National Educational Television Records, 1951-1969

 
Container Title
Series: Series 4. Business Affairs, 1964-1966
Physical Description: 19 boxes 
Biography/History: Business affairs at NET have been conducted under the auspices of at least three offices, including: The Secretary-Treasurer, a position that appears to have been with NET from its inception; the administrator or manager of business affairs, also an initial position; and the comptroller, a position probably created some time during the 1960s. On at least two occasions the Vice-President for Administration also held the position of Secretary-Treasurer. Thus, the files of both Kenneth Yourd and Arthur M. Griffin as VP's for Administration also contain some information on their activities as Sec.-Treasurer.
Scope and Content Note

With the exception of the records described above, and an occasional document in the various other series, the sole files documenting business affairs activities at NET consist of nineteen archive boxes of computer printouts covering the years 1964-1966 that appear to have been generated by the comptroller's office. The computer printouts are essentially a “balance sheet” for individual programs and series in Cultural Affairs and Public Affairs, showing the program's current financial (fiscal) status. Information listed includes amount budgeted for the program, additional credits, expenditures, and balance remaining in the program account. They are arranged in numerical order by their business affairs number, from CA 1 to CA 298, and PA 1 to PA 312, with over 200 numbers missing. The files also contain an occasional memo, press release, expenditure request, or cost report.

The files have not been weeded. The arrangement within folders is roughly chronological. These records are among the very few we have documenting explicit use of NET funds, detailed, broken down, showing both purpose and amount of spending for specific programs. The sources of funds and the rationale for giving them can be found in other files (e.g. Development, Program Subject File, Program Title File). These files should be retained until we have all the records of NET, and are more familiar with the extent and nature of financial information on NET. Then, or before if use demands it, they should be arranged more thoroughly and weeded. At that time, program titles could be added to the folders. Also, further information from the comptroller's office is needed to completely and intelligently evaluate the printouts.

Box   1
CA 1 - CA 12
Box   2
CA 13 - CA 19
Box   3
CA 20 - CA 36
Note: 34 missing.
Box   4
CA 37 - CA 53
Box   5
CA 54 - CA 99
Note: 63-69, 71-83 missing.
Box   6
CA 100 - CA 206
Note: 115-117, 119-199 missing.
Box   7
CA 207 - CA 227
Note: 228 missing.
Box   8
CA 229 - CA 256
Note: 233, 237, 241, 249, 254 missing.
Box   9
CA 257 - CA 298
Note: 262; 265; 268-271; 274; 278; 280-282; 286; 288-292; 294-295; 297 missing.
Box   10
PA 1 - PA 13
Box   11
PA 14 - PA 24
Box   12
PA 25 - PA 43
Note: 31 missing.
Box   13
PA 44 - PA 73
Box   14
PA 74 - PA 109
Note: 108 missing.
Box   15
PA 110 - PA 216
Note: 115-117; 120; 122-150; 152-199; 204; 208-210; 214-215; 217-219 missing.
Box   16
PA 220 - PA 229
Note: 221 missing.
Box   17
PA 230 - PA 250
Note: 231 missing.
Box   18
PA 251 - PA 312
Note: 264; 274-275; 278; 286-293; 296-311 missing.
Box   19
P62