The earliest forerunner of the Board of Regents, the Regents of the State University of Iowa was established in 1845. Later, Boards of Trustees were established for each of Iowa's three public institutions of higher learning. In 1909, the 33rd General Assembly created the State Board of Education, later renamed the State Board of Regents, to coordinate and govern all three institutions (Iowa State University, the State University of Iowa, and the University of Northern Iowa). In addition to the public institutions of higher learning, the Board of Regents has also governed the Iowa Braille and Site Saving School since 1911 and the Iowa School for the Deaf since 1917.
Some or all of these records are available to search in the Iowa History Collections Catalog
The following is a partial list of the records of the Board of Regents in our holdings:
| Title | Date Span |
|---|---|
| Administrative Files _ See Preliminary Guide for Subseries (Includes published materials from as early as 1862) | c.1950-1980 |
| Audit Reports | 1953-1964, 1977-1996 |
| Blueprints | 1967 |
| Bond Sales | 1959-2000 |
| Budget, Board of Regents | 1955-1966 |
| Budget, State Board of Education | 1937-1955 |
| Catalog Books - Iowa State Agricultural College/Iowa State College/Iowa State University | 1870-1973 |
| Catalog Books - Iowa State Teachers College, 1908-1962 and University of Northern Iowa Bulletins | 1968-1974 |
| Catalog Books - State University of Iowa, 1921-1975 and State University of Iowa Bulletins | 1962-1968 |
| Collective Bargaining Negotiation Files | 1976-1993, Undated |
| Construction Project Files | c.1915-2001 |
| Contracts and Bonds | Undated |
| Departmental Organization Charts | 1993-1994 |
| Departmental Policies and Procedures | 1934-1998 |
| Executive Correspondence, Policy Reference | 1978-1995 |
| Lease Rental and Easement Files | 1922-1996 |
| Legislative Liaison Logs | 1991-1998 |
| Minutes | 1845-1846, 1909-1948 |
| Minutes and Docket Material of Board Meetings | 1957-2000 |
| Minutes, Finance Committee | 1909-1966 |
| Plans and Projects - Education Cluster on Federal Issues | 1995 |
| Plans and Projects - Energy Management | 1989 |
| Plans and Projects - Fire Safety | 1964-1995 |
| Plans and Projects - Fund Manager Reports | 1994-2000 |
| Plans and Projects - Invesco Endowments | 1998-2000 |
| Plans and Projects - Personnel Policies | Undated |
| Plans and Projects - Portfolios and Quasi Endowment | 1997-2000 |
| Plans and Projects - Purchasing Plans | 1985-1991 |
| Plans and Projects - Risk Management | 1986-1996 |
| Plans and Projects - Risk Management, Automobiles | 1980-1994 |
| Plans and Projects - Sale of WOI | 1985-1994 |
| Plans and Projects - Study Groups | Undated |
| Plans and Projects - Telecommunications | 1985-1989 |
| Plans and Projects - Wilshire Investment Analysis | 1997-2000 |
| Plans and Specifications - Iowa School for the Deaf | 1964-1966 |
| Plans and Specifications - Iowa State University | 1967 |
| Program Planning and Project Development Files | 1963-2000, Undated |
| Programs and Projects - Eisenhower Project Files | 1990-1998 |
| Programs and Projects - Federal Programs | 1981-1984 |
| Programs and Projects - Federal, Pre-Applications | 1968-1990 |
| Programs and Projects - Legislation and Decisions | 1995 |
| Programs and Projects - Mandates Policies | 1973-1982 |
| Programs and Projects - Oil Overcharge | 1986 |
| Register of Personnel Changes | 1958-1975, Undated |
| Reports to the Governor | 1984-1997 |
| Trust Funds | 1909-1996 |