BOX 1 (1955-56)
Associations and Boards:
American Association of University Women. Membership,
newsletter.
American Council on Education. Meeting minutes and briefings.
American Society for Engineering Education. Newsletter.
Association of American Colleges. Correspondence re: meetings,
arts
program.
Association of Land Grant Colleges. Correspondence and reports re:
meetings.
Association of NROTC Colleges. Correspondence and reports on
programs
and policies.
Atlantic Coast Conference. Meeting minutes, reports.
National Association of State Universities. Includes report on
“The
Role of the State University.”
National Beta Club. Re: membership.
National Collegiate Athletic Association. Report on
organization.
National Commission on Accrediting. Activity reports,
resolutions.
National Education Association. Includes correspondence re:
conferences,
newsletters, report on teacher supply and demand.
National Science Foundation. Includes fellowship information,
survey
results.
South Carolina College Association. Primarily meeting minutes.
South Carolina Education Association. Re: meetings.
South Carolina State Employees Association. Letter re:
meeting.
Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools.
Correspondence
includes constitution, segregation.
Southern Association of Land Grant Colleges and State
Universities.
Re: meetings.
Southern Regional Education Board. Includes by-laws, meetings,
reports
on higher education.
Southern University Conference. Re: meetings.
State University Association. Correspondence includes federal aid,
state appropriations, legislation.
Atomic Energy. Primarily newsletters.
BOX 2 (1955-56)
Board of Trustees. Correspondence includes naming
women’s dorm, board membership.
Board of Trustees, Committees:
Athletic. Correspondence re:
finances,
student athletes, minutes, Big Thursday.
Executive. Correspondence includes heating problems, property
acquisition.
Finance. Letter re: appropriations.
Grounds and Buildings. Includes report on building program, naming
of buildings.
Student Affairs. Correspondence re: tuition refunds.
Bonds. Statement of special funds.
Budget 1955-56:
General. Primarily budget
worksheets.
Financial Statements. Monthly reports.
Budget 1956-57. Includes budget request for
Engineering.
Building Program:
Business Administration Bldg.
Thank-you
letter from architect.
Chapel. Correspondence re: restoration, interdenominational
services.
Faculty and Student Housing. Letter re: legislation.
General. Correspondence and reports re: construction projects.
Field House. Letter re: design of.
Fine Arts Bldg. Correspondence re: renovation.
Land. Acquisition efforts.
Library. Correspondence re: remodeling.
Men’s Dormitories. Correspondence re: consultants.
Russell House (Student Union). Correspondence includes dedication
of, use of.
Stadium. Correspondence includes replacing seats, stadium
enlargement.
Women’s Dormitories. Letter re: Wade Hampton basement.
Buildings and Grounds:
Dormitories. Correspondence includes
renovation, furnishings, damage.
Fire Inspection and Protection. Inspection report.
Landscape. Letter re: landscaping plan.
University Terrace. Acquisition efforts.
Use by Others. Correspondence re: meetings on campus by other
organizations.
Widening and Closing Streets and Other Traffic Problems.
Correspondence
re: Green Street traffic.
Commencements. Arrangements for.
Departments and Schools:
Air Force ROTC. Correspondence
includes
staff, disqualification of student.
Alumni Association:
General. Correspondence includes meetings, scholarships,
finances.
SC Foundation. Establishment of.
Archives/Public Records. Correspondence re: Calhoun Papers
Project.
Arts and Science. Correspondence re: conference.
Athletics. Includes financial statements, correspondence re: athletes,
coaches.
BOX 3 (1955-56)
Bible and Religion. Correspondence
re:
chaplaincy.
Biology. Correspondence includes new faculty, research.
Business Administration. Includes correspondence re: curriculum,
faculty,
Bureau of Business and
Economic Research.
Cafeteria. Correspondence re: employment, Slater System.
Chemistry. Correspondence re: faculty, research projects.
Education. Correspondence includes faculty, workshops, search for
new dean.
Education, Dean Travelstead. Correspondence re: dismissal of.
Engineering. Includes correspondence re: faculty, conference,
equipment,
research.
Engineering, MIT Report. Primarily re: changes in curricula.
English. Correspondence re: raises, new faculty.
Examining and Counseling Bureau. Correspondence and reports re:
placement
tests, entrance exams.
Extension Division:
Audio Visual Bureau. Report on proposed TV series.
Evening Classes. Includes correspondence re: courses in upstate.
Extension Classes. Letter re: approving instructors.
Educational Television Station. Correspondence re: possible USC
purchase
of TV station.
General. Correspondence includes instructors, course approval.
BOX 4 (1955-56)
Fine Arts. Correspondence re:
purchase
of picture.
Foreign Languages. Correspondence re: salaries, Russian program,
space
needs.
Gamecock Club. Correspondence re: football tickets, meetings.
General. Memos re: policies.
Geology and Geography. Includes correspondence re: publication.
Graduate School. Includes report on Graduate council and
faculty.
History. Correspondence re: faculty exchange, salaries.
Journalism. Correspondence re: scholarships, dean, SC Press
Association.
Law School. Correspondence includes symposium, racial
discrimination.
Libraries:
General. Includes correspondence re: conference.
McKissick. Correspondence re: gifts, bequests, seminar.
South Caroliniana. Correspondence re: acquisitions, gifts,
bequests.
Mathematics. Correspondence re: changes in curricula, problems in
the department, faculty.
Music. Primarily University Band, band director.
Naval Training Units. Correspondence includes personnel, academic
credits, admissions.
News Service. Correspondence includes dispute with WCOS, search for
new director.
Nursing. Includes report on changing to a four year program.
Pharmacy. Correspondence re: salaries, proposed consolidation of
MUSC
and USC schools.
Physics. Correspondence and status reports on research projects.
Political Science. Correspondence re: new faculty, science fair,
microfilm
collection.
Psychology and Philosophy. Correspondence re: faculty search,
visiting
lecturers.
Public Administration, Bureau of. Includes report on Bureau, report
on Municipal Salaries.
Registrar’s Office. Primarily correspondence and reports re:
registration procedures and statistics.
Summer School. Correspondence includes enrollment, transfer
policies,
length of session.
BOX 5 (1955-56)
Treasurer’s Office. Primarily
monthly
statements.
University Press. Reports on materials being published.
University Stores. Financial statements.
YMCA & YWCA. Includes correspondence re: Religious Emphasis
Week.
Enrollment. Statistics.
Faculty and Staff:
Administrative. Includes memos re:
leave policy, work hours.
General. Memos re: policies.
Instructional:
Leaves of Absence. Requests and approvals.
New Appointments. Correspondence re: new hires and promotions.
Research. Proposal and approval.
Resignations and Dismissals. Letters of resignations and
dismissals.
Sabbatical Leave. Reports and announcements re: policy.
Teaching Load. Reports and statistics on.
Tenure. Includes policy statements.
Nepotism. Correspondence re: policy.
Retirement. Correspondence re: status of retirement-age faculty.
Salaries. Includes correspondence re: raises, survey results.
Scholarships and Fellowships. Announcements and awarding of.
Faculty Committees:
Special. Appointments to.
Standing:
Admissions. Inquiries into.
Athletics. Letter re: rumored ACC fine.
Awards and Scholarships. Correspondence re: funding and awarding
of.
Counseling and Guidance Program for Freshmen. Letter re: continuing
past freshman year.
Curricula and New Courses. Correspondence re: changes in.
Discipline. Correspondence re: cases and actions taken.
Extension. Letter re: status of.
Graduate. Appointment of.
Libraries. Report on book fund allocations.
Pre-Med and Pre-Dental. Primarily re: membership.
Research and Scholarly Production. Includes research proposals.
Scholastic Standing and Petitions. Includes report on committee
activities.
Schedules. Correspondence re: exam schedules.
Student Activities. Correspondence re: allocation of activity
fees.
Student Publications. Correspondence re: committee membership,
Gamecock
finances.
University Council. Correspondence includes transfers,
pre-registration.
University Press. Correspondence re: status of.
Faculty Meetings. Meeting minutes and items for agenda.
BOX 6 (1955-56)
Football 1955:
Carolina-Clemson Game. Correspondence re: media coverage and
broadcasting,
tickets, Big
Thursday changes.
General. Correspondence includes tickets, athletics, game
schedules.
Ford Foundation. Report on grant funding.
Funds. Correspondence re: USC investments.
Gifts. Correspondence re: endowment, Lieber bust,
book.
Honorary Degrees. Correspondence re: suggestions and
nominees.
Insurance. Memo re: student insurance plan.
Invitations, General. For Russell to speak at or attend
various non-University functions.
Invitations, University. For Russell to attend
University
functions.
Kellogg Foundation. Correspondence re: assistantship
grants.
Lectures. Correspondence re: scheduling series of
lectures
from visiting professors.
Miscellaneous Inquiries. Correspondence includes
teaching
certificates, communism, personal matters.
Negroes. Correspondence re: segregation.
Phi Beta Kappa. Correspondence re: initiates.
Publications. Includes finances, Grimball Papers.
Questionnaires. Responses on various topics.
Radio Broadcasting and TV:
Athletic Events. Correspondence re:
moving date of Carolina-Clemson game.
General. Includes educational series on WIS.
Recommendation, Letters of. Primarily for
employment.
Rhodes Scholarship. Correspondence re: selection
committee.
Science Fair. Correspondence re: promotion of, science
scholarships, public school curriculum.
Sesquicentennial. Efforts to get commemorative
stamp.
SC Boards and Commissions:
Budget and Control Board. Primarily
monthly statements.
Fiscal Survey Commission. Correspondence and reports on financial
needs of SC schools.
BOX 7 (1955-56)
Legislature. Re: appropriations,
education.
State Department of Education:
General. Includes reports from State Education conference.
Gressette Committee. Includes reports on status of public schools
and legislation regarding.
Steering Committee. Plans for state conference.
Students:
Aid:
General. Correspondence and inquiries into availability and
awarding
of.
Jobs. Inquiries into availability.
Scholarships and Fellowships. Correspondence re: awarding of.
Special Scholarships. Correspondence re: awarding of.
Assistants. Inquiries into availability.
General. Correspondence re: parent and student inquiries,
complaints.
Organizations:
Clariosophic Society. Correspondence includes sesqui-centennial
anniversary.
Debating Society. Primarily re: dinner with debate team.
Euphradian Society. Correspondence re: sesqui-centennial.
Fraternities and Sororities. Correspondence re: reactivation of
Chi Psi, Derby Day, frat housing.
General. Includes complaint about football cheers.
WUSC. Correspondence re: gift of equipment, working at night.
Prospective. Admission inquiries.
Publications. Correspondence includes equipment needs,
complaint.
United States Government:
Governmental Agencies. Includes
report
on college-age population.
Protestant War Veterans. Correspondence re: being labeled a
subversive
organization.
State Department. Correspondence re: recruitment.
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