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H. John Heinz III School of Public Policy and Management Records

 Collection
Identifier: 0000-0012

Scope and Contents

The John Heinz III School of Public Policy and Management/SUPA are housed in five archival boxes and are arranged in five series. Series have been designated for administrative material, Dean Kamlet's records, publications, activities, and papers. These records include annual reports, correspondence, pamphlets and brochures, staff and student directories, School publications, reports, and research articles. Due to the nature of the School and its faculty, cooperative projects dealing with public issues in Allegheny County can be found in this collection. Specific course and individual student information is scarce in the collection, but may be found in Publications (series III) and Activities (series IV).

Dates

  • 1968-2004

Restrictions

The papers of Dean Kamlet include a few faculty files which contain personal information. These files are restricted. Access will be considered on case by case basis by the University Archivist and access cannot be guaranteed.

History

The School of Urban and Public Affairs was founded in 1968 with a $10 million endowment grant from Mr. and Mrs. Richard K. Mellon. In a time of social unrest, the Mellons recognized the growing need to educate future leaders of urban areas in a new way, using new knowledge and technology to create positive change. They saw Carnegie Mellon University as a good place to establish this new type of business school because if its urban setting, small size, and its history of interdisciplinary studies and research.

President Stever, Graduate School of Industrial Administration Dean Cyert, William Cooper, and Otto Davis were instrumental in bringing the new school into reality. Otto Davis drafted much of the initial proposal. William Cooper from the GSIA was chosen as the first Dean and began recruiting faculty (on joint appointments) and laying out the groundwork for curriculum. It was decided that the School would seek to incorporate modern developments in scientific analysis and decision making skills as well as bring attention to important areas of research. In these new programs, research and practice would have more emphasis than courses and exams.

In 1992, the School for Urban and Public Affairs accepted the Congressional papers of Senator John Heinz III after his untimely death in 1991. The School was renamed the John Heinz III School of Public Policy and Management. An annual public policy symposium was also created in his memory.

Deans:

  1. 1968-1975 William Cooper
  2. 1975-1981 Otto Davis
  3. 1981-1986 Brian Berry
  4. 1986-1992 Alfred Blumstein
  5. 1993-2000 Mark Kamlet
  6. 2001-2002 Linda Babcock
  7. 2002 -2003 Jeffery Hunker
  8. 2004 -2008 Mark Wessel
  9. 2008-2013 Ramayya Krishnan

Extent

4.5 Linear feet (5 boxes)

Language

English

Overview

This collection contains the papers of the H. John Heinz III School of Public Policy and Management, formerly the School of Urban and Public Affairs or SUPA. It includes the papers of Dean Kamlet, theses, student projects, publications, and research papers, from its creation in 1968 to 2004.

Provenance

The provenance is unknown at this time (6/2007).

Processor

Processed by Cassandra Nespor on June 27, 2007. Updated by Laure Bukh on October 4, 2013.

Title
John H. Heinz III School of Public Policy and Management Records 1968-2004 0000.12
Status
Completed
Date
June 27, 2007
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Revision Statements

  • October 4, 2013: The finding aid was updated on October 4, 2013

Repository Details

Part of the Carnegie Mellon University Archives Repository

Contact:
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