TENNESSEE SURVEY OF HIGHER EDUCATION COLLECTION

TENNESSEE SURVEY OF HIGHER EDUCATION COLLECTION
Papers 1955-72
(Predominantly 1955-58 and 1960-62)

East Tennessee State University
University Archives
Box 70295
Johnson City, Tennessee 37614

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

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INTRODUCTION

Title: Tennessee Survey of Higher Education Collection
Collection Number: Accession No. 21 L. C. No. MS 82-601
Physical Description: 3.5 linear feet
Creator: State's General Assembly
Repository: University Archives, East Tennessee State University

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Provenance: The Tennessee Survey of Higher Education Collection was deposited in the University Archives November 1978. Prior to this date, the collection had been stored in the Special Collections Department of the Sherrod Library of East Tennessee State University.

Access: The collection is open for research.

Processing Information: The University Archives Staff completed processing the collection and Scott Schwartz revised the guide in 1989.

HISTORICAL NOTE

The long-range study of Tennessee education was recommended to the state's General Assembly in 1955 by the Tennessee Education Association. The proposed study was intended to create a "full picture" of the state's public school education programs and higher education system and identify needed improvements based on national projections of future economic and social growth trends. The Tennessee Legislative Council created an Education Survey Sub-committee and appointed Lyndon B. Jennings (D-l8th district) as its chairman. The sub-committee then appointed an administrative staff to oversee the actual survey.

Mack P. Davis, director of East Tennessee State College's School of Education between 1955 and 1958, was appointed by ETSC President Burgin Dossett as the coordinator for the college's survey in 1956. In a letter to President Dossett, dated February 10, 1956, Davis outlined the organization of several college committees in order to help expedite the survey of ETSC's educational program. They were the Planning Committee, Socio-Economic Committee, Role-Purpose-Function Committee, Existing Programs Committee, and Recommendation Committee.⁽¹⁾

The Planning Committee, functioning as the steering committee for the ETSC survey, was comprised of President Dossett; Mack Davis as project coordinator and chairman of the Existing Programs Committee; members of the administrative staff representing Physical Plants and Utilization, Administration and Finance, Personnel, and Program Services; a lay representative;⁽²⁾ Dr. Lloyd Pierce as chairman of the Socio-Economic Committee; and Mr. W. M. Beasley as chairman of the Role Committee.⁽³⁾

The primary concern behind the state's survey of educational institutions was the development of a report that clearly outlined the problems of the state's education system and proposed their probable solutions. In addition to this, there was the need to create a report that would be understandable to all interested parties. The state's Planning Committee could then use this report as a vehicle for recommending the establishment of new educational policies and the updating of outdated policies. The survey program was begun in 1957 and a final progress report was given to the legislature in 1959.

SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE

The Tennessee Survey of Higher Education Collection includes correspondence, memoranda, reports, and survey material compiled during a campus-wide study of the state's higher education rpogram as it related to East Tennessee State College. material covers the period 1955-1972 but is predominately for studies during the period 1955-58 and 1960-62.

The collection is arranged into four series, as follows: Series I, Correspondence and Memoranda, 1955-68; Series II, ETSC Survey Committee Operations, 1955-58; Series III, Reports of the ETSC Survey Committee to TSHEC, 1955-58 and 1962; and Series IV, Survey Reports of ETSC Survey Committee, 1955-58 and 1960-62. In some cases, these series are further arranged into sub-series as noted under Series Description.

Important subjects covered in the collection are:

Education, Higher--Tennessee--Aims and objectives
Education, Secondary--Tennessee--Aims and objectives
Higher education and state--Tennessee
Tennessee Higher Education Commission
Universities and colleges--Tennessee--Administration

Among the correspondents covered in the collection are:

Barksdale, James Alton
Beasley, William M.
Butterfield, Mondel Ely, 1900-1972
Davis, Mack P. (Mack Parker)
Jennings, Joe
Kirksey, Howard Graden, 1910-
Williams, Frank Broyles, 1913-

SERIES DESCRIPTION

7 manuscript boxes

Series I, CORRESPONDENCE AND MEMORANDA, 1956-68, Box 1.
This series contains correspondence and memoranda of the Tennessee Survey of Higher Education Commission (TSHEC) regarding secondary education at East Tennessee State College. The series is divided into two subseries, Correspondence and Memoranda.

Subseries I-A, CORRESPONDENCE 1955-58, Box 1.
This subseries includes all general correspondence of the TSHEC, as well as correspondence concerning secondary education in Tennessee. The subseries is arranged alphabetically by correspondent with general correspondence preceding those concerned with secondary education.

Subseries I-B, MEMORANDA, 1955-58, Box 1.
This subseries contains general memoranda and is arranged in alphabetical order by primary correspondent.

Series II, ETSC SURVEY COMMITTEE OPERATIONS, 1955-58, Boxes 1-2.
This series includes the administrative records of the TSHEC's East Tennessee State College Survey Committee during the years 1955-58; it is arranged in alphabetical order by subject.

Series III, REPORTS OF THE ETSC SURVEY COMMITTEE TO TSHEC, 1955-58 and 1962, Boxes 2-3.
This series includes the reports of the ETSC Survey Committee to the Tennessee Higher Education Commission, as well as some materials employed in generating these reports. The series is arranged alphabetically.

Series IV, SURVEY REPORTS OF ETSC SURVEY COMMITTEE, 1955-58 and 1960-62, Boxes 4-7.
This series contains a scientific sampling of completed survey reports forwarded to the Tennessee Survey of Higher Education Commission by East Tennessee State College. One report in five has been systematically removed from the total population of reports for preservation in the archives. The series is arranged chronologically into two subseries, 1955-58 and 1960-62, and alphabetically by department within each subseries.

Subseries IV-A, SURVEY REPORTS OF ETSC SURVEY COMMITTEE, 1955-58, Box 4.
This subseries includes a sample of the reports forwarded to the TSHEC by the ETSC Survey Committee between 1955-58. It is arranged alphabetically by department.

Subseries IV-B, SURVEY REPORTS OF ETSC SURVEY COMMITTEE, 1960-62,
Boxes 4-7.
This subseries includes a sample of the survey reports forwarded to TSHEC by the ETSC Survey Committee between 1960-62. The subseries is arranged alphabetically by department.

BOX AND FOLDER LIST

Series I, CORRESPONDENCE AND MEMORANDA, 1956-68, Box 1.

Subseries I-A, CORRESPONDENCE 1955-58, Box 1.

Box 1

1. Correspondence: Grades 1-12, incoming, 1955-58.
2. Correspondence: Grades 1-12, outgoing, 1955-58.
3. Correspondence: General, incoming, 1955-58.
4. Correspondence: General, outgoing, 1955-58.

Subseries I-B, MEMORANDA, 1955-58, Box 1.

Box 1

5. Memoranda: Beasley, William, 1955-57.
6. Memoranda: Butterfield, Mondel E., 1957.
7. Memoranda: Davis, Mack, 1956-57.
8. Memoranda: Williams, Frank, 1956-57.
9. Memoranda: Miscellaneous Faculty, 1956-57.

Series II, ETSC SURVEY COMMITTEE OPERATIONS, 1955-58, Boxes 1-2.

Box 1

10. Administration and finance, 1955-58.
11. Administration hierarchy, 1955-85.
12. Information: higher education and federal government, 1955-58.
13. Personnel, 1955-58.
14. Personnel: Information, 1962.

Box 2

1. Personnel study: additional information, 1956-57.
2. Personnel summary, 1955-58.
3. Plant and plant utilization, 1955-58.
4. Programs and services, 1955-58.
5. Planning Commission Minutes, 1955-57.

Series III, REPORTS OF THE ETSC SURVEY COMMITTEE TO TSHEC, 1955-58 and 1962, Boxes 2-3.

Box 2

6. Reports: Complete, 1955-58.
7. Reports: Background, 1955-58.
8. Reports: Final, Grades 1-12, 1956-57.
9. Reports: General Information, 1956-58.
10. Reports: Sample Florida forms.

Box 3

1. Reports: Grades 1-12 study information, 1955-57.
2. Reports: Personnel survey, 1957.
3. Reports: Planning Committee, 1955-58.
4. Reports: Progress, 1955-58.
5. Survey Report: Ross N. Robinson Junior High School, Kingsport, Tennessee, 1957.
6. Survey Report: Tennessee Public Education, grades 1-12, 1955-58.
7. Survey Reports: Tennessee Public Education; Appendices, 1955-58.
8. Survey Report: Degrees granted by areas of specialization and levels, 1957-61.
9. Survey Report: Faculty time distribution and evaluation of performance, 1972.
10. Higher Education Survey Bibliography, ND.
11. Higher Education Survey Forms, 1955-58.
12. Higher Education Survey Instructions, 1955-58.

Series IV, SURVEY REPORTS OF ETSC SURVEY COMMITTEE, 1955-58 and 1960-62, Boxes 4-7.

Subseries IV-A, SURVEY REPORTS OF ETSC SURVEY COMMITTEE, 1955-58, Box 4.

Box 4

1. Higher Education Survey: Business, 1957.
2. Higher Education Survey: Chemistry, 1957.
3. Higher Education Survey: Economics, 1957.
4. Higher Education Survey: English, 1957.
5. Higher Education Survey: Fine Arts, 1957.
6. Higher Education Survey: Foreign Languages, 1957.
7. Higher Education Survey: Freshman Orientation, 1957.
8. Higher Education Survey: Geography, 1957.
9. Higher Education Survey: Geology, 1957.
10. Higher Education Survey: History, 1957.
11. Higher Education Survey: Industrial Arts, 1957.
12. Higher Education Survey: Mathematics, 1957.
13. Higher Education Survey: Military Science, 1957.
14. Higher Education Survey: Non-credit Programs, 1957.
15. Higher Education Survey: Nursing Education, 1957.
16. Higher Education Survey: Physical Education, 1957.
17. Higher Education Survey: Physical Sciences, 1957.
18. Higher Education Survey: Physics, 1957.
19. Higher Education Survey: Political Science, 1957.
20. Higher Education Survey: Psychology, 1957.
21. Higher Education Survey: Religion, 1957.
22. Higher Education Survey: Sociology, 1957.
23. Higher Education Survey: Speech, 1957.

Subseries IV-B, SURVEY REPORTS OF ETSC SURVEY COMMITTEE, 1955-58, Box 4.

Box 4

24. Higher Education Survey: Course offering resident instruction for credit; Biology to Library Science, 1962.

Box 5

1. Higher Education Survey: Course Offering resident instruction for credit; Library Science to Speech, 1962.
2. Higher Education Survey Report: Biology 1962.
3. Higher Education Survey Report: Business Administration, 1962.
4. Higher Education Survey Report: Business Education, 1962.
5. Higher Education Survey Report: Chemistry, 1962.
6. Higher Education Survey Report: Economics, 1962.
7. Higher Education Survey Report: Education, 1962.
8. Higher Education Survey Report: Education, 1962.
9. Higher Education Survey Report: Education, 1962.
10. Higher Education Survey Report: English, 1962.
11. Higher Education Survey Report: English, 1962.
12. Higher Education Survey Report: English, 1962.

Box 6

1. Higher Education Survey Report: Fine Arts, 1962.
2. Higher Education Survey Report: Foreign Languages, 1962.
3. Higher Education Survey Report: Freshman Orientation, 1962.
4. Higher Education Survey Report: General Science, 1962.
5. Higher Education Survey Report: Geography, 1962.
6. Higher Education Survey Report: Geology, 1962.
7. Higher Education Survey Report: Health, 1962.
8. Higher Education Survey Report: History, 1962.
9. Higher Education Survey Report: Home Economics, 1962.
10. Higher Education Survey Report: Industrial Education, 1962.
11. Higher Education Survey Report: Library Science, 1962.
12. Higher Education Survey Report: Mathematics, 1962.
13. Higher Education Survey Report: Military Science, 1962.
14. Higher Education Survey Report: Music, 1962.
15. Higher Education Survey Report: Nursing, 1962.
16. Higher Education Survey Report: Philosophy, 1962.

Box 7

1. Higher Education Survey Report: Physical Education, 1962.
2. Higher Education Survey Report: Physics, 1962.
3. Higher Education Survey Report: Political Science, 1962.
4. Higher Education Survey Report: Psychology, 1962.
5. Higher Education Survey Report: Sociology, 1962.
6. Higher Education Survey Report: Speech, 1962.

INDEX TO THE TENNESSEE SURVEY OF HIGHER EDUCATION COLLECTION⁽⁴⁾

Administration and finance: 1-10
Administrative hierarchy: 1-11
Biology, survey report: 5-2
Business, survey report: 4-3, 5-3, 5-4
Chemistry, survey report: 4-2, 5-5

Correspondence, general: 1-3, 1-4
Correspondence, grades 1-12: 1-1, 1-2
Courses Offering resident instruction for credit, survey report: 5-1, 5-2
Degrees granted: 3-8
Economics, survey report: 4-3, 5-6

Education, survey report: 5-7, 5-8, 5-9
English, survey report: 4-4, 5-10, 5-11, 5-12
Faculty Time Distribution: 3-9
Faculty Performance Evaluation: 3-9
Fine Arts, survey report: 4-5, 6-1

Foreign Languages, survey report: 4-6, 6-2
Freshman orientation, survey report: 4-7, 6-3
Geography, survey report: 4-8, 6-5
Geology, survey report: 4-0, 6-6
Health, survey report: 6-7

Higher Education Survey and Bibliography: 3-10
Higher Education Survey Instructions: 3-12
History, survey report:4-10, 6-8
Home Economics, survey report: 6-9
Industrial Arts, survey report: 4-11

Industrial Education, survey report: 6-10
Information of Higher Education and Federal Government: 1-12
Library Science, survey report: 6-11
Mathematics, survey report: 4-12, 6-12
Memoranda: 1-5, 1-6, 1-7, 1-8, 1-9

Military Science, survey report: 4-13, 6-13
Music, survey report: 6-14
Nursing, survey report: 4-15, 6-15
Personnel: 1-13
Personnel information: 1-14

Personnel study information: 2-1
Personnel summary: 2-2
Philosophy, survey report: 6-16
Physical Education, survey report: 4-16, 7-1
Physical Science, survey report: 4-17

Physics, survey report: 4-18, 7-2
Plant and plant utilization: 2-3
Political Science, survey report: 4-19, 7-3
Programs and services: 2-4
Psychology, survey report: 4-20, 7-4

Religion, survey report: 4-21
Report, complete: 2-5
Reports, background: 2-6
Reports, final: 2-7.
Reports, general information: 2-8

Reports, sample Florida: 2-9
Reports, study information grades 1-12: 3-1
Reports, personnel survey: 3-2
Reports, planning committee: 3-3
Reports, progress: 3-4

Ross N. Robinson Junior High School: 3-5
Sociology, survey report: 4-22, 7-5
Speech, survey report: 4-23, 7-6
Tennessee Public Education: 3-6, 3-7

1. The arrangement of college committees was identical to those at the state level. East Tennessee State College was represented by President Dossett and Mack Davis at the state level.

2. This individual had not voting privileges as a member of the Planning Committee.

3. All committee chairmen and area representatives were appointed by President Dossett.

4. The notation following index term indicates box and folder location of indexed materials.