Office of the Comptroller records
Collection Scope and Content
Materials in the collection include quarterly appraisals of the university's securities, trust fund ledgers and journals, policies and procedures, general ledger funds, grants and contracts, application, loan, registrar forms, commencement materials, schedules of financial statements and annual financial reports (including departmental funds, building funds by name, square and lot number, endowment funds and sponsored research). The collection covers the years 1874 to 2002. Note: Not all series are processed. Ask staff for assistance.
Dates
- 1874-2002
Creator
- George Washington University. Office of the Comptroller (Organization)
Restrictions on Access
Series 2, 4, and 5 are closed to research for 50 years from date of record creation.
Access to student records is governed by the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), which protects the privacy of student education records. Student records in Series 6 are closed for 100 years from date of record creation.
Restrictions on Use
Some material may be copyrighted or restricted. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright or other case restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in the collections.
Historical or Biographical Note
The Comptroller's Office is responsible for management of the University's administrative financial operations which include the accounting, payroll, student accounts, grants and contracts, and administrative financial systems.
Extent
40 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Collection includes quarterly appraisals of the university's securities, trust fund ledgers and journals, grants and contracts,schedules of financial statements and annual financial reports.
Collection Organization
Organized into eight series: Financial statements and annual financial reports; Trust fund ledgers and journals; Handbooks and records; Policies and procedures, general ledger funds; Grants and contracts; Application, loan, registrar forms, commencement materials; Quarterly appraisal of the university's securities; and University budget.
Acquisition Information
Materials acquired through transfers from the Office of the Comptroller.
- Budget Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Contracts Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Endowments Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Financial statements Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- George Washington University
- Research grants Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Washington (D.C.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Guide to the Office of the Comptroller records, 1874-2002
- Status
- Partially Processed
- Author
- University Archives, Special Collections Research Center, The George Washington University
- Date
- 2007
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Research Center, The George Washington University Repository
