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Office of the President
J. Rion McKissick
1943-1944
BOX 1 (1943-44)
Advertising Policy. Correspondence re: placing ads.
Associations:
Alumni Association. Correspondence
includes letters from alumni at war, reminiscing about USC.
American Council on Education. Primarily newsletters and
minutes.
Columbia Art Association. Correspondence re: plans for Art
Museum.
Coordinating Educational Council of SC. Includes proposed
legislative
program.
National Association of State Universities. Correspondence and
reports
re: activities and annual meeting.
SC College Presidents Association. Reviving the Association.
SC Educational Association. Letters re: legislation.
SC Historical Association. Letter canceling annual meeting.
Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. Primarily
newsletters.
Southern Conference. Correspondence re: meeting on eligibility
rule.
Southern University Conference. Primarily reports from conference
meetings.
Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association. Letters to faculty
members
re: benefits.
Athletic Bonds. Financial statements.
BAM Club. Letter suggesting report to former members.
Board of Trustees. Includes board membership, meetings,
budget, war programs.
Board of Trustees, Committees. Correspondence re:
committee
meetings.
Bond Retirement. Correspondence re: athletic bonds and
Bond Retirement Act.
Books, Periodicals, Etc. Acquisitions and
subscriptions.
Budget. Reports and financial statements.
Buildings and Grounds:
Arboretum. Correspondence re:
damage.
Armory. Financial statements.
Building Program. Includes status reports on WPA projects.
Chapel. Correspondence re: proposed new chapel.
General. Includes dorm space, office space, parking, repairs,
inspections.
Infirmary. Correspondence re: efforts to construct new one.
Stadium. Re: finances.
Steward’s Hall Addition. Letter re: plans for.
Tennis Courts. Progress of construction.
Calendar. Correspondence re: Christmas and Jewish
holidays,
scheduling of exams and commencement.
Class Schedule. Memo re: changes.
Commencement. Arrangements for.
Curriculum and Summer Term, 1943. Assignment and dropping
of courses.
BOX 2 (1943-44)
Departments and Schools:
Ancient Languages. Correspondence re:
class enrollment.
Bible. Correspondence re: conference.
Biology. Correspondence re: faculty and new hires.
Cafeterias. Correspondence re: problems with.
Chemistry. Includes correspondence on faculty and coursework.
Commerce, School of. Includes correspondence on promotion, V-12
students.
Departmental Reports, Summer 1943, Preliminary.
Departmental Reports, Summer 1943, Final.
Departmental Reports, Fall 1943.
Departmental Reports, Spring 1944.
Duplicating Office. Copies of memos and announcements, including
McKissick
speeches.
Education, School of. Correspondence includes faculty, conference,
workshop.
Engineering, School of. Includes correspondence on faculty,
equipment,
report on program changes.
English. Correspondence re: faculty.
Extension. Correspondence includes activities, staff, courseloads,
salaries.
Fine Arts. Primarily correspondence re: transfer of department to
Wauchope house.
General. Primarily notices of departmental appropriations.
Geology. Hiring of assistant to Dr. Taber.
Graduate School. Correspondence includes Reed Smith’s death,
future of Graduate program.
History. Reappointment of instructor, Dean Childs and
courseload.
Hygiene. Letter re: arranging schedule.
Information Service. Staff opening.
Journalism, School of. Inquiries into coursework, students.
Law School. Correspondence re: enrollment, finances, admissions,
report
on status.
Library. Primarily acquisitions.
Mathematics. Primarily re: faculty, V-12 program.
Modern Languages. Recommendation for former student.
Music. Primarily re: faculty and salaries.
BOX 3 (1943-44)
Naval ROTC. Includes change in
commanding
officer.
Nursing, School of. Correspondence re: establishment of.
Personnel Bureau. Correspondence re: finances, Committee on Freshman
Orientation.
Pharmacy, School of. Includes letter re: status during war.
Physical Education. Correspondence includes new hire, intra-mural
sports, finances.
Physics. Correspondence re: faculty and student assistant.
Political Science. Letter re: department’s organization and
enrollment.
Psychology and Philosophy. Faculty.
Social Work, School of. Includes statement of coursework offered for
1944.
Sociology. Correspondence re: faculty and guest lecturers.
South Caroliniana Library. Primarily acquisitions and budget.
Student Health Service. Primarily re: staff.
Summer School 1943. Correspondence and report on 1943 session,
correspondence
and
suggestions for 1944 session.
Swimming Pool. Correspondence re: committee.
University News Service. Primarily news releases.
YMCA. Correspondence and reports on activities, staff.
YWCA. Letter re: new national student secretary.
Engagements. Correspondence re: acceptances/declinations
of events/speaking engagements.
Enrollment. Correspondence re: civilian enrollment.
Examination Schedule. Correspondence re: regular and
specially
scheduled exams.
Faculty:
Absences. (Arranged by department) Reports
of.
Committees:
Advisory Committee to the President.
Includes list of members, correspondence re: salaries and
promotions.
Catalog. Primarily membership.
Coordination of Summer Sessions. Correspondence re:coordinating
accelerated
summer term and regular summer school.
Discipline. Primarily minutes of.
BOX 4 (1943-44)
Faculty Committee on Post War Plans.
Letter
re: role of, membership.
Faculty Committee on University Instructional Policy. Correspondence
includes teaching load, class size, salaries, outside work.
Faculty Scholarships Committee. Includes inquiry into duties of
committee.
Faculty Standing Committees. Includes list of.
General. Includes report of the Faculty Committee on Committees.
Graduate. Includes letter re: future of the program.
Orientation. Appointments to.
Ph.D. Committee. Primarily membership.
Faculty Communication from President. Memos on various topics.
Increases and Promotions. Correspondence and recommendations for
faculty
raises and promotions.
Leaves of Absence. Requests for, primarily due to war duty.
Meetings. Includes statements and reports given at faculty
meetings.
Outside Work. Includes policy regarding, and statements from
faculty.
Personnel:
Babcock, Havilah. Prof. of English.
Correspondence re: vitamins and Winthrop president.
Bauer, W. W. Prof. of Engineering. Inquiry into why he left USC.
Bell, R. G. YMCA Executive Secretary. Letter re: his work and
salary.
Bradley, F. W. Dean, College of Arts and Sciences. Primarily re:
committees.
Branscomb, Lewis C. Librarian. Letter re: article.
Callcott, W. H. Acting Registrar. Correspondence includes admissions
and diplomas.
Cannon, Furman. Acting Director of Athletics. Letter of thanks.
Chase, J. A. Dean of Administration. Correspondence includes faculty
& staff, causes, war work, finances.
Childs, Arney R. Dean of Women. Includes faculty, YMCA work, semi
annual report.
Clark, Harry. Extension Professor of Education and Lecturer.
Correspondence and reports on his speaking engagements for Extension Division.
Coker, E. C. Prof. of Astronomy and Mathematics. Correspondence and
reports on perception that Coker was forced to retire.
Davis, H. C. Prof. of English Language and Rhetoric. Letter re:
meetings
and exams.
Derrick, S. M. Prof. of Economics. Includes letter re: returning to
USC.
General. Includes lists of faculty & staff and changes in.
Green, E. L. Prof. of Ancient Languages. Correspondence re:
employment
status.
Grubb, Gerald C. Adjunct Prof. of English. Complimentary letter.
Hentz, Lois. Correspondence re: employment status.
Kelly, O. F. Acting Marshal & Supt. of Buildings and Grounds.
Letters re: draft status and jury duty.
Morse, Josiah. Prof. of Psychology and Philosophy. Personal.
Motley, E. T. Prof. of Pharmacy. Personal.
Needham, Captain R. C. Commandant and Prof. of Naval Science and
Tactics. Includes resolution of thanks from Board of Trustees.
Riley, Kathleen. Acting Prof. of Hygiene. Resignation.
Smith, Ellison. Prof. of Elementary Education. Includes letter re:
Naval Flight Preparatory School.
Smith, Reed. Prof. of English. Re: death.
Stoddard, J. A. Prof. of Secondary English. Correspondence re:
committee.
Stradley, J. T. Assistant, Buildings and Grounds. Hiring of.
Sumwalt, R. L. Dean of Engineering. Includes Naval personnel and
book.
Swecker, Celia P. Cafeteria Director and Dietitian. Correspondence
re: employment and enlistment in Army.
Taber, Stephen. Prof. of Geology and Mineralogy. Correspondence re:
courseload and work as State Geologist.
Ward, W. H. Extension Director. Letter re: Extension Dept.
Wardlaw, Patterson. Dean Emeritus, School of Education. Personal
letter.
Waterfall, C. H. Asso. Prof. of Economics. Consideration for another
job.
Wheeler, Mary P. Asso. Prof. of Social Work. Letter re: work with
War Loan campaign.
BOX 5 (1943-44)
Retirement Plan. Correspondence re:
development
of.
Salary Scale. Correspondence re: increased teaching loads and
requests
for salary adjustments.
Teaching Load. Correspondence and reports re: increased teaching
loads
due to war and accelerated program.
Vacation Policy. Letter re: librarians’ vacations.
Fees. Primarily correspondence and statements re:
collection
and disbursement of.
Fellowships and Scholarships. Correspondence re:
availability
and awarding of.
Financial Statements. Receipts and disbursements.
Flags and Flagpoles. Need for flagraiser.
Football. Correspondence includes whether to have a team this
year,
coaches, games.
Fort Jackson. Problems with soldiers and peeping Toms at
women’s dorms.
Fraternities and Sororities. Correspondence includes
meeting
rooms on campus, rush week, frat houses.
Headquarters XII Army Corps. Letter re: lease.
High School Week. Thank you note.
Home Economics Course. Possibility of.
Honorary Degrees. Correspondence re: nominees.
Insurance. List of policies.
Invitations.
Lectures and Lecturers. Primarily correspondence with National
Conference of Christians and Jews.
McKissick, J. Rion, 1943. Primarily personal.
McKissick, J. Rion, 1944. Primarily personal.
Memoranda. Copies of, on various topics.
BOX 6 (1943-44)
National Beta Club. Correspondence re: McKissick picture
for publication.
National Defense:
Alien Enemy Hearing Board.
Correspondence,
reports, testimony on cases against suspected foreign enemies of
U.S.
Aviation Cadet Selection Board. Correspondence re: cadet
applicants.
CAA War Training Service. Correspondence includes finances,
Navy’s
withdrawal from program.
Chase, J. A. Coordinator, Naval Training Program. Correspondence and
reports, including students, equipment, supplies.
Deferment of Service. Correspondence re: requests for draft
deferrals
for faculty.
Engineering, Science and Management, War Training. Includes reports
on finances, program, annual meeting.
Gasoline Rationing Board. Correspondence re: requests and policies
on gas rationing.
Letters of Recommendation. For military or federal service.
National Defense Program. Includes correspondence on Home Front
Pledge
Campaign, training programs, veterans education.
Naval College Training Program, Selection Committee.
McKissick’s
appointment to.
Naval College Training Program V-12. Correspondence includes
finances,
operation of program.
Naval Flight Preparatory School. Correspondence and reports re:
operation
of.
Naval ROTC. Letter re: training methods.
Post War Planning. Correspondence re: plans for assimilating
soldiers
back into society after war,
especially re: continuing education.
Rehabilitation Program. Correspondence re: vocational
rehabilitation.
SC State War Fund Comm. Correspondence re: fund-raising for war
relief
and service organizations.
War Bond Program. Correspondence re: Bond Drive campaign.
War Manpower Commission. Personal note from S. M. Derrick.
Women’s Army Corps. Correspondence re: recruitment at USC.
Newcomen Society of England. Includes roster of Georgia
members.
NYA. Letters re: report and NYA property.
Office of Price Administration. Letter re: vacancies.
Orangeburg County Fair. Correspondence re: football game
at fair.
BOX 7 (1943-44)
Post Office. Hiring of assistant, weekend hours.
Publicity. Includes script for promotional program on USC
in the war.
Publicity, Athletic. Primarily news releases.
Registration Procedure. Information sheet.
Religious Education. Committee report from Louisiana
State
University.
Research Program. Offer from private company to fund
research
at USC.
Rural Electrification. Letter re: investigation.
Sabbatical Leave. Inquiry into policy.
South Carolina, State of:
Budget Commission. Includes long list
of budget suggestions.
Legislature. Primarily correspondence re: University information in
Legislative manual, legislation.
Library Association. Includes report of field representative;
correspondence
re: appropriations.
Municipal Association. Correspondence re: meeting.
Press Association. Correspondence includes meetings, awards,
publications.
State Auditor. Letter re: audit.
State Fair. Correspondence re: College Day and contract with
athletic
department.
Tuberculosis Association. Copy of McKissick talk on Easter
Seals.
Student Affairs:
Coed Association. Correspondence re:
supper for General Assembly.
Gamecock. Primarily news releases.
Garnet and Black. Distribution of and parent inquiry about
son’s
senior photo.
General. Primarily correspondence requesting Eddie Rickenbacker to
speak at USC.
Student Activities Committee. Correspondence re: membership and May
Queen crown.
Student Aid:
Baruch Loan Fund. Applications for
and awarding of.
General. Inquiries into and information on availability of aid.
Rotary Club Fund. Establishment of.
Student Assistantships. Departmental requests for, assignment of
student
assistants.
Student War Loan Program. Funding of.
Students, Prospective. Primarily inquiries from students
and parents re: attending USC.
Supplies and Equipment. Includes correspondence re: paper
shortage.
Survey of Courses and Instructional Staff. Chart that
includes
faculty names, ranks, courseloads, salaries, enrollment.
Travel Accounts. Requests for reimbursement and lists of
expenses.
University Auxiliary. Thanks for reception.
University Council. Correspondence, meeting minutes,
statements
re: criticism of University administration, salaries and policies.
Vacation Policy. Correspondence re: employees’
vacations,
policies.
Veterans Administration. Correspondence re: possible
Vocational
Rehabilitation center.
War Memorial Fund. Letter re: memorial
chapel.
Women’s Christian Temperance Union.
Correspondence
re: visiting speaker.
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