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Office of the President
J. Rion McKissick
1941-1942
BOX 1 (1941-42)
Advertising Policy. Correspondence re: restrictions on
USC advertising.
Alcohol, Permit to Handle. Copy of permit.
Alumni Association. Correspondence includes
commencement, homecoming, military- related activities.
American Red Cross. Correspondence re: courses, fund drive.
Applications, Librarian. Correspondence re: Branscomb’s
application, later hired.
Associations:
American Council on Education. Correspondence
on dues and bulletin.
Municipal Association of SC. Letter re: program for after the war.
National Association of State Universities. Primarily correspondence
on national meetings.
National Education Association. Correspondence on meeting location.
SC Association of Colleges. Correspondence re: meeting.
SC Education Association. Correspondence re: meeting.
Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. Includes committee
reports.
Southern University Conference. Conference arrangements.
Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association. Includes list of USC employees
applying for.
Attendance Regulations. Correspondence re: changes in and
copy of new ones.
BAM Club. Correspondence includes finances, ticket dispute,
game reports from Athletic Director.
Board of Trustees. Correspondence with Board members re:
regulations, rumors, students, buildings and grounds.
Board of Trustees, Agenda. Copies of from various committees.
Board of Trustees, Committees. Primarily re: meetings;
includes recommendations of joint committees on finance, university
activities, buildings and grounds.
Boards and Foundations:
Board of Women Visitors. Correspondence re: attendance at commencement.
Carnegie Foundation for Advancement of Teaching. Correspondence on
pensions.
Algernon Sydney Sullivan Foundation. Re: gift.
Books, Periodicals, Etc. Correspondence re: gifts and purchases.
Budget. Correspondence and reports re: appropriations and
budget requests.
BOX 2 (1941-42)
Building Program:
Arboretum. Rental agreement.
General. Correspondence and reports re: projects underway and pending.
Heating Plant. Correspondence and contract re: installation of new
boilers.
Infirmary Project. Correspondence re: status.
ROTC Armory. Correspondence re: efforts to obtain funding and plans
for.
Stadium. Correspondence re: enlargement of.
Tennis Courts. Correspondence re: construction.
Buildings and Grounds:
General. Includes inspection sheets,
miscellaneous repairs, student housing.
New Library Project. Completion of.
Students’ Guests. Correspondence re: guest rooms in dorms.
Summer 1941-42. Correspondence re: students seeking to stay in dorms
during summer.
Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds. Correspondence re: search
for.
Use by Organizations. Correspondence on requests to use USC buildings.
Carnegie Music Set. Correspondence re: display of.
Catalog 1942. Correspondence on corrections and publication.
Chapel. Correspondence re: chapel programs and speakers.
College Salaries. Federal report on.
Columbia, City of. Correspondence re: closing streets on
campus and water and sewer charges.
Daylight Savings Time Schedule. Copy of Governor Maybank’s
proclamation.
Departments and Schools:
Athletics. Primarily re: budget.
Biology. Primarily re: filling positions opened by resignations.
Cafeterias. Includes efforts to find place to feed football team.
Chemistry. Includes correspondence on resignation, travel expenses.
Commerce, School of. Primarily hiring of part-time instructor.
Departmental Reports, 1st sem.
Departmental Reports, 2nd sem.
Duplicating Bureau. Copies of memos.
BOX 3 (1941-42)
Economics. Correspondence re: new instructor.
Education, School of. Correspondence includes salaries study, building
space.
Engineering, School of. Includes correspondence on staff, military
service for students.
English. Primarily faculty and wartime curricula.
Extension. Correspondence and reports re: Extension activities, including
war related.
Fine Arts. Correspondence re: gift of print, leave of absence.
Geology. Letter from Taber re: meeting.
Graduate School. Includes reports, correspondence on graduate credit.
History. Correspondence re: night school.
Journalism, School of. Correspondence includes transfer student, student
assistants.
Law School. Inquiry into admission, bar exam.
Library. Correspondence re: staff, finances, acquisitions, dedication
of, presentation of portraits.
Mathematics. Includes new hire.
Modern Languages. Includes inquiry into German teacher for Ft. Jackson.
Music. Correspondence re: gift of pipe organ to University chapel.
Naval ROTC Unit. Correspondence and reports on unit’s activities.
Personnel Bureau. Primarily re: staff.
Pharmacy, School of. Includes accreditation and student assistants.
Physical Education. Correspondence re: inadequate equipment and promotion
of physical training.
Physics. Correspondence re: lab bench and seismograph reports.
Political Science. Correspondence re: staffing.
Psychology and Philosophy. Request for teaching load information.
South Caroliniana Library. Correspondence re: acquisitions, including
reports and chart.
Student Health Service, 1941. Primarily search for new male and female
University physicians.
Student Health Service, 1942. Primarily search for new male and female
University physicians.
Summer School. Correspondence includes room reservations, commencement.
University News Service. Correspondence re: suggested stories, news
releases, staff.
YMCA. Reports and correspondence, including efforts to find new location
for outings due to
expansion of Camp Jackson.
YWCA. Includes budget and activities report.
BOX 4 (1941-42)
Dormitory Assignments. Correspondence re: room assignments.
Dormitories, Government of. Correspondence re: regulations,
drafts of regulations.
Dormitories, Special Permits to Enter. Correspondence giving
special permission to enter or stay in dorms.
Engagements, 1941. Correspondence re: various events McKissick
invited to attend.
Engagements, 1942. Correspondence re: various events McKissick
invited to attend.
Enrollment. Primarily reports on from Dean of Administration.
Entertainment Account. Lists of expenses.
Faculty:
Absences. Faculty members absent from
class.
Communications from the President. Copies of faculty resolutions and
memos from the President.
Contracts. Inquiry into use of at USC.
Delinquencies. Correspondence re: faculty members late turning in
reports.
Increases and Promotions. Letter re: recommended increases.
Leaves of Absence. Requests for, esp. re: military service.
Meetings. Copies of resolutions and statements.
Outside Activities. Letter re: outside employment.
Personnel. Information on new members.
Faculty and Staff:
Baker, L. T. Telegrams re: SC chair of United Service Organizations for
National Defense.
Bell, R. G. Offer of committee service.
Bradley, F. W. Correspondence re: questionnaire.
Callcott, W. H. Re: teaching schedule.
Cantey, J. M. Includes statement of retirement benefits.
Chase, J. A. Primarily admissions and withdrawals for military service.
Childs, Arney. Includes reports on dorms, nursing program, enrollment,
war service.
Clark, Harry. Correspondence re: hiring of and speaking arrangements.
Coleman, J. B. Letter re: thesis.
Daniel, J. McT. Correspondence re: leave of absence to conduct survey.
Davis, R. B. Letter re: articles.
Early, B. A. Letter re: health.
Elliott, W. T. Promotion of.
Gaines, Lodema. Includes report as field representative.
Green, E. L. Letter re: retirement.
Hall, R. A. Correspondence re: departure.
Herbert, T. Walter. Hiring of.
Kelly, O. F. Includes report as acting marshal.
LaGrone, T. E. Recommendation for other employment.
Litman, Samuel. Correspondence re: request for promotion.
McCall, W. C. Letter re: National Teachers Exam.
Mercer, C. F. Correspondence re: why he has no Ph.D., promotion to
head of Physics.
Needham, R. C. Duty assignment to USC.
Padgett, Susan S. Correspondence re: resignation.
Petty, J. J. Federal Housing Administration inquiry.
Rawl, F. B. Correspondence re: tickets.
Roberts, F. Carlisle. Statement on employment.
Stanley, Hugh S. Hiring of.
Stoddard, J. A. Correspondence re: annuity payments.
Sumwalt, R. L. Correspondence includes war-related activities of Sumwalt
and Engineering School.
Swecker, Celia. Letter re: rental fee.
Taylor, W. Frank. Includes report on student activities.
Ward, W. H. Correspondence re: meeting.
Wardlaw, Frank H. Letter re: salary.
Wardlaw, Patterson. Letter re: conference report.
Waterfall, C. H. Letter re: national defense.
Wauchope, G. A. Correspondence re: possible retirement.
Welbourne, F. F. Correspondence and statements re: fees and staff.
BOX 5 (1941-42)
Faculty Committees:
Absences. Correspondence re: new regulations, charity football game.
Admission of Transfer Students. Correspondence re: two cases where
transfer was denied.
Advisory Committee to President. Report on recommendations for salaries
and promotions.
Caroliniana. Addition of Dean Childs to committee.
Catalog. Letter re: information for.
Chapel. Primarily membership.
Correspondence Courses. Appointment of.
Discipline. Includes transcripts of testimony.
Fraternities and Organizations. Inquiry into regulations.
Freshman Orientation. Appointments to.
The Gamecock. Includes resignation of editor.
Library. Meetings.
Natatorium. Correspondence includes minor accidents at pool, lifeguard
applicants.
Petitions. Letters re: individual student petitions.
Physical Education. Correspondence re: appointment of to study possible
changes in department.
Promotion of Attendance. Establishment of, to encourage better student
class attendance.
Scholastic Standing. Primarily meeting minutes.
Special Committees. Appointments of various special committees.
Student Relations. Primarily meetings and membership.
Sullivan Award. Correspondence re: certificates and recommendations.
Summer School. Meeting minutes and Callcott’s resignation from.
University Council. Includes conflicts in University catalog.
Faculty Retirement Plan. Includes reports and proposals
for.
Faculty Teaching Schedules. Correspondence re: faculty
late in filing reports.
FBI. Letter from J. Edgar Hoover re: "Spanish Swindle."
Fees, Deferred Payment of. Correspondence and form re:
deferred payment plan.
Fees, Student. Primarily statement of collections.
Fees, Student Activity. Includes report of committee studying
reallocation of fees.
Financial Statements. From various departments.
Flagpoles. Correspondence re: erection and dedication of
flagpole, including invitations.
Football. Includes halftime shows, drum majorettes, tickets.
Fraternities and Sororities. Includes leases of rooms in
dorms and correspondence re: renewing leases.
Free Tuition. Correspondence re: soldiers receiving free
tuition.
Freshman Advisors. Appointments of.
Freshman Week. Includes program and McKissick speech to
men of the freshman class.
Gifts. Includes gifts of equipment and pipe organ.
Gonzales Gardens. Correspondence re: dedication of.
Headquarters First Army Corps. Correspondence re: leasing
space in Preston College to Army.
High School Week 1942. Includes schedule and program.
Home Economics Course, Proposed. Letter regarding.
Honorary Degrees. Correspondence re: nominations for and
awarding of.
BOX 6 (1941-42)
Insurance. Correspondence re: University auto insurance
and salary deductions for savings.
Invitations. Correspondence re: various events.
Lectures and Lecturers. Correspondence with performers
and organizations.
Librarian. Correspondence re: library school, librarian
position.
McKissick, J. Rion, 1941. Correspondence re: participation
in various organizations, personal.
McKissick, J. Rion, 1942. Correspondence re: participation
in various organizations, personal.
Memoranda. Copies of on various topics.
Moore, A. C. Plaque in honor of.
National Beta Club. Includes correspondence re: advertising
in Beta Club Journal.
National Defense:
Alien Enemy Hearing Board. Primarily
minutes from hearings, instructions from Department of Justice.
Army Enlisted Reserve Corps. Correspondence re: pre-induction training
in colleges.
Campus Defense Committee. Appointments to.
Civilian Morale Service Center. Correspondence re: establishing one.
Columbia Nutrition Committee. Correspondence re; membership and purpose.
Defense Securities. Correspondence re: Defense Stamps and Bonds.
Engineering Defense Training Program. Correspondence and financial
reports re: program activities.
Letters of Recommendation, 1941- March 1942. For entry into armed
forces or defense work.
Letters of Recommendation, April 1942-June 1942. For entry into armed
forces or defense work.
BOX 7 (1941-42)
National Defense Program, 1941. Correspondence re: University involvement
in defense activities.
National Defense Program, 1942. Correspondence re: University involvement
in defense activities.
Pilot Training Program. Correspondence includes financial statements
and program status.
Selective Service. Correspondence re: status of faculty members under
the draft.
Southeastern Aviation Education Committee. McKissick’s appointment
to.
United Service Organizations. Includes reports on county fund drives.
University Committee of Deferment of Students. Correspondence re:
possibility of student deferments.
University Committee on National Defense. Includes report on activities
of.
V-1 Plan. Correspondence re: USC cooperating with the plan.
War Service Opportunities. Announcement regarding.
Nurses Courses. Correspondence re: cooperative effort with
Columbia Hospital.
Nutshell. Copies of newsletter.
Palmetto Boys’ State. Correspondence re: holding it at
USC.
Palmetto Weekly Press Association. Letter re: bill.
Portrait Presentation. Includes copies of remarks made at presentation.
Public Works Administration. Project list.
Publicity. Correspondence re: publicity opportunities,
news releases.
Residence of Students. Letter re: non-residents and fees.
Resident Artist. Memo re: bringing an artist to USC.
Rural Electrification Authority. Includes letter re: possible purchase
of St. Stephens system.
Scholarships and Fellowships:
American Bankers Association Scholarships.
Correspondence re: establishment of and committee on awards.
Baruch Fund. Inquiries into and awarding of scholarships.
General. Inquiries into and announcements of.
McKissick Fellowship. Awarding of.
Solicitation. Correspondence re: policy on.
SC Agencies:
Attorney General. Letter re: scholarship bill.
Budget Commission. Correspondence re: hearing.
Highway Department. Letter re: resolution.
Legislature. Primarily correspondence re: appropriations and budget
information; includes reports.
Public Service Authority. Correspondence re: USC leasing an island
in Santee Cooper area.
BOX 8 (1941-42)
Soil Conservation Service. Correspondence re: lease.
South Carolina Historical Association. Payment owed R. L. Meriweather.
South Carolina Library Association. Correspondence re: holding annual
meeting at USC.
South Carolina Press Association. Correspondence re: holding annual
meeting at USC.
State Department of Education. Committee nomination.
State Sinking Fund Commission. Meeting minutes re: loan to USC.
State Tax Commission. Letter re: liquor store.
Student Affairs:
Gamecock. Includes correspondence re: articles; news releases.
Garnet and Black. Primarily distribution of.
General. Includes University ring and freshman regulations.
Honor Council. Letter re: cheating.
Student Advisory Committee to the President. Correspondence re: establishment.
Student Aid. Primarily student inquiries into availability of aid.
Student Aid, NYA. Correspondence re: inquiries and cut in funding.
Student Assistantships. Correspondence re: assignments to and needs
of departments.
Student Body Constitution. Copy of.
Student Failures. Lists of.
Student Union. Includes report on.
Students, Prospective. Correspondence and inquiries into attendance
at USC.
Students for Special Consideration. Memos re: students.
Supplies and Equipment. Includes departmental supply budgets.
Survey, Courses and Instructional Staff. Chart with
information on faculty, rank, salary, courseload, and enrollment.
Travel Accounts. Correspondence re: requests for travel
reimbursement.
University Caroliniana Collection. Correspondence re: acquisitions.
University Christian Institute. Includes correspondence re: speakers.
University Club. Invitation to dinner.
University Ring Committee. Correspondence re: official
USC ring.
Women’s Christian Temperance Union. Correspondence re:
speaking at USC.
Work Progress Administration. Correspondence re: various
projects.
WPA Writers Project. Publication of South Carolina
Folk Tales.
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