This collection was reprossed in August and September 2023.

Executive Director's Report of the Illinois Board of Regents (1969-1995). The executive director's report contains budget information, new programs, staff analysis of university reports, legal information, and background data for Board meetings. Chancellor's Reports of the Illinois Board of Regents (1984-1995). The chancellor's reports contain budget information, new programs, staff analysis of university reports, legal information, and background data for Board meetings.

Proceedings and minutes of the Illinois Board of Regents (1967-1995), the governing body of NIU, ISU, and SSU; annual published volumes are compilations of the minutes including agenda for 1980-1982. This series contains budget appropriations requests, admissions committee (draft policies), agendas and background meetings, affirmative action report, member directories and listings, bidding and procurement, governing policy and by-laws of the BOR. Also included is the Report of the Joint University Advisory Committee on Governing Policies revisions (known widely as the Shuman report). NEPR reviews, presidential search committee, position descriptions for BOR staff, the report of the Board of Regents' visit to SSU, and the annual report from the Regency University System.

The Board of Regents Regulations File consists of copies of administrative regulations issued in notebook form, memoranda, users guide, index and superseded pages. Regulation subjects include: Board Committees, Freedom of Information Act, Programs and their approval, Long-range planning, faculty and administrative appointments, and financial affairs. Superseded pages have been kept for the Regulations notebook. Memoranda are from the Secretary of the Board of Regents to Board members and NIU Controller. Memoranda also includes a Sick Leave Benefits Summary from SSU Personnel Director to the university community. The user's Guide and Index includes Governance policies and the Regency Universities Act.

There were items that were never included in this collection. They may be found at other institutions.