American Association of University Professors Records, 1921-1982
Collection Overview
Title: American Association of University Professors Records, 1921-1982
ID: OGLMC751
Primary Creator: American Association of University Professors, UND Chapter
Extent: 1.25 Linear Feet
Date Acquired: 03/29/1982. More info below under Accruals.
Subjects: University of North Dakota - Faculty, University of North Dakota - Faculty Organizations
Languages: English
Scope and Contents of the Materials
The American Association of University Professors Records, 1921-1982, have been divided into four series:
Series 1: North Dakota State Chapter
Series 2: UND Chapter
Series 3: Other Chapters
Series 4: Other Organizations
Collection Historical Note
The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) was founded in 1915 at Johns Hopkins University to protect academic freedom, which was being threatened on some campuses by overzealous administrators. The University of North Dakota (UND) became a charter chapter in AAUP after John M. Gillette, UND professor of sociology, traveled to New York to attend an organizational meeting for the association. UND's chapter of AAUP was among the largest of the initial chapters and the only chapter west of Minneapolis in the Midwest, according to Louis G. Geiger's University of the Northern Plains.
Since its inception, the AAUP at UND served to promote recognition and just treatment of the university faculty. The organization was concerned with academic and economic issues including, but not limited to, faculty responsibility, salary, student rights, academic freedom, tenure, retirement, insurance and status of women.
According to its website, the mission of the national AAUP is "to advance academic freedom and shared governance, to define fundamental professional values and standards for higher education, and to ensure higher education's contribution to the common good."
The UND chapter is now dissolved.
Subject/Index Terms
Administrative Information
Repository: Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections
Additional materials were deposited:
1985 (85-1373)
Dr. Richard Beringer, April 16, 1987 (87-1527)
May 1988
Dr. Benjamin Ring, August 9, 1989 (89-1674)
Access Restrictions: Open for inspection under the rules and regulations of the Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections
Acquisition Source: Elizabeth Hampsten, UND Department of English,
Acquisition Method: Donation; 82-980
Preferred Citation: (Description of Item) American Association of University Professors Records. OGLMC 751, Box #, Folder #. Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections. Chester Fritz Library. University of North Dakota, Grand Forks.
Finding Aid Revision History: The collection was reprocessed by Curt Hanson in June 2015 and added to Archon.
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Series:
[Series 1: State Chapter Records],
[Series 2: University of North Dakota Chapter],
[Series 3: Other Chapters],
[Series 4: Other Organizations],
[All]
- Series 1: State Chapter Records
- The first series contains records to the North Dakota State Chapter, which was established in 1968. Materials in the series include the chapter's constitution, meeting minutes, correspondence and newsletters.
- Box 1
- Folder 1: Constitution, 1968
- Folder 2: Executive Committee, 1968-1973
- Folder 3: Meeting Minutes, 1968-1975
- Folder 4: Correspondence, 1968-1980
- Folder 5: Committee on Academic Freedom, 1965-1974
- Folder 6: "A Review of Selected Graduate Programs Offered by the State of North Dakota," Consultants Report, 1978
- Folder 7: North Star Newsletter, 1970-1972
- Folder 1: Constitution, 1968
- Box 1
- Series 2: University of North Dakota Chapter
- The second series relates to the AAUP Chapter at the University of North Dakota. This chapter was in existence for decades prior to the establishment of the North Dakota State Chapter. Materials in the series include meeting minutes, correspondence, committee files, membership information and subject files.
- Box 1
- Folder 8: Notices of Meetings, 1931-1941
- Folder 9: Meeting Minutes, 1970-1981
- Folder 10: Meeting Minutes, undated
- Folder 11: Membership Lists and Notices of Meetings, 1952-1955
- Folder 12: Membership, 1929-1941, 1952-1953, 1955, 1973-1979
- Folder 13: Special Committee for the Study of the Initiated Measure, 1932
- The measure would have set limits on the salaries of government and public officials
- Folder 14: Committee Reports, 1933-1940
- Folder 15: Ad Hoc Committee Regarding the Resignation of Dean Ronald Jackson, 1965
- Folder 16: Ad Hoc Committee Regarding the AFIT Minuteman School at the Minot Air Force Base, 1970
- Folder 17: Committee W: Wages and Hours at UND, 1974
- Folder 18: Committee W: Progress Report on Affirmative Action at UND, 1979
- Folder 19: Correspondence, 1935-1982
- Folder 20: Financial Records, 1939-1940
- Folder 21: Special Assessment for Funds to Combat Salary Reductions, 1932
- Folder 22: Conference: Role of the University in Intellectual Leadership," November 1956
- Folder 23: Survey of Faculty Regarding Social Programs, 1941
- Folder 24: Report of the Operation of the Constitution and Regulations Governing the University of North Dakota, 1938
- Folder 25: Tenure Conditions, 1936-1938
- Folder 26: Resolutions, 1933-1939
- Folder 27: Issues Addressed, 1932-1958
- Folder 28: Salaries at UND, 1932
- Folder 29: News Releases, 1974-1975
- Folder 30: Dr. Theodore Reiff Grievance, 1970
- Folder 31: Dr. Douglas Peters Grievance, 1980
- Folder 32: Miscellaneous
- Folder 8: Notices of Meetings, 1931-1941
- Box 1
- Series 3: Other Chapters
- The third series contains records relating to other chapters at colleges and universities in North Dakota.
- Box 1
- Folder 33: Dickinson State University, 1969-1971
- Folder 34: Mayville State College, 1966
- Folder 35: Jamestown College, 1966, 1975
- Folder 36: Minot State College, 1967-1971
- Folder 37: North Dakota State University, 1970-1972, 1981
- Folder 38: UND Ellendale, 1970
- Folder 39: Valley City State College, 1969
- Folder 40: Williston State University, 1971-1972
- Folder 41: Regional Meetings, 1939-1940
- Folder 33: Dickinson State University, 1969-1971
- Box 1
- Series 4: Other Organizations
- The final series consists of files from other organizations which both the North Dakota State Chapter and the UND Chapter interacted with.
Browse by Series:
[Series 1: State Chapter Records],
[Series 2: University of North Dakota Chapter],
[Series 3: Other Chapters],
[Series 4: Other Organizations],
[All]