Collections

The records consist of minutes and associated files of the monthly Yale Council of Masters meetings.

The records, generally maintained by the chair of the council, consist of correspondence, memoranda, reports, studies and surveys, committee files, and subject files documenting the policies and procedures of the Yale Council of Masters, which oversees affairs related to two or more residential colleges. The records do not include the Council of Masters meeting files, which are classed in Record Unit 299.

The records consist of working papers of the Yale Council on African Studies.

In 1973, the General Assembly created the Council on Human Services to coordinate planning and carrying out programs involving two or more agencies, to plan for increased private sector participation, and to provide direction to and coordination with federally funded programs. The Council took over administrative responsibility for some existing programs and developed some new ones including Project Triage (home-care for the elderly), the Wilderness School, the Parent Child Resource System, and the Information and Referral Service. In 1976, the General Assembly abolished the Council as an administrative agency, changing its status to that of an advisory body to the Governor. In 1977, the Council was replaced by a human services reorganization commission.

The records consist of correspondence, subject files, student and faculty files, and printed material documenting Professor Harry J. Benda's directorship of the Southeast Asia Studies program at Yale. Also included are files of Karl J. Pelzer, chairman of the Council on Southeast Asia Studies.

Countee Cullen gained fame principally as a poet, during the Harlem Renaissance, and later taught in the New York City school system.

County Court Docket (1914-32-0) kept by Judge Judson Canfield of Sharon, Connecticut.

Commissioner, Jail, Termporary Home, and Treasurer records from the eight Connecticut counties.

The records consist of reports, correspondence, minutes, and subject files documenting the actions and deliberations of the Yale College Course of Study Committee.

Record books, none; Probate files, 1849-1932.