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Collection Summary
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Creator: |
Faculty Association,
South Dakota State University
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Title: |
Miscellaneous
Units/Faculty Association Records
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Dates: |
Inclusive: 1946-1972
Bulk: 1946-1962
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Abstract: |
Collection consists of
committee assignments and studies completed by various
committees, constitution, minutes and correspondence files.
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Physical Description: |
.84 linear feet—2
containers
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Collection Number:
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UA 50.2 |
Background
The Faculty Association papers represent the initial
founding of the South Dakota State College [SDSC]
Faculty Association in 1946 and its evolution through
the years. The stated purpose of the Faculty
Association was to perfect some administrative
measure that would insure unity and cooperation
between the faculty, administration and Regents.
According to the first constitution, this included a way
to provide procedures for carrying out duties and
responsibilities of the faculty, and as a way for faculty
to cooperate and to elect representatives.
Membership in this organization included all faculty members
with the rank of instructor or above.
The Faculty Association was never a decision making
body. Rather, its role was to provide an outlet for
questions related to general faculty welfare. The
association did elect up to 5 representatives to the
President’s Administrative Council, which was the
governing council of administrators and did act as a
policy making body.
By the late 1960’s, the role of the Faculty
Association changed slightly. When the faculty voted to
create an Academic Senate, the Faculty Association
was phased out slowly, to allow for transition. In
1970, after the faculty voted to create an Academic
Senate, the Faculty Association continued to meet
Arrangement and Content
The Faculty Association Records
sub-group is arranged into two series. The records are not thought to
be complete, although this cannot be established. Due to the lack of
any discernable arrangement, the series were created during the
processing of the collection.
Committee Records
Collection Number: UA 50.2.1
Dates: 1946-1972
Physical Description: .42 linear feet—1 container
Scope: The Committee Records series spans the years 1946-1972,
with the bulk of material from 1952-1960. Included are committee
assignments and studies completed by various committees. Although the
names of the individual committees changed over time, their function
remained essentially the same. Committees were formed around the topics
of tenure, promotion and rank, salary, insurance, retirement, and other
such topics. This material is arranged alphabetically.
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Container List:
UA 50.2.1—Faculty Association Records: Committee Records
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Folder
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Description
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Dates |
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1 |
Appointment, rank and
promotion |
1954-1955 |
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2 |
Committee to Advise Regents
on Selection of a President |
1951-1952 |
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Faculty honors |
1952 |
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Executive committee |
1965-1972 |
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General |
1952-1964 |
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Insurance |
1948-1955 |
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Outside activities |
1950 |
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Retirement |
1948-1950 |
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Retirement |
1954-1958 |
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Sabbatical leave study |
1957 |
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Salary study |
1946-1952 |
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Salary study |
1954-1956 |
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Salary study |
1957-1958 |
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Tenure |
1952 |
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15 |
Tenure |
1957-1958 |
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Travel expenses |
1955 |
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General Association Records
Collection Number: UA 50.2.2
Dates: 1946-1971
Physical Description: .42 linear feet—1 container
Scope: This series consists of a constitution, minutes and
correspondence files. Most of the latter consists entirely of
correspondence from or to the acting head of the association. This
material is arranged alphabetically.
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Container List:
UA 50.2.2—General Association Records
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Box
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Folder
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Description
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Dates |
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1 |
Appraisal of the Report on
Certain Aspects of Public Higher Education in South Dakota |
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2 |
Constitution and by-laws |
1946-1962 |
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3 |
Correspondence |
1946-1954 |
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Correspondence |
1955-1956 |
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Correspondence |
1956-1957 |
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Correspondence |
1957-1958 |
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Correspondence |
1961-1962 |
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Correspondence |
1968-1971 |
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Evaluation |
1957 |
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Financial |
1952-1954 |
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Membership |
1958-1959 |
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Minutes |
1947-1954 |
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13 |
Minutes |
1955-1963 |
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Miscellaneous |
1951-1959 |
Restrictions
Use
of Materials
This
collection is open to research without restriction.
Subject Terms
This
collection is indexed under the following headings in the subject guide.
Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places
should search the catalog using these headings.
Related Material
University Committees, South Dakota State University Archives, South Dakota
State University, Brookings, S.D.
UA 4
Administrative
Information
Preferred citation
Miscellaneous Units/Faculty Association Records, South Dakota State
University Archives, South Dakota State University, Brookings, S. D.
Provenance
The
majority of the material in this collection was found in the archives
stacks in the fall of 1997. There is no indication of where they came
from or how they came to be here. This collection also consists of
donated material from individual faculty members and material that
arrived in the archives through departmental records transfers, the
university campus mail, or random donation by various individuals.
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Elizabeth B. Scott
on 27 April 1998 with revisions on 8 February 1999 and 6 June 2002 [cjg].
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