Identity elements
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Title
Date(s)
- 1946-1970 (Creation)
Extent
0.6 Cubic feet
Container summary
(1) 5" letter document box, (1) 2.5" letter document box
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Abstract
The Ohio State University Committee on Portraits and Memorials was formed as early as 1951 to address requests to install portraits and other memorial plaques and rooms on campus. The Ohio State University, Committee on Portraits and Memorials Records contain correspondence, reports, publications, and templates and drawings of proposed memorials.
Preferred citation
[identification of item], Ohio State University, Committee on Portraits and Memorials Records, RG 35.D.5, Ohio State University Archives, Ohio State University
Scope and content
The Ohio State University, Committee on Portraits and Memorials Records contain correspondence, notes, reports, clippings, publications, and templates and drawings of proposed memorials.
System of arrangement
Materials are arranged in the order received.
Conditions of access and use elements
Conditions governing access
Materials in this collection are available for patron research, but may be used only in the University Archives Reading Room. Audiovisual materials may need a use copy produced before access is allowed. Some materials in this collection may be stored off-site, and are only available if requested 72 hours in advance of your visit. Contact the University Archives for more information.
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Conditions governing reproduction
Materials in this collection may be protected by copyright, and are made available for research and educational purposes. In general, the OSU Libraries do not own the copyright for materials from our collections and cannot grant copyright permissions for these materials. The user is responsible for making a final determination of copyright status. If copyright protection applies, permission must be obtained from the copyright holder to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exceptions to the law. Works in the public domain are not protected by copyright and do not require permission to use.
Languages of the material
English
Scripts of the material
Language and script notes
English
Finding aids
Acquisition and appraisal elements
Custodial history
Immediate source of acquisition
Accession Number UA.1971.0057: Committee on Portraits and Memorials, 1971 June
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Biographical / Historical Note
The Ohio State University Committee on Portraits and Memorials was formed as early as 1951 to address requests to install portraits and other memorial plaques and rooms on campus. In 1967 the committee undertook an inventory of paintings and other fine art objects owned by the University and stored in disparate places on campus.
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Rules or conventions
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
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Archivist's note
Finding aid written by Karen Glenn, 2016 December
Archivist's note
Finding aid prepared by Karen Glenn