Christopher N. Breiseth papers, 1863-2013, bulk 1984 - 2001
Collection
Identifier: 02-04-001-01
Scope and Content
Materials within the Breiseth series contain correspondence, memorandum, financial reports and statements, public relations materials, news clippings, meeting agendas and minutes, files of faculty, students and alumni, course and curriculum materials, legal documents, property documents and files, speech and lecture materials and transcripts, and documents from other institutions and organizations during the Christopher N. Breiseth presidential administration. Most of the documents were created during Breiseth’s administration from 1984-2001 and concern various aspects of campus development, academic and administrative departments, correspondence with Wilkes personnel and outside organizations and individuals, campus events and lectures, Wilkes finances and strategic long-range planning, and curriculum development. Some documents predate and postdate these ranges, including property documents from the late 19th century and documents that overlap into President Gilmour’s presidential administration.
Dates
- Majority of material found within 1863-2013, 1984-2001
Access
While some folders are open for research, the majority of folders within The Christopher N. Breiseth papers are restricted. Materials will be open from restriction in 50-80 years from the date of their creation.
Biographical / Historical
Dr. Christopher Neri Breiseth, the fourth president of Wilkes University, was born in Minneapolis on October 6, 1936, to Joyce Porter Breiseth and Norton Millard Breiseth, who raised five children in a civically-minded family.
The family moved to Los Angeles after World War II and Dr. Breiseth graduated from Alexander Hamilton High School in 1954, where he served as student body president.
He attended UCLA from 1954-1958 and graduated with a B.A. degree in History with Highest Honors. Seminal youthful experiences were his work on Adlai Stevenson’s presidential campaigns in 1952 and 1956 and a 1957 trip he took to India through the Project India initiative, a forerunner of the Peace Corps. He was almost prevented from participating in Project India due to a comment of protest he added to a loyalty oath he was required to sign as part of a mandatory AFROTC course.
From UCLA, he went to Cornell University to pursue graduate work in history. He earned a B. Litt degree in Modern British History at Oxford University in 1962 and a doctorate in Modern European Intellectual History at Cornell University in 1964.
As a graduate student at Cornell, Dr. Breiseth lived at Telluride House and served as President of the Telluride Association from 1965 until 1967. During his time at Telluride House, several notable guests, including Frances Perkins, Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s Secretary of Labor, lived with the students. Following Ms. Perkins’s death, he wrote an essay titled “The Frances Perkins I Knew.” Telluride was also the place where he met his future wife of 48 years, Jane Morhouse of Ticonderoga, NY, with whom he had three daughters and shared a vibrant, service-oriented life.
Dr. Breiseth began his teaching career at Williams College in 1963. After a leave of absence from Williams to work in Lyndon Johnson’s War on Poverty at the Office of Economic Opportunity in Washington, D.C. from 1967 to 1969, he changed his scholarly focus to American multiracial democracy. He received a Danforth Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Black Studies at the University of Chicago in 1970 with historian Dr. John Hope Franklin, who would become a lifelong friend and mentor. Dr. Franklin recommended him as a faculty member for the new Sangamon State University campus in Springfield, Illinois — the Land of Lincoln.
Surrounded by Lincoln’s legacy, Dr. Breiseth continued to develop his interests in presidential history and race relations, helping to instigate a successful effort to desegregate Springfield schools and reform public school culture in the mid-1970’s. It was the first Northern desegregation case following the civil rights era.
Dr. Breiseth served as the President of Deep Springs College in the High Sierras of California from 1980-83. In 1984, at the age of 47, Dr. Breiseth became the fourth president of Wilkes College. He served seventeen years until 2001, the second longest presidential administration in the institution’s history aside from the first president, Eugene Shedden Farley.
One of Dr. Breiseth’s most notable achievements during his administration was building the community and academic prosperity of Wilkes by overseeing the transition from Wilkes’s status as a college to a university in 1990. In 1996, under Breiseth’s administration, Wilkes created a doctoral pharmacy program for medical students, one of the first doctoral programs in Northeast Pennsylvania. He also oversaw the development of the Allan P. Kirby Center for Free Enterprise and Entrepreneurship and the creation of a state-of-the-art television studio, with funds raised from Thomas Shelburne. The Wilkes endowment, which had originally started at $2.5 million, grew to $24 million by the end of his tenure.
Under Dr. Breiseth’s leadership, several new buildings and landmarks were added to campus. The earliest were the Charles N. Burns Alumni Bell Tower and Carillon, built in 1985, and the Arnaud C. Marts Sports and Conference Center, which was constructed and opened in 1989. In 1995, the iconic John Wilkes statue was erected on campus, anchoring the south end of the newly created Fenner Quadrangle, the opening campus pathway that connects Northampton Street to South Street.
A field house was built above Ralston Field in Edwardsville to provide updated locker rooms for student athletes (who had previously been using old coal shanties), and in 1999, based on Dr. Breiseth’s vision, the University finished construction and opened the Frank and Dorthea Henry Student Center as a vibrant hub for student life on campus. Dr. Breiseth’s final construction effort was a new classroom and office building constructed on South Franklin Street, which would later be dedicated Breiseth Hall in grateful recognition of Dr. Breiseth’s 17 years of service as president. Breiseth Hall includes the Jane Morhouse Breiseth gallery.
Dr. Breiseth was active in promoting student engagement on campus as well, particularly within the greater Wilkes-Barre community. Wilkes joined a national coalition, Campus Compact, to promote student involvement in community service. Dr. Breiseth served on the Executive Committee of the Pennsylvania Campus Compact, taking student leaders to conferences in Harrisburg and meeting with numerous fellow college presidents and their own student groups.
Another of Dr. Breiseth’s priorities was to bring renowned speakers to campus through honorary degrees, visits, and lectures, including the annual Max Rosenn Lecture in the Law and Humanities. Under his leadership, Wilkes hosted dinners and lecture series within the English department for notable writers that included the likes of John Updike, Amiri Baraka, Jamaica Kincaid, Joyce Carol Oates, and Norman Mailer.
Dr. Breiseth bestowed 54 honorary degrees as president, including on the following individuals:
Wallace Stettler, President of Wyoming Seminary
Andrew J. Sordoni III, Executive and Philanthropist
Edward Schechter, leader of the Committee for Economic Growth contributing to renewed economic development in the Wyoming Valley
Dale Corson, President Emeritus of Cornell University
Dr. John Hope Franklin, Historian
Bill Bradley, New Jersey Senator
Sheldon Hackney, President of the University of Pennsylvania
Flora Lewis, New York Times International Columnist
Dr. Catherine DeAngelis (‘65), Dean of the Faculty, John Hopkins Medical School and Editor of the Journal of the American Medical Association
Dr. Paul Wender, Stanford University scientist working at the crossroads of chemistry and biology in the battle against cancer
Dr. Doris Gorka Bartuska, long-time Director of the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism at the Medical College of Pennsylvania
Dr. Daniel Klem, Jr., Muhlenberg College professor of Biology, world authority on saving birds from plate glass windows
John R. “Woody” Wodraska, successively Executive Director of the South Florida Water Management District and then General Manager of the Metropolitan Water District in Southern California
Janet Reno, U.S. Attorney General
Geoffrey Ward, Historian, Author, and Script Writer for Historic Documentaries
Dr. Breiseth also helped arrange the granting of an Honorary Doctorate of Engineering to Jerzy Kluger, a close friend of Karol Wojtyla, who would become the future Archbishop of Kraków and eventually Pope John Paul II.
In addition to his work within the Wilkes community, Dr. Breiseth involved himself with local fellow educational institutions, building upon the Council of Presidents. Initially the council only included the presidents of Wilkes, King’s College, and Misericordia University (then known as College Misericordia), but Dr. Breiseth expanded the council to include the of presidents of Luzerne County Community College and Penn State University’s Wilkes-Barre campus. The collaboration of these higher education administrators produced a distinct influence on the K-12 education sector in the Wyoming Valley, particularly after the creation of the Educational Leadership Council, which included all regional school superintendents, principals, directors, and heads of local schools, both private and public.
As a civic leader in Wilkes-Barre, he was involved with several community and interfaith organizations and chaired the Earth Conservancy, an environmental reclamation project on coal mine-scarred land led by Congressman Paul E. Kanjorski. Dr. Breiseth also served as the Chair of the Pennsylvania Humanities Council for several years.
After an industrious tenure at Wilkes, Dr. Breiseth resigned in July 2001. After his resignation, he became the first President-in-Residence of the Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute, an organization dedicated to preserving the Roosevelt legacy. He started his new job as President and CEO on September 4, 2001. Dr. Breiseth retired from the Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute in 2008. This opportunity, along with journalist Kirstin Downey’s discovery of his essay about Frances Perkins, ushered in a new role: steward and champion of the New Deal. In retirement, he was involved in several organizations devoted to protecting the legacy of the New Deal, including the National New Deal Preservation Association in Santa Fe, NM, and the Frances Perkins Center in Newcastle, ME, where he served as a board member and board chair over a period of several years. He was also an active participant in an informal weekly policy “think tank” meeting among a group of grandchildren of New Dealers, including June Hopkins, James Roosevelt, Scott Wallace, and Tomlin Perkins Coggeshall, Frances Perkins’s grandson.
He and Mrs. Breiseth moved to her family home in Ticonderoga, NY, in 2009. Following his wife’s death in 2012, Dr. Breiseth remained active locally through the Kiwanis Club, Torch Club, Ticonderoga Heritage Museum, Ticonderoga Historical Society, and activities related to Fort Ticonderoga. He also participated in the Kiwanis food backpack program to combat local child hunger.
In 2012, the second Wilkes president, Francis J. Michelini approached Dr. Breiseth to create a Wilkes Oral History project to preserve Wilkes’ institutional history. Through this project, he collaborated with four past presidents, including Dr. Michelini, Dr. Robert Capin, Dr. Paul Adams, and Dr. Joseph “Tim” Gilmour, and returned to Wilkes’ campus regularly to conduct oral history interviews with retired faculty, staff, administrators, alumni, and trustees. During and following the COVID-19 pandemic, these oral history interviews continued through Zoom recordings. Dr. Breiseth regularly returned to campus for several events, including Rosenn lectures, scholarship events, and the Wilkes gala. Wilkes University president Pat Leahy granted Dr. Breiseth with an Honorary Doctorate in May 2014.
Following a diagnosis of leukemia in 2025, Dr. Breiseth published his memoir in May 2026 and enjoyed a book signing organized by his friends and neighbors just three weeks before his death. The memoir is titled THE EDUCATION OF CHRIS BREISETH: A Life of Service to Secure Our Multiracial Democracy Inspired by Lincoln, FDR, and Frances Perkins, and it includes three chapters on his tenure at Wilkes. Dr. Breiseth died peacefully at home, surrounded by family, on June 27, 2026.
Several of his talks, articles, and books are preserved on a website created by Dr. Breiseth’s family to sustain his legacy, www.christopherbreiseth.com.
Extent
54 boxes
Language of Materials
English
Provenance
The Christopher N. Breiseth papers (Accession 00010 and Accession 00012) were donated by Christopher N. Breiseth to Weckesser Hall. They were located in the Weckesser Hall basement and transferred to the Archives in July 2013. In 2017, these files were combined together into one collection (approximately 17 cubic feet white boxes). Additional records that were kept by secretaries in the music room were donated prior to 2012 and maintained separately in file cabinets by University Historian Harold Cox. In 2012, Computer Science and Public Services Librarian Elizabeth Sullivan inventoried these file cabinet records.
Acquisition
The Christopher N. Breiseth papers were transferred to the Archives from the Weckesser Hall basement from July 8th, 2013 through July 11, 2013. Accession numbers 00010 and 00012 were combined together on February 10, 2017. A separate file cabinet containing Breiseth papers was kept in the Archives prior to 2012 and was inventoried by former Computer Science and Public Services Librarian Elizabeth Sullivan in 2012.
Condition Note
Due to the use of iron-containing materials such as staples and paperclips, some papers have traces of rust on them. Older documents, mainly ones that are labelled from the 50s-70s, have an abundance of rust on them, but are still generally readable. In these cases, these papers should be handled with care as their condition has left them fragile. Additionally, a majority of the correspondence is carbon copy paper, or labelled as “0.25” or “25%” paper and are thinner than normal paper; these papers must be treated gently.
Copyright Status
Wilkes University retains copyright of the Christopher N. Breiseth papers.
References
Drafts of Breiseth’s personal memoir.
Series Descriptions
The Christopher N. Breiseth papers are arranged into 14 series, with a total of 6 subseries.
Series I: Administration, 1955-2008
Series I: Administration, 1955-2008, is arranged into four subseries: Subseries I: Board of Trustees, 1982-2001, Subseries II: Administrative Development, 1984-2000, Subseries III: Past Administrations, 1955-1987, and Subseries IV: Future Administrations, 2001-2008. The documents found within this series are arranged alphabetically. Subseries I: Board of Trustees, 1982-2001 Subseries I: Board of Trustees, 1982, 2001, is arranged alphabetically and contains documents that relate to the Board of Trustees during Bresieth’s administration, which sought to elect officials to manage the administrative decisions of Wilkes, ensuring that the college maintained its best possible value. Materials include correspondence, contact information, memorandum, meeting agendas and minutes, and personal notes. A notable folder includes the presidential search that led to the hiring of Breiseth. Subseries II: Administrative Development, 1984-2000 Subseries II: Administrative Development, 1984-2000, is arranged alphabetically and contains the chronological developments of Wilkes during Breiseth’s presidency. These documents revolve around the public image of Wilkes and its relation to the campus community, and ways that the administration sought to improve the institution. One example includes the five-year endeavor in seeking university status for Wilkes.
Subseries III: Past Administrations, 1955-1987 Subseries III: Past Administrations, 1955-1987, is arranged alphabetically and contains documents from past administrations. Although there are numerous documents present throughout the entire collection that date from before Breiseth’s administration, the documents present in this subseries do not relate to Breiseth. Some materials include the restoration of the Stark Learning Center after flood damage from Hurricane Agnes during the Michelini administration, and the application for the creation of Bucknell Junior College in 1933.
Subseries IV: Future Administrations, 2001-2008 Subseries IV: Future Administrations, 2001-2008, is arranged alphabetically and contains documents from future administrations that succeeded Brieseth. This subseries include materials from Joseph E. Gilmour’s presidency (2001-2012) and include meeting minutes, commencement files, and public relations materials.
Series II: Councils and Committees, 1982-2002 Series II: Councils and Committees, 1982-2002, is sorted alphabetically. These boxes contain documents relating to various councils and committees running Wilkes, typically created by the Board of Trustees for certain issues or topics. Some of these include committees relating to labor, education, academic programs, student affairs, campaigns and others. Series III: Correspondence, 1970-2000 Series III: Correspondence, 1970-2000, is sorted alphabetically. This series includes Breiseth’s correspondence and memorandum with college insitutitions, nonprofit organizations, public figures, Wilkes faculty, departments and administrations, Correspondence and memorandum range from typical discussions, administrative reviews, student admission proposals and agreements, and organization of events, projects, centers, and initiatives. Series IV: Historical Info of Family Properties, 1863-2013 Series IV: Historical Info of Family Properties, 1863-2013, is sorted into two subseries: Subseries I: Property Documents, 1863-2013, and Subseries II: Annette Evans Property and Foundation, 1969-1986. Although a large portion of these documents are from before Breiseth’s presidency, the folders all contain similar filing formats. Therefore, they have been kept in this series for organizational purposes. Subseries I: Property Documents, 1863-2013 Subseries I: Property Documents, 1863-2013, is arranged alphabetically, and contains a large collection of property documents from the 1860s to the 2010s that are located in Wilkes-Barre and its surrounding areas. Many properties are owned by families with influence in Wilkes, either donating their properties to Wilkes or having these properties purchased and/or dedicated by Wilkes. The various properties include administrative or administrative buildings, residence halls, or apartments. Materials include memorandum and correspondence with families and attorneys, legal documents, and property deeds.
Subseries II: Annette Evans Property and Foundation, 1969-1986 Subseries II: Annette Evans Property and Foundation, 1969-1986, is arranged alphabetically. Annette Evans, who passed away in 1972, signed a trustee deed with Wilkes College in 1969 that made her house a donation to the college. This series contains information regarding her property, the legal deed, and financial documents from the Annette Evans Foundation. Series V: Legal Documents, 1947-2005 Series V: Legal Documents, 1947-2005 is sorted alphabetically. The legal documents series is a collection of various legal agreements and student and faculty files, some of which are highly sensitive. Therefore, boxes 21 and 22 are permanently restricted from public use due to their confidential materials.
Series VI: Convocations, Lectures and Seminars, 1982-2000 Series VI: Convocations, Lectures and Seminars, 1982-2000, is arranged alphabetically and contains numerous special events that happened during Breiseth’s presidency. These materials revolve around commencement ceremonies, convocations, the Rosenn lecture series, seminar series, Sordoni Art Gallery exhibits, and memorandum and correspondence. Series VII: Campus Development, 1925-2004
Series VII: Campus Development, 1925-2004, is sorted alphabetically and contains documents and files relating to various developmental projects and initiatives to improve the life, image and property of Wilkes, such as creating and organizing fundraising campaigns and events. This series also includes development files of the Marts Center construction and creation of the Bell Tower. Series VIII: Departments, 1978-2001 Series VIII: Departments, 1978-2001, is arranged alphabetically and contains a large variety of documents from various academic and administrative departments and programs across Wilkes. Materials include department and program publications, memorandum and correspondence, department reports, program and course descriptions, bachelor’s and master’s degree descriptions, and event flyers and booklets.
Series IX: Strategic Long-Range Planning, 1981-2001 Series IX: Strategic Long-Range Planning, 1981-2001, is arranged alphabetically and contains materials regarding Wilkes’s self-study reports and Middle States Association. Materials include memorandum and correspondence, reports and drafts. Due to the sensitive and confidential nature of these documents, all strategic long-range planning documents (boxes 38-41) are restricted. Series X: Institutions and Organizations, 1975-1991 Series X: Institutions and Organizations, 1975-1991, is arranged alphabetically. It contains documents to and from various institutions and organizations that the Breiseth administration worked and communicated with, such as schools, colleges and universities, and organizations, both national and international. Some local and national institutions included Harvard University, Temple University, Allentown College, and New York schools. Some international organizations included those from Bulgaria, Malaysia, Sweden, and others. Series XI: Alumni, 1974-2013 Series XI: Alumni, 1974-2013, is arranged alphabetically. It contains documents relating to alumni relations at Wilkes. Materials include memorandum and correspondence with alumni, alumni donation files, and other documents relating to and from the Alumni Faculty House. Due to the sensitive and confidential nature of these documents, both alumni boxes (46 and 47) are restricted from public use and viewing. Series XII: Finances, 1983-2000 Series XII: Finances, 1983-2000, is sorted alphabetically. The series contains various financial documents and records regarding the funding of Wilkes, payouts to faculty, tuition, and donations. Due to the confidential nature of these documents, all finance boxes (48-50) are restricted.
Series XIII: Faculty, 1979-2005 Series XIII: Faculty, 1979-2005, is arranged alphabetically and contains information and documents related to Wilkes faculty. These materials include faculty memorandum and correspondence, faculty evaluations, prospects of faculty, course proposals, and resumes and CVs. Due to the sensitive and confidential nature of the materials in this series, both faculty boxes (51 and 52) are restricted. Series XIV: Curriculum and Education, 1981-2000 Series XIV: Curriculum and Education, 1981-2000, is arranged alphabetically. It contains documents about review of Wilkes’s curriculum and enrollment. Materials include memorandum and correspondence, core and course review committee documents, publications and studies regarding Wilkes’s educational endeavors and collaborative projects.
Series I: Administration, 1955-2008
Series I: Administration, 1955-2008, is arranged into four subseries: Subseries I: Board of Trustees, 1982-2001, Subseries II: Administrative Development, 1984-2000, Subseries III: Past Administrations, 1955-1987, and Subseries IV: Future Administrations, 2001-2008. The documents found within this series are arranged alphabetically. Subseries I: Board of Trustees, 1982-2001 Subseries I: Board of Trustees, 1982, 2001, is arranged alphabetically and contains documents that relate to the Board of Trustees during Bresieth’s administration, which sought to elect officials to manage the administrative decisions of Wilkes, ensuring that the college maintained its best possible value. Materials include correspondence, contact information, memorandum, meeting agendas and minutes, and personal notes. A notable folder includes the presidential search that led to the hiring of Breiseth. Subseries II: Administrative Development, 1984-2000 Subseries II: Administrative Development, 1984-2000, is arranged alphabetically and contains the chronological developments of Wilkes during Breiseth’s presidency. These documents revolve around the public image of Wilkes and its relation to the campus community, and ways that the administration sought to improve the institution. One example includes the five-year endeavor in seeking university status for Wilkes.
Subseries III: Past Administrations, 1955-1987 Subseries III: Past Administrations, 1955-1987, is arranged alphabetically and contains documents from past administrations. Although there are numerous documents present throughout the entire collection that date from before Breiseth’s administration, the documents present in this subseries do not relate to Breiseth. Some materials include the restoration of the Stark Learning Center after flood damage from Hurricane Agnes during the Michelini administration, and the application for the creation of Bucknell Junior College in 1933.
Subseries IV: Future Administrations, 2001-2008 Subseries IV: Future Administrations, 2001-2008, is arranged alphabetically and contains documents from future administrations that succeeded Brieseth. This subseries include materials from Joseph E. Gilmour’s presidency (2001-2012) and include meeting minutes, commencement files, and public relations materials.
Series II: Councils and Committees, 1982-2002 Series II: Councils and Committees, 1982-2002, is sorted alphabetically. These boxes contain documents relating to various councils and committees running Wilkes, typically created by the Board of Trustees for certain issues or topics. Some of these include committees relating to labor, education, academic programs, student affairs, campaigns and others. Series III: Correspondence, 1970-2000 Series III: Correspondence, 1970-2000, is sorted alphabetically. This series includes Breiseth’s correspondence and memorandum with college insitutitions, nonprofit organizations, public figures, Wilkes faculty, departments and administrations, Correspondence and memorandum range from typical discussions, administrative reviews, student admission proposals and agreements, and organization of events, projects, centers, and initiatives. Series IV: Historical Info of Family Properties, 1863-2013 Series IV: Historical Info of Family Properties, 1863-2013, is sorted into two subseries: Subseries I: Property Documents, 1863-2013, and Subseries II: Annette Evans Property and Foundation, 1969-1986. Although a large portion of these documents are from before Breiseth’s presidency, the folders all contain similar filing formats. Therefore, they have been kept in this series for organizational purposes. Subseries I: Property Documents, 1863-2013 Subseries I: Property Documents, 1863-2013, is arranged alphabetically, and contains a large collection of property documents from the 1860s to the 2010s that are located in Wilkes-Barre and its surrounding areas. Many properties are owned by families with influence in Wilkes, either donating their properties to Wilkes or having these properties purchased and/or dedicated by Wilkes. The various properties include administrative or administrative buildings, residence halls, or apartments. Materials include memorandum and correspondence with families and attorneys, legal documents, and property deeds.
Subseries II: Annette Evans Property and Foundation, 1969-1986 Subseries II: Annette Evans Property and Foundation, 1969-1986, is arranged alphabetically. Annette Evans, who passed away in 1972, signed a trustee deed with Wilkes College in 1969 that made her house a donation to the college. This series contains information regarding her property, the legal deed, and financial documents from the Annette Evans Foundation. Series V: Legal Documents, 1947-2005 Series V: Legal Documents, 1947-2005 is sorted alphabetically. The legal documents series is a collection of various legal agreements and student and faculty files, some of which are highly sensitive. Therefore, boxes 21 and 22 are permanently restricted from public use due to their confidential materials.
Series VI: Convocations, Lectures and Seminars, 1982-2000 Series VI: Convocations, Lectures and Seminars, 1982-2000, is arranged alphabetically and contains numerous special events that happened during Breiseth’s presidency. These materials revolve around commencement ceremonies, convocations, the Rosenn lecture series, seminar series, Sordoni Art Gallery exhibits, and memorandum and correspondence. Series VII: Campus Development, 1925-2004
Series VII: Campus Development, 1925-2004, is sorted alphabetically and contains documents and files relating to various developmental projects and initiatives to improve the life, image and property of Wilkes, such as creating and organizing fundraising campaigns and events. This series also includes development files of the Marts Center construction and creation of the Bell Tower. Series VIII: Departments, 1978-2001 Series VIII: Departments, 1978-2001, is arranged alphabetically and contains a large variety of documents from various academic and administrative departments and programs across Wilkes. Materials include department and program publications, memorandum and correspondence, department reports, program and course descriptions, bachelor’s and master’s degree descriptions, and event flyers and booklets.
Series IX: Strategic Long-Range Planning, 1981-2001 Series IX: Strategic Long-Range Planning, 1981-2001, is arranged alphabetically and contains materials regarding Wilkes’s self-study reports and Middle States Association. Materials include memorandum and correspondence, reports and drafts. Due to the sensitive and confidential nature of these documents, all strategic long-range planning documents (boxes 38-41) are restricted. Series X: Institutions and Organizations, 1975-1991 Series X: Institutions and Organizations, 1975-1991, is arranged alphabetically. It contains documents to and from various institutions and organizations that the Breiseth administration worked and communicated with, such as schools, colleges and universities, and organizations, both national and international. Some local and national institutions included Harvard University, Temple University, Allentown College, and New York schools. Some international organizations included those from Bulgaria, Malaysia, Sweden, and others. Series XI: Alumni, 1974-2013 Series XI: Alumni, 1974-2013, is arranged alphabetically. It contains documents relating to alumni relations at Wilkes. Materials include memorandum and correspondence with alumni, alumni donation files, and other documents relating to and from the Alumni Faculty House. Due to the sensitive and confidential nature of these documents, both alumni boxes (46 and 47) are restricted from public use and viewing. Series XII: Finances, 1983-2000 Series XII: Finances, 1983-2000, is sorted alphabetically. The series contains various financial documents and records regarding the funding of Wilkes, payouts to faculty, tuition, and donations. Due to the confidential nature of these documents, all finance boxes (48-50) are restricted.
Series XIII: Faculty, 1979-2005 Series XIII: Faculty, 1979-2005, is arranged alphabetically and contains information and documents related to Wilkes faculty. These materials include faculty memorandum and correspondence, faculty evaluations, prospects of faculty, course proposals, and resumes and CVs. Due to the sensitive and confidential nature of the materials in this series, both faculty boxes (51 and 52) are restricted. Series XIV: Curriculum and Education, 1981-2000 Series XIV: Curriculum and Education, 1981-2000, is arranged alphabetically. It contains documents about review of Wilkes’s curriculum and enrollment. Materials include memorandum and correspondence, core and course review committee documents, publications and studies regarding Wilkes’s educational endeavors and collaborative projects.
Processed By:
Emily Cherkauskas, Archives intern, supervised by Suzanna Calev, Archivist, Spring 2021.
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
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Repository Details
Part of the Wilkes University Archives Repository
Contact:
84 W South St.
Wilkes-Barre PA 18701 US
570-408-2000
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84 W South St.
Wilkes-Barre PA 18701 US
570-408-2000
570-408-7823 (Fax)
ask.archives@wilkes.edu