File consists of handwritten notes summarizing the contents of documents in held in SFU Archives in the Academic Planning Office fonds (F-49).

Sub-series consists of the Vice-President, Academic's correspondence with, related to, or copied from the Academic Planner. The Office of the Academic Planner was established in 1964; it ceased operations in 1974, when the incumbent, John Chase, was made Director of a new department, Institutional Studies (later Analytical Studies). Activities and topics documented in the correspondence include development of planning mechanisms, enrollment projections, faculty salaries, the trimester system, development of new academic programs, teaching methods, and space allocation planning. Records include correspondence, reports, and statistics.