American Association of University Professors
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA-22-1
Scope and Contents
The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) represents the interests of university professors to lawmakers, college administrators and the public. They lobby for legislation and funding issues that affect higher education, such as tenure, equitable funding, and collective bargaining. On campus, AAUP represents the faculty to the administration, often addressing issues of retention of faculty, fairness, course load, evaluation, tenure and faculty representation.
The collection of the Valdosta State College/University chapter of AAUP documents the local, state and national activities of the chapter from 1963 to 1995. However, the bulk of the materials fall in the years from 1971-1985. The collection is divided into four sub groups:
The Valdosta State College/University AAUP Chapter Business: Chapter Constitution, Correspondence, Minutes, and Membership information comprise two boxes of the collection. Here are lobbying letters to legislators, correspondence with administrators on campus: letters on national issues such as the ERA and on VSC-related issues such as teaching load. Names prominent in the correspondence include Jane Elza, S. Walter Martin, Hugh Bailey, Betty Derrick, Dawson Mathis, and Dennis Marks. Special Topics and Activities of the VSC AAUP relating to campus and Georgia Issues: Three boxes document such topics as Administrator Evaluation and Salaries, establishment of the Faculty Senate, Tenure, Teaching loads, Grievance policies, and Collective Bargaining. The chapter polled the VSC faculty often and poll data are included for many topics including choosing the president, the vice president, the beginning of the football program, semester system and merit pay. One of the most extensive series of files involves the "Salary Fight" of 1975. Evidently in an effort to save money during tight economic times, the Ga. Board of Regents tried to take back already agreed-upon raises for 1975. AAUP on behalf of all Georgia professors, brought suit, and won. In addition, the VSC chapter was simultaneously exploring funding equity for VSC based on state levels for comparable institutions. Retrenchment, and its corresponding threats to tenure are also extensively addressed in this subgroup.Publications: Selected Publications of Local, State and National AAUP organizations, and related collected newsletters of other educational organizations--one box:Academics 1973-1981; AAUP Chapter Conference Letter-Newsletters from various Ga. AAUP chapters and from Georgia Conference.
AAUP National News and Announcements-various material sent from National AAUP office, including Newsletters from other states;AAUP News Bulletins -Legislative News(scattered); VSC AAUP Newsletter 1973-1983 (scattereda0.
Clippings from various newspapers regarding the AAUP.
GAE/NEA Higher Education and VSC Campus Capsule.
AAUP National and State Issues: One box of information from the National AAUP office along with collected information on issues of interest to VSC AAUP but with no correspondence or evidence of direct chapter action on the issue. Issues include Scientific Creationism, Affirmative Action, and other national policy issues.
Dates
- 1963-Present
- Acquired: 2000-11-10
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research
Extent
7.00 Boxes
Language of Materials
English
Source of Acquisition
Jane Elza
Method of Acquisition
Signed Deed of Gift
Appraisal Information
AAUP papers
Accruals and Additions
AAUP papers from Jane Elza and
an in house created deed of gift in 2001 of papers by Martha Leake that Betty Derrick found and Jane Elza shipped over to archives to add to the AAUP collection. There is a folder in the Director's drawer labeled AAUP with finding aid, processing notes, accession form, and a yellow copy of the deed of gift.
- AAUP Legislative News Subject Source: Local sources
- AAUP News Bulletin Subject Source: Local sources
- Academe Subject Source: Local sources
- Academic Freedom Subject Source: Local sources
- Administration Subject Source: Local sources
- Affirmative Action Subject Source: Local sources
- American Association of University Professors Subject Source: Lcnaf
- American Association of University Professors Subject Source: Local sources
- Bailey, Dr. Hugh C.
- Campus Capsule Subject Source: Local sources
- Collective Bargaining Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Derrick, Betty Subject Source: Local sources
- Elza, Jane Subject Source: Local sources
- Evaluation Subject Source: Local sources
- Faculty Senate Subject Source: Local sources
- Grievance Policy Subject Source: Local sources
- Lawsuits--Board of Regents Subject Source: Local sources
- Legislative News Subject Source: Local sources
- Marks, Dennis Subject Source: Local sources
- Martin, S. (Sidney) Walter
- Mathis, Dawson Subject Source: Local sources
- Retrenchment--Georgia Subject Source: Local sources
- Salaries Subject Source: Local sources
- Scientific Creationism Subject Source: Local sources
- Tenure Subject Source: Local sources
- VSC Campus Capsule Subject Source: Local sources
- Title
- Archon Finding Aid Title
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- eng
Revision Statements
- 2020-01-25: Revised for DACS compliance by Douglas Carlson
Repository Details
Part of the Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections Repository
Contact:
Valdosta State University Archives, Odum Library
1500 N. Patterson St.
Valdosta GA 31698 US
229-333-7150
229-259-5055 (Fax)
dsdavis@valdosta.edu
Valdosta State University Archives, Odum Library
1500 N. Patterson St.
Valdosta GA 31698 US
229-333-7150
229-259-5055 (Fax)
dsdavis@valdosta.edu
