HELEN HOLLINGSWORTH PAPERS
1968-1990

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: Helen Hollingsworth Papers
Collection Number: Accession No. 395
Physical Description: 1.5 linear feet
Creator: Helen Hollingsworth
Repository: University Archives, East Tennessee State University

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Provenance: The Helen Hollingsworth Papers were donated to the University Archives on October 17, 1991 by Helen Hollingsworth.

Access: The papers were opened to researchers on November 19, 1992.

Processing Information: H.Edmundson, A.Blankenship, J.Stinson, and S.Schwartz completed processing the collection in 1992.

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

Helen Hollingsworth is a professor in the Department of English at East Tennessee State University. She earned a bachelor of arts degree in 1958 and a master of arts in 1959 from the University of Alabama. After completing a doctorate in English literature from the University of Tennessee in 1971, Hollingsworth joined the faculty of East Tennessee State University.

During her tenure at the university, she has served on such departmental committees as the Freshman English Committee, Majors and Minors Committee, and the Curriculum Committee. In addition to her teaching and departmental responsibilities, Hollingsworth served also as a member of a Dean of Arts and Sciences Search Committee and faculty advisor for the Mockingbird, an annual student publication produced through the English department. She continues to teach literature courses within the Department of English.

SCOPE AND CONTENT

The Helen Hollingsworth Papers consist of memoranda, meeting minutes, curriculum vitae, and membership cards for the Alpha Lambda Delta honor society. The memoranda and meeting minutes document Hollingsworth's activities on the Freshman English Committee, Majors and Minors Committee, and the Curriculum Committee. The curriculum vitae were compiled during her work on the search committee for the Arts and Sciences dean and are of individuals who applied for the position. The collection is arranged alphabetically by subject or document type.

Important correspondents covered in the collection are:

Hazelwood, Charles
Hollingsworth, Helen, 1936-
Lowe, Felix C.
Nave, Marshall T. (Marshall Toney), 1926-
Tallent, John Beecher, 1920-
Thompson, Mark A.

Important subjects covered in the collection are::

Alpha Lambda Delta
East Tennessee State University. College of Arts and Sciences
East Tennessee State University. Dept. of English

BOX AND FOLDER INVENTORY

Box 1 Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society-membership cards, 1972-82.

Box 2

1. Correspondence: TBR Questionnaire, 1973-77.
2. Correspondence: Felix C. Lowe, Deputy Director, Smithsonian Institution Press, February 7, 1978.
3. Correspondence: English Department, College of Arts and Sciences, 1979-83.
4. Course Schedules: English Department, 1972-84.
5. Memoranda, 1971-82.
6. Memoranda, 1983-86.
7. Minutes: English Department Staff Meetings, 1972-79.
8. Minutes: English Department Staff Meetings, 1980-83.
9. Minutes: English Department Staff Meetings, 1984-90.
10. Miscellaneous Papers, 1968-84.
11. Newsclipping: Felix C. Lowe, Deputy Director, Smithsonian Institute Press.
12. Search Committee: Dean of Arts and Sciences, 1982.
13. Tennessee Retirement, 1971-86.

INDEX TO HELEN HOLLINGSWORTH PAPERS*
*First number indicates box number and the second denotes folder number.

Alfonso, Robert J. - Vice President-Academic Affairs: 2-11.
Alpha Lambda Delta - Membership Cards: 1.
Botkin, Robert - Dean-College of Arts and Sciences: 2-11.
Bramlett, Christopher - Vice President-Academic Affairs: 2-9, 2-12.
College of Arts and Sciences - Dean Search Interviews: 2-11.

Committee Proposals and Recommendations: 2-4.
English Department - Class Guidelines and Schedules 1982: 2-4.
English Department Objectives: 2-10.
East Tennessee State University - Report of Tenure and Promotions: 2-1.
Good, Robert J. - Tennessee State Representative: 2-1.

Harris, Styron - English Department-Chairman: 2-4.
Hazelwood, Charles - President of the Tennessee Federation Teachers: 2-1.
Honors College - Proposals: 2-10.
List of English Department Committees' Members-E.T.S.U.: 2-10.
Lowe, Felix C. - Deputy Director-Smithsonian Institute Press: 2-2, 2-11.

Minutes - English Department Staff Meetings: 2-7, 2-8, 2-9.
Nave, Marshall T. - Tennessee State Senator: 2-1.
Parking Study - East Tennessee State University: 2-4.
Public Acts 1979 - Chapter 288-Tennessee House Bill No. 92: 2-11.
Retirement Statements: 2-11.

Robinson, Palma L. - Tennessee State Representative: 2-1.
Standing University Committees 1978-79 - E.T.S.U.: 2-4.
Tallent, John B. - English Department-Chairman: 2-4.
Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System - Summary: 2-12.
Thompson, Mark A. - Editor, Mockingbird: 2-3.

Tucker, Ted - Pre-professional Curriculum-Chairman: 2-4.
Walwick, Paul A. - Department of Speech and Theatre Chairman: 2-4.