SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES RECORDS

SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES RECORDS
1950-1984
(Predominantly 1970-83)

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: School of Graduate Studies Records
Collection Number: Accession No. 187
Physical Description: 5 linear feet, 30 Photographs
Creator: School of Graduate Studies
Repository: University Archives, East Tennessee State University

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Provenance: The records of the East Tennessee State University School of Graduate Studies were transferred to the University Archives in September of 1983 by permission of Elizabeth L. McMahan, dean of the School of Graduate Studies.

Access: The collection is open for research.

Processing Information: The University Staff processed the collection.

RESTRICTIONS
In accordance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (Buckley Amendment) and the Tennessee Code, Section 10-7-504, records relating to student grades and test scores have been removed and placed in restricted access, Box 4.

HISTORICAL NOTE

The School of Graduate Studies began in the summer of 1950 under the direction of R. H. Eliassen. He served as dean of the school until 1963 when James Hodges replaced him in the position for the year of 1964. Richard Stevenson (1964-67), Arthur H. DeRosier (1968-73), Elizabeth McMahan (1973-83), and Richard A. Crofts (1983-89) followed Hodges in the office. As of 1990, the acting dean of the School of Graduate Studies is James H. Potts.

The School of Graduate Studies, which reports to the Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs, has numerous functions. Among these are editing graduate students' theses, insuring that students meet graduation requirements, publishing a graduate newsletter, and helping students apply for admission to graduate programs.

SCOPE AND CONTENT

The School of Graduate Studies Records contain general incoming and outgoing correspondence and memoranda, financial documents, committee minutes, reports, newsclippings, and photographs relating to the graduate office's operation and interaction with professional organizations and campus departments and offices. The records also include departmental files which focus on curricula requirements, recruitment of students, enrollment, and accreditation. Materials relating to students include test scores (access restricted, as noted above) and information on graduates' careers.

The records span from 1950 to 1984, but the bulk of the material covers the period from 1970 to 1983. The collection consists of a single series: Series I, Subject Files, 1950-1984. The files are arranged alphabetically by subject.

Important subjects and organizations covered in this collection include:

American Council on Education
College students--Recruiting
Conference of Southern Graduate Schools
East Tennessee State University--Accreditation
East Tennessee State University. College of Medicine
East Tennessee State University--Curricula
East Tennessee State University--Graduate students
East Tennessee State University--Graduate work
East Tennessee State University. School of Graduate Studies--Records and correspondence
Health Education
Tennessee. State Board of Education
Women in education

Among the correspondents are:

Beller, Ronald E.
Culp, D. P. (Delos Poe), 1911-
Davis, Mack P. (Mack Parker)
DeRosier, Arthur H.
Loyd, James W. (James Walter), 1921-
McMahan, Elizabeth Lovell, 1921-

NON-MANUSCRIPT MATERIAL
Twenty-eight photographs of masters' graduates and two photographs of NIOFA (Indian Grants) students were placed in the University Photographic Archives under the heading: Graduate Studies, School of.

BOX AND FOLDER LIST

Series I, SUBJECT FILES, 1950-1984, Boxes 1-4.

Box 1

1. Academic Organization Committee, 1977-78.
2. Academic Overtures, Inc., 1974-75.
3. Academic Status Committee, 1966-67.
4. Academic Year Study Group, 1978.
5. Administrative Council, 1953-70.
6. Admissions Assistance Center, 1971-76.
7. Admissions and Records, 1969-81.
8. Admissions of Seniors, 1967.
9. Advisory Committee on Black Higher Education-Black Colleges, 1980-81.
10. Advisory Committee (Master's in Clinical Nutrition), 1982.
11. Affirmative Action, 1974-79.
12. Alumni, 1952-82.
13. American Association of University Professors, 1970-82.
14. American Council in Education, 1978-81.
15. American Council in Education, Higher Education and National Affairs, 1982-84.
16. Appalachian Affairs, Institute of, 1978-83.
17. Appalachian Consortium, 1974-81.
18. Appalachian State University, 1974-82.
19. Appeals, 1984.
20. Archives of Appalachia, 1979-80.
21. Art Department, 1961-84.
22. Arts and Sciences, School of, 1957-83.
23. Association of American Colleges, 1981-82.
24. Award, Monie A. Ferst, 1978.
25. Beller, Ronald, 1980-82.
26. Biological Sciences, 1972-82.
27. Book Fair, 1978.
28. Brochures, 1957-78.
29. Budget-General Files, 1973-79.
30. Budget Request, 1978-79.
31. Bulletin-Graduate, 1976-80.
32. Business and Economics, School of, 1974-82.
33. Career Development, 1975-79.
34. Centennial, 1969.
35. Certification, 1974.
36. Chemistry Department, 1979-82.
37. Class Attendance Study Committee, 1969-70.
38. College of Medicine, 1974-76.
39. College of Medicine, 1977-78.
40. College of Medicine, 1979-80.
41. College of Medicine, 1980-81.
42. College of Medicine, Department of Learning Resources, Annual Report, 1977-78.
43. Committee-Admission and Retention, 1967-68.
44. Committee, Oral Exam, 1968.
45. Committee Reports (final), 1983.
46. Committee Thesis, 1968.
47. Communicative Disorders, Department of, 1978-83.
48. Community Relations, 1984.
49. Conference of Southern Graduate Schools, 1975-76.
50. Conference of Southern Graduate Schools, 1977-78.
51. Conference of Southern Graduate Schools, 1979-80.
52. Convocation, 1983-84.
53. Cooperative Education Program, 1973-83.
54. Correspondence, General, 1981-82.

Box 2

1. Correspondence, General, 1983-84.
2. Council for the Advancement of Experimental Learning, 1980-81.
3. Council of Graduate Schools in the United States, 1981-82.
4. Culp, D. P., 1975-77.
5. Culp-Davis Committee, 1977-78.
6. Culp-Davis Recognition, 1977-78
7. Davis, Dr. Mack P., ND.
8. Day Care Center, ND.
9. DeRosier, Dr. Arthur H., Jr., ND.
10. Early Childhood, ND.
11. ETEA (East Tennessee Education Association)/TEA (Tennessee Education Association), 1970.
12. Education Administration, ND.
13. Employment-Letters Announcements Inquiries, 1978-80.
14. Faculty Correspondence, 1961-82.
15. Faculty Meetings, Graduate, 1952-54.
16. Fees, Food, Books - Costs, Graduate And Undergraduate, 1976.
17. Fox, Susan and Ferguson, N.I.O.F.A.(Indian Grants), 1968-70.
18. Department of Geography, 1955-78.
19. Gerontology, 1978-79.
20. Girls Friday, 1976-79.
21. Graduate Club, 1969-74.
22. Graduate School Anniversary, 1968-69.
23. Graduate Student Meetings, 1976-77.

ITEMS REMOVED: RESTRICTED.

Graduate Exams-Miller Analogies, English Test, 1955-67.
Graduate Record Exam-Miscellaneous, 1977-84.
Graduate Qualifying Exam Scores, 1966-81.

(See Box 4)

24. Greene Valley Hospital and School, 1964-65.
25. Guidance and Counseling, 1961-63.
26. Guidelines for Out-of-State Institutions, 1977-82.
27. Handicapped, 1978-80.
28. Health, Tennessee Academy of Education, 1977.
29. Health Care Educational Foundation, Tennessee, 1983.
30. Health, Tennessee Community Development Society, 1974-78.
31. Health, Tennessee Department of Public, 1978-80.
32. Health, First Tennessee-Virginia Development District, 1978-79.
33. Health Education Conference-Virginia, 1975-79.
34. Health Education, Miscellaneous, 1977-78.
35. Health Education, Miscellaneous, 1978.
36. Health Education, Miscellaneous, 1979-82.
37. Health Education, Miscellaneous, 1983-84.
38. Health, Environmental Safety, 1979.
39. Health, People to People, 1983.
40. Health, Tennessee Public Association, 1980.
41. Health, PHT (Putting Hubby Through), 1974.
42. Health, Society for Public Education, 1983-84.
43. Health Planning Council, State of Tennessee Planning Council, 1974-76.
44. Higher Education Commission, Tennessee, 1975-78.
45. History Department, 1967-82.
46. Home Economics Department, 1978-80.
47. Homecoming, 1968-70.
48. Honors Day, ETSU, 1958-84.
49. Honors at Graduation Committee, 1977-78.
50. Human Learning and Development, 1979.
51. Humanities Workshop, 1974.
52. Inauguration (President), 1968-78.
53. Incomplete Grades, 1969-76.
54. Instructional Communication, 1968.
55. Interdisciplinary Program, 1972-75.
56. Interinstitutional Steering Committee (5-year), 1977.
57. Kingsport Center, ND.
58. Library Committee, 1977-81.
59. Library Director Search, 1980-81.
60. Library Service Department, 1969-79.
61. University Library, 1966-79.
62. Loyd, James, Dean of Admissions, 1969-71.
63. Mall - University, 1975.
64. Master of Arts in Teaching, 1967-69.
65. Mathematics Department, 1959-82.
66. McMahan, Elizabeth L., Personal, 1977-78.

Box 3

1. McMahan, Elizabeth L., Personal Correspondence, 1980- 84.
2. McMahan, Elizabeth L., Personnel File, 1979-80.
3. Metropolitan Grant, 1982.
4. Midwestern Association of Graduate Schools, 1972-76.
5. Minority Locator Service, 1971-76.
6. Mockingbird, 1980-84.
7. Music Department, 1959-84.
8. Parking and Traffic Committee, 1977-82.
9. Ph.D. Program, 1975-80.
10. Phi Delta Kappa, 1977-83.
11. Phi Kappa Phi, 1973-78.
12. Philosophy Department, 1969-73.
13. Philosophy and Policy-Teacher Education, 1951.
14. Photographs-Masters' Graduates, 1951-65.
15. Physical Education Department, 1973-78.
16. Physics Department, 1967-74.
17. Planning Council, 1974-75.
18. Planning Council, 1975-76.
19. Post-doctoral Education, 1967-76.
20. Pre-session Faculty Conference, 1967-76.
21. Promotions-Faculty, 1974-78.
22. Publicity-Graduate School, 1954-69.
23. Purposes of ETSU, 1970.
24. Recruitment of Minority Faculty, 1977.
25. Registration, 1973-79.
26. Reorganization, 1977-78.
27. Report-Curriculum and Instruction, 1972-73.
28. Research and Information System, Dr. Jerry Rust, Jr., 1974-79.
29. Research News ETSU, 1972-80.
30. Role and Scope ETSU, 1971.
31. ROTC, 1973-78.
32. Salary Schedule, 1975-79.
33. Schedule of Events, 1975.
34. Science Education Department, 1960-78.
35. Search Committees, 1979-84.
36. Search Committees, Computer Director, 1979-84.
37. Selective Service, 1965-66.
38. Semester System, 1978.
39. Social Science Concentration, 1957-60.
40. Social Services Department, 1975-69.
41. Sociology Department, 1981-83.
42. Southern Association, 1981.
43. Southern Regional Education Board, 1967.
44. Speech Department, 1981-83.
45. State Board of Education, 1959-67.
46. State Board Reports on Graduate School, 1950-58.
47. State Board of Education, Tennessee Rules, Regulations and Minimum Standards, 1963-65.
48. Tables for Graduate Enrollment at ETSU, 1968-73.
49. Teacher Preparation, Advisory Council, 1961-81.
50. Telephone System, ND.
51. Television, 1961-69.
52. Tennessee College Association, ND.
53. Tennessee Eastman Cooperative Program, ND.
54. Tennessee Education Association (TEA), 1976-77.
55. Tennessee Industrial Research Advisory Service, 1966.
56. Thesis - A Guide to, 1971.
57. TOFFL - Test of English as a Foreign Language, 1978.
58. Town and Gown Ad Hoc Committee, 1978.
59. University of Tennessee, 1959-80.
60. University School, ND.
61. University Status - ETSU, 1962-64.
62. Veterans, 1951-77.
63. Women in High Education, 1977-80.

RESTRICTED

Box 4

1. Art Department, 1961-64.
2. Graduate Exams - Miller Analogies, English Test, 1955-67.
3. Graduate Record Exam - Miscellaneous, 1977-84.
4. Graduate Qualifying Exam Scores, 1966-81.
5. Human Development and Learning, 1979.