Record Groups

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RG1    Board of Trustees
RG2    Chancellor
RG3    President
RG4    Academic Affairs
RG5    College of Arts and Sciences
RG6    School of Business and Economics (SBEM)
RG7    College of Education
RG8    School of Nursing
RG9    School of Law
RG10  Graduate Studies
RG11  Division of Public Service (as of 1981)
RG12  Libraries
RG13  Executive Director for Budget & Institutional Research (was Finance and Administration)
RG14  Public Affairs Office
RG15  University Advancement
RG16  Alumni
RG17  Equal Opportunity
RG18  Institutional Research (see RG13/6)
RG19  Archives
RG20  Educational Services
RG21  Office of the Registrar
RG22  Physical Education and Athletics
RG23  Center for Research and Advanced Study (CRAS)
RG24  Cooperative Education
RG25  Division of Basic Studies (Associate Degree Studies 4/4/80)
RG26  Other Schools/UMS
RG27  Committees and Organizations
RG28  Student Publications
RG29  Cooperative Extension Services
RG30  Centennial
RG31  Memorabilia
RG32  University Convocations
RG33  Title III - Activities
RG34  USM Extension/Center for Continuing Education
RG35  School of Applied Sciences (as of July 1, 1985)
RG36  Lewiston / Auburn College
RG37  University Histories (Portland and Gorham)
RG38  Muskie Institute (Edmund S. Muskie Institute of Public Affairs) as of Nov. 8, 1991

Historical Groups

HG 1   Gorham
HG 2   Portland Junior College
HG 3   University of Maine, Portland
HG 4   Portland University
HG 5   Gorham Academy

RG1    Board of Trustees
                      Series 1          Board
                      Series 2          Miscellaneous

RG2    Chancellor
                      Series 1          Chancellor's Office
                      Series 2          TRIGON
                      Series 3          Maine Public Broadcasting Network
                      Series 4          Cooperative Extension

RG3    President
                      Series 1          Office of the President
                      Series 2          Functions
                      Series 3          Division of Employee Relations - Payroll 10/1/85
                      Series 4          Office of Assistant to President
                      Series 5          Offices of Facilities Planning
                      Series 6          Office of Academic Planner
                      Series 7          Centennial Office

RG4    Academic Affairs
                      Series 1          Office of the Provost
                      Series 2          School of General and Interdisciplinary Studies (SCOGIS)
                      Series 3          Office of the Director of Academic Planning
                      Series 4          Academic Computing Services          (ACS)
                      Series 5          Graduate Affairs

RG5    College of Arts and Sciences
                      Series 1          Office of the Dean
                      Series 2          Art
                      Series 2a         Exhibits
                      Series 3          Biology
                      Series 4          Foreign Language and Classics
                      Series 5          History
                      Series 6          Mathematics and Computer Science
                      Series 7          Philosophy
                      Series 8          Sociology
                      Series 9          Theatre
                      Series 10        Criminal Justice
                      Series 11        Earth Sciences (Physical Sciences)
                      Series 12        Music
                      Series 13        English
                      Series 14        Communications
                      Series 15        Geography/Anthropology
                      Series 16        Social Welfare Dept.
                      Series 17        Criminology
                      Series 18        Political Science
                      Series 19        American Studies
                      Series 20        Women's Studies
                      Series 21        Chemistry Department
                      Series 22        CORE Curriculum
                      Series 23        University Honors Program
                      Series 24        American & New England Studies (graduate program)
                      Series 25        Linguistics
                      Series 26        Economics Dept.
                      Series 27        Environmental Sciences and Policy, Dept. of

RG6    School of Business and Economics (SBEM)
                      Series 1          Office of the Dean
                      Series 2          Baccalaureate Program
                      Series 3          Associate Program
                      Series 4          Dept. of Economics
                      Series 5          MBA Program
                      Series 6          Faculty Publications
                      Series 7          Course Syllabi

RG7    College of Education
                      Series 1          Office  of the Dean
                      Series 2          Elementary Education
                      Series 3          Secondary Education
                      Series 4          Foundations
                      Series 5          Industrial Education and Technology
                      Series 6          Alternate and Experimental Education
                      Series 7          Vocational-Technical Education
                      Series 8          Special Programs
                      Series 9          Faculty Publications
                      Series 10        Univ. Coll. of Ed.
                      Series 11        Graduate Studies
                      Series 12        Therapeutic Recreation (Recreation & Leisure)
                      Series 13        Child and Family Institute (CFI)
                      Series 14        Center for Workplace Learning
                      Series 15        Professional Development Center

RG8    School of Nursing
                      Series 1          Office of the Dean
                      Series 2          CED for Nursing
                      Series 3          Department (s)
                      Series 4          Programs
                      Series 5          Publications
                      Series 6          Graduate Programs

RG9    School of Law
                      Series 1          Office of the Dean
                      Series 2          Publications
                      Series 3          Departments (s)
                      Series 4          Brochures

RG10  Graduate Studies
                      Series 1          Office of the Dean
                      Series 2          Graduate Council
                      Series 3          Department (s)

RG11  Division of Public Service (as of 1981)
                      Series 1          Offices of the Director
                      Series 2          Publications

RG12  Libraries
                      Series 1          Office of the Librarian
                      Series 2          Publications
                      Series 3          Other Reports and minutes, etc.
                      Series 4          Media Services
                      Series 5          Departments
                      Series 6          Jean Byers Sampson Center for Diversity
                      Series 7          Osher Map Library
                      Series 8          Kazon Collection of political materials
                      Series 9          Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual/Transgender Archives (Now Series 6)

RG13  Executive Director for Budget & Institutional Research (was Finance and Administration)
                      Series 1          Office of the Vice-President
                      Series 2          Business Office
                      Series 3          Personnel
                      Series 4          Dept. of Facilities Management (formally        Physical  Plant)
                      Series 5          Office of Research and Federal Relations
                      Series 6          Office of the Director
                      Series 7          Administrative Services

RG14  Public Affairs Office
                      Series 1          Office of the Director
                      Series 2          Media and Community Relations/Publications
                      Series 3          Newspaper clippings/Electronic Clippings

RG15  University Advancement
                      Series 1          Office of the Vice President/Public Affairs
                      Series 2          Donor Files

RG16  Alumni
                      Sub-Group 1   UMPG/USM
                                           Series 1          Office of the Director
                                           Series 2          Programs and Publications
                      Sub-Group2    Gorham Alumni Association (to 2/76)
                                           Series 1          Office of the Director
                                           Series 2           Programs and Publications
                                           Series 3          Memorabilia
                      Sub-Group 3   AAUMPG/Office of the Director
                      Sub-Group 4   USM Alumni Association
                     
RG17  Equal Opportunity
                      Series 1          Office of the Director

RG18  Institutional Research (see RG13/6)
                      Series 1          Office of the Director

RG19  Archives
                      Series 1          Office of the University Archivist

RG20  Educational Services
                      Series 1          Office of the Dean (Now RG21)
                      Series 2          Admissions (Now RG21)
                      Series 3          Office of Student Affairs
                      Series 4          Education Media Center
                      Series 5          Counseling and Career Development
                      Series 6          Publications
                      Series 7          Office of Veterans Affairs (discontinued 7/78)
                      Series 8          Office of Student Program Development
                      Series 9          Office of Financial Aid (Now RG21)
                      Series 10        Advising and Information Department (Now RG21)
                      Series 11        Resident's Life
                      Series 12        Police & Safety
                      Series 13        Campus Center
                      Series 14        University Health Services

RG21  Office of the Registrar
                      Series 1          Student records
                      Series 2          Office of the Registrar
                      Series 3          Office of the Dean
                      Series 4          Course Schedules and Registration Instructions
                      Series 5          Admissions
                      Series 6          Financial Aid
                      Series 7          Advising
                      Series 8          International Exchange

RG22  Physical Education and Athletics
                      Series 1          Office of the Director

RG23  Center for Research and Advanced Study (CRAS)
                      Series 1          Office of the Director
                      Series 2          ESCO Economics Institute
                      Series 3          Human Services Development Institute
                      Series 4          Other Institutes
                      Series 5          New Enterprise Institute
                      Series 6          Bio-Medical Research Institute
                      Series 7          Marine Law Institute

RG24  Cooperative Education
                      Series 1          Office of the Director
                      Series 2          Office of the Coordinator

RG25  Division of Basic Studies (Associate Degree Studies 4/4/80)
                      Series 1          Office of the Director
                      Series 2          Publications
                      Series 3          UALC-Model Cities

RG26  Other Schools/UMS
                      Series 1          Orono
                      Series 2          Farmington
                      Series 3          Augusta
                      Series 4          Other Maine Colleges and Universities

RG27  Committees and Organizations
                      Series 1          Administration
                      Series 2          Faculty
                      Series 3          Student
                      Series 4          University  Wide
                      Series 5          Activities & Programs (Other)
                      Series 6          Wolfe's Neck Farm Foundation

RG28  Student Publications
                      Series 1          Yearbooks
                      Series 2          Directories
                      Series 3          Literary Journals
                      Series 4          Newspapers
                      Series 5          Curriculum Materials
                      Series 6          Miscellaneous (includes Arts Calendar, Student Opinion Surveys & Programs)

RG29  Cooperative Extension Services
                      Series 1          Office of the Director

RG30  Centennial
                      Series 1          Office of the Coordinator
                      Series 2          Steering Committees
                      Series 3          Other Committees
                      Series 4          Publications
                      Series 5          Activities, Programs, etc.
                      Series 6          Memorabilia

RG31 Memorabilia

RG32  University Convocations
                      Series 1          "The City"
                      Series 2          "Changing Roles"
                      Series 3          "The Age of the Computer"
                      Series 4          "Peace and War in the Nuclear Age"
                      Series 5          "The Aging of America"
                      Series 6          "The Arts in our Lives"
                      Series 7          "The Constitution: Roots, Rights, Responsibilities"
                      Series 8          "The Soviet Union"
                      Series 9          "Latin America"        

RG 33 Title III - Activities
                      Series 1          Student Testing and Assessment
                      Series 2          Office of Management Information Systems
                      Series 3          Institutional Research
                      Series 4          Telecom

RG34  USM Extension/Center for Continuing Education
                      Series 1          Office of the Director
                      Series 2          Publications
                      Series 3          Programs - Conferences
                      Series 4          Summer/Winter Sessions
                      Series 5          Extended Academic Programs/Weekend College
                      Series 6          Stone House Conference Center
                      Series 7          Osher Lifelong Learning Institute/SAGE
                      Series 8          Institute for Family-Owned Business
                      Series 9          Center for Continuing Education
                      Series 10        Distance Education
                      Series 11        Lifeline

RG35 School of Applied Sciences (as of July 1, 1985)
                      Series 1          Dept. of Computer Science
                      Series 2          Dept. of Technology
                      Series 3          Dept. of Electrical Engineering  (Grad. Prog.)
                      Series 4          Proposed College of Engineering
                      Series 5          Graduate Programs (SAS)
     
RG36  Lewiston/Auburn College
                      Series 1          Office of the Dean
                      Series 2          Auburn College

RG37  University Histories (Portland and Gorham)

RG38  Muskie Institute (Edmund S. Muskie Institute of Public Affairs) as of Nov. 8, 1991
                      Series 1
                      Series 2
                      Series 3
                      Series 4          Survey Research Center
                      Series 5
                      Series 6          National Child Welfare Resource Center

Historical Groups

HG 1   Gorham
                      HG 1:1 Records
                      HG 1:2 Memorabilia
                      HG 1:3 Minutes
                      HG 1:4 Tape Recordings
                      HG 1:5 Photographs
                      HG 1:6 Programs
                      HG 1:7 Publications
                      HG 1:8 Curriculum Materials

HG 2   Portland Junior College
                      HG 2:1 Records
                      HG 2:2 Memorabilia
                      HG 2:3 Minutes
                      HG 2:4 Oral Histories
                      HG 2:5 Photographs
                      HG 2:6 Programs
                      HG 2:7 Publications

HG 3   University of Maine, Portland
                      HG 3:1 Records
                      HG 3:2 Memorabilia
                      HG 3:3 Minutes
                      HG 3:4 Oral Histories
                      HG 3:5 Photographs
                      HG 3:6 Programs
                      HG 3:7 Publications

HG 4   Portland University
                      HG 4:1 Records
                      HG 4:2 Memorabilia
                      HG 4:6 Programs
                      HG 4:7 Publications
                      HG 4:8 Curriculum Materials

HG 5   Gorham Academy
                      HG 5:1 Records
                      HG 5:2 Memorabilia
                      HG 5:4 Publications/Catlogs
                      HG 5:5 Biography

Former Manuscript Groups (MG) material has been moved to manuscript collections
                      MG1 is now Luther Bonney Papers
                      MG3 is now Dr. Kenneth T. H. Brooks Papers
                      MG4 is now Hayden Anderson Papers
                      MG5 is now Records of Gorham Academy 1803 - 1937
                      Theses (formerly MG2) have been catalogued

Former Community Collections (CC) material has been dispersed.
                      CC 2/1 Portland/Newsletters. Given to Portland Room, Portland Public Library
                      CC 2/2 Publications. Given to Portland Room, Portland Public Library

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