BOX 1 (1937-38)
Advertising. Correspondence re: USC not allowed to
advertise.
Alumnae Association. McKissick to speak at luncheon.
Alumni Association. Correspondence re: committees,
meeting,
Alumni Loan Fund.
Alumni: School of Journalism. List of graduates,
1925-1937.
Alumni: Association of Law Schools. Letter re: McKissick
attending a luncheon.
Associations/Organizations:
American Association of University
Professors. Meeting notice.
American Association of University Women. Correspondence with Dean
Arney Childs on inspection.
American Automobile Association. Correspondence re: sponsoring
driver’s
education classes.
American College of Life Underwriters. Letter re: holding exams at
USC.
National Association of State Universities. Correspondence re:
convention.
National Education Association. Letter re: membership.
South Carolina Association of Colleges. Meeting notice.
South Carolina Economic Association. Letter on progress.
South Carolina Education Association. Meetings.
Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools.
Correspondence
re: salaries and newsletter subscription nformation.
State University Association. Meeting.
Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association. Correspondence on
insurance
for faculty members.
Barefoot Day #1. Correspondence and reports re: the
incidents
and investigation.
Barefoot Day #2. Undated testimony, statements, and lists
of defendants and witnesses.
Board of Trustees. Includes list of resolutions
re:policies.
Board of Trustees Committees:
Executive Committee. Correspondence
on meetings and topics to be discussed.
Finance Committee. Includes agendas.
General. Correspondence re: meetings and members, lists of
committees.
Special Committee on Health Services. Plans for new student health
services, applications and other correspondence.
Special Committee on Honorary Degrees. Establishment of the
committee.
Special Committee on Law School Applications. Correspondence re:
hiring
of faculty.
Special Committee on Law School Association of American Schools.
Correspondence re: suggested improvements to the law school.
Special Committee on Law School Correspondence. Regarding meetings
and student concerns.
Special Committee on Law School, Reports.
Special Committee on Law School Questionnaires. Correspondence and
completed questionnaires from other law schools.
BOX 2 (1937-38)
Board of Women Visitors. Correspondence re: nominations
to the Board and list of members.
Books and Periodicals. Correspondence re: receipt of
books and periodicals.
Budget 1937-38. Reports on salaries, expenditures, and
requested appropriations.
Buildings and Grounds:
Botanical Gardens. Expansion and
development
of.
Cantey, Jim. Superintendent, Buildings and Grounds. Requests and
correspondence
on repairs.
Chemistry Building. Proposal for.
Coker, E.C. Correspondence re: physical plant improvements.
College Building Bill. Efforts to pass (funding for construction of
college buildings.)
Curators of Buildings. Letter re: topics needing their
attention.
Faculty Residence. Possible PWA funding for.
New Library Building. Correspondence and reports on efforts to fund
new building.
Sidewalks. Correspondence re: paving sidewalks.
Stadium. Includes plans for painting the stadium.
Swimming Pool. Correspondence and report on efforts to fund
construction.
Catalogs Mailed. Requests for catalogs.
Chapel Programs. Correspondence re: events held in
chapel,
including motion pictures and a list of reservations.
Columbia Chamber of Commerce. Correspondence re:
McKissick
speaking at banquet.
Columbia Community Chest. Correspondence re: donations
by USC employees.
Columbia Garden Club. Correspondence on historical
markers
at USC.
Columbia Merchants Association. Includes response to
McKissick’s speech at luncheon.
Commencement 1938. Arrangements for.
Contributions to USC. Letter re: donation.
BOX 3 (1937-38)
Dean of Women. Correspondence re: need for more dorm
space for women.
Departments and Schools:
Bible, Dept. of the. Letter re:
adding
a course.
Cafeteria, Mrs. Frank Smith, Manager. Includes hirings.
Campus Post Office. McKissick’s complaint about post office
slowness.
Chemistry Dept. Includes letter re: fire hazards in LeConte
College.
Departmental Reports, 1st Semester.
Departmental Reports, 2nd Semester. Cover letters only.
Education, School of. Includes copies of the Gazette and
correspondence
re: school’s librarian.
Engineering, School of. Correspondence includes need for additional
professors and surveying project.
English Language. Correspondence and enrollment data.
English Literature. Includes budget constraints.
Extension. Includes hiring of director, programs.
Extension Services-University School of the Air. Scheduling guests,
funding, transcripts of programs.
Fine Arts. Includes chart of teaching schedules.
General. Appropriations for depts.
Graduate School. Correspondence re: graduate fellowships and school
catalog.
History. Includes list of professors’ classes.
Infirmary. Correspondence re: reorganization of.
Journalism, School of. Includes letter from student re: journalism
course.
Law School. Correspondence re: admissions, student assistants, law
diplomas.
Library. Includes staff salaries, acquisitions, Caroliniana
collection.
Modern Languages. Temporary hire.
Music. Correspondence re: reorganization of.
Personnel Bureau. Letter re: report on freshmen.
Pharmacy, School of. Includes approval for new position.
Physical Education for Men. Includes proposal for B.A. in P.E.
Physical Education for Women. Includes hiring of part time
instructor.
Political Science. Includes hiring of George Sherrill and proposal
for Bureau of Public Administration.
Psychology and Philosophy. Inquiry on course in Philosophy of
Religion.
Sociology. Inquiry on course in Rural Sociology.
Summer School 1937. Correspondence includes appropriations,
statistics
on enrollment and degrees.
Derieux Agricultural Survey. Proposed agricultural
survey of SC.
BOX 4 (1937-38)
Endowment Campaign. Correspondence on proposed
campaign.
Engagements, 1/37-10/37. Correspondence re: speaking
engagements.
Engagements, 11/37-2/98. Correspondence re: speaking
engagements.
Engagements, 3/98-6/98. Correspondence re: speaking
engagements.
English, Written and Spoken. Improving standards of
instruction.
Entertainment Fund. Letter re: bill.
Examination Questions. Correspondence re: mimeographing
exams.
Faculty Committees.
Advisory Committee. Establishment of
and appointments to.
Cafeterias Committee. Includes report on student survey re: food
quality
and service.
Caroliniana Committee. Correspondence re: acquisitions, including
William Gilmore Simms papers.
Catalog Committee. Preparations for publication of.
Discipline Committee. Reports of discipline problems.
Extension Service Committee. Appointment of new members.
Fraternities and Students Organizations Committee. Meeting
minutes.
General. Includes list of standing committees.
Group Insurance Committee. Insurance premiums and information.
Honorary Degree Committee. Nominations, biographical
information.
Scheduling Committee. Correspondence re: exam schedules.
Special Committee on Aboretum. Appointments to.
Special Committee on Examinations. Includes membership list.
Special Committee on Freshmen Tutorial Classes. Establishment
of.
Special Committee on High School Bulletin. Publications of
informational
bulletin for high schools.
Special Committee on Library. Appointments to.
Special Committee on Math Requirements for School of Commerce.
Establishment
of.
Student Health Committee. Appointments to.
Summer School Committee. Meeting announcement.
Faculty Commutation Allowance. Travel
allowances.
Faculty Council. Rescheduling of meeting.
Faculty Credit Union. Proposal for establishment
of.
Faculty Outside Employment. Faculty members
reporting
outside work.
Faculty Promotions, Increases, etc. Suggested
plan
for faculty promotions, tenure, salaries.
Faculty Research. Includes request for reports
on faculty research activities.
Faculty Salary Scale and Teaching Load. Lists of
salaries and teaching loads.
BOX 5 (1937-38)
Faculty and Staff:
Babcock, Havilah. Includes letter
from
Archibald Rutledge re: teaching at USC.
Baker, Leonard T. Includes correspondence on staff information.
Ball, T. F. Includes class schedule.
Bass, R. D. Includes information on Humanities Club.
Bell, R. G. Includes suggestions for McKissick’s talk on
serving
Christ.
Bradley, Francis W. Request for report and cover letters.
Chase, J.A. Dean of Administration. Includes correspondence on
appropriations,
physical plant, and Dean’s annual report.
Coleman, J.B. Letter re: gas fumes in Sloan College.
Copenhaver, J. E. Includes his nomination for Who’s Who.
Crow, Orin F. Includes letter re: connections between Vanderbilt
University
and USC.
Daniel, J. McT. Includes material given to McKissick for a
speech.
De Horvath, Felice. Personal letter.
De Pass, S. C. Includes correspondence re: judging high school
newspaper
contest.
Derrick, S. M. Letter re: salary.
Enright, Rex. Correspondence re: unpaid debt.
Gaines, Lodema. Includes mention of anti-University sentiment.
General. Correspondence and list re: instructional staff.
Green, Edwin L. Includes inquiry on antebellum student magazine.
Harth, W. A. Report on indebtedness of Athletic Association.
Law, E. H. Authorization to handle narcotics.
Lindsay, Elizabeth. Secretary. Resignation of.
Lipscomb, G. F. Compliments on speech.
McCall, W. C. Correspondence re: testing service.
McCallister, Don. Includes letter re: unpaid debt.
McCutchen, George. Letter re: USC used as exam center.
Meriweather, R. L. Includes correspondence re: restoration of
Waddell
School and Church site.
Morse, Josiah. Includes compliment on speech.
Motley, E. T. Permission to handle narcotics.
Murchison, Hugh R. Correspondence re: operation and class
schedule.
Neil, Rebecca. University Nurse. Letter re: summer work in
hospital.
Norwood, J. E. Recommendation for.
Owens, Nathalie T. Leave of absence.
Petty, J. J. Letter re: articles.
Philson, P. J. Thank-you note.
Rodgers, Floyd. Request for job recommendations.
Schayer, Isadore. Letter re: his service to USC.
Sherrill, George R. Request for vita.
Smith, Reed. Letter on new library building.
Stoddard, J. A. Correspondence includes speech, alumni.
Sumwalt, R. L. Includes efforts to get DuPont donation and complaint
against Sumwalt.
Taber, Stephen. Request for new chemistry building.
Taylor, W. Frank. Correspondence re: printing and binders.
Timmons, R. K. Letter re: benefits of attending USC.
Walsh, Kershaw. Testifying in court case.
Ward, W. H. Includes vita.
Waterfall, C. H. Request for student assistant.
Watkins, Isabell. Salary.
Wauchope, George A. Salary.
Welbourne, Frank F. Financial correspondence and treasurer’s
annual report.
Whaley, M. S. Student assistant.
Fees, Deferred Payment of. Correspondence and
report
on regulations for.
Fire Hazards on Campus. Report on.
Freshman Week. Correspondence, registration and program
information.
Gary Portrait. Correspondence and McKissick’s
speech
re: presentation of portrait to USC.
General Correspondence. Miscellaneous topics relating
to the University.
General Education Board. Completed questionnaire.
High School Week 1938. Appointment of committee,
program.
Housing of Students. Report from University of
Minnesota.
Humanities Club. Meeting notice.
BOX 6 (1937-38)
Inaugural Program. Includes copy of speech and requests
for speech.
Invitations, 1937. Invitations, acceptances,
declinations.
Invitations, 1938. Invitations, acceptances,
declinations.
Lectures and Lecturers. Offers to give lectures at
USC.
Library System. Proposal.
McKissick, J. Rion, 1937. Personal correspondence.
McKissick, J. Rion, 1938. Personal correspondence.
Melton Hall. Correspondence re: use as a dormitory.
Mimeographing Dept. Correspondence re: establishment
of.
National Honorary Beta Club. Correspondence includes
annual meeting.
O’Neal Portrait. Correspondence re: purchase
of.
Phi Beta Kappa. Correspondence re: nominations to.
Real Estate Practices and Procedures. Suggested course
in.
Rhodes Scholarship Committee. Election of McKissick as
chair of SC committee.
Rockefeller Foundation. Correspondence re: founding a
Bureau of Public Administration at USC.
Scholarships and Fellowships:
Epps Loan Fund. Applications.
French Club Scholarship. Funding.
General. Announcements of .
Graduate Fellowships. Correspondence re: efforts to establish.
NYA Applicants. Responses to requests, list of applicants.
NYA Officials. Correspondence re: projects and conferences.
School of Pharmacy. Proposal for scholarship.
SC Loan Fund. Notification of recipients.
Charles Irwin Travelli Fund. Includes funding of, recipients of.
University Assistants. Correspondence with applicants, recipients,
amounts awarded.
Secretarial Service. Secretarial help for Dean
Childs.
Society for Hard of Hearing. Plans for regular testing
of children in school.
Solicitation on Campus. Banning of.
Sons of Confederate Veterans Reunion.
Correspondence
on holding reunion at USC.
BOX 7 (1937-38)
SC Agricultural and Mechanics Society. Includes thanks
for contract with Athletic Dept.
SC Association of the Blind. Use of USC buildings for
convention.
SC Baptist Hospital. Letter re: students choosing
hospitals.
SC Civil Contingent Fund Committee. Funding
request.
SC Dept of Education. Correspondence re: school library
standards.
SC Federation of Women. McKissick asked to serve on
consulting
board.
SC Forestry Commission. Letter re: Arbor Day.
SC High School League. University’s participation
in.
SC Highway Testing Laboratory. Letter re: continuing
contract with USC.
SC Historical Association. Correspondence re:
resolution
of thanks.
SC Press Association. Holding midwinter institute at
USC.
SC Rural Electrification Authority. Primarily progress
bulletins.
SC Tuberculosis Association. Conference information and
invitation to speak.
SC Unemployment Compensation Commission. Correspondence
re: examinations given at USC for agency jobs.
Southern Conference. Correspondence re: rules for
student
athletes, meetings.
Speech, Professor of. Possible creation of
position.
Store Room. Summer storage to prevent theft.
Student Absences. Request for excused absences due to
accident.
Student Activities Fee. Includes list of allocations,
expenses.
Student Affairs:
Athletics. Letter re: Coach
McAllister.
Athletic Advisory Board. Includes appointment of committee on
constitution.
Athletic Association. Correspondence and report on the
Association’s
debt.
Carolinian. Statement of support for.
Clariosophic Literary Society. Letter of support by.
Coaching Staff. Letter of confidence in new coaches.
Cooperative Stores. Agreement between USC and operators of a
canteen.
Football, 1938. Correspondence includes broadcasting games,
arranging
games, coaching staff.
Football Season:
Carolina-Clemson. Primarily tickets for dignitaries.
Citadel. Primarily tickets for dignitaries.
Emory & Henry. Primarily tickets for dignitaries.
Davidson. Primarily tickets.
Football Squad. Thank-you to St. Paul’s Lutheran Church for
support.
Furman. Primarily tickets for dignitaries.
General. Correspondence re: season tickets.
Georgia. Primarily tickets for dignitaries.
Presbyterian College. Primarily tickets for dignitaries.
BOX 8 (1937-38)
Student Affairs:
Fraternities and Sororities.
Correspondence
re: banning of off-campus Greek housing.
Gamecock. Includes finances of and April Fool issue.
Garnet and Black. Includes correspondence re: finances and list of
suggestions for yearbook dedication.
General. Includes list of student organizations’ officers and
activity fees information.
Glee Club. Correspondence on policy on absences for
performances.
Honor Committee. Correspondence re: distribution of Honor Blue
Books.
May Queen Committee. Appointment of faculty to count ballots.
National Collegiate Athletic Association. Letter re: amateur
athletes.
Publications. Correspondence on student petition for a “New
Carolinian.”
Selden Society. Request for allocation from student activities
fund.
SC Methodist Student Conference. Information on.
Southern Student Health Association. Election of USC as member.
Student Aid 1937. Correspondence and applications for
student aid, including NYA grants.
Student Aid 1938. Correspondence and applications for
student aid, including NYA grants.
Student Assistantships 1937-38. Correspondence re:
department
requests for assistants.
Student Board of Publications. Letter re: policies for
government of Gamecock.
Student Correspondence. Correspondence with students
and parents re: admissions, grades, tuition, etc.
Student Fees. Financial report.
Student Grades. Delinquency list.
Student NYA Applicants. Correspondence re: students
applying
for NYA financial aid.
Student Obligations. Student debts with Columbia
merchants.
Student Union Building. Includes vandalism, student
fees.
Sullivan Award. Includes list of graduates.
Supplies and Equipment. Correspondence re: purchase
of Dictaphone.
BOX 9 (1937-38)
Telephone Exchange. Request for improvement of.
Tours-Educational. Letter on educational
expedition.
Travel Expenses. Correspondence re: changes in policy,
travel vouchers.
Tuberculosis Institute. Correspondence re: training
institute
held at USC
Tuition Fees. Bill on financial aid.
United Brewers Industrial Association. Includes Code
of Practice.
United States Army. Correspondence re: army flying
cadets.
University Activities Committee. Primarily
correspondence
re: requests for new hires and salary adjustments.
University Caroliniana Collection. Letter about
acquisition.
University Caroliniana Society. Includes list of
members.
University Cooperative Stores. Financial report.
University News Service. Correspondence primarily on
vacant journalism instructorship and directorship of News Service.
University Placement Service. Letter promoting.
University Press. Interest in reestablishing.
USC Statistics. Report on appropriations.
Vacation Suggestions. Letter re: place to vacation.
Winthrop College. Letter re: Winthrop getting a chapter
of Pi Gamma Nu.
Work Progress Administration, Correspondence. Status
of projects.
Work Progress Administration, Reports. Status of
projects.
WPA Statewide Geodetic Survey Project. Funding.
WPA Writers Project. Primarily correspondence on State
Guide Book.
Y’s Bird. Compliment by McKissick on
publication.
YMCA. Correspondence and handouts re: topics for
discussion
groups.
YWCA. Includes copy of budget.
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