977
5 S, 1976-1977
5 T, 1976-1977
5 U, 1976-1977
5 V, 1976-1977
5 W, 1976-1977
5 A, 1977-1978
5 B, 1977-1978
5 C, 1977-1978
5 D, 1977-1978
5 E, 1977-1978
5 F, 1977-1978
5 G, 1977-1978
5 H, 1977-1978
5 I, 1977-1978
5 J, 1977-1978
5 K, 1977-1978
5 L, 1977-1978
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6 M, 1977-1978
6 N, 1977-1978
6 O, 1977-1978
6 P, 1977-1978
6 R, 1977-1978
6 S, 1977-1978
6 T, 1977-1978
6 U, 1977-1978
6 V, 1977-1978
6 W, 1977-1978
6 Y, 1977-1978
6 Z, 1977-1978
6 A, 1978-1979
6 B, 1978-1979
6 C, 1978-1979
6 D, 1978-1979
6 E, 1978-1979
6 F, 1978-1979
6 G, 1978-1979
6 H, 1978-1979
6 I, 1978-1979
6 J, 1978-1979
6 K, 1978-1979
6 L, 1978-1979
6 M, 1978-1979
6 N, 1978-1979
6 O, 1978-1979
6 P, 1978-1979
6 Q, 1978-1979
6 R, 1978-1979
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7 S, 1978-1979
7 T, 1978-1979
7 U, 1978-1979
7 V, 1978-1979
7 W, 1978-1979
7 Y, 1978-1979
7 Z, 1978-1979
7 A, 1979-1980
7 B, 1979-1980
7 C, 1979-1980
7 D, 1979-1980
7 E, 1979-1980
7 F, 1979-1980
7 G, 1979-1980
7 H, 1979-1980
7 I, 1979-1980
7 J, 1979-1980
7 K, 1979-1980
7 L, 1979-1980
7 M, 1979-1980
7 N, 1979-1980
7 O, 1979-1980
7 P, 1979-1980
7 R, 1979-1980
7 S, 1979-1980
7 T, 1979-1980
7 U, 1979-1980
7 V, 1979-1980
7 W, 1979-1980
7 Y, 1979-1980
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8 A, 1980-1981
8 B, 1980-1981
8 C, 1980-1981
8 D, 1980-1981
8 E, 1980-1981
8 F, 1980-1981
8 G, 1980-1981
8 H, 1980-1981
8 I, 1980-1981
8 J, 1980-1981
8 K, 1980-1981
8 L, 1980-1981
8 M, 1980-1981
8 N, 1980-1981
8 O, 1980-1981
8 P, 1980-1981
8 R, 1980-1981
8 S, 1980-1981
8 T, 1980-1981
8 U, 1980-1981
8 V, 1980-1981
8 W, 1980-1981
8 Y, 1980-1981
8 Z, 1980-1981
8 A, 1981-1982
8 B, 1981-1982
8 C, 1981-1982
8 D, 1981-1982
8 E, 1981-1982
8 F, 1981-1982
8 G, 1981-1982
8 H, 1981-1982
8 I, 1981-1982
8 J, 1981-1982
8 K, 1981-1982
8 L, 1981-1982
8 M, 1981-1982
8 N, 1981-1982
8 O, 1981-1982
8 P, 1981-1982
8 R, 1981-1982
8 S, 1981-1982
8 T, 1981-1982
8 W, 1981-1982
8 Y, 1981-1982
8 Z, 1981-1982
CA0207/03: Mellon Reports, 1975-1980
2 manuscript boxes
Scope and Content Note
This subseries contains reports produced in conjunction with Bates and the Andrew Mellon Foundation. These reports were produced by individual departments, and documented their activities, organization, and goals.
Organization and Arrangement
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1 Anthropology, Dept. of, 1976-1977
1 Biology, Dept. of, 1977-1978
1 Chemistry, Dept. of, 1975-1976
1 Cultural Studies Program, 1977-1978
1 Economics, Dept. of, 1978-1979
1 English, Dept. of, 1976-1977
1 Foreign Languages and Literatures, Dept. of, 1978-1979
1 Foreign Languages and Literatures, Dept. of; Appendix, 1978-1979
1 Government, Dept. of, 1976-1977
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2 History, Dept. of, 1978-1979
2 Mathematics, Dept. of, 1975-1976
2 Music, Dept. of, 1979-1980
2 Philosophy, Dept. of, 1979-1980
2 Physics and Astronomy, Dept. of, 1977-1978
2 Psychology, Dept. of, 1976-1977
2 Theater and Speech, Dept. of, 1979-1980
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Date: 12/09/2007


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