Inventory of the A. S. Brower Papers, 1939-1958

This series includes correspondence, reports, minutes and other documents which relate to such topics as segregation and desegregation in North Carolina public schools, school construction in North Carolina, teacher salaries, the consolidation of school systems in North Carolina, and state politics. Brower served on the Board for twelve years.

This program was run jointly between Duke and the Civil Aeronautics Authority of the United States. Its primary objective was to train young men and women to be private pilots. By 1942, women were no longer admitted to the CPTP, however, they could enroll for the ground school program as a regular college course and could obtain flying instruction at their own expense. Though civil in nature, the program became a preparedness movement. Duke was one of the colleges and universities chosen to offer the program. Serv-Air, Inc. of Raleigh, N.C. provided the actual flight instruction. By 1942, Included in the series are samples of applications, insurance forms, time (flight) logs, course certifications, personal information sheets, and flight reports and schedules. Other files in the series have correspondence, memoranda; bulletins, annual contracts for the program, printed material and photographs. Since the classes were not part of the student's permanent record, the grades are not protected by FERPA.

The Medical Service Association was a collaboration of several county medical societies in North Carolina. It was a non-profit association designed to provide a vehicle whereby members of employed groups could provide for themselves medical and surgical services on a monthly or periodic budgeting basis and allowed the individual complete freedom in choosing his/her physician. Brower served on the Board of Directors of the Association.

This series concerns research carried out at Duke under federal government contracts during World War II. Most of the material consists of circulars and regulations, and much of it is concerned with security of research and information. There is some information on individual faculty members who worked under these contracts and their projects. There is also a contract manual dated 1945.

This series contains correspondence and architectural drawings regarding the Duke Chapel crypt. The correspondence is largely between architect Julian Abele and President William P. Few and Brower (as Administrative Assistant). The correspondence is about the placement of James A. Thomas' cremains and marker as well as the grave marker for President Few. A copy of a letter, likely written by Few to Thomas' widow, is the only known direct statement indicating that Abele was responsible for designing Duke Chapel.

This series contains approximately 262 Dilbert cartoons produced and published by the U. S. Navy Training Division.