BOX 1 (1949-50)
Armed Forces:
Army. Request for textbook recommendations.
Army Air Corps. Includes SC Aviation newsletter.
Associations:
American Council on Education.
Correspondence
and bulletins re: education legislation.
American Society for Engineering Education. Arrangements to attend
conference.
Association of NROTC Colleges. Correspondence re: meeting,
constitution.
College Physical Education Association. Re: meeting.
National Association of State Universities. Primarily re:
meetings.
National Collegiate Athletic Association. Includes correspondence
re: student financial aid, violations.
National Commission on Accrediting. Letter re: founding of.
National Education Association. Includes newsletters.
Regional Council for Education. Correspondence includes conferences,
organization of.
SC Academy of Science. Correspondence re: meeting.
SC College Association. Correspondence re: committees and
meetings.
SC Education Association. Includes recommendation on fine arts
education.
SC High School League. Bulletin with organizational information.
SC Press Association. Includes letter re: contest.
SC State Employees Association. Membership and insurance
information.
Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools.
Correspondence
and reports re: academic standards.
Southern University Conference. Re: meeting.
Atomic Energy. Letter re: international control.
Atomic Energy, Oak Ridge. Correspondence re: membership
in Oak Ridge Institute of Nuclear Studies.
Board of Trustees, Agenda. Copies of, with notes.
Board of Trustees, Committees:
Appointments of Board Committees.
Excerpts
of minutes regarding.
Athletic. Correspondence re: regulations, financial reports.
General. Correspondence re: members, meetings, matters for
discussion.
Grounds and Buildings. Correspondence re: construction and repairs,
renaming of old Petigru.
Law School. Re: meeting.
University Activities Committee. Recommendations on music and fine
arts.
Board of Women Visitors. Correspondence re: membership.
BOX 2 (1949-50)
Budget 1949-50:
Budget Request, President’s
Office.
Copy of.
Departmental Budgets I. Departmental appropriations.
Departmental Budgets II. Monthly statements.
General. Budget sheets and statements of expenditures.
Sources of Income. Financial statements.
Special Reserve Fund. Monthly statements.
Building
Program:
Engineering Laboratory. Reports on
laboratory tours at other colleges, correspondence re: design.
Faculty and Student Housing. Correspondence re: legislation.
General. Correspondence re: efforts to get funding for projects.
Land. Correspondence re: leasing and inspection of.
Law Building. Correspondence re: construction history, financial
reports.
Naval Science Building Legislation. Correspondence re:
appropriations.
Science Building. Proposed new building.
Stadium. Correspondence re: additions to, financial reports.
Student Activities Building. Efforts to get legislative funding.
Buildings and Grounds:
Annual Sanitary Inspection. Reports
on.
Arboretum. Complaint on security.
Assignment of Space. Correspondence re: current and future
needs.
Chapel. Purchases for.
Donation of Land to USC. Correspondence re: lease.
Dormitory Assignments. Correspondence re: preferences in making
assignments.
Dormitory Rentals. Correspondence re: fee increase.
Faculty Residences. Correspondence re: assignments.
General. Correspondence re: miscellaneous problems and repairs.
Heating Plant. Correspondence re: installation and contract.
Maintenance and Upkeep of Athletic Facilities. Correspondence re:
minor repairs.
Petigru College. Correspondence includes law school moving out,
future
use, renaming of.
Repairs and Alterations. Correspondence re: needs of various
buildings.
Use by Others:
Colleges. Correspondence re: stadium.
High Schools. Stadium and Melton Field.
Other Activities. Primarily correspondence re: Girls State.
Wade Hampton Dorm. Letter re: electricity.
By-Laws. Requests for copies from other schools.
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Calendar of University Events. Semester schedules.
Colleges and Universities:
Bob Jones University. Correspondence
re: transfer students.
Columbia Bible College. Correspondence re: transfer credits.
General. Correspondence with other colleges out of state.
Commencement, 1950. Arrangements, list of graduates,
invitations.
Commencement, August 1949. Arrangements.
Concessions. Primarily weekly reports on income.
Congress of American Industry. Correspondence re: meeting.
Departmental Bulletins. Correspondence and drafts of text.
Departmental Reports:
Administrative. Includes list of
administrative
heads.
Advance Report on Enrollment. Includes recommendations from Dean
Bradley.
Air Force ROTC. Correspondence re: efforts to establish unit at
USC.
Air ROTC Contract File. Copies of contracts.
Instructional. Includes list of department heads.
Departments and Schools:
Alumni Association. Correspondence
includes newsletter, membership, meetings.
Anthropology and Sociology. Correspondence re: classes, faculty,
enrollment.
Athletic. Primarily correspondence re: budget.
Bookstore. Letter re: rain damage.
Business Administration. Correspondence re: coursework, faculty,
marketing
research.
Carovet Apartments. Includes complaint about politician living
there.
Chemistry. Correspondence includes faculty, departmental
recommendations,
equipment.
Education, School of. Includes report on Education program and
future
needs.
Engineering, School of. Correspondence re: PhDs, report on program,
accreditation.
English. Correspondence includes budget, library materials,
enrollment.
Extension Division:
Audio-Visual Bureau. Need for new projection room.
Correspondence Course. Includes letter re: course listings and
registration.
Evening Classes. Letter re: instructors.
Extension Classes. Includes recommendations for off-campus work.
General. Includes academic credit, enrollment, conference.
Fine Arts. Includes coursework and faculty.
Geology. Includes report on conference.
Graduate School. Correspondence re: enrollment, research.
BOX 4 (1949-50)
History. Correspondence includes
faculty,
enrollment, coursework.
Home Economics. Correspondence re: coursework.
Hygiene. Suggestion to place under Biology.
Infirmary. Authorization for narcotics.
Journalism. Correspondence re: new dean, library, program
changes.
Law School:
Dean, Clyde. Case of. Correspondence re: dismissal of lawsuit.
Dedication. Preparations for.
General. Correspondence re: new building dedication, finances,
library,
conference proceedings.
Summer Session 1950. Correspondence, petitions, and recommendations
for.
Libraries. Recommendations for administration of.
Libraries, Caroliniana. Correspondence includes staff, operation of,
special needs, finances.
Libraries, McKissick. Includes 1948/49 annuals report,
reclassification
project.
Marshal’s Office. Correspondence re: maintenance staff.
Mathematics. Correspondence re: faculty and staff.
Music. Correspondence re: teaching loads, equipment.
Naval Training Units:
Contracts. Copies of.
General. Student lists.
NROTC. Correspondence re: policies, staff, students.
News Service. News releases.
Nursing. Includes reports on nursing resources and needs in South
Carolina.
Personnel Bureau. Includes correspondence re: personnel, testing,
departmental needs.
Pharmacy. Correspondence re: accreditation, narcotics.
Physical Education. Letter re: need to invigorate.
Physical Education, Intramural Handbook. Forward for.
Public Administration, Bureau of. Includes staff, operation of,
report
on SC taxation of automobiles.
BOX 5 (1949-50)
Registrar’s Office:
Annual Report. Copy of.
General. Registration instructions.
Placement Bureau. Includes quarterly reports.
Social Work. Correspondence includes accreditation, academic
program,
proposal for two-year
schools, graduate study.
Summer School. Includes faculty and teaching loads, coursework.
University Press. Correspondence re: publications through USC
Press.
University Stores. Correspondence re: dispute with Parker Pen
Company.
YMCA & YWCA. Correspondence re: freshman camp, conference,
annual
report.
YMCA & YWCA, Religious Emphasis Week. Includes report on,
program.
Diplomas, Exceptional Award of. Correspondence re: changing
date
of graduation on diploma.
Employment Applications. Correspondence re: adding
question
re: criminal behavior on employment application.
Enrollment:
General. Statistics, reports.
Law School. Statistics.
Music. Statistics.
Equipment Unneeded, Disposal of. Blueprint machine in
Engineering.
ESMWT Program. Letter re: disposition of records.
Faculty and Staff, Administrative:
Absences. Reports of.
Early, Barney. Correspondence re: non-retention of.
Enright, Rex. USC employment history.
General. Includes correspondence on salaries, list of job
descriptions.
Leaves of Absence. Requests for.
McClain, John. Correspondence re: hiring and salary.
New Appointments. Job offers. [arranged alphabetically by last
name]
Offers Declined. [arranged alphabetically by last name]
Reappointments. [arranged alphabetically by last name]
Resignations and Dismissals. [arranged alphabetically by last
name]
Rules and Regulations. Memos re: holidays.
Saturday Off, Request for. Petition by employees.
Faculty and Staff, Budget Commission. Reports on
changes
in positions and salaries.
BOX 6 (1949-50)
Faculty and Staff, Instructional:
Absences. Reports of.
Crow, Orin F. Change in status.
General. Correspondence re: promotions, list of faculty members,
statistics
on other universities.
Leaves of Absence. Requests for.
Librarians. Correspondence re: granting faculty status to
professional
librarians at USC.
Nepotism. Laws and regulations.
New Appointments. [arranged alphabetically by last name]
Offers Declined. [arranged alphabetically by last name]
Part-time Assistantships. Recommendations and approvals for.
Reappointments. [arranged alphabetically by last name]
Research. Correspondence re: Research Committee, recommendations for
faculty research projects.
Resignations and Dismissals. [arranged alphabetically by last
name]
Retirement. Correspondence re: policy and list of eligible
employees.
Sabbatical Leave. Policy on.
Salaries:
Extension Teachers. Correspondence re: proposed increase.
Instructional. Correspondence and recommendations re: increases.
Law School. Correspondence and lists re: salaries and
courseloads.
Ochs, R. D.
Saturday Work.
Scholarships and Fellowships.
Sick Leave. Report of hospitalized employee and temporary
replacement.
Teaching Load. Correspondence re: faculty in various
departments.
Tenure of Office. Resolution on.
Faculty and Staff, Outside Work. Includes list of
faculty
and staff with and without non-University work.
Faculty and Staff, Tenure. Policy.
Faculty Club. Letter re: open house.
Faculty Committees:
General. Changes in miscellaneous
committees’
memberships.
Special:
Academic Advisory Committee for NROTC. Membership.
McKissick Memorial Fellowship. Instructions to committee.
Naval Academy Nominating Committee. Process.
Sullivan Award. Notice of awards.
Standing:
Admission, Entrance Exams and Scholastic Standing. Instructions.
Bulletin. Meeting brief.
Curricula and New Courses. Includes recommendations, law
education.
Faculty Endowment. Letter re: emergency aid.
Faculty Student Committee on Assemblies. Recommendations on holding
student assemblies.
Fellowships and Scholarships. Recommendations for recipients.
Finance Advisory. Membership and allocation.
Honorary Degrees. Correspondence re: selection of recipients.
Scholarships, Loans and Student Self-Support. Announcement of aid
through Institute of
International Education.
BOX 7 (1949-50)
Fees. Correspondence re: setting of, increases in,
collection
statements.
Fees, Refund of. Correspondence and requests for
refunds
by students and parents.
Fees, Student Activities. Correspondence re: increase,
disbursement of.
Financial Statements:
Alumni Association, Carovets
apartments.
Athletics. Monthly statements.
Audit Report. Monthly statements.
Auxiliary Agencies. 1948-49 book of financial statements, including
Extension,
Duplicating Office. Monthly statements.
Extension Division. Monthly statements.
Sims College Canteen. Monthly statements.
Statement of Expenditures. Monthly statements.
Statement of Funds Withdrawn from State Treasurer.
Statement to State Auditor. Correspondence and monthly statements
sent to.
Stewards Hall. Monthly statements.
Student Activities Fees Account. Monthly statements.
University Depository. Monthly statements.
University Stores. Monthly statements.
Veterans Housing Project. Monthly statements.
Wade Hampton Cafeteria. Monthly statements.
Football 1949:
Carolina-Clemson Game. Arrangements
for, financial reports.
President’s Box: [arranged alphabetically]
Board of Trustees. Acceptances of guests for President’s box.
Board of Women’s Visitors. Acceptances of guests for
President’s
box.
Faculty and Staff. Acceptances of guests for President’s
box.
General. Guest lists and seating arrangements for Clemson game.
BOX 8 (1949-50)
House of Representatives. Acceptances
of
guests for President’s box.
Miscellaneous. Acceptances of guests for President’s box.
Senators. Acceptances of guests for President’s box.
Foreign Tours. Prospectus for.
Funds, Investment of. Correspondence re: USC investments.
General Education Board. Correspondence includes
scholarship
program, comments on Director’s speech.
Gifts. Includes furniture, diploma, artwork.
Honorary Degrees. Nomination and selection of
recipients.
Invitations:
Other Colleges and Universities.
Acceptances
and regrets.
Other Functions. Acceptances and regrets.
University Functions. Invitations and replies.
BOX 9 (1949-50)
Liberty Bell. Ceremonies re: Liberty Bell tour.
Patterson, William H. Correspondence as Assistant to
the President.
President’s Power to Make Contracts. Resolution
on.
Miscellaneous Inquiries. Miscellaneous correspondence.
National Guard. Letter re: granting leave for summer
camp.
Negro Problem:
Applicants. Includes paper on
political
problems of admitting blacks.
General. Correspondence re: segregation.
Reading File. Information on case, copies of correspondence.
Wrighten Case. Correspondence and court opinion re: lawsuit.
Questionnaires. Inquiries and responses, including
University
police force, academics, faculty.
Radio Broadcasting:
Athletic Events, 1949. Correspondence
re: broadcasting privileges, policies of other schools.
Athletic Events, 1950. Correspondence re: conference to determine
policy, survey of other schools.
Correspondence Files. President’s reading files on
lawsuit.
Legal Proceedings. Lawsuit re: broadcast privileges.
Radio Broadcasting Station for USC. Correspondence and report on
other
institutions and plans for USC.
Report on Radio, Dec. 6, 1949. Materials collected from other
schools.
Recertification Program, State Department of Education.
Statements regarding.
Recommendation, Letters of. For Naval commissions.
BOX 10 (1949-50)
Smith, Admiral Norman M. Primarily personal
correspondence.
Smith, Admiral Norman M., Invitations.
Personal.
Solicitation Campaigns. Correspondence re:
fundraising
for Hiroshima University student hall.
SC Governor Boards and Commissions:
Free Conference Committee.
Correspondence
re: membership.
Legislature:
Budget Commission. Financial information and budget estimate.
General. 1946-1950. Includes correspondence re: Thurmond’s
inaugural
address as Governor.
Legislative Manual. Corrections for.
President’s Report for 1951. Southern University Conference
material for inclusion in report.
President’s Report to Legislature. Correspondence and drafts
of report.
Senate Finance Committee. Correspondence and report to, re:
University
budget.
State Department of Education. Correspondence re: travel expenses,
conference.
State Reorganization Committee. Includes correspondence and proposed
plan for State Archives.
Ways and Means Committee. Correspondence re: employment, salaries,
budget.
Students:
Absences. Policy on.
Activities. Correspondence re: awards day.
Activities, University Day. Plans for.
Aid:
Athletic Scholarships. Primarily recommendations for.
Children of Veterans. Includes copy of law.
W.T. Grant Scholarship. Funding of.
McKissick Memorial Fellowship. Includes financial statements.
Scholarships and Fellowships. Primarily recommendations for.
Student Emergency Loan Fund. Correspondence re: granting emergency
loans for students.
Tulane Law Scholarship. Announcement of.
Counseling. Correspondence includes proposed counseling and guidance
services.
Examination Schedule. Correspondence re: semester schedules,
requests
for other arrangements.
Foreign Students. Includes correspondence re: allowing
assistantships
for English students.
General. Includes report on scholastic averages, damage to
flagpole.
Health Service. Correspondence re: special diet for student,
complaint
re: doctor.
Honor Council. Board of Trustees resolution re: role of.
BOX 11 (1949-50)
Organizations:
Clariosophic Society. Correspondence re: portraits, repairs to
rooms,
furniture.
Coed Association. Thank you note for gift.
Debating Society. Letter re: victory.
Euphradian Society. Correspondence re: repairs to rooms and
furniture.
Fraternities and Sororities. Letters re: ODK scholarship, Alpha
Delta
Pi rooms.
University Band. Primarily correspondence re: performance at Azalea
Festival.
WUSC. Resignation of Faculty Advisor.
Prospective Students:
Admission Declined. Correspondence re: declined due to grades.
General. Inquiries into academic programs, dorms, transfers.
Recruitment Program. Correspondence to high school administrators
re: presentations to students.
Publications:
Gamecock. Includes correspondence re: regulation of, editorials.
Garnet and Black. Distribution of.
Reinstatement. Correspondence re: student who failed exams.
Schedules, Return to Pre-War Schedule. Announcement regarding.
Summer Work. Correspondence re: summer work and intern programs.
Withdrawals. Reports of.
Telephone and Telegraph. Letter requesting reduction in
long-distance
calls.
Television. Report on TV’s effects on sports.
Temporary Buildings and Equipment (Surplus Property).
Correspondence
re: demand for.
Textbooks:
Changes. Correspondence and requests
for changes in textbooks approved for courses.
Cost of. Price information.
Preparation by Faculty. Correspondence re: publications and
textbooks
by faculty members.
Travel Account. Requests for travel authorization and
expenses.
United States Government:
Congress, Committee on Un-American
Activities. Correspondence re: request to review lists of
textbooks.
Social Security Agency. Cover letter for report.
State Department. Letter reporting foreign publication.
University High School Contract. Renewal of.
Veterans:
Counseling. Correspondence and
contracts
re: providing counseling for veterans at USC.
Entitlement and Eligibility Regulations. Correspondence and
instructions
re: education and training.
General. Includes student list.
Veterans Administration. Correspondence re: veteran education and
training.
Veterans Administration Contracts. Copies of.
Vocational and Recreational Courses Under GI Bill. Instructions
regarding.
World Student Service Fund. Announcement of new Executive
Secretary.