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Preliminary Inventory of the American Association of University Professors Records, 1934-1953

Abstract

The purpose of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) is to advance academic freedom and shared governance, to define fundamental professional values and standards for higher education, and to ensure higher education's contribution to the common good. The collection includes correspondence, reports, proceedings, memoranda, and other materials of the American Association of University Professors from the period when Duke University faculty member William T. Laprade was chairman of its Committee A on Academic Freedom and Tenure (1937-1942, 1948-1953), and president (1942-1943). A sample of the folders shows material concerning academic freedom cases, dismissals, quality of educational support and other matters of concern to the organization's membership.

Descriptive Summary

Repository
University Archives, Duke University.
Creator
American Association of University Professors.
Title
American Association of University Professors records, 1934-1953.
Extent
10,000 Items, , 13.5 linear feet
Location
For current information on the location of these materials, please consult Duke University Archives.
Language
English.

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Contents of the Collection

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Alphabetical file, ca. 1934-1942
(7 lin. ft.)
Box 1-7
Proceedings before the Faculty Committee on Tenure and Academic Freedom, Edward H. Lauer vs. Joseph Butterworth, et al., November-December, 1948
(32 vols., , 1.5 lin. ft.)
Box 8
Unclassified files, ca. 1938-1944
(5 lin. ft.)
Box 9-11

Historical Note

AAUP's purpose is to advance academic freedom and shared governance, to define fundamental professional values and standards for higher education, and to ensure higher education's contribution to the common good.

[quoted from the AAUP website]

Subject Headings

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Records of the American Association of University Professors, University Archives, Duke University.

Provenance

The AAUP records were received as a deposit 1953, and as transfers in 1960-1984 (Accession numbers: 60-71, 65-88, 66-86, 71-386, 73-89, 75-47, 84-31).

Processing Information

This collection is unprocessed: materials may not have been ordered and described beyond their original condition.

Encoded by Joshua McKim, Jill Katte, April 2003

This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.