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uafrancesbrown Inventory of the Frances Campbell Brown Papers, 1932-1975 Processed by: Archives Staff; machine-readable finding aid created by: Molly Bragg University Archives Duke University Durham, N.C., USA

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Machine-readable finding aid derived from XML authoring program. Date of source: 2011Processed by Archives Staff; 1993 finding aid encoded by Molly Bragg, University Archives, Duke University, 2011 Description is in English Finding aid was prepared using DACS and local Style Guide Inventory of the Frances Campbell Brown Papers, 1932-1975 University Archives Duke University Durham, North Carolina 27708-0185 USA

Descriptive Summary University Archives, Duke University Frances Campbell Brown, 1906- Frances Campbell Brown Papers, 1932-1975 Material in English 9.0 Linear Feet 6000 Items For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog. Frances Campbell Brown was a professor of chemistry at Duke from approximately 1931-1973, and a professor emeriti after 1973. Professor Brown was also active in the American Association of University Professors (AAUP), serving as its second vice president from 1964-1966. This collection contains correspondence, subject files, committee minutes, printed matter, speeches, and reports concerning personal, professional, departmental, university matters as well as the American Association of University Professors (AAUP). The bulk of the material dates from 1958-1968. All materials relating to the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) and Committee A are restricted until 2017. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Portions of these materials are restricted by donor request. All materials relating to the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) and Committee A are restricted until 2017.

In accordance with the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 as amended, Duke University permits students to inspect their education records and limits the disclosure of personally identifiable information from education records.

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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Frances Campbell Brown Papers, Duke University Archives, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.

Provenance

The Frances Campbell Brown Papers were received by the University Archives as a transfer starting in 1969.

Processing Information

Processed by Archives Staff,

Encoded by Molly Bragg, 2011

Accessions were merged into one collection, described in this finding aid.

Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory: DACS, EAD, NCEAD guidelines, and local Style Guide.

This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.

Biographical Note

Frances Campbell Brown, educator and chemist, was born in Johnson, Tennessee. She received her bachelor's degree from Agnes Scott in 1928 and her Ph.D from Johns Hopkins in 1931. Brown was a professor of chemistry at Duke from approximately 1931-1973, and a professor emeriti after 1973. Professor Brown was also active in the American Association of University Professors (AAUP), serving as its second vice president from 1964-1966. She was also active in the Duke AAUP chapter, and served on the Undergraduate Faculty Council Committee on Program II and a number of other university and departmental committees.

Collection Overview

This collection contains correspondence and subject files concerning personal, professional, departmental, and university matters; the bulk of the material dates from 1958-1968. Documents include letters, memoranda, committee minutes, printed matter, speeches, and reports. There is a small amount of material concerning the 1962 revision of the University Bylaws in light of the American Association of University Professor's (AAUP) statements on tenure. Major subjects in the collection include academic freedom and tenure, the AAUP, faculty responsibility for educational policy, science libraries, the Department of Chemistry, admissions and Program II. The bulk of the material was generated or received by Dr. Brown in her role as a member and officer of the AAUP.

All materials regarding the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) and Committee A are restricted until 2017.

Subject Headings

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American Association of University Professors Duke University -- Admission. Duke University. Dept. of Chemistry Women in science Detailed Description of Collection Container List, 1932-1975 9.0 Linear Feet (6 boxes)

All materials relating to the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) and Committee A are restricted until 2017.

1Frances Campbell Brown, Personal Papers Committee G - American Association of University Professors, Committee on Tenure Practices and Hearings Agenda Committee, Atlanta, April 1966 American Association of University Professors Executive Committee, Nominating Committees - American Association of University Professors, May 24-25, 1968, Resolutions - American Association of University Professors, 1961, Annual Meeting, April 9-10, 1965 American Association of University Professors Meeting, Atlanta, 1966, Committee A Handbook, American Association of University Professors Committee A, October 1960, Committee A, 1961 Committee A, October 24, 1963, Report of Committee A Procedures, 1964, Committee A, St. Louis Meeting, 1964, Committee A, June - November 1964, Committee A, April 1965, Committee A, October 1965, Committee A, Atlanta, April 1966, Committee on Academic Freedom and Retirement American Association of University Professors Council Meeting, November 7-8, 1958, American Association of University Professors Council Meeting, April 1958, American Association of University Professors, November 6-7, 1959, American Association of University Professors Council, April 1960, American Association of University Professors Council Meeting, October 1960, American Association of University Professors Council, 1961, 2Council Meeting, Boston, 1961 Council Meeting, St. Louis, April 1964 Council, October 1964 Council, April 8, 1965 Council Meeting, October 29-30, 1965 Council Meeting, Atlanta, April 1966 Davis, Bertram H. - American Association of University Professors General Secretary - Washington D.C., Educom I.A.U.P.L. UNESCO, New Orleans, La., September 18-20, 1966 American Association of University Professors Mississippi Study, Michigan Community Colleges Collective Bargaining Assorted Files/Clippings, mostly concerned with Mississippi Silver and University of Mississippi Mississippi Report, July 26, 1965 Mississippi Interviews University of Mississippi Mississippi University of Arizona Arizona, Committee A, April 1965, Fisk University Monmouth College University of Miami Medical School Committee A - American Association of University Professors, Wyly Case, C.W. Post College, Sittler case St. John's University Tufts University Gonzaga University Montana State South Dakota New Mexico Illinois Auburn Alcorn and Miss. Vocational College Tougaloo College Central Missouri State College Columbia Union College Emporia College, Kansas Westminster College, Pa. 3Nebraska State Teachers College Alcorn A&M College and Alabama State College American University of Beirut Correspondence, 1962 American Association of University Professors, 1963 Correspondence, 1964 AAU, 1964 American Association of University Professors Correspondence, 1965-1966 Correspondence, 1967-1968 Reprints on Disclaimer Affidavit, 1958-1961 Board-Administration-Faculty / AGB-ACE-American Association of University Professors Meiklejohn Award, 1962 Sponsored Research - Conflict of Interest Assorted "unfiled" papers Assorted "unfiled" papers (#2) Retirement and Academic Freedom - Preparation of Questionnaire Questionnaire Returns - Retirement and Academic Freedom American Association of University Professors Retirement Correspondence Association Procedures on Investigation - Regulations on Academic Freedom and Tenure Lincoln College (Illinois) Princeton University First Draft of Paper for September 13, 1967 ACS Talk, Chicago, September 13, 1967 Collective Bargaining, 1964 Speaker Ban American Association of University Professors NC State Conference 4American Association of University Professors State and Regional Conferences, except North Carolina American Association of University Professors Duke Chapter American Association of University Professors San Francisco Meeting, 1963 North Central College George Washington—Reichard Higgins’ Case—Arkansas State Teacher’s American Association of University Professors Annual Meeting, 1962 American Association of University Professors Resolutions Committee, 1962 Monmouth Committee A, 1963 A.M. & N. College of Arkansas University of South Florida University of Florida—Act 10 Mercy College Northwestern University—Wyly Grove City College Sam Houston State Teacher's College Committee A, April 1962 College of the Ozarks University of Illinois—Professor Koch Carolinas-Virginia Academic Freedom Seminar: Student Involvement in Extra Campus Affairs, Session 3, February 24-26, 1962 Watt, Vance (Correspondence between Frances Brown and Vance Watt, Brookwood School) Correspondence with Dr. Neil Campbell, University of Edinburgh, 1939-1942 Correspondence with Dr. Neil Campbell, University of Edinburgh, 1943-1970 5Correspondence, 1961 (folder 2) Correspondence, 1963 Correspondence, Jan.-June 1965 Correspondence, July-Dec. 1965 Correspondence, 1965, (folder 2) Correspondence, 1965, (folder 4) Correspondence, 1966 Correspondence, 1966, (folder 2) Correspondence, 1966, (folder 8) Correspondence, 1967, (3 folders) Correspondence, 1968, (3 folders) Correspondence, July-Dec. 1969 6Search committee for Chaplain, 1972-1973 Gross (Paul M.) portrait, 1964-1965 Paul M. Gross Symposium, 1964-1965 The Chemistry Library: Its Location and Administration, 1963-1968 Bylaws, 1961 Letter to (Chemistry) Alumni, 1967 Dedication of Paul M. Gross Building, 1969 Program II, 1969-1972, (5 folders) John Saylor Memorial Fund, 1966-1967 Committee S—Duke, 1965-1967 American Association of University Professors talk at High Point College, 1958-1960 American Association of University Professors talk at Greensboro, 1963 American Association of University Professors talk at Kentucky State Conference, 1965 Talk at Appalachian State Teachers College, 1964 Talk at St. Andrews, 1965 Committee on faculty qualifications and improvement, 1968-1969 Admissions (Committee on Undergraduate), 1967-1969 Majors committee (Chemistry Dept.), 1968-1969 ACLU, 1965-1966 Department awards committee, 1967-1968 Graduation with distinction—chemistry, 1965-1967 Printed Matter—Reprints, 1950-1963 Correspondence, 1961