President's Office. Bernard Boutin, 1969-1974 | Saint Michael's College Archives & Special Collections

By Elizabeth B.. Scott

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Collection Overview

Title: President's Office. Bernard Boutin, 1969-1974

ID: SMC 2/011

Primary Creator: Boutin, Bernard L. (1923-2011)

Extent: 3.25 Cubic Feet

Arrangement: Arranged into series.

Subjects: Catholic universities and colleges. Vermont, Saint Michael's College (Colchester, Vt.). President's Office, Vermont. Commission on Higher Education Facilities, Vermont Higher Education Council, Women college students. Vermont

Scope and Contents of the Materials

The Boutin subgroup includes correspondence, administrative records and other materials from his time as president of Saint Michael's College. It also includes materials related to both the Vermont Higher Education Council and the New England College Fund that shed some insight into the manner in which colleges across Vermont and New England cooperated to ensure positive outcomes for all the colleges in the region. The materials also provide information about Boutin's experience as the first lay president of the small Catholic college.

Collection Historical Note

President Bernard Boutin became the first lay president of the College in 1969. Boutin had served on the Board of Trustees since its inception in 1967; making him well prepared to head up the school. He was a graduate of the College and had been quite involved in the College since leaving. He had also been involved in politics, serving as mayor of Laconia New Hampshire and working for the Kennedy administration. As the leader of the school during the major transition from religious to lay leadership, he had a tough job ahead of him. Boutin is best remembered for bringing women to Saint Michael’s, an act that succeeded not only in opening up the campus to women, but also to pulling the College out of a crippling debt. In 1970, 22 women enrolled at Saint Michaels, and it remains coeducational. Despite the relatively short tenure of his term, Boutin was also quite successful in fundraising, raising funds for the building of Ross Sports Center and McCarthy Arts Center, two significant buildings that contributed significantly to student life on campus.

Biographical Note

Bernard L. Boutin was born in Laconia, NH July 2,1923. He graduated from Saint Michael's College in 1945. He was mayor of Laconia from 1955-1960. following the election of John F. Kennedy, for whom Boutin campaigned heavily, Boutin became the Deputy Administrator of the General Services Administration. In 1965, after leaving the GSA, Boutin served as Deputy Directory of the the Office of Economic Opportunity under LBJ. In 1969, Boutin became the first layman elected president of Saint Michael's. He served until 1974, overseeing the transition to coeducation. He died August 24, 2011.

Subject/Index Terms

Catholic universities and colleges. Vermont
Saint Michael's College (Colchester, Vt.). President's Office
Vermont. Commission on Higher Education Facilities
Vermont Higher Education Council
Women college students. Vermont

Box and Folder Listing

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Box 1

Folder 1: Addresses, speeches
Folder 2: Addresses, speeches External
Folder 3: Admissions
Folder 4: Articles, writings “The changing scene” the Shield 1971
Folder 5: Articles, writings "The liberal arts in Vermont higher education..."
Folder 6: Asst. to the Pres/Curtin Corr. w/pres. 1971-1972
Folder 7: Asst. to the Pres/Curtin Dept. reports 1971
Folder 8: Asst. to the Pres/Curtin Dept. reports 1972
Folder 9: Asst. to the Pres/Curtin Dept. reports 1973
Folder 10: Board of Trustees Memos and reports 1969
Folder 11: Board of Trustees Memos and reports 1970
Folder 12: Board of Trustees Memos and reports 1971
Folder 13: Board of Trustees Memos and reports 1972
Folder 14: Board of Trustees Memos and reports 1973
Folder 15: Board of Trustees Memos and reports 1974
Folder 16: Commencement 1971
Folder 17: Commencement 1972
Folder 18: Commencement 1973
Folder 19: Committees AAUP
Folder 20: Committees Comm. for re-study of academic regulations
Folder 21: Committees Comm. on aims
Folder 22: Committees Comm. on development
Folder 23: Committees Curriculum
Folder 24: Committees Comm. on student financial aid
Folder 25: Committees Faculty comm. on plan development
Folder 26: Committees Faculty welfare 1970-1975
Folder 27: Committees Faculty welfare & faculty regulations
Folder 28: Committees Faculty welfare & new pension
Folder 29: Committees Govt comm. on Vt student affairs
Folder 30: Committees Income and expense improvement
Folder 31: Committees Private school study 1969-1970
Folder 32: Committees Sports complex comm. 1970
Folder 33: Committees Student life comm.
Folder 34: Correspondence 1969
Folder 35: Correspondence 1970
Folder 36: Correspondence 1971
Folder 37: Correspondence 1972
Folder 38: Correspondence 1973
Folder 39: Correspondence 1974
Folder 40: Correspondence re:computer--burroughs 1969-1970
Folder 41: Correspondence re:computers in academics 1969-1973
Folder 42: Correspondence re:faculty lecture series 1971-1974
Folder 43: Correspondence re:insurance 1969-1974
Folder 44: Correspondence re:interns, students 1970-1974
Folder 45: RE: Katharine Fairbanks award
Folder 46: Correspondence re:Koziol, Michael 1972-1973
Folder 47: Correspondence re:liquor law/Rathskeller 1969-1974
Folder 48: Correspondence re:The Michaelman
Folder 49: Correspondence re:NEASC 1969-1972
Folder 50: Correspondence re:post office 1969-1973 <u> </u>
Folder 51: Correspondence re:sympathy
Folder 52: Correspondence re:trimester
Folder 53: Correspondence with academic dean 1969-1974
Folder 54: Correspondence with Athletic Dept. 1970-1974
Folder 55: Correspondence with Burlington Free Press 1969-1973

Box 2

Folder 1: Correspondence with business manager 1969-1974
Folder 2: Correspondence with chaplain
Folder 3: Correspondence with college presidents
Folder 4: Correspondence with controller treasurer 1969-1974
Folder 5: Correspondence with Dept of Health, Education and welfare 1970-1974
Folder 6: Correspondence with Faculty 1969-1974
Folder 7: Correspondence with faculty chair 1969-1974
Folder 8: Correspondence with IBM
Folder 9: Correspondence with parents
Folder 10: Correspondence with UVM 1969-1974
Folder 11: Correspondence w/Vermont Dept. of Educ. 77
Folder 12: Depts./Programs athletics 1973
Folder 13: Depts./Programs Alumni 1970-1974
Folder 14: Depts./Programs Alumni national board 1971-1974
Folder 15: Depts./Programs Bookstore 1970-1972
Folder 16: Depts./Programs Counseling office 1972
Folder 17: Depts./Programs Education department 1972
Folder 18: Depts./Programs Extension services
Folder 19: Depts./Programs Fine arts 1970-1974
Folder 20: Depts./Programs Fire and rescue 1970-1973
Folder 21: Depts./Programs Food service 1958-1974
Folder 22: Depts./Programs Grad theology 1972-1974
Folder 23: Depts./Programs International student program 1966-1974
Folder 24: Depts./Programs Journalism 1971-1974
Folder 25: Depts./Programs Library annual report
Folder 26: Depts./Programs New program proposals 1964-1974 (2)
Folder 27: Depts./Programs New program proposals Labor management 1971-1973
Folder 28: Depts./Programs New program proposals Law school 1972-1973
Folder 29: Depts./Programs New program proposals Undergraduate nursing 1971-1972
Folder 30: Depts./Programs Outward Bound program 1969-1970
Folder 31: Depts./Programs Personnel 1969-1974
Folder 32: Depts./Programs P.R. 1969-1970
Folder 33: Depts./Programs Purchasing 1970
Folder 34: Depts./Programs Registrar 1969-1974
Folder 35: Depts./Programs Religious Studies
Folder 36: Depts./Programs Reports 1973-1974
Folder 37: Depts./Programs ROTC 1971-1974
Folder 38: Depts./Programs Safety and security 1969-1973
Folder 39: Depts./Programs student life 1969-1974
Folder 40: Depts./Programs Student personnel services
Folder 41: Depts./Programs Volunteer programs
Folder 42: Development 1969-1974
Folder 43: Development A promise for tomorrow
Folder 44: Development McCarthy Fine Arts Center
Folder 45: Development Katherine Fairbanks award 1973
Folder 46: Development Opportunities today campaign 1972
Folder 47: Events convocations 1970-1974
Folder 48: Faculty Faculty council
Folder 49: Faculty Faculty meetings and memos
Folder 50: Faculty Faculty salaries

Box 3

Folder 1: Financial Budget 1969-1972
Folder 2: Financial Budget 1974-1975
Folder 3: Governance Articles of incorporation
Folder 4: Governance Org. charts
Folder 5: Governance Pres. Advisory Council
Folder 6: Governance Pres. Council
Folder 7: Memos 1969
Folder 8: Memos 1970
Folder 9: Memos 1971
Folder 10: Memos 1972
Folder 11: Memos 1973
Folder 12: Memos 1974
Folder 13: New England colleges fund 1969
Folder 14: New England colleges fund 1970
Folder 15: New England colleges fund 1971
Folder 16: New England colleges fund 1972
Folder 17: New England colleges fund 1973
Folder 18: New England colleges fund 1974
Folder 19: New England colleges fund Reports 1970, 1972-1974
Folder 20: Personal announcement of presidency
Folder 21: Personal Bio
Folder 22: Personal Inauguration
Folder 23: Personal Press releases/clippings
Folder 24: Personal Resignation
Folder 25: Personnel Employee manual
Folder 26: Student life Radio station
Folder 27: Student life Residence halls
Folder 28: Student life Student association 1969-1973
Folder 29: Student life Student code of conduct 1963-1971
Folder 31: Subject American Council on education 1969-1973
Folder 32: Subject Association of American colleges 1970-1975
Folder 33: Subject Burlington Ecumenical Action Ministry 1969-1973
Folder 34: Subject Building names 1971
Folder 35: Subject Catholic dean controversy 1973-1974
Folder 36: Subject Christmas 1969-1971
Folder 39: Subject Financial Aid 1963-1974
Folder 40: Subject Financial Aid scholarship 1973
Folder 41: Subject George Aiken dinner
Folder 42: Subject George Aiken dinner
Folder 43: Subject Higher education act letters
Folder 44: Subject Health Services 1969-1972
Folder 45: Subject Ladies of Saint Michael’s
Folder 46: Subject Law school 1972
Folder 47: Subject Political seminar 1972
Folder 48: Subject Property files 1970-1972

Box 4

Folder 1: Subject Sacra Congregatio pro institutione Catholica
Folder 2: Subject Summer session
Folder 3: Subject Summer theatre
Folder 4: Subject Trinity College
Folder 5: Subject Vermont Academy of arts and science
Folder 6: Subject Vermont Council on Humanities
Folder 7: Vermont comm. for higher education financial 1973-4
Folder 8: Vt. Higher Education Council 1969-1970
Folder 9: Vt. Higher Education Council 1970
Folder 10: Vt. Higher Education Council 1971
Folder 11: Vt. Higher Education Council 1972
Folder 12: Vt. Higher Education Council 1973
Folder 13: Vt. Higher Education Council 1975
Folder 14: Vt. Higher Education Council Committee on Higher Education facilities 1972-1974
Folder 15: Vt. Higher Education Council Grants title VI 1973-1974

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