American Association of University Professors. University of Oregon Chapter records
Scope and Contents
Records of the local University of Oregon chapter include correspondence, minutes, committee reports, membership lists, programs, office files, salary research materials, and records on the 1952 Loyalty Oath controversy. Records may not be inclusive for all years.
Dates
- 1925-1979
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open to the public. Collection must be used in Special Collections and University Archives Reading Room. Collection or parts of collection may be stored offsite. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives in advance of your visit to allow for transportation time.
Conditions Governing Use
Property rights reside with Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries. Copyright resides with the creators of the documents or their heirs. All requests for permission to publish collection materials must be submitted to Special Collections and University Archives. The reader must also obtain permission of the copyright holder.
Biographical / Historical
The American Association of University Professors' (AAUP) purpose 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 AAUP is a national organization with chapters at colleges and universities around the country.
Extent
3 linear feet (2 containers) : 2 record storage boxes
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The American Association of University Professors' (AAUP) purpose is to advance academic freedom and to ensure higher education's contribution to the common good. Records include correspondence, minutes, committee reports, membership lists, programs, office files, faculty unions and bargaining information, hearings and legal records, salary research materials, and records on the 1952 Loyalty Oath controversy.
Arrangement
Material within this collection may have little to no intellectual or physical arrangement. Any arrangement may have derived from the records' creators or custodians. It may be necessary to look in multiple places for the same types of materials.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Cassie Schmitt, 2011.
This finding aid may be updated periodically to account for new acquisitions to the collection and/or revisions in arrangement and description.
This collection received a basic level of processing including minimal to no organization and rehousing.
Description information is drawn in part from information supplied with the collection and initial surveys of the contents. Folder titles are based on those created by the creators or previous custodians. Titles have not all been verified against the contents of the folders. In some cases, staff supplied folder titles during initial processing.
- Academic freedom -- Oregon -- Eugene Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Academic freedom -- United States Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- American Association of University Professors
- Colleges and Universities Subject Source: Archiveswest
- Correspondence Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Loyalty oaths -- United States Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Records (documents) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Teaching, Freedom of -- Oregon -- Eugene Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Teaching, Freedom of -- United States Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- University of Oregon -- Faculty
- Title
- Guide to the American Association of University Professors. University of Oregon Chapter records
- Status
- Complete Description
- Author
- Cassie Schmitt; updated by staff
- Date
- 2011; updated 2016
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is written in English
- Sponsor
- Funding for production of this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).
Repository Details
Part of the University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives Repository
