Preliminary Inventory of the Business Division records, 1938-1948

Abstract

Contains the records of the Business Division of Duke University. A. S. Brower was an administrative assistant (1939-1946), then business manager and comptroller of the Business Division (1946-1956). This position is now known as the Office of the Executive Vice President, part of Duke University Administration. Types of materials include memoranda, forms, correspondence, printed matter, blueprints, contracts, financial materials, and Southern Association of Colleges and Schools reports. Major subjects include Duke University Administration, the Business Division, history of the Office of the Executive Vice President, World War II and education, Selective Service, ROTC and V-12 military training programs, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, and campus development and construction. Materials range in date from 1938 to 1948. Contains restricted materials.

Descriptive Summary

Title: Business Division records, 1938-1948.
Creator: Duke University. Business Division.
Extent: 15 Linear Feet, , 15,000 Items , (9 boxes)
Repository: University Archives, Duke University.
Location: For current information on the location of these materials, please consult University Archives, Duke University.
Language: English.

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Contains memoranda, forms, correspondence, printed matter, blueprints, contracts, financial materials, and Southern Association of Colleges and Schools reports pertaining to the Business Division at Duke University. A. S. Brower was an administrative assistant (1939-1946), then business manager and comptroller of the Business Division (1946-1956). Major subjects include Duke University Administration, the Business Division, history of the Office of the Executive Vice President, World War II and education, Selective Service, ROTC and V-12 military training programs, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. and campus development and construction. Materials range in date from 1938 to 1948. Boxes 1 and 2 contain restricted materials.

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Access Restrictions

Patrons must sign the Acknowledgement of Legal Responsibility and Privacy Rights form before using this collection.

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.

In off-site storage; 24 hours advance notice is required for use.

Use Restrictions

Copyright for Official University records is held by Duke University; all other copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.

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"Affidavit of College or University" forms

Contains statements of student's intent to enlist in the service, or to defer enlistment in order to continue education at Duke University.

Box 1

Correspondence regarding students, selective service, and education, ca. 1941-1943

Box 1

Classification advice forms to Duke University from the Selective Service, ca. 1941-1943

Box 1

"Affidavit of College or University" forms

Contains statements of student's intent to enlist in the service, or to defer enlistment in order to continue education at Duke University.

Box 2

Correspondence regarding students, selective service, and education, ca. 1941-1943

Box 2

Classification advice forms to Duke University from the Selective Service, ca. 1941-1943

Box 2

National Roster Survey (draft status of students enrolled in courses), 1944

Box 2

Army Air Forces--Air ROTC proposal, 1946

Box 2

Class of 1912 reunion (A. S. Brower was chair) and 1946 commencement materials

Box 2

A Study of Academic Degrees Held by Members of the Duke University Faculty, 1937

Box 2

Correspondence and conference materials from professional education organizations, 1940-1942

Box 3

Enrollment statistics of armed forces veterans, 1947-1948

Box 3

Proposed school of aviation at Duke University, 1944

Box 3

Clippings and bulletins, 1942

Box 3

Letter to students from President Flowers, regarding students' decision to enroll in the draft, 1941

Box 3

Selective Service questionnaire sent to all Duke University students, 1941

Box 3

Selective Service registration information for students, 1941

Box 3

Duke Council for American Defense, 1940-1941

Box 3

Statistical report, enrollment of undergraduate men, March-June semester, 1944

Box 3

Statistical report, enrollment of undergraduate men, November-January, 1944-1945

Box 3

Statistical report, enrollment of undergraduate men, July 1943

Box 3

Statistical report, enrollment of undergraduate men, Trinity College and College of Engineering, 1942-1943

Includes dates of departure and military classification

Box 3

Report of a meeting on the impact of the war on education, 1942

Box 4

Civilian morale

Box 4

Labor supply

Box 4

Materials for developing a war training program at a college or university, ca. 1941-1943

Box 4

Student questionnaire, 1941

Box 4

Statistical report on Selective Service status of Duke University students, 1941-1942

Box 4

National Roster of Scientific and Specialized personnel (of Duke University)

Box 4

Civilian Personnel Administration for the Army Air Forces, proposal and cancellation, 1945

Box 4

Marine Corps recruiting, 1942

Box 4

U.S. Coast Guard recruiting, 1942

Box 4

Signal Corps recruiting, 1942-1947

Box 4

Army recruiting and brochures

Box 4

Joint Army-Navy Coast Guard recruiting and brochures

Box 4

Navy Medical Specialist Unit, 1940

Box 4

Proposed Navy Aviation Reception Center, 1942

Box 4

Naval Supply Corps

Box 4

Navy V-7

Box 4

Navy V-5 Air Corps

Box 4

Navy V-12 bulletins and general information, 1942-1943

Box 4

Army enlisted reserve corps plan

Box 4

Selective service registration, 1942

Box 4

General correspondence regarding the draft, ca. 1941-1942

Box 4

Fort Bragg conference on rehabilitation, 1941

Box 5

War Service Opportunities for College and University Students bulletins, 1941-1942

Box 5

Navy V-1, correspondence, miscellaneous materials

Box 5

War Advisory Council

Box 5

A Report on War Courses Offered by Collegiate Schools of Business and Departments of Economics, 1942

Box 5

List of veterans enrolled, spring, 1948

Box 5

Army Finance School rosters, 1944

Box 5

National Municipal League, correspondence and conference notes

Box 5

Naval ROTC bulletins, 1943-1946

Box 5

Civil defense organizations, general notes

Box 5

Enrollment, 1945-1946

Box 5

War Manpower Commission correspondence and reports, ca. 1942-1943

Box 5

Article by A. S. Brower on annual earnings for the state of North Carolina, ca. 1937-1938

Box 5

Student and faculty deferment materials

Box 6

Duke Committee on Defense

Box 6

Post-war planning, correspondence, 1943

Box 6

Army

Box 7

Finance School, contract W2287, 1942

Box 7

Finance School, correspondence

Box 7

Specialized Training Program in Medicine, correspondence and establishment materials, 1943-1946

Box 7

Specialized Training Program in Medicine, contract W54 (SCIV)

Box 7

Navy V-12

Box 7

Medical ROTC, contract and correspondence, 1943-1946, 1963

Box 7

Navy Theological School, contract and correspondence, 1944

Box 7

Duke University prospectus sent to Navy

Box 7

Commissioning expense reports, 1943-1944

Box 7

Contract and correspondence, 1943, 1944-1946

Box 7

Correspondence, 1943-1943

Box 7

Reports and memoranda, 1943-1946

Box 7

Textbook cost and appraisal

Box 7

Contracting visit information, 1944

Box 7

Correspondence on establishment, 1940-1941

Box 7

Correspondence, 1946-1948

Box 7

Correspondence on establishment of Transportation and Medical Corps, 1937-1940, 1946-1947

Box 7

Association of NROTC Colleges, correspondence, 1947-1948

Box 7

Veterans' rehabilitation training

Box 7

Report, Recommendations for Organizing the Business Administration Division, 1948

Box 7

Report, Establishment of Budgetary Control Program, 1948

Box 7

Budgets and Measurements, budget book, 1950/1951

Box 8

Budgets and Measurements, budget book, 1960/1961

[2 folders]

Box 8

Budget materials, 1960-1961

Box 9

Building and Grounds Committee materials, 1962

Box 9

Child Psychiatry Rehabilitation Center, photographs and correspondence, 1962

Box 9

Department of Music budget, 1963-1964

Box 9

Divinity School renovation correspondence

Box 9

Fallout shelter program, 1963

Box 9

Fundraising Potentials for Duke University, 1962

Box 9

Landscaping and the Duke Gardens, 1962

Box 9

Manager of Store Operations, supervisor manual

Box 9

Married student housing

Box 9

Medical Center additions

Box 9

Phytotron Road improvements

Box 9

Outside audit, 1961-1962

Box 9

Self-study reports for various departments, 1965

Box 9

Space allocation Committee

Box 9

Tuition grant program for children of staff members

Box 9

Organization for Business and Finance, report and diagram, 1965

Box 9

Historical Note

The Business Division of Duke University coordinated the financial and administrative business of schools and departments throughout Duke University.

During World War II, the Business Division mediated requests for student records and information pertaining to students enrolling (or deferring enrollment) in the Selective Service. The Business Division was also associated with some construction and building improvements on campus, particularly those of the Arts Center and East Campus buildings. The Business Division maintained contracts for these and other projects during the 1960s.

A. S. (Alfred Smith) Brower was a longtime staff member of the Business Division. Before coming to Duke University, Brower held several state government posts in finance and statistics, and was the Comptroller at North Carolina State University. From 1939 to 1946, Brower was administrative assistant in the Business Division. He then became the business manager and comptroller (now treasurer), serving in that position from 1946 until 1956. From 1956 to 1959, he served as the Business Division's business manager and treasurer. Brower died in 1968 at age 76.

In 1962, the Business Division was reorganized and renamed. The newly-formed Business and Finance Division was headed by the Vice President for Business and Finance, who was the chief fiscal officer of the university and reported to the president.

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