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Richard J. Cummings papers, 1965-1995
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Richard J. Cummings
- Title
- Richard J. Cummings papers
- Dates
- 1965-1995 (inclusive)19651995
- Quantity
- 9 linear feet
- Collection Number
- Acc0484
- Summary
- Richard J. Cummings served as professor of languages at the University of Utah. He held an adjunct faculty position in the Theatre Department, and was Director of the Honors Program (1970-1995). This collection contains materials documenting Cumming's career at the University of Utah. The bulk of the collection documents his work in the Honors Program. Included are correspondence, meeting minutes, course development materials, department reviews, and materials related to his involvement in professional organizations.
- Repository
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University of Utah Libraries, University Archives and Records Management
University Archives and Records Management, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
666 Guardsman Way
Salt Lake City, UT
84112
Telephone: 8015818242
david.buhler@utah.edu - Access Restrictions
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Materials must be used on-site; advance notice suggested. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Richard J. Cummings association with the University of Utah spanned over forty years as a student and faculty member. After receiving his B. A. (1952) and M. A. (1953) from the University of Utah, he earned his Ph. D. from Stanford in 1963. He began his teaching career at Utah as an instructor in the Department of Languages in 1957. He was promoted to Professor in 1975.
Perhaps his most notable contribution to the University community was as Director of the Honors Program. He served in that capacity from 1970 to 1995, with Utah being recognized as having one of the oldest (third) and best Honors Programs in the nation. As director, Cummings had a unique opportunity to function within the University across departmental and college boundaries. He relied on this knowledge to attract and recruit faculty members to create classes and teach in the Honors Program. He also served on departmental review committees and search committees for department chairs and deans, some of which are included in this collection. He was involved in the origination, planning and maintenance of overseas study trips for University of Utah students around the world.
In addition to the Honors Program, Cummings was a professor in the Department of Languages as well as an adjunct faculty member in the Theatre Department. He also became involved in regional and national organizations such as The Association for Mormon Letters, Phi Kappa Phi, Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association and the National Collegiate Honors Council. He served as national Vice-President of N. C. H. C. in 1985-1986 and President in 1987.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
This collection contains materials documenting Richard Cummings' career at the University of Utah. The bulk of the collection documents his work in the Honors Program. Included are correspondence, meeting minutes, course development materials, department reviews, and materials related to his involvement in professional organizations.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
Initial Citation: Richard James Cummings papers, Acc. 484, Box [ ]. University Archives and Records Management. University of Utah, J. Willard Marriott. Salt Lake City, Utah.
Following Citations:Acc. 484.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Honors Program: Academic Evaluation to Advisory CommitteeReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Folder | ||
| 1 | Academic Evaluation and Standards Committee |
1978-1988 |
| 2 | Academic Vice-President |
1978-1984 |
| 3 | Advisory Committee Members |
1967-1974 |
| 4-21 | Advisory Committee |
1969-1987 |
Honors Program: Advisory Committee to Foreign StudyReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 2
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Folder | ||
| 1-7 | Advisory Committee |
1987-1994 |
| 8-11 | Awards Reception |
1992-1995 |
| 12 | Baccalaureate Recipients |
1981-1991 |
| 13 | Honors Banquet Lectures |
1968-1970 |
| 14 | Alfred A. Cave Appointment |
1973 |
| 15 | James L. Clayton |
1970-1988 |
| 16 | Correspondence |
1970-1978 |
| 17 | Darke Honors Essay Award |
1990-1993 |
| 18 | Dee Endowment |
1986-1987 |
| 19 | Distinguished Faculty Awards |
1965-1975 |
| 20 | Donors |
1987-1989 |
| 21 | Foreign Study Information |
1977-1986 |
| 22 | Foreign Study Scholarships |
1980-1985 |
Honors Program: Foreign StudyReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 3
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Folder | ||
| 1-3 | Foreign Study - Cambridge |
1988-1994 |
| 4 | Foreign Study - China |
1988 |
| 5 | Foreign Study - Cuernavaca, Mexico |
1992-1994 |
| 6 | Foreign Study - Freiburg, Germany |
1986-1989 |
| 7 | Foreign Study - Madrid, Spain |
1989 |
| 8 | Foreign Study - Mexico |
1981 |
| 9-10 | Foreign Study - Paris, France |
1986; 1990 |
Honors Program: Foreign Study to Intellectual TraditionsReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 4
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Folder | ||
| 1 | Foreign Study - Quebec, Canada |
1982 |
| 2 | Foreign Study - Vienna, Austria |
1983 |
| 3 |
" Forum for Honors" - University of Utah Article |
1973 |
| 4-10 | Freshman Workshop |
1970-1976 |
| 11 | Funding |
1974 |
| 12 | Goldsmith, Pat - Recruiting |
1988-1989 |
| 13 | Graduating with Honors Degree |
1983-1987 |
| 14 | Handley Scholarship |
1983-1985 |
| 15 | High School Services and Visits |
1972-1986 |
| 16 | Hyatt Endowment Scholarship Fund |
1991 |
| 17 | Information |
1966-1973 |
| 18 | Intellectual Traditions of the West - Administrative |
1969-1991 |
| 19 | Intellectual Traditions of the West - 101H |
1971-1991 |
Honors Program: Intellectual Traditions to Charles MonsonReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 5
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Folder | ||
| 1 | Intellectual Traditions of the West - 102H |
1970-1991 |
| 2 | Intellectual Traditions of the West - 103H |
1970-1991 |
| 3 | Intellectual Traditions of the West - 111H-115H |
1976-1991 |
| 4 | Intensive Quarter |
1971-1972 |
| 5 | Boyer Jarvis Correspondence |
1974 |
| 6 | Thomas C. King (Provost ) Correspondence |
1971-1972 |
| 7 | Language Requirement |
1970-1983 |
| 8 | Honors Lectures |
1968-1979 |
| 9 | Library |
1970-1971 |
| 10 | Barbara Lindsey Honors Essay Award |
1990-1995 |
| 11 | Long Range Planning |
1966-1976 |
| 12 | Memoranda |
1967-1973 |
| 13 | Minorities |
1970-1988 |
| 14 | Charles Monson Essay Prize |
1982-1991 |
Honors Program: Nagoya to Phi Kappa PhiReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 6
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Folder | ||
| 1-10 | Nagoya Broadcast Network Study Trip |
1973-1976; 1979-1984 |
| 11 | New Ideas |
1965-1978 |
| 12 | Newsletters and Announcements |
1966-1995 |
| 13 | Northwest Regional Honors Council - Conferences |
1976-1984 |
| 14 | Nursing |
1986-1991 |
| 15 | Office of Institutional Studies |
1970-1971 |
| 16 | Phi Beta Kappa |
1986-1988 |
| 17 | Phi Kappa Phi - Convention |
1974 |
| 18 | Phi Kappa Phi, University of Utah Chapter |
1984-1992 |
Honors Program: Planning to RegistrationReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 7
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Folder | ||
| 1-2 | Planning |
1971-1972; 1984-1985 |
| 3 | Pre-Law |
1971-1974 |
| 4 | Pre-Medical |
1970-1990 |
| 5 | Presentations and Publications |
1984-1987 |
| 6 | President James C. Fletcher |
1971 |
| 7 | President Alfred C. Emery |
1971-1972 |
| 8 | President David P. Gardner |
1973-1976 |
| 9 | President Arthur K. Smith |
1990-1995 |
| 10-12 | Publicity |
1970-1994 |
| 13 | Recruiting - High Schools |
1970-1983 |
| 14 | Regional Honors Conference |
1986-1990 |
| 15 | Registration |
1970-1986 |
Honors Program: Relocation to RetreatReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 8
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Folder | ||
| 1 | Relocation and Space Allocation |
1975-1985 |
| 2 | Remodeling |
1971-1985 |
| 3 | Report to the Academic Vice-President |
1990 |
| 4 | Resource Material (Dark Blue Binder) |
1983-1984 |
| 5-14 | Retreat |
1978-1989 |
Honors Program: Retreat to SymposiumReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 9
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Folder | ||
| 1-5 | Retreat |
1990-1994 |
| 6 | Scholarships |
1965-1993 |
| 7 | Science Requirement |
1978-1980 |
| 8 | Semesters v. Quarters |
1992-1993 |
| 9 | Staffing |
1986-1987 |
| 10 | Student Advisory Committee |
1969-1995 |
| 11 | Student Initiated Courses |
1970-1971 |
| 12 | Summer Program |
1969-1995 |
| 13 | Surveys and Review |
1971-1976 |
| 14 | Sweet Candy Company Endowment |
1988-1995 |
| 15 | Symposium - Principal-Counselor |
1970-1978 |
Honors Program: Taylor to UtahReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 10
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Folder | ||
| 1 | Taylor, Joseph - Academic Vice-President |
1978-1988 |
| 2 | Tutorials |
1970-1974 |
| 3 | Twenty-fifth Anniversary |
1986 |
| 4 | University Studies Degree |
1972-1974 |
| 5 | Utah Education Week - KSL Broadcast |
1988 |
Academic Minors to AssociationReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 11
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Folder | ||
| 1 | Academic Minors at the University of Utah |
1980 |
| 2 | Academic Vice-President Search |
1990 |
| 3 | Ad Hoc Committee on Liberal Arts Freshman Sequence |
1972-1973 |
| 4 | Ad Hoc Committee to Review RPT Process |
1990 |
| 5 | Ad Hoc Committee on the Status of Undergraduate Education |
1985-1987 |
| 6 | Administrative Structure of the University |
1990 |
| 7 | Annuities and Salaries Committee |
1975-1978 |
| 8-10 | The Association for Mormon Letters |
1976-1982 |
Capital Campaign to Department of LanguagesReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 12
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Folder | ||
| 1-2 | Capital Campaign |
1985-1989 |
| 3-4 | Dean of the College of Humanities Search |
1973-1974; 1981 |
| 5 | Dean of Undergraduate Studies Candidate |
1990 |
| 6 | Dean of Undergraduate Studies Search |
1989-1991 |
| 7 | Department of Languages Chair Search
(Restricted)
|
1982-1983 |
Department Memoranda and Information to Spring RetreatReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 13
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Folder | ||
| 1 | Department Memoranda and Information |
1991-1995 |
| 2 | French Position |
1983-1984 |
| 3 | Languages, Department of - Policies
(Red Binder)
|
1971-1972 |
| 4 | Liberal Education and NEH Grant |
1971-1975 |
| 5 | Libraries, University of Utah |
1988 |
| 6 | Mellon Fellowship Program |
1982-1986 |
| 7 | Political Science Department Chair Search |
1981 |
| 8 | Residential College |
1984-1989 |
| 9 | Spring Retreat |
1989 |
Student Advisory Committee to Women's ConferenceReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 14
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Folder | ||
| 1 | Student Advisory Committee |
1979-1986 |
| 2 | University of Utah Development |
1987-1990 |
| 3 | Women's Conference |
1981 |
Graduate School of Architecture to Department of PsychologyReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 15
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Folder | ||
| 1 | Graduate School of Architecture - Department Review |
1976-1977 |
| 2 | English - Department Review |
1978-1979 |
| 3 | Geological and Geophysical Sciences - Department Review |
1971 |
| 4 | Mathematics - Department Evaluation |
1973 |
| 5 | Nursing - Department Evaluation |
1971 |
| 6 | Psychology - Department Self-Study
(Red Binder)
|
1991-1992 |
| 7 | Psychology - Department Internal Review |
1991-1992 |
Department of TheatreReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 16
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Folder | ||
| 1 | Theatre, Department Review |
1969-1970 |
| 2 | Theatre, Department of |
1980-1990 |
Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association, 1966-1978, 1984-1985Return to Top
Container(s): Box 17
National Collegiate Honors CouncilReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 18
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Folder | ||
| 1-2 | National Collegiate Honors Council |
1972-1984 |
| 3 | Ad Hoc Committee on Accreditation |
undated |
| 4 | Ad Hoc Committee on Conference Arrangement |
1987 |
| 5 | Ad Hoc Committee on Conference Fees |
1987 |
| 6 | Ad Hoc Committee on Honors Thesis Archives |
1987 |
| 7 | Ad Hoc Interim Operations Board Review Committee |
1986 |
| 8 | Annual Meetings |
1969-1970 |
| 9 | Annual Conference |
1981 |
| 10 | Annual Meeting |
1983-1984 |
| 11 | Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City |
1985 |
| 12-14 | Annual Conference |
1986; 1991-1992 |
National Collegiate Honors CouncilReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 19
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Folder | ||
| 1 | Article for National Honors Report - Spring |
1987 |
| 2 | Articles of Incorporation |
1981-1982 |
| 3 | Baurecht, William, University of New Mexico, Bid for Executive Secretary/Treasurer |
1987 |
| 4 | Board of Publications |
1987 |
| 5 | Committee Information |
1985-1987 |
| 6 | Committees |
1987 |
| 7 | Committees and Committee Charges |
1985-1987 |
| 8 | Elected Vice-President |
1985-1986 |
| 9-10 | Executive Committee |
1976-1977; 1985-1986 |
| 11 | Executive Committee Nominees |
1988 |
| 12 | Foreign Semester Committee |
1981-1982 |
| 13-14 |
Forum for Honors
|
1970-1972; 1982-1985 |
| 15 |
National Forum, Guest Editor, Winter |
1989 |
| 16 | Interim Operations Board |
1984-1986 |
| 17 | New Directors' Session Moderator |
1980 |
| 18 | New Directors' Session |
1982 |
| 19 | Newsletter |
1983-1986 |
| 20 | Nominating Committee |
1987 |
National Collegiate Honors Council (N. C. H. C.) to Phi Kappa PhiReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 20
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Folder | ||
| 1 | N. C. H. C. - Nominating Committee |
1988 |
| 2 | N. C. H. C. - Nomination Letters |
1980-1983 |
| 3 | N. C. H. C. - Pre-College Education of the Gifted Committee |
1987 |
| 4 | N. C. H. C. - Presentation, Annual Conference |
1980 |
| 5 | N. C. H. C. - Presidential Address |
1987 |
| 6 | N. C. H. C. - Retreat, Key West |
1993 |
| 7 | N. C. H. C. - Schneider, Carol, Keynote Speaker at Annual Conference |
1986 |
| 8 | N. C. H. C. - Vice-Presidential Nominees |
1988 |
| 9 | Phi Kappa Phi (National) |
1987-1992 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Universities and colleges--Utah--Salt Lake City--History--Sources
Personal Names
- Cummings, Richard James--Archives
Corporate Names
- National Collegiate Honors Council
- Rocky Mountain Modern Languages Association
- University of Utah--Archives
- University of Utah--Faculty
- University of Utah. Dept. of Languages
- University of Utah. Honors Program
Form or Genre Terms
- Correspondence
- Minutes
- Office files
