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Roger Revelle, Papers 1929-1980, MC6, Box 17, f. 21, "Havard Center for Population 

 Studies, 1976-1977," SIO Archives, UCSD. 



MEMORfl.NDUM 



For: Bill Alonso 



From: Roger Pevelle 



Subject: Responsibilities and Opportunities of tho 

 Director of the Harvard Center for 

 Population Studies 



On my retirement as director of the Harvard Center for 

 Population Studies I wrote a menorandum to the Ad Hoc 

 Connittee appointed by Dean Hlatt to direct the affairs 

 of the Center until a new director could be chosen. In 

 this memorandum I outlined my concept of the duties and 

 responsibilities of the director. These include but are 

 not limited to the followinrc: 



1. Allocatlnf5 space. 



2. Kaintalninf!; secretarial, administrative, and 

 other services. 



3. Proposing faculty and research staff appoint- 

 ment s . 



^l. Helpinp! to develop and prepare research projects. 



5. Approvinp:. issuance of Center Reprints and 

 Research Reports. 



6. Supervising operation of the Center Library. 



7. Preparing- budgets. 



8. Plannlnjr or stlmulatlnc: development of courses 

 in population sciences in cooperation with 

 Departments of Instruction and Research. 



9. Arranging Center sem.lnars. 



10. Helping organize, manage and arranre research 

 and other conferences. 



