BOX 1 (1958-59)
Administrative Bulletins. Memoranda to staff re: reducing
expenses, News Service, other policies.
Armed Forces. Re: Armed Forces Day.
Associations:
American Association of University
Professors. Correspondence re: Margolis dismissal, non-Communist
loyalty
oath.
Atlantic Coast Conference. Minutes, reports, recommendations re:
policies
and regulations.
Department of Health, Education and Welfare. Includes report on
South
Carolina’s structure of higher education.
National Association of State Universities. Correspondence re:
annual
meeting.
National Science Foundation. Correspondence re: USC receiving
grants.
South Carolina Association of School Boards. Minutes.
South Carolina College Association. Includes meeting minutes and
treasurer’s
reports.
South Carolina Psychological Association. Newsletters.
Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools.
Correspondence
and guidelines re:
institutional self-study.
Southern Association of Land-Grant Colleges and Universities. Annual
meeting report.
Southern Regional Education Board July-October 1958. Correspondence
re: meetings, treasurer’s reports, minutes, legislation,
regional
programs.
Southern Regional Education Board Nov. 1958-1959. Correspondence re:
meetings, treasurer’s reports, minutes, legislation, regional
programs.
State Universities Association. Correspondence and reports re:
meetings,
legislation, USC withdrawal.
Board of Trustees. Correspondence includes meetings, topics for
discussion.
Board of Trustees, Committees:
Athletic. Correspondence re: Clemson
game, basketball, students on probation.
Executive. Includes minutes, correspondence re: development plan,
bequests.
Grounds and Buildings. Minutes and correspondence re: land
acquisition
and construction.
Board of Women Visitors. List of, appointment of
Carolina McKissick Belser.
Bonds. Correspondence and reports re: status of.
Budget 1958-59. Correspondence and notes re: departmental
budgets.
Budget 1959-60. Correspondence and reports re:
appropriations
requests, proposed raises.
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Building Program:
Land:
Engineering Block. Correspondence re: plans to acquire additional
land to expand science and engineering.
Fair Ground Property. Correspondence re: proposed development
of.
General. Correspondence re: acquisition of property.
McMaster School. Correspondence re: acquisition and renovation
of.
Men’s Residence Halls. Correspondence re: funding.
Russell House Addition. Correspondence re: funding.
Undergraduate Library. Correspondence re: funding.
Women’s Residence Halls. Correspondence re: funding.
Buildings and Grounds:
General. Correspondence includes
naming
of buildings, insurance, use of Russell House.
Space Requirements. Correspondence and report on science and
engineering
needs.
Tennis Courts. Deeded to the University.
University Terrace. Correspondence re: purchase of.
Use by Others. Correspondence with various organizations re: use of
USC facilities.
World War Memorial. Request for use by Extension Division.
Chamber of Commerce. Correspondence re: meetings,
activities.
City of Columbia. Correspondence and minutes re: USC
property
acquisition, traffic problems.
Colleges and Universities. Correspondence with
educational
institutions, including tuition, athletics, vandalism by Clemson
students.
Commencements. Arrangements for.
Departments and Schools:
Air Force ROTC. Correspondence re:
faculty reviews, reassignments.
Alumni Association. Correspondence includes meetings, membership
drive,
fundraising, sketches of proposed logos.
Anthropology and Sociology. Primarily re: founding of SC
Archaeological
Society.
Arts and Science. Inquiry re: completion of medical degrees.
Athletic. Includes financial reports, basketball recruiting report,
test scores.
Athletic: State and ACC Track Meets. Arrangements for and
invitations
to.
Bible and Religion. Letter re: guest lecturer.
Bureau of Business and Economic Research. Includes proposal for
expansion
of.
Business Administration. Includes correspondence re: curriculum,
faculty,
proposed banking education program.
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Chemistry. Correspondence includes
grants,
faculty, funding.
Education. Correspondence re: faculty, enrollment, elementary
education,
special institutes and programs.
Engineering. Correspondence and report including enrollment,
curricula,
senior job recruitment.
English. Includes correspondence re: quarterly magazine, biography
of LaBorde.
Examining and Counseling Bureau. Correspondence and reports re:
entrance
exams.
Extension Division. Correspondence includes University branch
campuses,
report on accounting system.
Extension Division: Florence Program. Correspondence re: campus
development,
finances.
Fine Arts. Primarily re: purchase of painting.
Foreign Languages. Includes report on language labs, Language Day,
scholarship.
Gamecock Club. Correspondence re: tickets, newsletter.
Geology and Geography. Correspondence re: lectures, creation of
State
Development Board Division of Geology.
Graduate School. Includes proposals for graduate work in
Engineering,
Journalism, Physics, Business Administration.
History. Correspondence re: lectures, James F. Byrnes autobiography,
books.
Infirmary. Correspondence re: request to allow use by faculty and
staff, need for new building.
International Studies. Correspondence includes lecture series,
Professor
Walker’s lecture tour in Taiwan.
Law School. Correspondence and reports, including curricula,
department
needs, salaries, evening classes.
Libraries:
Calhoun Papers Project. Correspondence re: death of editor
Meriweather,
drafts of agreement to edit and publish the papers.
Caroliniana. Correspondence re: death of Director Meriweather,
appointment
of new director.
McKissick. Correspondence includes staff needs, acquisitions,
renovations.
Mathematics. Includes correspondence re: lecture series, mathematics
institutes, planetarium equipment.
Music. Correspondence re: University Band, University Trio.
News Service. Includes “Your University Speaks” special
series, convention report, script for slide show.
NROTC. Includes correspondence and regulations re: admissions,
competitive
exams.
Nursing. Includes correspondence re: admissions, program history,
legislation on nursing education.
Pharmacy. Primarily re: portrait of Dean Morrison.
Political Science. Report on visit to Naval War College.
Public Administration, Bureau of. Reports of SC public
administration
activities and projects.
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Registrar’s Office. Includes enrollment statistics, registration
regulations, faculty instructions.
ROTC Awards Day, Governor’s Review. Arrangements for.
Treasurer’s Office. Includes financial reports re: operating
expenses, trust funds.
University Press. Includes report on financial status and
publishing
program.
YMCA and YWCA. Primarily re: arrangements for Religious Emphasis
Week.
Faculty and Staff:
Administrative. Correspondence re:
policies, annual leave, retirement.
General. Includes recommendations re: contracts.
Instructional:
Promotions. Recommendations and notifications.
Research. Correspondence and reports on research proposals and
grants.
Resignations and Dismissals. Professor Paterson’s
resignation.
Salaries. Comparisons with other schools, efforts to obtain
raises.
Sick Leave. Policy on.
Teaching Load. Includes list of faculty and teaching loads.
Tenure. Policy on.
Leave of Absence. Requests, policies.
New Appointments. New hires.
Retirement. Includes requests to delay.
Faculty Committees:
Awards and Scholarships. Membership,
Sullivan Awards.
Curricula and New Courses. Reports and recommendations for
changes,
new classes.
Dinner for Retired and Retiring Personnel. Arrangements for.
Discipline. Statement of purpose.
General. Lists of committees and appointments to.
Honorary Degrees. Correspondence re: selection of recipients.
Long-Range Development. Primarily proposal for.
Pre-Med and Pre-Dental. Includes report summarizing student
performances.
President’s Advisory Council. Includes information from
other
schools re: advisory council structure.
Research and Creative. Research proposals and correspondence.
Russell Awards. Correspondence re: awarding of.
Special. Correspondence includes cafeteria committee, high school
day.
Social Science and Humanities Advisory Council. Includes proposal
for
Humanities and Social Sciences Institute.
Student Activities. Report re: allotment of student fees.
Federal Housing Program. Correspondence and
proposed
bill re: colleges receiving federal loans.
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Football:
Carolina-Clemson Game. Correspondence
re: contract, tickets, luncheon.
General. Correspondence re: season and complimentary tickets,
president’s
box seating.
Foundations:
USC Educational Foundation.
Correspondence
and minutes re: establishment of organization, proposed budget,
solicitation
of contributions.
Research Foundations and Grants. Miscellaneous correspondence and
inquiries into funding sources.
Funds. Correspondence re: administration of payroll
accounts.
Gifts:
Estate of Moida Hodges.
Correspondence
re: settlement of estate, copy of will.
Estate of Susan Guignard. Correspondence and legal papers re:
settlement
of estate.
General. Correspondence re: donations to USC of equipment, money,
books, manuscripts.
Huntingdon Art Center. Correspondence and drafts of proposal to
establish.
Institutes of Science and Technology. Correspondence re: membership of
advisory
council, meetings.
Invitations:
General. Primarily appointment of USC
representatives for functions.
University Functions. Acceptances and regrets.
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National Defense Education Act. Correspondence and
reports
re: enactment of, receipt of loan from.
Radio and TV. Correspondence re: educational
television.
Recommendation, Letters of. For employment, graduate
school,
and honors.
SC Legislature. Correspondence re: legislation on
education,
financial aid.
SC Boards and Agencies:
Budget and Control Board.
Correspondence
re: appropriations, USC’s needs.
Miscellaneous. Includes correspondence re: tourism, workers
compensation,
annual leave.
Education Department. Includes correspondence re: integration,
teacher
education, proposal for speech therapist program.
Education Department, Gressette Committee. Correspondence and
reports
re: integration research project.
Students:
Fees. Statements on room fees and
allocation
of student fees.
General. Includes correspondence re: dorm rooms, panty raid,
students
naming
USC beneficiary of life insurance.
Honor Council. Statement urging compliance with honor principle.
Organizations:
Debating Society. Correspondence re: tournaments.
Fraternities and Sororities. Includes correspondence on convention,
Derby Day.
Honor Societies. Correspondence re: Phi Beta Kappa visiting scholars
program.
Seato Conference. Correspondence and programs re: conference held
by International Relations Club.
Space Age Symposium. Arrangements for holding conference at USC.
University Players. Invitation to attend performance.
Prospective Students. Parent and student inquiries in admissions,
financial aid.
Publications. Includes Sumwalt’s statements for
publications.
Scholarships. Notification of award.
Special Scholarships. Correspondence re: availability and
notification
of award.
Student Council. Formation of Reception Committee.
Sumwalt, Robert. Correspondence re: various topics,
including
personal matters, local service projects.
BOX 7 (1958-59)
Reading Files:
August 1958
September 1958
October 1958
November 1958
December 1958
January 1959
February 1959
March 1959
April 1959
May 1959
June 1959