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Record Group: 4 UW Record Sub-Group: 59 Records Title: UM System; President's Office; Office of Research and Patent Development; Administrative and Other Records Dates: 1969-1998 Volume: 6 and 1/6 cubic feet, 7.71 linear feet Scope and Content Note This Sub-Group contains records of the University of Missouri President's subordinate Office of Research and Patent Development (since 1987, the Office of Patents and Licensing). Included in this Sub-Group are correspondence, committee meeting agendas, committee meeting minutes, professional conference materials, research equipment inventories, grant records, contracts, grant summaries, Grant Data Retrieval System (GDRS) records, review panel nominations, the 1981 UM General Assurance Statement, survey statistics and other records gathered by the University-wide Committee on Academic Plans (UCAP), National Council of University Research Administrators (NCURA) conference materials, newsletters from national research organizations, personnel records, grievance procedure changes, records of the Radiation Safety Committee, computing activity reports, records of the 1981 Missouri Energy Conference, records of the Regional Energy Council, and records of the Society of University Patent Administrators (SUPA). Also included in the Sub-Group are records regarding the Saint Louis Regional Commerce and Growth Association (RCGA), Grants Officers meeting minutes, meeting records of the Central Radiation Safety Committee (CRSC), applications for licensing, project reports, consulting reports, records of the Animal Resources Advisory Committee, research status reports, industrial development studies, regulatory agency records and materials, records regarding pending research legislation, records of the Ad Hoc Committee for Review of Board of Curators Rules and Regulations, academic plans for research, UM Environmental Trace Substance Research Center (ETSRC) records, Human Experimentation Group records, affirmative action records, records of the Institutional Review Board on Changes in Personnel, and revisions to the University of Missouri Business Policy and Procedures Manual. Series Descriptions: Series 1 - UW:4/53/NP (A87-60) This Series contains records of the Office of Research and Patent Development (1980-1981). Included in this Series are correspondence, committee meeting agendas, committee meeting minutes, professional conference materials, research equipment inventories, personnel records, grant records, contracts, survey data, and revisions to the UM-System Business Policy and Procedures Manual. Topics in this Series include a self study of research efforts, activities reports, personnel relations, the Society of University Patent Administrators (SUPA), the Association of American Universities, UM Computing Information Systems (CIS), research project safety, research project risks, research involving other countries, the Equipment Management Task Force, and grant contract and research support. (1 c.f., 015816) Note to Researcher: Series 1 is currently unprocessed. Until processed and inventoried, portions may not be fully available to researchers. Series 1 contains some records which are confidential and restricted. See the restrictions note at the end of this finding aid. Series 2 - UW:4/53/NP (A87-112) This Series contains records of the Office of Research and Patent Development (1975-1976). Included in this Series are correspondence, grant summaries, Grant Data Retrieval System records, contracts, review panel nominations, the UM-System "General Assurance Statement" (with revisions), records of the University-wide Committee on Academic Plans (UCAP), National Council of University Research Administrators (NCURA) meeting records, consulting reports, records of the Animal Resources Advisory Committee, newsletters from national research organizations, personnel records, grievance procedure changes, records of the Radiation Safety Committee, academic plans for research, computing activity reports, UM Environmental Trace Substance Research Center (ETSRC) records, Human Experimentation Group records, affirmative action records, records of the Institutional Review Board on Changes in Personnel, and statistics from UM-System campus academic plans. (2 c.f., 073772, 073774) Note to Researcher: Series 2 is currently unprocessed. Until processed and inventoried, portions may not be fully available to researchers. Series 2 contains some records which are confidential and restricted. See the restrictions note at the end of this finding aid. Series 3 - UW:4/53/NP (A88-22) This Series contains records of the Office of Research and Patent Development (1982). Included in the Series are correspondence, records of the 1981 Missouri Energy Conference, records of the Regional Energy Council, records of the Saint Louis Regional Commerce and Growth Association, Grants Officers meeting minutes, meeting records of the Central Radiation Safety Committee (CRSC), National Council of University Research Administrators (NCURA) meeting records, regulatory agency records and materials, records regarding pending research legislation, and records of the Ad Hoc Committee for Review of Board of Curators Rules and Regulations. Topics include program reviews, research centers, UM-System Service Awards, indirect costs, National Science Foundation surveys, block grants, patent brochures, Sinclair Research Farm, the UM-System Research Reactor (MURR), grant and contract summaries, and a report concerning pending, active, and completed research grants at the University of Missouri-Rolla. (1 c.f., 014655) Note to Researcher: Series 3 is currently unprocessed. Until processed and inventoried, portions may not be fully available to researchers. Series 3 contains some records which are confidential and restricted. See the restrictions note at the end of this finding aid. Series 4 - UW:4/53/NP (A94-87) This Series contains records of the Office of Patents and Licensing, formerly the Office of Research and Patent Development, (1969-1986). Included are administrative correspondence, applications for licensing, project reports, status reports, industrial development studies, progress surveys, and equipment inventories relating to UM-System Research Centers, such as the Agricultural Research Center, the Museum of Anthropology, the Center for Applied Engineering Management, the General Clinical Research Center, the Campus Computing Center, the Engineering Experimental Station, the Environmental Trace Substances Research Center (ETSRC), the Region VII Center for Health Planning, the UM-System Herbarium, the UM-System Research Reactor, the Environmental Health Surveillance Center, the Prairie Research Station, the Special Education Instructional Materials Center, Sinclair Aging Research Farm, the Veterinary Medicine Research Farm, the Water Resources Research Center, and the Western Historical Manuscripts Collection. (2 c.f., 005281, 027511) Note to Researcher: Series 4 contains some records which are confidential and restricted. See the restrictions note at the end of this finding aid. Series 4 is currently unprocessed. Until processed and inventoried, portions may not be fully available to researchers. Series 5. - UW:4/53/2 This Series contains printed and duplicated material from the University of Missouri System's University Patents and Licensing Office, (1987-1998). The material includes brochures, newsletters, guides, and catalogs. (1/6 c.f., UMLD1) Note to Archivist: The box list for this Series is available online. It can be accessed by following this link. Restrictions Note: The Archives of the University of Missouri-Columbia is required by law and Board of Curator's policy to restrict access to some files and information. Student records are held as confidential under the Federal Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 and by University policy. Faculty promotion and tenure records and Academic Personnel files are restricted for 75 years, or the lifetime of the individual. All grievance, disciplinary, and medical records are treated as confidential files. Consultations with legal counsel, both in-house and external, are protected by the attorney/client privilege and will not be released. Search our Holdings

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