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School of Design. Office of the Dean Records. Additional Correspondence UPB 8.41

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Summary Information

Prepared by
Joseph – James Ahern
Preparation date
July 2017
Date [inclusive]
1897-1994
Extent
12.0 Cubic feet

PROVENANCE

The School of Design Office of the Dean Records – Additional Correspondence was transferred to the University Archives from the School of Design in various accessions between 1955 and 1971. Eight cubic feet of the original accession were integrated into UPB 8.4 Laird Administration Records in 2002. During the reprocessing of the UPB 8.4 Koyl and Perkins Administrations Records in 2017 two cubic feet of records where transferred into this collection.

ARRANGEMENT

The School of Design, Additional Correspondence Records are organized into series by the administration (currently: Laird, Koyl, Perkins, and Copeland). The Copeland Administration records are further organized into sub-series: Course Evaluations and Personnel Files. Each series is arranged alphabetically.

AGENCY HISTORY

The School of Design had its origins in the School of Architecture, which opened on October 7, 1890 within the Towne Scientific School. In 1921 the School of Fine Arts was opened. This later became the Graduate School of Fine Arts in 1959, and eventually the School of Design in 2003. Over the course of its history, the School of Design has been led by Warren Powers Laird (1891-1932), George Simpson Koyl (1932-1950), G. Holmes Perkins (1951-1971), Peter F. Shepheard (1972-1979), Lee G. Copeland (1979-1991), Patricia Conway (1991-1995), Garry Hack (1995-2008), Marilyn Jordan Taylor (2008-2016), and Frederick “Fritz” Steiner (2016-present).

SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE

The School of Design Office of the Dean Records Additional Correspondence contains additional files from the administrations of Warren Powers Laird, George Simpson Koyl, and G. Holmes Perkins that were not incorporated into the main Office of the Dean Records (UPB 8.4) when processed. The Laird Administration records are minimal, and pertain to the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture and the John Stewardson Memorial Scholarship in Architecture’s early records. The Koyl Administration records consist of personal correspondence, and the John Stewardson Memorial Scholarship dating from the 1930s – 1940s. Researchers interested in American reaction to the early years of World War II should review the John Stewardson Memorial Scholarship in Architecture Award folders from 1938, as they contain correspondence from the winner discussing his travels in Europe from 1938-1939. The Perkins Administration records contain material dating from the late 1950s to the late 1960s. The Copeland Administration files consist of Course Evaluations and Personnel files. The records are currently closed under University rules.

Researchers interested in the development of the School of Design should also consult the individual administration records in UPB 8.4.

Controlled Access Headings

Corporate Name(s)
American Institute of Architects .
School of Design. Office of the Dean.
University of Pennsylvania. School of Design.
Personal Name(s)
Koyl, George Simpson, 1885-1975
Laird, Warren Powers, 1861-1948
Perkins, G. Holmes (George Holmes)
Subject(s)
Architectural design–Pennsylvania–Philadelphia.
Architectural libraries.

Inventory

 

Laird Administration 

Box

Folder

Architectural Work of the Freshman Year in Subjects Preparatory to Architectural Design 1900-1901 

 OS 1

 

Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture 1929-1930 

1

1

Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture Annual Meeting 

 

 

 1916-1931 

1

2

 1921-1926 

1

3

 1928-1930 

1

4

 1930 

1

5

 1932 

1

6

Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture Classification of Schools 1930, 1932 

1

7

Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture Correspondence 1927-1932 

1

8

Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture Correspondence 1928-1930 

1

9

Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture Correspondence 1930-1931 

1

10

Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture Correspondence 1930 

1

11

Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture Executive Committee 1923-1930 

1

12

Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture Minutes 1914-1922 

1

13

Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture Standard Minimal [72M] 1916-1927 

1

14

Dean’s Appointment Cards 1890-1950 

1

15

Fellowship, Scholarship, Prize and Awards (I) 1903-1949 

1

16

Fellowship, Scholarship, Prize and Awards (II) 1903-1949 

1

17

Fellowship, Scholarship, Prize and Awards (III) 1903-1949 

1

18

John Stewardson Memorial Scholarship in Architecture Deed of Trust 1897 

1

19

John Stewardson Memorial Scholarship in Architecture Managing Committee Meetings Etc. 1897-1898 

1

20

Pictures Formerly in Fine Arts Library n.d. 

1

21

State Board of Examiners of Architecture [72P] 1920 

1

22

State Board of Examiners of Architecture [72P] 1926-1930 

1

23

State Board of Examiners of Architecture [72P] 1930 

1

24

 

Koyl Administration 

Box

Folder

Addresses, Articles, Etc. by Dean Koyl [37.A (2)] 

 

 

 1936-1937 

1

25

 1937-1938 

1

26

 1938-1939 

1

27

 1939-1940 

1

28

 1940-1941 

1

29

(I) 1941-1942 

1

30

(II) 1941-1942 

1

31

Administrative Council 1933-1945 

1

32

Administrative Vice-President (Brakeley, George A.) 1934-1937 

1

33

Appointments 

 

 

 1933-1934 

1

34

 1934-1935 

1

35

 1935 

1

36

 1936-1937 

1

37

 1937-1938 

1

38

 1938 

1

39

 1939-1940 

1

40

 1940-1941 

1

41

 1941 

1

42

 1941-1942 

1

43

 1942-1943 

1

44

 1943-1944 

1

45

 1944-1945 

1

46

 1945-1946 

1

47

 1946-1947 

1

48

 1947-1948 

1

49

Architectural Design 1946-1947 

1

50

Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture 

 

 

 1936-1937 

2

1

 1937-1938 

2

2

 1938-1939 

2

3

 1940-1941 

2

4

 1941-1942 

2

5

Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture Correspondence 

 

 

 1932-1933 

2

6

 1933-1934 

2

7

 1934-1935 

2

8

 1935-1936 

2

9

 1936 

2

10

 1936-1937 

2

11

 1937 

2

12

Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture Exhibitions 1934-1935 

2

13

Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture Exhibitions 1932-1936 

2

14

Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture Exhibitions 1936-1937 

2

15

Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture Exhibitions 1938 

2

16

Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture List of Schools 1933 

2

17

Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture Minutes 1934 

2

18

Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture Minutes 1936 

2

19

Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture Minutes 1937 

2

20

Bicentennial Campaign 1937 

2

21

Christensen, Erwin O. 1936-1937 

2

22

Civil Works Administration Projects 1934 

2

23

Dean Koyl (Personal) [37] 

 

 

(I) 1933-1934 

2

24

(II) 1933-1934 

2

25

(III) 1933-1934 

2

26

(I) 1934-1935 

2

27

(II) 1934-1935 

2

28

(I) 1935-1936 

2

29

(II) 1935-1936 

2

30

(III) 1935-1936 

2

31

(I) 1936-1937 

2

32

(II) 1936-1937 

2

33

(III) 1936-1937 

2

34

(I) 1937-1938 

2

35

(II) 1937-1938 

2

36

(III) 1937-1938 

2

37

(IV) 1937-1938 

2

38

(I) 1938-1939 

2

39

(II) 1938-1939 

2

40

(III) 1938-1939 

2

41

 1939-1940 

2

42

(I) 1940-1941 

3

1

(II) 1940-1941 

3

2

(I) 1941-1942 

3

3

(II) 1941-1942 

3

4

(III) 1941-1942 

3

5

 1942-1943 

3

6

 1943-1944 

3

7

 1944-1945 

3

8

 1945-1946 

3

9

 1946-1947 

3

10

 1947-1948 

3

11

Employees [37.A] 1942 

3

12

Exhibition Committee 1947 

3

13

Faculty (Personal) [37.B] 1933-1934 

3

14

Faculty Correspondence 1936 

3

15

Graduates 1948 

3

16

Historic American Buildings Survey 1934 

3

17

Industrial Design 1947 

3

18

Inter-Departmental Correspondence 1947-1948 

3

19

John Stewardson Memorial Scholarship in Architecture 1897-1954 

3

20

John Stewardson Memorial Scholarship in Architecture 

 

 

[5.B (3)] 1936-1937 

3

21

[5.B (3)] 1937-1938 

3

2

[5.B (3)] 1938-1939 

3

23

[5.B (3)] 1940-1941 

3

24

(I) 1941 

3

25

(II) 1941 

3

26

[5.B (3)] 1941-1942 

3

27

[5.B (3)] 1942-1946 

3

28

[5.B (3)] 1946-1947 

3

29

 1947 

3

30

[5.B (3)] 1947-1948 

3

31

(I) 1948 

3

32

(II) 1948 

3

33

[5.B (3)] 1948-1949 

3

34

(I) 1949 

3

35

(II) 1949 

3

36

(I) 1950 

3

37

(II) 1950 

3

38

 1950-1953 

3

39

 1951 

4

1

 1952 

4

2

 1957-1958 

4

3

 1958-1959 

4

4

 1959-1960 

4

5

 1960-1961 

4

6

 1961-1962 

4

7

John Stewardson Memorial Scholarship in Architecture Applications 1939 

4

8

John Stewardson Memorial Scholarship in Architecture Applications 1942 

4

9

John Stewardson Memorial Scholarship in Architecture Archives Material 1951 

4

10

John Stewardson Memorial Scholarship in Architecture Archivist 1954 

4

11

John Stewardson Memorial Scholarship in Architecture Award (I) 1938 

4

12

John Stewardson Memorial Scholarship in Architecture Award (II) 1938 

4

13

John Stewardson Memorial Scholarship in Architecture Award (III) 1938 

4

14

John Stewardson Memorial Scholarship in Architecture Competition Photographs 1942, 1947, 1957 

4

15

John Stewardson Memorial Scholarship in Architecture Final Competition Map 1942 

4

16

John Stewardson Memorial Scholarship in Architecture John Herman VonGuten 1949 

4

17

John Stewardson Memorial Scholarship in Architecture Minutes 1937-1952 

4

18

John Stewardson Memorial Scholarship in Architecture Mirick, Henry D. (Secretary) (I) 1941-1942 

4

19

John Stewardson Memorial Scholarship in Architecture Mirick, Henry D. (Secretary) (II) 1941-1942 

4

20

John Stewardson Memorial Scholarship in Architecture Miscellaneous Material 1946-1950 

4

21

John Stewardson Memorial Scholarship in Architecture Naval Memorial Competition Winner Photographs 1938 

4

22

Nominations and Appointments 1933-1934 

4

23

Perspective Students A-D [39] 1933-1934 

4

24

Perspective Students E-J [39] 1933-1934 

4

25

Perspective Students K-P [39] 1933-1934 

4

26

Perspective Students R-Z [39] 1933-1934 

4

27

Positions Available for Graduates 1947-1948 

4

28

Requests for Catalogues (I) 1947-1948 

4

29

Requests for Catalogues (II) 1947-1948 

4

30

Speeches – Miscellaneous J. R. Helmes (I) 1936-1940 

4

31

Speeches – Miscellaneous J. R. Helmes (II) 1936-1940 

4

32

Speeches – Miscellaneous J. R. Helmes (III) 1936-1940 

4

33

Sternfeld, Harry 1942 

4

34

Students Admitted 1948 

4

35

Treasurer 1935-1943 

4

36

Treasurer and Assistant Treasurer 1938-1939 

4

37

Vice-President in Charge of Undergraduate Schools (McClelland, William) 1933-1942 

4

38

 

Perkins Administration 

Box

Folder

A Miscellaneous 1965-1966 

5

1

A Miscellaneous 1967 

5

2

Admissions 1965-1966 

5

3

Admissions 1966-1967 

5

4

Alumni Fellowships 1965-1966 

5

5

Alumni Society School of Fine Arts 1965-1966 

5

6

American Academy in Rome 1965-1966 

5

7

American Institute of Architects 1965-1966 

5

8

American Institute of Architects 1966-1967 

5

9

American Institute of Architects – College of Fellows 1965-1966 

5

10

American Institute of Architects – College of Fellows 1966-1967 

5

11

American Institute of Architects – Committee on Internship and Continuing Education 1965-1966 

5

12

American Institute of Architects – Committee on Internship and Continuing Education 1966-1967 

5

13

American Institute of Architects – Committee on Institute Headquarter 1966-1967 

5

14

American Institute of Architects – Convention 1966 

5

15

American Institute of Architects – Convention 1966-1967 

5

16

American Institute of Architects – Education Research Project 1965-1966 

5

17

American Institute of Architects – Education Research Project 1966-1967 

5

18

American Institute of Architects – Miscellaneous Chapters 1965-1966 

5

19

American Institute of Architects – Miscellaneous Chapters 1966-1967 

5

20

American Institute of Architects – New School of Architecture 1967 

5

21

American Institute of Architects – Philadelphia Chapter 1965-1966 

5

22

American Institute of Architects – Philadelphia Chapter 1966-1967 

5

23

American Institute of Architects – “Press and Building of Cities” Philadelphia Chapter Conference 1965 November 

5

24

American Institute of Architects – Special Committee on Education 1965-1966 

5

25

American Institute of Architects – Task Force for Study of 1967 Reynolds Memorial Award 1965-1966 

5

26

American Institute of Architects – Urban Design Short Course 1965-1966 

5

27

American Research Institute in Turkey 1965-1966 

5

28

American Research Institute in Turkey 1966-1967 

5

29

American Society of Planning Officials Conference 1965-1966 

5

30

Annenberg School of Communications 1965-1966 

5

31

Art Department 1966 

5

32

Averages 1965 

5

33

Averages 1966-1967 

5

34

B Miscellaneous 1965-1966 

5

35

B Miscellaneous 1966-1967 

5

36

Baltimore Architectural Review Board 1965-1966 

5

37

Baltimore Architectural Review Board 1966-1967 

5

38

Board of Fine Arts 1965-1966 

5

39

Board of Fine Arts 1966-1967 

5

40

Boston Five Cents Savings Bank Competition (Dean Anderson – MIT) 1966-1967 

5

41

Building – Fine Arts Fund Raising 1965-1966 

5

42

Building – Fine Arts New 1965-1966 

5

43

Building – Fine Arts New 1966-1967 

5

44

Buildings and Grounds 1965-1966 

5

45

Buildings and Grounds 1966-1967 

5

46

Bulletin Data 1965-1966 

5

47

Business Manager 1966 

5

48

Business Manager 1966-1967 

5

49

C Miscellaneous 1965-1966 

6

1

C Miscellaneous 1966-1967 

6

2

Cambridge Redevelopment Authority (Kendall Square Project) 1965-1966 

6

3

Cambridge Redevelopment Authority (Kendall Square Project) 1966-1967 

6

4

Campaign for Capital Funds 1965-1966 

6

5

Campaign for Capital Funds 1966-1967 

6

6

Comptroller’s Office 1965-1966 

6

7

Comptroller’s Office 1966-1967 

6

8

Curriculum Studies 1966-1967 

6

9

D Miscellaneous 1965-1966 

6

10

D Miscellaneous 1966-1967 

6

11

Dance Course – Proposed 1954 

6

12

Dean of Men (Peters, George B.) 1954-1955 

6

13

Dean’s Visitors 

 

 

 1954 

6

14

 1954-1955 

6

15

 1956-1957 

6

16

 1957 

6

17

 1958 

6

18

 1959 

6

19

 1960-1961 

6

20

Department of Architecture 1965-1966 

6

21

Department of Architecture 1966-1967 

6

22

Department of City Planning 1965-1966 

6

23

Department of City Planning 1966-1967 

6

24

Department of City Planning Civic Design 1965-1966 

6

25

Department of City Planning Civic Design 1966-1967 

6

26

Department of City Planning Graduate Group in City Planning 1966-1967 

6

27

Department of Fine Arts 1965-1966 

6

28

Department of Fine Arts 1966-1967 

6

29

Department of Landscape Architecture 1965-1966 

6

30

Department of Landscape Architecture 1966-1967 

6

31

Design Problems 1960-1961 

6

32

Development Program 1966-1967 

6

33

Development Program – Deans College of Liberal Arts 1960 

6

34

Director for Computing Activities 1965-1966 

6

35

E Miscellaneous 1965-1966 

6

36

E Miscellaneous 1966-1967 

6

37

Enrollment Figures – Fall and Summer 1965-1966 

6

38

Enrollment Figures – Fall and Summer 1966-1967 

6

39

Enrollment Figures – Spring Term 1966 

6

40

Enrollment Figures – Spring Term 1966-1967 

6

41

Exams and Re-Exams – Fall and Spring 1966-1967 

6

42

Executive Committee 1966-1967 

6

43

Expenditure Sheets – Graduate School of Fine Arts 1965-1966 

6

44

Expenditure Sheets – Graduate School of Fine Arts 1966-1967 

6

45

F Miscellaneous 1966-1967 

6

46

Faculty Meetings 1966-1967 

6

47

Fellowship Information and Study Programs Abroad 1966-1967 

6

48

Fine Arts Library 1965-1966 

6

49

Fine Arts Library 1966-1967 

6

50

Fine Arts Library Committee 1965-1966 

6

51

Fine Arts Library Committee 1966-1967 

6

52

Furness Building 1966-1967 

6

53

G Miscellaneous 1965-1966 

6

54

G Miscellaneous 1966-1967 

6

55

Gifts to the School 1965-1966 

6

56

Gifts to the School 1966-1967 

6

57

Graduation (January – February) 1966 

6

58

Graduation (January – February) 1966-1967 

6

59

Graduation (May) 1966 

6

60

Graduation (May) 1967 

6

61

Graduation (Summer) 1966 

6

62

Graduation (Summer) 1967 

6

63

H Miscellaneous 1966-1967 

7

1

Harvard University [50.D] 1951 

7

2

Harvard University 1951-1952 

7

3

Honorary Degree Committee 1965-1966 

7

4

Human Resources Program 1966-1967 

7

5

I Miscellaneous 1966-1967 

7

6

Institute for Environmental Studies (I) 1966-1967 

7

7

Institute for Environmental Studies (II) 1966-1967 

7

8

Institute for Environmental Studies (III) 1966-1967 

7

9

Institute for Environmental Studies (IV) 1966-1967 

7

10

Institute for Environmental Studies – Research Council 1966-1967 

7

11

Institute of Contemporary Art 1965-1966 

7

12

Institute of Contemporary Art (I) 1966-1967 

7

13

Institute of Contemporary Art (II) 1966-1967 

7

14

Institutional Studies and Planning 1966-1967 

7

15

International Services 1966-1967 

7

16

Inter-Office Memos 1966-1967 

7

17

Invitations 

 

 

[50.F] 1951 

7

18

 1952-1953 

7

19

 1953-1954 

7

20

 1954-1955 

7

21

 1955-1956 

7

22

 1956-1957 

7

23

 1957-1958 

7

24

 1958-1959 

7

25

 1959-1960 

7

26

 1960-1961 

7

27

 1962-1963 

8

1

 1963-1964 

8

2

 1964-1965 

8

3

Invitations – Boston Medical Center 1965 

8

4

Invitations – Doxiadis-Douglass Dialogue Lectures 1964-1965 

8

5

Invitations – Trip to Virginia Polytechnic Institute 1965 

8

6

J Miscellaneous 1966-1967 

8

7

K Miscellaneous 1966-1967 

8

8

L Miscellaneous 1966-1967 

8

9

Landscape Architecture 1966-1967 

8

10

Lectures Committee 1965-1966 

8

11

Letters of Recommendation 

 

 

[50.E] 1951 

8

12

 1951-1952 

8

13

 1952-1953 

8

14

 1953-1954 

8

15

 1954-1955 

8

16

 1956-1957 

8

17

 1958 

8

18

 1958-1959 

8

19

 1960 

8

20

 1960-1961 

8

21

 1963 

8

22

 1964 

8

23

M Miscellaneous 1966 

8

24

M Miscellaneous 1966-1967 

8

25

Magazine (GSFA) 1965-1966 

8

26

Magazine (GSFA) 1966-1967 

8

27

Miscellaneous Committees 

 

 

 1954 

8

28

 1954-1955 

8

29

 1955-1956 

8

30

 1956-1957 

8

31

 1957-1958 

8

32

 1958-1959 

8

33

N Miscellaneous 1965 

8

34

N Miscellaneous 1966-1967 

8

35

New Towns Seminar (European Trip) 1965 

8

36

News Bureau 1966-1967 

8

37

North Carolina School of Design Advisory Committee 1965-1966 

8

38

O Miscellaneous 1966-1967 

8

39

Office of Project Research and Grants 1966 

8

40

P Miscellaneous 1966-1967 

8

41

Personal Correspondence 

 

 

 1951-1952 

8

42

 1952-1953 

8

43

 1953-1954 

8

44

 1954-1955 

8

45

 1956-1957 

8

46

 1957-1958 

8

47

 1958-1959 

8

48

 1959-1960 

8

49

 1960-1961 

8

50

 1961-1962 

8

51

 1962-1963 

8

52

 1963-1964 

8

53

 1964 

8

54

 1965-1966 

8

55

 1966-1967 

8

56

Personnel Office 1965-1966 

8

57

Personnel Office 1966-1967 

8

58

President’s Annual Report 1966-1967 

9

1

President’s Office 1965-1966 

9

2

President’s Office 1966-1967 

9

3

Prospective Teachers 1966-1967 

9

4

Provost’s Office 1965-1966 

9

5

Provost’s Office 1966-1967 

9

6

Q Miscellaneous 1966-1967 

9

7

R Miscellaneous 1965-1966 

9

8

R Miscellaneous 1966-1967 

9

9

Regional Planning Committee 1966-1967 

9

10

Registrar’s Office 1965-1966 

9

11

Registrar’s Office 1966-1967 

9

12

Roster – Fall Term 1966 

9

13

Roster – Spring Term 1967 

9

14

S Miscellaneous 1966-1967 

9

15

Safety Engineer 1966-1967 

9

16

Sansom Street House 1966-1967 

9

17

Scholarships and Student Aid 1965-1966 

9

18

Scholarships and Student Aid 1966-1967 

9

19

School of Fine Arts Committees 1965-1966 

9

20

School of Fine Arts Committees 1966-1967 

9

21

Secretary’s Office 1966-1967 

9

22

Speeches 1951-1952 

9

23

Speeches 1951-1953 

9

24

Speeches 1953-1954 

9

25

Speeches – Vancouver and Seattle Trip 1962 

9

26

Speeches and Articles 

 

 

 1954-1955 

9

27

 1955-1956 

9

28

 1958 

9

29

 1958-1959 

9

30

 1959-1960 

9

31

 1960-1961 

9

32

 1961-1962 

9

33

 1962 

9

34

 1963-1964 

9

35

 1964 

9

36

 1965-1966 

9

37

State Board of Examiners 1966-1967 

9

38

Student Lectures Committee 1966-1967 

9

39

Summer School 1965-1966 

9

40

Summer School 1966-1967 

9

41

T Miscellaneous 1965-1966 

9

42

T Miscellaneous 1966-1967 

9

43

U Miscellaneous 1966-1967 

9

44

University Arts Council 1965-1966 

9

45

University Council 1965-1966 

9

46

University Planning (I) 1966-1967 

9

47

University Planning (II) 1966-1967 

9

48

University Planning Design Review Committee 1966-1967 

9

49

University Senate 1965-1966 

9

50

University Senate 1966-1967 

9

51

University Telephone 1966-1967 

9

52

V Miscellaneous 1966-1967 

10

1

Vice-Provost Office 1965 

10

2

Vice-Provost Office 1966-1967 

10

3

W Miscellaneous 1965-1966 

10

4

W Miscellaneous 1966-1967 

10

5

Washington University Competition (Vickery-Passonneau) (I) 1965-1966 

10

6

Washington University Competition (Vickery-Passonneau) (II) 1965-1966 

10

7

Worcester Redevelopment Authority (I) 1966 

10

8

Worcester Redevelopment Authority (II) 1966 

10

9

Worcester Redevelopment Authority 1966-1967 

10

10

Y Miscellaneous 1965-1966 

10

11

Y Miscellaneous 1966-1967 

10

12

Z Miscellaneous 1967 

10

13

 

Copeland Administration 

Box

Folder

 

Course Evaluations (CLOSED) 

Box

Folder

Personnel Files (CLOSED)