Guide to the President's Office, L/A Excels records, 1994-2001

Historical Note

Scope and Content Note

Organization and Arrangement

Restrictions

Index Terms

Related Material

Administrative Information

Series Description

Administrative Material, 1994-2001

Steering Committee, 1997-2000

Subcommittees, 1997-2000

Collection Summary
Title President's Office, L/A Excels records
Creator Bates College (Lewiston, Me.). L/A Excels Office
Dates 1994-2001
Extent 1 linear foot
Collection ID CA0295
Abstract This collection details the function and activities of the L/A Excels office at Bates College. The files contain correspondence and memoranda, reports, mailings, publications, and meeting minutes and agendas. The records came from the office of L/A Excels administrator Beckie Conrad.
Repository Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library, Bates College

Historical Note

Established in 1998 with support from Bates College and President Donald W. Harward, L/A Excels was composed of "colleges, schools, hospitals, municipal governments, arts organizations and businesses that work together to create a shared vision of excellence in community development." L/A Excels supported work towards an L/A conference center, a community arts center, community and neighborhood improvement efforts, and green corridors and biking paths. L/A Excels also created the Lewiston-Auburn Civic Leadership Institute.

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Scope and Content Note

This collection details the function and activities of the L/A Excels office at Bates College. The files contain correspondence and memoranda, reports, mailings, publications, and meeting minutes and agendas. The records came from the office of L/A Excels administrator Beckie Conrad.

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Organization and Arrangement

The collection is organized into three series: I. Administrative; II. Steering Committee; III. Subcommittees. See each series description for more information.

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Restrictions

Access Restrictions

Records are closed to researchers for 20 years from date of creation. See Archives staff for additional 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 02.08, President's Office, Donald W. Harward records, Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library, Bates College, http://abacus.bates.edu/muskie-archives/EADFindingAids/CA0208.html

CA 02.94, President's Office, Dean of the College records, Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library, Bates College, http://abacus.bates.edu/muskie-archives/EADFindingAids/CA0294.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:

Conrad, Beckie

Corporate Names:

Bates College (Lewiston, Me.)--L/A Excels Office--Archival Resources
Bates College (Lewiston, Me.)--Public services

Topical Subjects:

Community and college--Maine--Auburn
Community and college--Maine--Lewiston

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Administrative Information

Acquisition and Custody Information

Accession No.: N/A.

Preferred Citation

President's Office, L/A Excels records, Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library, Bates College.

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Series Description

CA0295/01: Administrative Material, 1994-2001
1 manuscript box
Scope and Content Note
This series contains general administrative files for the L/A Excels initiative, including correspondence, publicity, mailings, contact lists, and reports. The "Resources" folders contain reports, most predating the establishment of the program, on joint university/community programs at other schools and in other cities. The records are arranged alphabetically by folder title.
Organization and Arrangement
box
1 Contact Information, Jan - April 1999, undated
1 External Correspondence, Nov 1998 - Nov 1999
1 General Administrative Material, Jan 1999 - Jan 2000, undated
1 General Descriptions of L/A Excels, 1998 - 1999, undated
1 Internal Correspondence and Memoranda, Nov 1998 - April 2000, undated
1 Mass Mailings, Jan - Dec 1999
1 Report -- "Conference and Meeting Facility Analysis," by ERA, 2001
1 Report -- "Regional Center for the Arts Analysis," by ERA, 2001
1 Resources (folder 1 of 2), 1996 - 2000, undated
1 Resources (folder 2 of 2), 1994 - 1999, undated
CA0295/02: Steering Committee, 1997-2000
0.25 manuscript box
Scope and Content Note
This series contains agendas, meeting calendars and minutes, correspondence, and member lists, for the steering committtee of the L/A Excels program. The files are arranged alphabetically by folder title.
Organization and Arrangement
box
2 Agendas, Sept 1998 - Jan 2000
2 Calendars, Nov 1998 - Dec 2000
2 Correspondence, Sept 1997 - Aug 1999
2 Members, Aug 1998 - March 1999
2 Minutes, Aug 1997 - June 1999
CA0295/03: Subcommittees, 1997-2000
0.75 manuscript box
Scope and Content Note
This series contains files pertaining to the various subcommittees for the L/A Excels program. The records contain correspondence and memoranda, reports, and publicity materials. The records are arranged alphabetically by folder title.
Organization and Arrangement
box
2 Communications and Process, Nov 1998
2 Convention Planning - Committee Materials, Oct 1998
2 Convention Planning - Facilitator Search, Nov 1998 - March 1999
2 Convention Planning - Documents for Distribution, April - May 1999
2 Convention Planning - Speeches, May 1999
2 Convention Planning - Correspondence, April - May 1999
2 Convention Planning - Set Up, April - May 1999
2 Convention Planning - Convention II, Jan 2000
2 Economic Development, Aug 1999 - Feb 2000
2 Funding Design - Committee Materials, Nov 1997 - Jan 2000
2 Funding Design - Resource Packet (folder 1 of 2), undated
2 Funding Design - Resource Packet (folder 2 of 2), undated
2 Funding Design - General Foundations, April 1999 - April 2000, undated
2 DLF Charitable Foundation, Oct 1999
2 Funding Design - Libra Foundation, Jan 1998 - Oct 1999
2 Funding Design - US Dept. of Housing and Urban Development, Sept 1999
2 Funding Design - Tax Exemption, Jan - Oct 1999
2 Needs and Projects, Oct 1998 - June 1999, undated
2 Strategic Initatives, Oct 1999
2 Zones of Attention, Feb 1999, undated
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Page author: Jim Hart
Date: 12/09/2007

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