Libraries
Identity elements
Reference code
Level of description
Title
Date(s)
- 1990-2010 (Creation)
Extent
7.50 Linear Feet, 5.00 Boxes
Name of creator
Administrative history
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
These records from the Vice President for Research, Ron Trewyn, document his interactions from 1990 to 2010 with the Kansas Technology Enterprise Corporation, the Mid-America Commercialization Corporation, and Kansas Incorporated. These entities worked with the university's research foundation to bring the university's intellectual property to the marketplace.
The Kansas Technology Enterprise Corporation (KTEC) records are hosued in Boxes 1 and 2, date from 1991 to 2010, and include board meeting agendas and minutes, inter-department correspondence, international correspondence, and financial, technical, and staff reports.
The Mid-American Commercialization Corporation (MACC) records are housed in Boxes 3 and 4, date from 1992 to 2003, and include board meeting agendas and minutes, planning documentation, and training information.
The Kansas Incorporated records are housed in Box 5, date from 1990 to 1997, and include board meeting agendas and minutes, planning documentation, and reports.
System of arrangement
These materials housed in five boxes and are arranged by name of the organization.
Conditions of access and use elements
Conditions governing access
No access restriction: All materials are open for research.
Physical access
Technical access
Conditions governing reproduction
The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.
Languages of the material
- English
Scripts of the material
- Latin
Language and script notes
Finding aids
Acquisition and appraisal elements
Custodial history
It received accession number U2012.19 and were with the Vice President for Research until the transfer.
Immediate source of acquisition
Acqusition Source: Office of Vice President for Research
Acqusition Method: Transfer.
Acqusition Date: 20120508
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information
These records document some of the Vice President of Research's activities related to bringing the university's intellectual property to the marketplace.
Accruals
Related materials elements
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related archival materials
Related descriptions
Specialized notes
- Citation: [Item title], [item date], Vice President for Research records, Box [number], Folder [number or title], Morse Department of Special Collections, Kansas State University Libraries.
Alternative identifier(s)
Archon Collection ID
Description control element
Rules or conventions
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Sources used
Sources outside the records used to prepare the historical note included this archived website: http://web.archive.org/web/20150311183658/https://www.k-state.edu/ic/about/history.html.
Archivist's note
Finding Aid Author: Joshua Edgar
Processing Info: Student assistant Joshua Edgar processed the collection and university archivist Cliff Hight eviewed it in April 2015.