Discontinued Offices & Program. Bureau Of Public Administration (University Of Maine) Records

Record Group

Identifier: UA RG 0007-006

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The records contain textual information created by the University of Maine Bureau of Public Administration. The record group mainly contains records regarding the Bureau's training programs, seminars, and workshops.

The record series Training Records contains publicity material for various Bureau of Public Administration workshops, seminar, and programs for municipal and public employees on a range of subjects including communications management, financial accounting, employee motivation, career development, and supervision. There are also copies of Bureau newsletters and calendars outlining training programs and details of a Maine State Government summer internship program.

The record series Administrative Records contains a copies of Bureau reports entitled “Maine State and Local Government Revenue and Expenditure Patterns: A Review” and “Intergovernmental Personnel Act Of 1970 - Fifth Year Report” and a memorandum regarding “Regional Planning Commissions Status Report”.

The record series Subject Records contains items regarding the Intrastate Financial Management Network Project and the American Society for Public Administration.

Dates

1966-1981

Creator

University of Maine. Bureau Of Public Administration (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

Kept at Fogler Library's offsite storage facility. One week's notice required for retrieval. Personal identifiable and legally protected information will be redacted before release.

Conditions Governing Use

Information on literary rights available in the Raymond H. Fogler Library Special Collections Department.

Biographical / Historical

The Bureau of Public Administration had its start with the city manager program begun in the 1930’s by Professor Edward F. Dow. The Bureau was part of the progressive movement to professionalize municipal administration. The position of town manager became popular through this movement as a way to administer above the political fray. The Bureau hosted, delivered, and facilitated training for municipal and public employees on a range of subjects. The Bureau also published "Juncture", a series of scholarly papers dealing with politics and government in Maine.

In 1989, the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center was founded and it took over many of the responsibilities of the Bureau. By 1991 all training, seminars, workshops were pretty much phased out. It was replaced by the Maine Municipal Association as was the case in other states. Town managers and towns needed more timely advice than a university could provide.

Extent

1 box

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement

The Records Group is broken down intellectually into subseries: 1. Training Records, 2. Administrative Records, and 3. Subject Records.

Physically the records are arranged by subject. Some file names were changed to make them more meaningful, dates were added, and errors were corrected. The material was already rehoused into archival quality storage.

Box numbers have changed:

Old Box #339 (New Box 1)

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Much of the material is addressed to Raymond H. Fogler Library staff member Muriel A. Sanford.

Accruals

Accurals from the University of Maine Bureau of Public Administration are not anticipated since the Bureau has been closed more than twenty years.

Related Materials

The record groups Office of the President Records (UA RG 0003) and Professor Schoenberger (Walter Smith) Records (UA RG 011.006) both include records on the Bureau of Public Administration.

Special Collections also holds copies of the Bureau of Public Administration's publication Juncture.

Bibliography

Smith, David C. The First Century A History of the University of Maine 1865-1965 (Orono, ME: University of Maine at Orono Press, 1979).

Processing Information

Processed by Matthew Revitt, October 2016, Raymond H. Fogler Library Special Collections Department. Processing involved a collection survey and intellectual arrangement into series and the creation of this finding aid. The boxes and folders were numbered and titled using information from ArchivesSpace.