Restrictions
Some material is restricted; please consult the University Archivist.
History--Biography
The Board of Trustees is authorized to have up to fifty members who are responsible for
and are the final authority on all aspects of the University's operations. The specific
functions of the Board of Trustees are reflected by the standing committees of the Board:
Academic Affairs; Audit; Budget and Finance; Development; Executive; Honorary Degrees;
Investment; Health Services; Nominating; Personnel, Compensation and Ethics; Physical
Facilities; and Student Affairs.
The Board of Trustees selects the president of the University who is responsible solely
to the Board. In addition to the members, the Board also includes four faculty and three
student representatives. Ex officio members include the chair of the Fellows, the president
of the National Women's Committee, and the president of the Alumni Association. The officers
of the Board include the Chair, Vice-Chairs, Treasurer, and Secretary. The Board of Trustees
began in 1947 with George Alpert as its first Chair. Prominent trustees have included Leonard
Bernstein and Eleanor Roosevelt. The current chair is Stephen B. Kay.
Scope and
Contents
Files in this collection were created from 1936 through 2001. Materials include correspondence, photographs, reports, meeting minutes, and newspaper clippings. Many of the files concern the University's budget and fundraising efforts. Some files belonging to James Axelrod record the activities of various trustees committees, particularly the Executive Committee. Most of the photographs from Norman Rabb record events such as convocations and commencements at Brandeis.
Series
James Axelrod (boxes 1-2)
Meyer Jaffe (box 2)
Irving Kane (box 2)
Norman Rabb (boxes 2-3)
Walter Rosenblith (box 3)
Various Members (boxes 4-6)
Series Summary
James Axelrod
Inclusive Dates: 1949-1983, n.d.
Arrangement: By subseries
These files contain Axelrod's correspondence, including copies of
letters with Abram Sachar. Most of the files contain minutes, notes, and
reports from committees of the Board of Trustees. Much of the
information deals with fundraising and budget issues. Files also contain
information on Brandeis events and publications.
Meyer Jaffe
Inclusive Dates: 1948-1975
Arrangement: By subseries
These files include correspondence written to Jaffe, memos summarizing
meetings, and photographs of Board of Trustees members and the 1957
commencement exercises.
Irving Kane
Inclusive dates: 1953-1976
Arrangement: By subseries
These files include news clippings, correspondence with Lawrence Wein.
Norman Rabb
Inclusive Dates: ca. 1949-1993
Arrangement: By subseries
This series contains photographic prints of a variety of events at
Brandeis. Many of the photographs include Norman Rabb.
Walter Rosenblith
Inclusive Dates: 1978-1995
This series includes correspondence and memoranda on Board of Trustees
matters, as well as curricula vitae, newsclippings, and materials
related to Rosenblith's work at M.I.T., including awards and certificates.
Various Members
Inclusive Dates: 1936-2001, n.d.
Arrangement: Alphabetical
These files include various information on individual members of the
Board of Trustees, including photographs, obituaries, news clippings,
correspondence with other members and speeches. Some of the files were
originally correspondence with Abram Sachar and some of the
correspondence was with the Chairman of the Board or the Executive
Secretary of the Board.
Folder List
Box 1
Correspondence
Correspondence with George Alpert, 1949, December 9, 1949
Correspondence, 1949-1970 [4 folders]
Correspondence donated by Alan S. Axelrod, 1952-1955
Committees
Executive Committee, 1949-1964, n.d. [10 folders]
Fundraising Committee, 1951-1954
Fundraising, 1948-1964, n.d. [5 folders]
Budget and Finance Committee, 1952-1961
Budget/Finance, 1949-1964, n.d. [5 folders]
Education Committee, 1951-1961
Honorary Degrees Committee, 1958-1961
University Resources Committee, 1959-1961
Fellows of Brandeis University, 1959-1960
Building Committee, 1959-1960
Box 2
Nominating Committee, 1959-1965
Investment Committee, 1954-1962
Public Relations Committee, 1951-1960
University Development and Resources Committee, 1954
Events
Events, 1947-1960s [3 folders]
Publications, News Clippings, and Reports
News clippings, 1949-1959
Publications, 1940s-1980s [3 folders]
Report--New England Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, February 1, 1966
Budget Estimates, 1956-1957 [2 folders]
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous, 1954-1960
Photos, n.d.
Meyer Jaffe
Box 2
Correspondence
Correspondence, 1952-1956, 1959-1963 [11 folders]
TLS from George Alpert to Jaffe Meyer, 1948
TLS from Jaffe to George Alpert and Sachar, 1948
TLS from George Alpert to Jaffe Meyer, 1950, 1954 [2 folders]
Brandeis University, 1949
Jaffe Meyer Fund, 1951
Jaffe Meyer Obituary, 1964
Walter Jaffe Memorial Fund Contribution, 1950
TLS from Max M. Kleinbaum to Jaffe Meyer, 1957
TLS from Joseph W. Martin to Jaffe Meyer, 1956
TLS from Marjorie R. Phelon to Jaffe Meyer , 1953
Abram Sachar, 1948
TLS from Louis P. Smith to Jaffe Meyer, 1952
Memo from conference, 1952 [3 folders]
Memo from Dining Hall conference, 1952
Memo from conference, 1952
Memo from Dormitory conference, 1952
Events
Bids for dining hall construction, 1952
Invitation to First Commencement Exercises, 1952
Photographs
12 photographs [Board of Trustees functions--commencement], 1957
Irving Kane
Box 2
Correspondence
General Correspondence, 1958-1969 [2 folders]
Lawrence Kane, 1969
General Files
News clipping about Irving Kane, 1962
Biographical information, news clippings, and correspondence, 1953-1976
Norman Rabb
Box 2
Bound Volume
Photographs
"Norman S. Rabb at Three Score and Ten: A Brandeis Retrospective," 1975 [photo album]
Photographs--unlabeled, ca. 1949-1993 [6 folders]
Correspondence
Correspondence--general, 1955-1968
Box 3
Correspondence--general, 1961-1968 [3 folders]
Berger, Dean Clarence, 1961-1966 [3 folders]
Fleck, Richard, 1961-1962
Gilman, Dr. Richard--Public Affairs Office, 1961-1967
Kane, Lawrence J., 1964
Korin, Hyam, 1961-1967
Adelle Lisman--Executive Secretary, 1961
Noussee, Jean--Executive Secretary, 1962-1965
Ross, Dan, 1963-1966
Sachar, Dr. Abram L., 1965-1967 [2 folders]
Walter Rosenblith
Box 3
Certificate of Appointment as Consultative Professor--University of Electronic Science and
Technology of China, 1988
Colloquium in Honor of MIT Faculty Members, 1978
Correspondence--general, 1978-1995
Curricula Vitae, 1976, 1990
Newsclippings, 1975, 1979
Various Members
Box 3
Abrams, Mrs. Irving, 1951
Alpert, George, 1949-1980
Alpert, George--Correspondence, 1954-1968
Avnet, Lester--Correspondence, 1961-1970
Benjamin, Robert--Correspondence, 1960-1970
Benton, Williams--Correspondence, 1961-1972 [3 folders]
Berler, Mrs. Albert, 1972
Brown, Morris, 1961-1965
Cantor, Sol W., 1957-1962
Farber, Leonard--Speeches, 1986-1987
Box 4
Farber, Sidney, 1957-1973
Feinberg, Abraham, 1949-1996 [2 folders]
Feldberg, Stanley H., 1972-2001
Fierman, L. Harold, 1961-1969
Ford, Joseph F.--Commendations, 1980, 1990-1997
Ford, Joseph F.--Correspondence, 1958-1969
Foster, Joseph C., 1959-1972
Foster, Henry--Correspondence, 1973-1990
Giamatti, A. Bartlett, 1988
Goldberg, Mrs. Harold, 1960-1962
Golden, Robert--Correspondence, 1961-1968
Goldfarb, Jack A.--Correspondence, 1956-1969 [3 folders]
Golding, Harry, 1956-1971 [2 folders]
Gryzmish, Reuben--Correspondence, 1958-1969
Haber, William, 1965-1969
Heller, Florence, 1961-1966
Hexter, Maurice, 1959-1965 [2 folders]
Hexter, Maurice, 1966-1969
Hexter, Maurice, 1971-1980
Hiatt, Jacob--Correspondence, 1955-1971 [2 folders]
Hiatt, Jacob--Photograph, n.d.
Box 4a
Kahn, Milton--Correspondence, 1955-1968
Katz, Milton--Correspondence, 1963-1969
Kekst, Gershon, 1989
Kimball, Dudley, 1952-1969
Kimball, Dudley, 1970-1979
Box 5
Klutznick, Philip M--Correspondence, 1959-1964
Klutznick, Philip M--Correspondence, 1965-1968
Lasker, Mrs. Albert D., 1961-1962
Lazarus, S. Ralph, 1947
Lehman, Senator Herbert H.--Correspondence, 1956-1964
Lemberg, Samuel--Correspondence, 1959-1969 [2 folders]
Levenson, Paul--Interview trustees, n.d.
Linsey, Joseph--Correspondence, 1955-1969 [2 folders]
Linsey, Joseph, 1970-1972
Lown, Philip W., 1959-1969
Lubin, Isador, 1954-1969 [3 folders]
Mailman, Joseph, 1959-1969 [3 folders]
Margolis, Anne, 1970
Margolis, Rose, 1964-1967
Mazer, William, 1955-1969
Pepper, Allan M.--Photograph, n.d.
Perlmutter, Louis, 1989-1990
Poses, Jack--Photographs, n.d.
Poses, Jack--Correspondence, 1959-1968
Proskauer, Joseph M., 1954-1968
Remis, Harry, 1957- 1964
Rogosin, Israel, 1955- 1965
Rolbein, David L.--Correspondence, 1963-1967
Roosevelt, Anna Eleanor, 1954-1963
Box 6
Rose, Edward, 1956-1968
Rosenfield, Mrs. Philip, 1962
Salomon, Irving, 1956-1968
Saltzman, Maurice, 1966-1968
Salvage, Louis, 1963-1968
Schary, Dore, 1959-1968
Schwartz, David, 1958-1981
Shapiro, Abraham
Letter from President Sachar to his father on Shapiro's death, 1949
Memorial Committee trustee, ca. 1949
Newsclippings
Einstein and Brandeis Foundations, 1946, 1948
First Honorary Alumnus award, 1947
Obituaries and memorials, 1949
Shapiro Athletic Center--Building plans, 1950
Shapiro Athletic Center--Dedication, 1953
Shapiro Athletic Center--Renovation, 1991
TLS from Albert Einstein, 1948
Shapiro, Robert--Phi Beta Kappa, n.d.
Shapiro, Jacob, 1954-1968
Sharfman, I. Leo, 1955-1968
Slosberg, Samuel L., 1956-1968
Sobeloff, Simon E., 1955-1968
Stroum, Sam--Photos, n.d., 1936-1970
Stroum, Sam--E. Donnall Thomas Medal of Achievement Dinner, 1999
Swig, Benjamin--The Measure of a Man, 1968
Swig, Benjamin, 1957-1968 [2 folders]
Thorp, William L, 1956-1962
Ullman, Adolph, n.d.
Wien, Lawrence A., 1957-1968 [5 folders]
Wien, Lawrence A, photographs, n.d.
Zale, Morris, 1970-1979
Notes
For additional information on the Board of Trustees, see the Board of
Trustees Collection and the Board of Trustees series of the Sachar
Presidential Papers. For additional information on George Alpert see the
George Alpert Collection.