American Association of University Professors. Washington State University Chapter Records, 1930-1967, 1930-1967

Overview of the Collection

Creator
American Association of University Professors. Washington State University Chapter
Title
American Association of University Professors. Washington State University Chapter Records, 1930-1967
Dates
1930-1967 (inclusive)
Quantity
4 containers., (2.5 linear feet of shelf space.), (1550 items.)
Collection Number
Cage 56
Summary
Correspondence, reports, memoranda, membership lists, financial records, and printed material related to the business of the chapter and the interests of the membership. Included are materials on the Washington Committee on Academic Freedom.
Repository
Washington State University Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Terrell Library Suite 12
Pullman, WA
99164-5610
Telephone: 509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu
Languages
English
Sponsor
Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Historical NoteReturn to Top

The American Association of University Professors grew out of a conference of representatives of universities called in 1913 by the faculty of Johns Hopkins University. The Association was established in 1915, with its initial report, the 1915 Declaration of Principles, as the basis for all subsequent elaborations of policy. The principles were refined in 1940 with the Statement of Principles on Academic Freedom and Tenure, issued jointly with the Association of American Colleges. From its beginnings in 1915 with a membership of over 1300 full professors, the AAUP membership has grown to exceed sixty thousand faculty members in all ranks and disciplines in the 1960s. The Washington State University Chapter was active by at least 1930.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The papers of the Washington State University Chapter of the American Association of University Professors range from 1930 to 1967, with the bulk dating from 1950 to 1960. They are predominantly correspondence but also include reports, memoranda, booklets, leaflets, forms, and financial records. of particular importance and interest is the file on the Washington Committee for Academic Freedom, established as a result of the Canwell Committee's activities.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

These papers are divided into four series: President's Records, Treasurer's Records, Secretary's Records, and General Records and Correspondence.

Acquisition Information

The papers of the Washington State University Chapter of the American Association of University Professors were in part donated to Washington State University Libraries (WSU 26) by Professor Herman J. Deutsch.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.

Series 1: President's Records, , 1959-1967Return to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box/Folder
1 / 1
Chapter Meetings,
13 items.
 1964-1965
1 / 2
Chapter Meetings,
24 items.
 1966-1967
1 / 3
Committee S Handout,
1 item.
 1965
1 / 4
Complaints,
5 items.
 1965
1 / 5
Executive Committee Meetings,
18 items.
 1964-1965
1 / 6
Literature File,
10 items.
 1961-1965
1 / 7
Membership Data,
40 items.
 1963-1967
1 / 8
1962-1963 File,
9 items.
 1959-1963
1 / 9
1964-1965 File,
15 items.
 1964-1965
1 / 10
1965-1966 File,
32 items.
 1965-1966
1 / 11
President's Notes,
56 items.
 1965-1966
1 / 12
Programs,
15 items.
 1966-1967
1 / 13
Reports and Memoranda,
99 items.
 1963-1964

1943-1967Return to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box/Folder
1 / 14
Accounts,
25 items.
 1965-1967
1 / 15
Bank Statements,
29 items.
 1952-1961
1 / 16
Bank Statements,
74 items.
 1956-1963
1 / 17
Constitution,
1 item.
 1953
1 / 18
Defining Principles,
11 items.
 1964-1965
1 / 19
Dues,
9 items.
 1963-1966
1 / 20
Financial Records,
4 items.
 1943-1963
1 / 21
Financial Records,
4 items.
 1953-1963
1 / 22
Membership,
19 items.
 1954-1961
1 / 23
1965-1966 File,
45 items.
 1964-1966

Series 3: Secretary's Records, , 1944-1964Return to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Chapter Minutes and Executive Committee Minutes
Box/Folder
1 / 24
1 item.
 1955-1956
1 / 25
1 item.
 1956-1957
1 / 26
1 item.
 1957-1958
1 / 27
1 item.
 1958-1959
1 / 28
1 item.
 1959-1960
1 / 29
1 item.
 1960-1961
1 / 30
1 item.
 1961-1963
Box/Folder
1 / 31
Chapter Meeting Minutes,
16 items.
 1963-1964
Correspondence
Box/Folder
1 / 32
(1940-1950),
11 items.
 1948-1958
1 / 33
(1951-1956),
49 items.
 1951-1957
1 / 34
(1957-1958),
33 items.
 1956-1958
1 / 35
23 items.
 1959-1960
2 / 36
32 items.
 1960-1961
2 / 37
42 items.
 1961-1962
2 / 38
42 items.
 1962-1963
Box/Folder
2 / 39
Executive Committee Minutes,
7 items.
 1963-1964
2 / 40
Forms,
6 items.
 1953-1963
2 / 41
General Secretary Correspondence,
2 items.
 1955-1956
2 / 42
Information for Chapter Officers,
41 items.
 1954-1956
2 / 43
Meetings,
1 item.
 1954-1955
Membership
Box/Folder
2 / 44
(1940-1955),
21 items.
 1951-1956
2 / 45
(1955-1960),
15 items.
 1957-1960
2 / 46
28 items.
 1963-1965
Box/Folder
2 / 47
Membership Information,
13 items.
 1953-1963
2 / 48
Membership Lists,
23 items.
 1961-1963
3 / 49
Minutes,
81 items.
 1944-1954
3 / 50
1961-1962 File,
14 items.
 1961-1962
3 / 51
1963-1964 File,
21 items.
 1963-1964
3 / 52
1964-1965 File,
45 items.
 1964-1965
3 / 53
Notices and Publications,
12 items.
 1950-1953
3 / 54
Regional File,
30 items.
 1951-1954

Series 4: General Records and Correspondence, , 1930-1966Return to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box/Folder
3 / 55
Active Membership,
10 items.
 1948
Committee E
Box/Folder
3 / 56
34 items.
 1936-1941
3 / 57
113 items.
 1931-1940
3 / 58
24 items.
 1939
Box/Folder
3 / 59
Correspondence and Information File,
64 items.
 1948-1966
3 / 60
Forms,
4 items.
 1946-1948
3 / 61
Inquiries and Questionnaires,
3 items.
 1944-1947
4 / 62
Local Chapter Correspondence,
14 items.
 1946-1948
4 / 63
Meetings,
13 items.
 1939-1945
Memoranda
Box/Folder
4 / 64
25 items.
 1932-1940
4 / 65
61 items.
 1932-1963
Box/Folder
4 / 66
National Correspondence,
33 items.
 1939-1948
4 / 67
National-Regional Correspondence,
71 items.
 1930-1943
4 / 68
Program Correspondence,
3 items.
 1939-1945
Washington Committee for Academic Freedom
Box/Folder
4 / 69
18 items.
 1948-1955
4 / 70
44 items.
 1948-1955
4 / 71
30 items.
 1948
Box/Folder
4 / 72
Washington-Idaho Contacts for Joint Meetings,
9 items.
 1940-1946

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Washington Committee on Academic Freedom
  • Washington State University--Faculty

Corporate Names

  • American Association of University Professors. Washington State University Chapter. --Archives (creator)

Finding aid prepared by Paul Green
2012

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