Faculty Records (University Of Maine). Professor Jensen (Robert E.) Records

Record Group

Identifier: UA 0011-012

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The record group contains notes for lectures and papers written by Robert E. Jensen for presentation at symposia.

Dates

Creation: 1967-1971

Creator

Jensen, Robert E. (Person)

Restrictions on Access

Kept at Fogler Library's offsite storage facility. One week's notice required for retrieval.

Terms Governing Use and Reproduction

Information on literary rights available in the repository.

Biographical Note

Robert E. Jensen was born in Iowa in 1938. A summa cum laude graduate of the University of Denver in 1961 with an M.B.A. in accounting, he received a Ph.D. from Stanford University in 1966. He was a Certified Public Accountant and taught at the University of Denver, Stanford University, and Michigan State University. He came to the University of Maine at Orono in 1968 as the Nicolas M. Salgo Professor in the College of Business Administration. In 1971-1972 he was selected as a Fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University where he conducted an investigation of quantitative and qualitative mathematical models for empirical data analysis. In 1976, he was awarded the University of Maine's Presidential Research and Creative Achievement Award. He was the author of a number of published papers and of several books including one on applied mathematics and mathematical programming in accounting and finance.

Extent

1 box

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement

Physically the box is arranged by subject. File names and dates were added and material was separated and divided into multiple sub-folders where necessary. Material was rehoused into archival quality storage.

Box number has changed:

Old Box #38 (New Box #1)

Accruals

Accruals of records related to Professor Jensen are not anticipated.

General

Formerly SpC MS 0265.

Processing Information

Processed by Matthew Revitt, November 2018, Raymond H. Fogler Library Special Collections Department. Processing involved a collection survey and intellectual arrangement into series and the creation of this finding aid. Material was rehoused into appropriate archival folders and the boxes and folders numbered and titled using information from ArchivesSpace.