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President's Office (Richard M. Turner) Records, 1972-1990

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Lane Community College. President's Office
Title
President's Office (Richard M. Turner) Records
Dates
1972-1990 (inclusive)
Quantity
25.2 cubic feet, (63 document boxes)
Collection Number
A-039
Summary
Correspondence, subject files, and administrative records documenting the tenure of Richard M. Turner, president of Lane Community College, 1985-1988.
Repository
Lane Community College Archives
4000 East 30th Avenue
Eugene, OR
97405
Telephone: 5414635466
archives@lanecc.edu
Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research with the exception of legal records.

Languages
English
Sponsor
Funding for preparing this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission. Funding for encoding the finding aid was provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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Biographical Note

Richard Martin Turner is a native of Charleston, South Carolina. He received a bachelor’s degree from Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee, in 1956; a master’s degree in music education from Indiana University in 1961; and a doctorate in music education from Indiana University in 1972.

He began his academic career at Stillman College in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, where he was an associate professor of music and chair of the Department of Music (1956-1968). From 1968-1971 he was chairman of the Department of Music at Fisk University. Fisk University awarded him an honorary doctor of humane letters in 1980.

He began his career in community college administration at the Community College of Baltimore in Maryland; he served as dean of student activities, dean of faculty, and provost, 1971-1979. He served as president of South Central Community College in New Haven, Connecticut, 1979-1985.

Turner was president of Lane Community College, 1985-1988.

He was president of the Nashville Technical Institute in Nashville, Tennessee, 1988-91. From 1992-1996, he served as campus dean, provost, interim president, and executive vice-president at Wayne County Community College District in Detroit, Michigan. He was president of Turner Associates & Mentors, Inc. from1966-2004. Since 2004, he has been interim president of Baltimore City Community College.

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Content Description

The collection contains the correspondence, subject files, and administrative records documenting the tenure of college president Richard M. Turner, 1985-1988. The collection documents the activities of the president including his dealings with departments, programs, and committees as well as his participation and involvement with organizations outside of the college. The collection also includes Turner's speeches and writings.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

There are no use restrictions.

Preferred Citation

President's Office (Richard M. Turner) Records, 1972-1990 (A-039), Lane Community College Archives, Eugene, Oregon

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

The collection contains the correspondence and administrative records documenting the tenure of college president Richard M. Turner, 1985-1988. The collection is divided into five series:

1. Correspondence, 1982 – 1989

2. Internal Organizations - College Departments, Committees, and Subject Files, 1972 – 1990

3. External Organizations, 1973 – 1989

4. Speeches and Writings, 1982 – 1988

5. Legal Records, 1983 - 1989

Acquisition Information

Records were transferred from the President's Office to the college archives in seven accessions between 1988 and 2004

Processing Note

The records from seven accessions were consolidated into one collection when they were were processed by Jason Shimabukuro in 2002 and Elizabeth Uhlig in 2005-2006.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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

Folder label descriptions with dates are followed by the box/folder number.

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Subject Terms

  • College presidents--Oregon
  • Community colleges--Administration--Oregon
  • Community colleges--Oregon
  • Community college presidents--Oregon
  • Lane Community College--Administration
  • Universities and colleges--Administration
  • Universities and colleges--Oregon

Personal Names

  • Aspinwall-Lamberts, Julie
  • Belcher, Jacque
  • Carter, John E. (Jack)
  • Hillier, Richard
  • Matsen, Marie
  • Turner, Richard M.
  • Warford, Larry

Corporate Names

  • Lane Community College (Eugene, Or.)President's Office
  • League for Innovation in the Community College
  • Oregon Community College Association

Finding aid prepared by Jason Shimabukuro, 2002, and Elizabeth Uhlig, 2005-2006
2006

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