Washington State University Libraries
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
New Holland Library
Pullman, WA 99164-5610 USA
(509) 335-6691
http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/holland/masc/masc.htm



Guide to the American Association of University Professors, Washington State University Chapter Records, 1930-1967


Cage 56





Finding aid prepared by Paul Green

Finding aid encoded by Mark O'English, 2003
Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.


Overview of the Collection

 
Repository Name:
 

Washington State University Libraries
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections

New Holland Library
Pullman, WA 99164-5610 USA
(509) 335-6691
http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/holland/masc/masc.htm

 
Collection Number:
 

Cage 56

 
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.

 
Languages:
 

Collection materials are in English 

 
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.

 

Historical Note

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 Description

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.

Arrangement

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

Administrative Information

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.

Subjects

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings.

 
American Association of University Professors. Washington State University Chapter. --Archives (creator)
Washington Committee on Academic Freedom
Washington State University--Faculty

Detailed Description of the Collection

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


 

Series 1: President's Records, , 1959-1967

 
 
Container(s)
Description
 
box/folder
1 / 1


Chapter Meetings, , 1964-1965
 
13 items.
 
1 / 2

Chapter Meetings, , 1966-1967
 
24 items.
 
1 / 3

Committee S Handout, , 1965
 
1 item.
 
1 / 4

Complaints, , 1965
 
5 items.
 
1 / 5

Executive Committee Meetings, , 1964-1965
 
18 items.
 
1 / 6

Literature File, , 1961-1965
 
10 items.
 
1 / 7

Membership Data, , 1963-1967
 
40 items.
 
1 / 8

1962-1963 File, , 1959-1963
 
9 items.
 
1 / 9

1964-1965 File, , 1964-1965
 
15 items.
 
1 / 10

1965-1966 File, , 1965-1966
 
32 items.
 
1 / 11

President's Notes, , 1965-1966
 
56 items.
 
1 / 12

Programs, , 1966-1967
 
15 items.
 
1 / 13

Reports and Memoranda, , 1963-1964
 
99 items.

 

1943-1967

 
 
Container(s)
Description
 
box/folder
1 / 14


Accounts, , 1965-1967
 
25 items.
 
1 / 15

Bank Statements, , 1952-1961
 
29 items.
 
1 / 16

Bank Statements, , 1956-1963
 
74 items.
 
1 / 17

Constitution, , 1953
 
1 item.
 
1 / 18

Defining Principles, , 1964-1965
 
11 items.
 
1 / 19

Dues, , 1963-1966
 
9 items.
 
1 / 20

Financial Records, , 1943-1963
 
4 items.
 
1 / 21

Financial Records, , 1953-1963
 
4 items.
 
1 / 22

Membership, , 1954-1961
 
19 items.
 
1 / 23

1965-1966 File, , 1964-1966
 
45 items.

 

Series 3: Secretary's Records, , 1944-1964

 
 
Container(s)
Description
   
Chapter Minutes and Executive Committee Minutes
 
box/folder
1 / 24


1955-1956
 
1 item.
 
1 / 25

1956-1957
 
1 item.
 
1 / 26

1957-1958
 
1 item.
 
1 / 27

1958-1959
 
1 item.
 
1 / 28

1959-1960
 
1 item.
 
1 / 29

1960-1961
 
1 item.
 
1 / 30

1961-1963
 
1 item.
 
1 / 31

Chapter Meeting Minutes, , 1963-1964
 
16 items.
   
Correspondence
 
1 / 32

(1940-1950), , 1948-1958
 
11 items.
 
1 / 33

(1951-1956), , 1951-1957
 
49 items.
 
1 / 34

(1957-1958), , 1956-1958
 
33 items.
 
1 / 35

1959-1960
 
23 items.
 
2 / 36

1960-1961
 
32 items.
 
2 / 37

1961-1962
 
42 items.
 
2 / 38

1962-1963
 
42 items.
 
2 / 39

Executive Committee Minutes, , 1963-1964
 
7 items.
 
2 / 40

Forms, , 1953-1963
 
6 items.
 
2 / 41

General Secretary Correspondence, , 1955-1956
 
2 items.
 
2 / 42

Information for Chapter Officers, , 1954-1956
 
41 items.
 
2 / 43

Meetings, , 1954-1955
 
1 item.
   
Membership
 
2 / 44

(1940-1955), , 1951-1956
 
21 items.
 
2 / 45

(1955-1960), , 1957-1960
 
15 items.
 
2 / 46

1963-1965
 
28 items.
 
2 / 47

Membership Information, , 1953-1963
 
13 items.
 
2 / 48

Membership Lists, , 1961-1963
 
23 items.
 
3 / 49

Minutes, , 1944-1954
 
81 items.
 
3 / 50

1961-1962 File, , 1961-1962
 
14 items.
 
3 / 51

1963-1964 File, , 1963-1964
 
21 items.
 
3 / 52

1964-1965 File, , 1964-1965
 
45 items.
 
3 / 53

Notices and Publications, , 1950-1953
 
12 items.
 
3 / 54

Regional File, , 1951-1954
 
30 items.

 

Series 4: General Records and Correspondence, , 1930-1966

 
 
Container(s)
Description
 
box/folder
3 / 55


Active Membership, , 1948
 
10 items.
   
Committee E
 
3 / 56

1936-1941
 
34 items.
 
3 / 57

1931-1940
 
113 items.
 
3 / 58

1939
 
24 items.
 
3 / 59

Correspondence and Information File, , 1948-1966
 
64 items.
 
3 / 60

Forms, , 1946-1948
 
4 items.
 
3 / 61

Inquiries and Questionnaires, , 1944-1947
 
3 items.
 
4 / 62

Local Chapter Correspondence, , 1946-1948
 
14 items.
 
4 / 63

Meetings, , 1939-1945
 
13 items.
   
Memoranda
 
4 / 64

1932-1940
 
25 items.
 
4 / 65

1932-1963
 
61 items.
 
4 / 66

National Correspondence, , 1939-1948
 
33 items.
 
4 / 67

National-Regional Correspondence, , 1930-1943
 
71 items.
 
4 / 68

Program Correspondence, , 1939-1945
 
3 items.
   
Washington Committee for Academic Freedom
 
4 / 69

1948-1955
 
18 items.
 
4 / 70

1948-1955
 
44 items.
 
4 / 71

1948
 
30 items.
 
4 / 72

Washington-Idaho Contacts for Joint Meetings, , 1940-1946
 
9 items.