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| Creator: | University of Illinois President's Office | |
| Title: | University of Illinois President's Office Administrative and Personnel Actions File | |
| Dates: | 1914-71 | |
| Abstract: | Administrative and Personnel Actions File contains correspondence from faculty members, administrators, and members of the public; reports; meeting notes; personnel records; newspaper clippings; press releases; and photographs which were held in the president's office vault and provided the basis for presidental action on public controversies and sensitive administrative and personnel matters. | |
| Extent: | 2.6 cubic feet | |
| Record Series: | 2/15/10 | |
Administrative and Personnel Actions File contains correspondence from faculty members, administrators, and members of the public; reports; meeting notes; personnel records; newspaper clippings; press releases; and photographs which were held in the president's office vault and provided the basis for presidental action on public controversies and sensitive administrative and personnel matters. The series is divided into two sections. 1) Departmental Administration Files include materials related to Office of Naval Research plans to relocate to the University of Illinois in the event of a national emergency (1955-63); Control Systems Laboratory equipment purchases (1954-55) and research undertaken by Joel Lawson for the Department of Defense (1966); correspondence from Robert Seyboldt concering Dean Thomas Benner and the College of Education (1944); a report concerning the administration of Dean Paul Green in the College of Commerce (1961); and allegations of improper aid to student athletes made against football coach Robert L. Blackman and the Athletic Assocation (1963, 1971). 2) Personnel Files include materials related to Jean Baptiste Beck (1914); Christian Ruckmick (1921); Alvin R. Cahn (1934-35); William P. Stanford(1934); Leroy L. Hamp (1960); Herbert O. Farber (1960-64); V. Lewis Bassie (1966-97), and Leo F. Koch (1960-69). The Koch case files compose the bulk of this series. They contain correspondence and reports related to the firing of Assisant Professor of Biology Leo Koch and the censure of the University by the Association of American University Professors.
Index Terms |
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| This record series is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms. These terms are specific to the University of Illinois Archives. | ||
| Organizations: | ||
| Athletic Association | ||
| Commerce and Business Administration, College of | ||
| Control Systems Laboratory | ||
| Subjects: | ||
| Academic Freedom | ||
| Faculty Salaries | ||
| Military Research and Development | ||
| Wrestling | ||
| Functions: | ||
| Faculty Disciplinary Actions | ||
American Association of University Proffessors Correspondence
DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION FILES. Box 1 - 1
PERSONNEL FILES. Box 1 - 2