American Association of University Professors (AAUP). James Madison University Chapter records

Access and use

Location of collection:
James Madison University
Second Floor Room 203, MSC 1704
Carrier Library
James Madison University
880 Madison Drive
Harrisonburg, VA 22807
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POC: Tiffany Cole
Phone: (540) 568-3444
Phone: (540) 568-3612
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Preferred citation:

[identification of item], [box #, folder #], American Association of University Professors (AAUP). James Madison University Chapter Records, 1944-1988, UA 0065, Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA.

Summary

Extent:
3.42 cubic feet 11 boxes
Creator:
Riley, Philip F., 1941-2022 and American Association of University Professors
Abstract:
The collection comprises administrative files and meeting minutes kept by the James Madison University chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP).
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[identification of item], [box #, folder #], American Association of University Professors (AAUP). James Madison University Chapter Records, 1944-1988, UA 0065, Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection comprises administrative files and meeting minutes kept by the James Madison University chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP). Records primarily document the JMU chapter but the work of the state conference and national association is documented as well. Records consist of meeting minutes, correspondence, newsletters and publications, committee work, constitutions and by-laws, membership materials, reports and resolutions, and other papers related to AAUP.

Series includes the administrative records of the JMU chapter of AAUP. Materials related to the state conference and national association are included. Records include treasurer's reports, constitutions and by-laws, correspondence, newsletters and other printed materials, records related to committee work, and reports. Materials also relate to AAUP topics of interest including equitable faculty salaries, fringe benefits, collective bargaining, academic freedom, and others. Yearly chapter files include records documenting activities for a specific time frame, usually an academic year.

Of interest are files related to the faculty dismissals and subsequent student protests in April 1970.

Includes AAUP's official statement (May 5, 1970) on the Kent State University shootings.

Includes Richard Nixon letter to Russell M. Weaver (Rector of Board of Visitors) regarding campus violence.

Full title of publication: Higher Education Salary Kit: A Recommended Method for Flagging Women and Minority Persons for Whom There is Apparent Salary Inequity and a Comparison of Results and Costs of Several Suggested Methods. Authored by Elizabeth L. Scott.

Series includes monthly meeting minutes, attendance sheets, meeting notices, and membership lists of the JMU chapter of AAUP.

Biographical / historical:

The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) was established in 1915 with a primary objective of defending academic freedom in higher education. Topics of interest for AAUP include collective bargaining, academic freedom, tenure and promotion, equitable salaries, welfare, and fringe benefits.

The James Madison University chapter of AAUP was established by 1937 (exact date unknown). Past chapter leaders included Ruby Ethel Cundiff, Crystal Theodore, Patricia Bruce, Bill Ingham, Philip Riley, and others.

Acquisition information:
Materials were transferred to Special Collections on November 10, 2017 by Philip Riley, former AAUP JMU chapter secretary.
Appraisal information:

Excessive quantities of duplicates (brochures, constitutions, blank letterhead, etc.) were discarded.

Processing information:

When possible, folder titles supplied by the creating organization were retained.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged in two series:

  1. Administrative files, 1944-1988
  2. Meeting minutes, 1944-1983
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard