Board of Trustees and Executive Committee minutes

Creator:
College of Dental and Oral Surgery of New York. Board of Trustees and Executive Committee.
Date [inclusive]:
1904, July 20 - 1923, June 23
Languages:
English.
Physical Description:
1904, July 20 - 1923, June 23
Access:

Unrestricted.

Call Number:
CUMC-0031
Control Number:
7654543
Abstract:

Minutes of the Board of Trustees of the College of Dental and Oral Surgery of New York and of its Executive Committee. Every aspect of the College's administration is documented in the minutes, especially finances, physical plant, and relations with the New York State Dept. of Education. Besides the minutes, the volumes have extensive correspondence and reports pasted into them.

Minutes of the Trustees' Executive Committee are in a separate folder and date from April 6, 1910 to June 18, 1923.

Cite as:
College of Dental and Oral Surgery of New York Board of Trustees minutes, Archives & Special Collections, Columbia University Health Sciences Library.
Historical/Biographical Note:

Chartered in 1892, the New York Dental School opened in Oct. 1893 and in a few years was settled in quarters on West 42nd Street. It changed its name to the College of Dental and Oral Surgery of New York in 1905 and in 1913 moved to modern buildings at 302-306 East 35th Street. On July 1, 1923, the College merged with the Columbia University School of Dentistry which was renamed the School of Dental and Oral Surgery to reflect the union of the two schools.

Scope and Content:

Minutes of the Board of Trustees of the College of Dental and Oral Surgery of New York and of its Executive Committee. Every aspect of the College’s administration is documented especially those relating to finances, physical plant, and relations with the New York State Dept. of Education. Besides the minutes, the volumes have extensive correspondence and reports pasted into them.

The minutes of the Trustees’ Executive Committee are in a separate folder and date from April 6, 1910 to June 18, 1923.