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Records of the Office of Senior Vice President for Administration

Papers of William Vandament

Call Number

RG.8.0.3

Date

1981-1983, inclusive

Creator

New York University. Office of Senior Vice President for Administration

Extent

8 Linear Feet 8 linear feet (8 boxes)

Language of Materials

Materials are primarily in English.

Abstract

The Senior Vice President for Administration is chiefly responsibility for non-academic affairs, finances and physical plant. William Vandament held the post from November of 1981 through May of 1983 under President John Brademas. The collection contains records of the office from Vandament's term and includes various financial and administrative records, and correspondence.

Historical/Biographical Note

The Senior Vice President for Administration is the third highest office in the university's administration. The office's chief responsibility is for non-academic affairs, finances and physical plant. William Vandament, formerly Vice President for Finance and Planning at Ohio State University, held the post from November of 1981 through May of 1983 under President John Brademas.

Vandament earned a Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Massachusetts in 1964 and taught at SUNY Binghamton from 1964-1969; after which, his career turned to university administration.

In his time as Senior Vice President for Administration, Vandament focused on resolving financial problems at the College of Dentistry where he successfully lobbied for significant State support. Vandament was also active in upgrading of the university's computer facilities.

Arrangement

Folders are arranged alphabetically.

The files are grouped into series:

Missing Title

  1. Inventory.

Scope and Content Note

The collection contains records from the Office of Senior Vice President for Administration during William Vandament's term and includes various financial and administrative records, and correspondence.

Records include files arranged by topic in one series. Folders, though mostly undated, fall within the years: 1981-1983, and include information on: academic computer facilities, expenditure control reports, admissions, applicants for positions, Associations of Colleges and Universities of New York, the 1981 Audit, budget guidelines, the Computer Center, salaries, candidates for positions, and the Center for Scientific & Technological Policy (GBA).

Access Restrictions

Administrative records and unpublished reports of New York University are closed for a period of 20 years from the date of their creation. Access to files spanning multiple years will be opened to researchers based on the date of the most recent materials. Board of Trustees records are closed for 35 years from the date of creation. Materials related to personnel, grievances, job and fellowship searches and applications, and all files that fall under the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) are permanently restricted. Additional restrictions may apply to other materials in this collection. For questions regarding specific restrictions, please contact the University Archives.

Use Restrictions

Any rights (including copyright and related rights to publicity and privacy) held by the creator are maintained by New York University. Permission to publish or reproduce materials in this collection must be secured from New York University Archives, (212) 998-2646, university-archives@nyu.edu.

Preferred Citation

Published citations should take the following form: Identification of item, date (if known); Records of the Office of Senior Vice President for Administration; RG 8.0.3; box number; folder number; New York University Archives, New York University Libraries.

Location of Materials

Materials are stored offsite and advance notice is required for use. Please request materials at least two business days prior to your research visit to coordinate access.

Separated Material

There is no information about materials that are associated by provenance to the described materials that have been physically separated or removed.

Collection processed by

University Archives Staff.

About this Guide

This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-08-20 17:55:48 -0400.
Language: Description is in English.

Edition of this Guide

This version was derived from VP-ADM.txt

Repository

New York University Archives
New York University Archives
Elmer Holmes Bobst Library
70 Washington Square South
2nd Floor
New York, NY 10012