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The General Documents series includes a variety historical and administrative files documenting the founding, administration and programs of the Institute of gerontology. Among the most important folders in the series is that containing Program Descriptions and Progress Reports. Here are several early statements of purpose for the IoG, definitions of the division of labor between the two universities, descriptions of the duties of the executive board, and early accounts of activities. (Other progress reports will be found in the Budget Requests and Supporting Documents series.) This folder, along with those of the Ad Hoc Committee and the earliest correspondence, give a good documentation of the origins of the institute. The Promotional and Informational Material folders--course and program descriptions, mostly--give an overview of some of the training programs, both short and long-term, of the IoG.