University Archives

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The Committee on Academic Freedom and Faculty Responsibility Records contains materials related to Bernard J. Kerr's hearing regarding his promotion to assistant professor and memoranda, reports, minutes, student evaluations, research articles and miscellaneous records documenting the administrative activities of the Committee on Academic Freedom and Faculty Responsibility.

Scope and Contents The Alpha Lambda Delta Records document the activities of Alpha Lambda Delta Chapter 126 at East Tennessee State University from 1965 to 1982. The records include (1) general files, which contain memoranda and correspondence from the national society, national society handbooks and newsletters, correspondence and memoranda of the local chapter, lists of members and officers of the local chapter, newsclippings, and Honors Day programs and commencement programs of East Tennessee State...

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The Alumni Affairs Office Records are divided into five series as follows: Series 1, Photographic Prints; Series 2, Photographic Negatives; Series 3, Henrietta Peck Ayre Green Materials; Series 4, Printed and Miscellaneous Materials; and Series 5, Artifacts.

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The American Association of University Women, Johnson City Chapter Records document the activities of this educational and professional service organization. Material includes bylaws, correspondence, membership lists, newsletters, awards of scholarships, brochures, and miscellaneous printed ephemera.

Scope and Contents The records of the School of Applied Science and Technology document the management of the technology curriculum and instruction at ETSU prior to the formation of the school to oversee these operations in 1979. The collection includes correspondence, reports, financial records, brochures, teaching load reports, and general office files. Among topices covered in the collection are co-operative education, vocational education, course requirements, certificate and degree information,...

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All or part of the materials described here are unprocessed. Please contact us for information about these materials.

Scope and Contents The College of Arts and Sciences Promotional Tapes consists of four 3/4" videotapes of interviews with various persons in the East Tennessee State University community and the Johnson City, Tennessee community concerning the value of a liberal arts education along with one 3/4" videotape of upper and middle class homes within the Johnson City area. The first four videotapes include interviews with Dr. Dorothy C. Dobbins, associate dean, College of Medicine, Student Affairs, ETSU (length:...

Scope and Contents The Associate Dean of Arts and Sciences Records contain proposal drafts and minutes of the Curriculum and Calendar Conversion Committees; incoming and outgoing correspondence, newsletters, and announcements relating to other campus offices and educational agencies; student requests to drop classes; and degree descriptions for various departments. The records date from 1977-79, with the bulk of the materials dating from 1978-79. The original acquisition contained 1.25 linear feet of faculty...

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The B. Carroll Reece Museum Records consist of administrative files; correspondence; exhibit files and research; photographs; grant applications and other material relating to the development and evolution of the museum.

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The Elise Draper Barrette Papers document Barrette's work as a librarian and as director of the library science program at East Tennessee State College (later East Tennessee State University). Material includes correspondence, newspaper clippings, photographs, speeches, writings, and school-related papers. Major subjects encompassed by the papers include Barrette's academic work at ETSU, library science institutes for training school librarians, and her work as a library consultant.

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The Colin F. Baxter Collection consists of 36 undated illustrated posters (mounted) documenting events during World War II such as the attack on Pearl Harbor, the war in Europe, the war in North Africa, and the war in the Pacific.

Scope and Contents The Bridges Family Collection is a VHS videotape, produced in December 1993, which contains views of the buildings and grounds at Shelbridge and Woodmont Rod and Gun Club in Hancock, Maryland composed from 8mm and 16mm film originals. The first portion of the videotape, approximately twenty-four minutes in length and narrated by S. Powell Bridges, contains scenes of Shelbridge which were originally recorded from 1937 to 1972. The final portion of the videotape, about seventeen minutes in...

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The Buccaneer Photographs cover the limited time frame of 1984-86. Topics include, among others, sports, theater productions, graduation, and beauty pageants.

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The Christine Burleson Papers consists of correspondence, clippings, photographs, class assignments and class rolls, student composition papers, notes, essays, university committee records, memoranda, and miscellaneous printed matter documenting the teaching career of Ms. Burleson at ETSU.

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The David Sinclar Burleson Papers consist of correspondence, course notes, speeches, personal financial records, and miscellaneous printed matter documenting Burleson's personal life and his experience as an educator.

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The collection consists of interviews describing the military experiences of WWII veterans of the European and Pacific theaters, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the Persian Gulf conflict/the 1991 Gulf War, and Bosnia completed by students of Dr. Colin Baxter's War in the Modern World course.

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The Committee on Faculty Publication and Professional Activity Records consist of lists and reports of ETSU faculty research, publication, and creative and scholarly activities.

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The Office of Contracts and Grants Records contain minutes, correspondence, pamphlets, grant proposals, and photographs. The records document the Offices of Contracts and Grants activities with various grant agencies and research projects conducted by the university's faculty, Academic Council, and Research Development Committee. The records date between 1976 and 1983.

Scope and Contents The Convocation Tapes consist of two tapes. Tape I includes one thirty-minute "Omni Presents: Omniline Special Education 'The Power of the President'," an interview with James L. Fisher, president of the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education. Fisher discussed his book, The Power of the Presidency, which revolves around the position of university presidency and its power and functions. Also included on Tape I are remarks by President Ronald E. Beller, ETSU, on the university's...

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The Joe M. Cox Blueprints consists of 39 blueprints created by Johnson City architect Joe M. Cox in September 1963. The blueprints illustrate the general floor plan, electrical and plumbing layouts, heating and ventilation design, and the specifications for the facade of East Tennessee State University's Industrial Education Building, Wilson-Wallis Hall.

Scope and Contents The Department of Curriculum and Instruction Records are comprised of various, standardized-education tests and testing materials. They were administered by the department and generally used nation-wide for measuring academic achievement and education levels, exploring student psychology, and testing concept utilization skills of public school students. The test samples provide a fairly complete look at educational tests and testing methodology used across the country from the 1920s through...

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The collection includes photographs depicting university activities, and miscellaneous printed documents which relate to university events and persons.