Guide to the American Association of University Professors, Washington State University Chapter Records 1930-1967
Cage 56

Summary Information

Repository
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries
Creator
American Association of University Professors. Washington State University Chapter
Title
American Association of University Professors. Washington State University Chapter Records, 1930-1967
ID
Cage 56
Date [inclusive]
1930-1967
Extent
1550.0 items.
General Physical Description note
2.5 linear feet of shelf space.
Language
English
Abstract
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.

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Biographical/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.

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Scope and Contents note

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.

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Arrangement note

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

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries © 1983

http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/masc
Terrell Library
P.O. Box 645610
Pullman, WA, 99164-5610
509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu

Immediate Source of Acquisition note

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.

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Controlled Access Headings

Corporate Name(s)

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

Subject(s)

  • Colleges and Universities
  • Washington (State)
  • Washington Committee on Academic Freedom
  • Washington State University--Faculty

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Collection Inventory

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

Chapter Meetings, 1964-1965   13.0 items.

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Chapter Meetings, 1966-1967   24.0 items.

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Committee S Handout, 1965   1.0 item.

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Complaints, 1965   5.0 items.

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Executive Committee Meetings, 1964-1965   18.0 items.

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Literature File, 1961-1965   10.0 items.

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Membership Data, 1963-1967   40.0 items.

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1962-1963 File, 1959-1963   9.0 items.

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1964-1965 File, 1964-1965   15.0 items.

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1965-1966 File, 1965-1966   32.0 items.

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President's Notes, 1965-1966   56.0 items.

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Programs, 1966-1967   15.0 items.

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Reports and Memoranda, 1963-1964   99.0 items.

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 1943-1967 
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Accounts, 1965-1967   25.0 items.

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Bank Statements, 1952-1961   29.0 items.

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Bank Statements, 1956-1963   74.0 items.

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Constitution, 1953   1.0 item.

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Defining Principles, 1964-1965   11.0 items.

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Dues, 1963-1966   9.0 items.

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Financial Records, 1943-1963   4.0 items.

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Financial Records, 1953-1963   4.0 items.

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Membership, 1954-1961   19.0 items.

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1965-1966 File, 1964-1966   45.0 items.

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Series 3: Secretary's Records, 1944-1964 

Chapter Minutes and Executive Committee Minutes 
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 1955-1956   1.0 item.

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 1956-1957   1.0 item.

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 1957-1958   1.0 item.

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 1958-1959   1.0 item.

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 1959-1960   1.0 item.

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 1960-1961   1.0 item.

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 1961-1963   1.0 item.

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Box-folder

Chapter Meeting Minutes, 1963-1964   16.0 items.

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Correspondence 
Box-folder

(1940-1950), 1948-1958   11.0 items.

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(1951-1956), 1951-1957   49.0 items.

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(1957-1958), 1956-1958   33.0 items.

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 1959-1960   23.0 items.

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 1960-1961   32.0 items.

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 1961-1962   42.0 items.

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 1962-1963   42.0 items.

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Box-folder

Executive Committee Minutes, 1963-1964   7.0 items.

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Forms, 1953-1963   6.0 items.

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General Secretary Correspondence, 1955-1956   2.0 items.

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Information for Chapter Officers, 1954-1956   41.0 items.

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Meetings, 1954-1955   1.0 item.

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Membership 
Box-folder

(1940-1955), 1951-1956   21.0 items.

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(1955-1960), 1957-1960   15.0 items.

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 1963-1965   28.0 items.

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Box-folder

Membership Information, 1953-1963   13.0 items.

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Membership Lists, 1961-1963   23.0 items.

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Minutes, 1944-1954   81.0 items.

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1961-1962 File, 1961-1962   14.0 items.

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1963-1964 File, 1963-1964   21.0 items.

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1964-1965 File, 1964-1965   45.0 items.

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Notices and Publications, 1950-1953   12.0 items.

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Regional File, 1951-1954   30.0 items.

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

Active Membership, 1948   10.0 items.

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Committee E 
Box-folder

 1936-1941   34.0 items.

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 1931-1940   113.0 items.

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 1939   24.0 items.

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Box-folder

Correspondence and Information File, 1948-1966   64.0 items.

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Forms, 1946-1948   4.0 items.

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Inquiries and Questionnaires, 1944-1947   3.0 items.

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Local Chapter Correspondence, 1946-1948   14.0 items.

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Meetings, 1939-1945   13.0 items.

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Memoranda 
Box-folder

 1932-1940   25.0 items.

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 1932-1963   61.0 items.

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Box-folder

National Correspondence, 1939-1948   33.0 items.

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National-Regional Correspondence, 1930-1943   71.0 items.

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Program Correspondence, 1939-1945   3.0 items.

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Washington Committee for Academic Freedom 
Box-folder

 1948-1955   18.0 items.

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 1948-1955   44.0 items.

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 1948   30.0 items.

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Box-folder

Washington-Idaho Contacts for Joint Meetings, 1940-1946   9.0 items.

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