FACULTY COLLOQUIUM RECORDS
1952-1978

East Tennessee State University
University Archives
P. O. Box 70295
Johnson City, Tennessee 37614

E-mail: archives@etsu.edu
Telephone: (423) 439-4338

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INTRODUCTION

Title: Faculty Colloquium Records
Collection Number: Accession No. 184
Physical Description: .25 linear feet
Creator: Men's Colloquium
Repository: University Archives, East Tennessee State University

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Provenance: The Faculty Colloquium Records were donated to the University Archives by Stephen W. White, Department of Philosophy, East Tennessee State University, on October 4, 1983. Processing of the records was completed in May 1995.

Access: The collection is open for research.

Processing Information: Marie Tedesco and A.Brandenburg completed processing the collection in 1995.

HISTORICAL NOTE

The Faculty Colloquium of East Tennessee State University was organized in 1952 as the Men's Colloquium to promote free discussion and exchange of ideas among male faculty members outside of the university setting. The colloquium encouraged academic presentations and programs aimed at stimulating intellectual discussion among its' members. The meetings of the colloquium were held once a month in the home of a member. The original membership consisted of the following persons: John Allen, Tom Carson, Bob Crawford, Harold Dugger, Clinton Ferguson, George Fox, Perry Holt, Gerald Jaggen, Sam Jasper, Frank Laurens, Albert Laker, Lloyd Pierce, Hal Smith, Dick Stevenson, and Frank Williams. The president of the university was an honorary member. The one officer of the organization was the moderator, who was elected annually. The moderator's duties included getting out meeting notices and scheduling programs.

Membership in the colloquium was limited to male faculty members until 1978 when membership became open to female faculty members as well. The Men's Colloquium then became the Faculty Colloquium. The colloquium ceased to exist in 1979.

SCOPE AND CONTENT

The Faculty Colloquium Records contain manuscript material dating from 1952-1978. Included are correspondence, essays, membership rosters, program schedules, and the organization's statement of purpose and amendments to that statement. The records are organized into a single series.

Important subjects covered in the collection include

East Tennessee State University. Faculty Colloquium--History
East Tennessee State University. Men's Colloquium
SEE: East Tennessee State University. Faculty Colloquium

SERIES DESCRIPTION AND BOX AND FOLDER LIST

Series I, FACULTY COLLOQUIUM RECORDS, 1952-1978, Box 1.
This single series contains incoming, outgoing, and general correspondence collected by the colloquium; discussions and essays presented at monthly meetings; mailing, meeting, and membership rosters; maps; nomination bids for membership; notices of meetings; program schedules; a statement of purpose and amendments; and numerous miscellaneous items collected by colloquium moderators. The materials are arranged alphabetically by subject, with documents in each folder arranged in chronological order. Undated materials have been filed according to folder content and can be found in the back of each folder.

Box 1

1. Colloquium Discussions, 1952-60
2. Correspondence, 1952-78 and undated
3. Essays, 1972 and undated
4. Mailings lists, undated
5. Maps, undated
6. Meeting Rosters, 1962-66 and undated
7. Membership Rosters, 1953-77
8. Miscellaneous, undated
9. Nomination bids and voting, 1953-74 and undated
10. Notices, 1952-78 and undated
11. Program Schedules, 1952-61
12. Statement of Purpose, amendments, 1952-59

INDEX⁽¹⁾

1. Notation following the index term indicates box and folder number of the material.

Allen, John D.: 1-10
Brown, Morton: 1-10
Dove, George: 1-2, 10
Dugger, Harold: 1-2, 10

Essin, Emmett: 1-2
Faculty Colloquium-History: 1-3
Faculty Colloquium-Meetings: 1-3, 10
Faculty Colloquium-Membership: 1-7

Greninger, Edwin: 1-10
Higgs, Robert J.: 1-2, 10
Holt, Perry: 1-2, 10
Honaker, Scott: 1-2

Mims, Edwin: 1-2
Schrader, John: 1-2
White, Stephen W.: 1-2, 10
Williams, Frank B., Jr.: 1-2, 10