Descriptive Summary
Abstract: |
The papers document the many roles President Theodore S. Stern filled in administering the College of Charleston, as well
as his affiliation with other organizations. Included are Board of Trustee records, reflecting the College's administration
by the city of Charleston (1968-1969) and then by the State College Board of Trustees (1969-1975); his presidential correspondence
(1968-1978); correspondence with politicians (1968-1975); committee activities (1968-1974); planning and development files
(1968-1975); academics (1969-1974); the College's Education Department (1969-1974); cooperative programs (1969-1975) with
such institutions as the Medical University of South Carolina, the Citadel, Palmer College, the Charleston Consortium, and
the Advisory Committee on Marine Studies (COMAR). Also included are files and correspondence re the College Library and its
acquisitions, athletics, finances, facilities, new construction, students, alumni, faculty and staff, and various statewide,
regional and national educational associations. With letters from various local and national dignitaries.
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Title: |
Theodore Sanders Stern presidential records |
Creator: |
Stern, Theodore Sanders |
Date(s): |
1952, 1966, 1968-1978 |
Extent: |
14.5 linear feet (14 cartons, 1 document box)
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Repository: |
Special Collections, College of Charleston Libraries 66 George Street Charleston, SC 29424 Phone: (843) 953-8016 Fax: (843) 953-6319 URL: http://archives.library.cofc.edu
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Call Number: |
Mss 5002 |
Language of Material: |
Materials in English |
Biographical Note
Theodore S. Stern was born in New York City in 1912 and graduated from Johns Hopkins in 1934. Stern held a number of positions
in the private sector before enlisting in the US Navy in 1940. He became a career Naval Officer retiring with the rank of
captain, after serving as the Commanding Officer of the Supply Center in Charleston in 1968. A day after his retirement, he
assumed the Presidency of the College of Charleston on September 1, 1968. President Stern oversaw and directed the institution's
return from the brink of insolvency through its change of status from a private to a state-supported school. By the time of
his retirement in 1978, the school had grown dramatically academically, in student number, and in campus size. Stern became
instrumental in the development and growth of the Spoleto Festival USA, and served on many community boards. He married Alva
Durkee (1912-2008) in 1950 and the couple had three children. Stern's autobiography, No Problems, Only Challenges, was published by the College of Charleston in 2001.
Collection Overview
Materials are a collection of papers regarding topics discussed by Theodore S. Stern during his time as President of the College
of Charleston. Divided into twenty-eight series, materials include inaugural papers, Board of Trustees minutes, agendas, correspondence,
fiscal reports, etc., general presidential correspondence, correspondence regarding graduation ceremonies, speeches and programs
from engagements at which Stern spoke or attended, student issues, athletics, and college staffing. Correspondence with noted
politicians and government officials such as Senator Ernest F. (Fritz) Hollings, South Carolina Speaker of the House Solomon
Blatt, South Carolina Governor John West, Charleston Mayor J. Palmer Gaillard, and South Carolina Attorney General Daniel
R. McLeod are also included. Stern was involved in a number of committees; documents pertaining to the American Association
of State Colleges and Universities, South Carolina Commission on Higher Education, South Carolina Association of Colleges
and Universities, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Stern's Advisory Committee on Area Preservation, Advisory
Council, an energy-saving council, and the Computer Steering Committee are included in the collection.
Collection Arrangement
Arranged by topic into twenty-eight series.
1. |
Inaugural papers |
2. |
College of Charleston Board of Trustees papers (Municipal College), 1968-1970 |
3. |
State College Board of Trustees records, 1969-1975 |
4. |
Presidential correspondence: general, 1968-1978 |
5. |
Presidential action notes, 1973-1975 |
6. |
Commencement correspondence, 1969-1975 |
7. |
Correspondence with politicians and government officials, 1966-1976 |
8. |
Legal correspondence, 1968-1974 |
9. |
Questionnaires, 1970-1974 |
10. |
Committees correspondence, 1968-1974 |
11. |
Conferences, events and programs correspondence, 1968-1974 |
12. |
Non-College affiliations correspondence, 1964-1974 |
13. |
College of Charleston: planning and development files, 1968-1975 |
14. |
College of Charleston: Foundation files, 1972-1974 |
15. |
College of Charleston: academics and related topics, 1969-1974 |
16. |
College of Charleston: academic programs: education department, 1965-1974 |
17. |
College of Charleston: academic programs: cooperative, 1968-1975 |
18. |
College of Charleston: academic programs: library, 1968-1974 |
19. |
College of Charleston: non-academic: general correspondence, 1966-1973 |
20. |
College of Charleston: athletics programs, 1971-1974 |
21. |
College of Charleston: finances, 1968-1979 |
22. |
College of Charleston: facilities |
23. |
College of Charleston: students, 1968-1974 |
24. |
College of Charleston: alumni, 1968-1974 |
25. |
College of Charleston: staff, 1969-1974 |
26. |
National educational associations, 1968-1974 |
27. |
South Carolina educational associations, 1966-1975 |
28. |
Southern educational associations, 1968-1975 |
Search Terms
The following terms have been used to index this collection in the Library's online catalog. They are grouped by name of person,
family, or organization, by topical subject, by place, and by types of material.
Names
- Stern, Theodore Sanders
- College of Charleston
- College of Charleston--Administration
- College of Charleston--Board of Trustees
- College of Charleston--Faculty
- College of Charleston--Staff
- College of Charleston--Students
- Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina
- Medical University of South Carolina
- Palmer College (Charleston, S.C.)
- South Carolina. State College Board of Trustees
Subjects
- Education, Higher--South Carolina--Charleston--History
- Universities and colleges--Administration
Places
Types of Material
- Letters (correspondence)
- Carbons (correspondence)
- Programs
- Memos
- Meeting minutes
- Questionnaires
- Blueprints
Detailed Description of the Collection
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Open All1. Inaugural papers
Letters of congratulations re Stern's inauguration from other College presidents, friends and well-wishers
box 1
| folder 1
With related matter and an invitation to the event.
2. College of Charleston Board of Trustees papers (Municipal College), 1968-1970
President's reports to trustees and agendas for board meetings, 1968-1969
box 1
| folder 2
President's report (printed, 1968-1978) and typed periodic reports to trustees, 1968-1970
box 1
| folder 3
Agendas of trustee meetings, president's reports, position papers and related papers, 1968-1969
box 1
| folder 4
Lists of members of various Board of Trustees committees
box 1
| folder 5
Personnel Committee, Board of Trustees correspondence, memos, minutes etc., 1968-1969
box 1
| folder 6
With some information re the hiring of personnel.
Property committee papers, 1969-1970
box 1
| folder 7
Including correspondence, requests for tax exemption, etc.
Trustee scholarship papers, 1964-1970
box 1
| folder 8
Include correspondence with recipients, forms, minutes, lists, etc.
Correspondence of various Board of Trustees members, 1968-1970
box 1
| folder 9
Copied to the President, with some letters to and from President Stern.
Board of Trustees legal documents re federal loan funding for dormitory, 1969-1970
box 1
| folder 10
3. State College Board of Trustees records, 1969-1975
Legislative acts, and related matter re establishing State College Board of Trustees to govern the College of Charleston,
Francis Marion, and Lander College
box 1
| folder 11
Bylaws and policies regarding the State College Board of Trustees
box 1
| folder 12
Minutes of the meetings of the State College Board of Trustees, 1972
box 1
| folder 13
With some detailed data regarding individual colleges.
Lists of names and addresses of various State College Board of Trustees members
box 1
| folder 14
Including a list of committee assignments.
Academic Affairs Committee agenda, memo, related correspondence, 1971-1974
box 1
| folder 15
Budget and Finance Committee papers, 1970-1973
box 1
| folder 16
Include correspondence, agendas, memos, etc.
Development Committee reports, memos and correspondence, 1970-1971
box 1
| folder 17
Student Affairs Committee minutes, reports and correspondence, 1971-1975
box 1
| folder 18
Correspondence with and regarding State College Board of Trustees, 1970
box 1
| folder 19
Correspondence with and regarding State College Board of Trustees, 1971
box 1
| folder 20
With data re administering the College of Charleston and other institutions.
Correspondence, minutes, reports, etc. re State College Board of Trustees, 1972
box 1
| folder 21
Correspondence, reports and documents re State College Board of Trustees, 1973
box 1
| folder 22
Correspondence, reports, funding requests, etc. re State College Board of Trustees, 1975
box 1
| folder 23
Correspondence, reports, funding requests and activities re State College Board of Trustees, 1975
box 1
| folder 24
Minutes of meetings of State College Board of Trustees, 1969-1970
box 1
| folder 25
Minutes of meetings of State College Board of Trustees, 1970-1971
box 1
| folder 26
With attachments re detailed administration of various colleges.
Minutes of meetings of State College Board of Trustees, 1971-1972
box 1
| folder 27
With attachments re detailed administration of various colleges.
Minutes of meetings of State College Board of Trustees, 1972 July-October
box 2
| folder 28
With related correspondence, attachments, etc.
Minutes of meetings of State College Board of Trustees, 1973 January-May
box 2
| folder 29
With minutes of various committees, financial attachments, and information on programs, such as Upward Bound, at the College
of Charleston.
Minutes of meeting of State College Board of Trustees, 1973 July
box 2
| folder 30
With minutes of other committee meetings of various institutions, and various attachments including the College of Charleston's
Affirmative Action Plan for Fiscal Year 1974.
Minutes of meetings of State College Board of Trustees, 1973 September-December
box 2
| folder 31
With related reports on various institutions including graduate program in Marine Resources and creating geology courses at
the College of Charleston.
Minutes of meeting of State College Board of Trustees, 1974 March
box 2
| folder 32
Resolutions from various meetings of the State College Board of Trustees, 1970-1971, undated
box 2
| folder 33
4. Presidential correspondence: general, 1968-1978
Letters to Stern, carbons of his replies and copies of other correspondence relating to various details of College administration,
1968
box 2
| folder 34
Such as representing the institution at functions, raising money, etc. with some mundane and student related topics as well.
Letters to Stern, carbons of his replies and copies of other correspondence re administering the College, hiring professors,
etc., 1969 January-February
box 2
| folder 35
With a letter from Jim Edwards mentioning lack of conservative speakers in College's speaker's series.
Letters to Stern, carbons of replies and other correspondence re all aspects of administering the College, 1969 March
box 2
| folder 36
Including acknowledging gifts, hiring staff, responding to invitations from other schools, etc.
Letters to Stern, carbons of his replies and other correspondence re administering the college, 1969 April-July
box 2
| folder 37
With correspondence re grants, deaths of alumni, gifts, invitations, and possible borrowing of busts by the Gibbes Art Gallery
for the state's Tricentennial Celebration.
Letters to Stern, carbons of his replies and other correspondence; thanking funders, welcoming scholarship students, and other
aspects of administering the College, 1969 August
box 2
| folder 38
Letters to Stern, carbons of replies and other correspondence re administering the College, 1969 September-October
box 2
| folder 39
With letters granting organizations permission to help support minority "at-risk" students.
Letters to Stern, carbons of replies and other correspondence re administering the College, 1969 November
box 2
| folder 40
Some conflicts with Ashley Hall students; and a private donor giving a scholarship for an African American student.
Letters to Stern, carbons of replies, and other correspondence re administering the College, 1970 January-February
box 3
| folder 41
Letters to Stern, carbons of replies and other correspondence re administering the College, 1970 March-December
box 3
| folder 42
With mentions of using the gymnasium for Porgy and Bess rehearsals and a reaction to Charleston's Transportation Study. With an undated letter from Richard Coleman wanting to be
writer-in-residence.
Letters to Stern, carbons of replies and other correspondence re administering the College, 1971 January-June
box 3
| folder 43
With correspondence of Richard Jenrette re purchase of Francis Marion Hotel for a dormitory; and letter from Loutrell Briggs
re parking with a Briggs publication.
Letters to Stern, carbons of replies, and other correspondence re administering the College, 1971 July-December
box 3
| folder 44
With a letter of thanks from the Ambassador of the Malagasy Republic.
Letters to Stern, carbons of replies and other correspondence re administering the College, 1972 January-March
box 3
| folder 45
With letters from politicians including Strom Thurmond and Solomon Blatt.
Letters to Stern, carbons of replies and other correspondence re administering the College, 1972 April-July
box 3
| folder 46
With correspondence re use of illegal drugs at a bar near the College.
Letters to Stern, carbons of replies and other correspondence re administering the College, 1972 August-December
box 3
| folder 47
With correspondence of Robert Moses, Stern's cousin; a letter from William F. Buckley, Jr. and a proposal from Bernice Robinson
that the College accept materials from the Highlander Folk School.
Letters to Stern, carbons of replies and other correspondence re administering the College, 1973 January-March
box 3
| folder 48
Letter to Stern, carbons of replies and other correspondence re administering the College, 1973 April-June
box 3
| folder 49
With many letters from students on a variety of topics.
Letters to Stern, carbons of his replies and other correspondence re administering the college, 1973 July-December
box 3
| folder 50
With letter from Laura Bragg and Dean Rusk.
Letters to Stern, carbons of his replies and other correspondence re administering the college, 1974 January-August
box 3
| folder 51
With script for Broad Street Jubilee noting which part he should play.
Letters to Stern, carbons of replies and other correspondence re administering the College, 1974 September-December
box 3
| folder 52
Scattered papers, 1975-1978
box 3
| folder 53
Consisting mostly of administrative memos on numerous topics, faculty lists, a copy of the Honor Code, 1977, and other related
correspondence.
5. Presidential action notes, 1973-1975
Memos to a variety of College faculty and staff from Stern on a variety of topics demanding replies, action, etc., 1973
box 3
| folder 54
Carbon format often shows replies to various requests for information.
Memos mostly from Stern to College staff and faculty on a number of topics many often requiring replies or action, 1974
box 3
| folder 55
Carbons often show replies to various requests.
Memos mostly from Stern to College staff and faculty on a number of topics many often requiring replies or action, 1975
box 4
| folder 56
Carbons often show replies to various requests.
6. Commencement correspondence, 1969-1975
Correspondence, carbons of replies, lists, post cards, programs, etc. re College of Charleston commencements, 1969, 1970
box 4
| folder 57
Correspondence, carbons, lists, post cards, programs, etc. re College of Charleston commencements, 1971, 1972
box 4
| folder 58
Correspondence, carbons, lists, drafts of speeches, etc. re College commencement, 1973
box 4
| folder 59
Correspondence of diploma committee re making diplomas more timely, handsome, etc., 1973
box 4
| folder 60
Correspondence, carbons, programs, lists etc. re commencement ceremonies, 1975 January, May
box 4
| folder 61
7. Correspondence with politicians and government officials, 1966-1976
Correspondence re visit of South Carolina State Legislature to Charleston, 1971
box 4
| folder 62
Correspondence to and from Senator Ernest F. Hollings, 1971-1974
box 4
| folder 63
On numerous, mostly education-related topics, with photocopy of Congressional Record observation of the 200th anniversary
of "Charleston College."
Correspondence, mostly from Stern to local, state and national legislators re numerous topics, 1971-1974
box 4
| folder 64
With program, 1973, re Sol Blatt's resignation as Speaker, South Carolina House.
Correspondence, re various meetings with legislative delegations, legislators, the College of Charleston Foundation and College
staff, 1970-1976
box 4
| folder 65
With circa 1971 IBM data cards.
Correspondence and related matter re reception for the Lowcountry Legislative Delegation, 1974
box 4
| folder 66
Correspondence with Charleston Mayor J. Palmer Gaillard re a number of topics, 1968-1974
box 4
| folder 67
With blueprint, 1970, of street parking on College and Green Streets.
Correspondence mostly re County taxation for the College of Charleston and its transfer to public ownership, 1968-1970
box 4
| folder 68
Correspondence with politicians, South Carolina Commission on Higher Education, accountants and others
box 4
| folder 69
Re transfer of the College of Charleston to public ownership.
Correspondence with South Carolina Governor John West on a number of topics, 1971-1973
box 4
| folder 70
Including a Japan American Governor's Conference in Charleston.
Correspondence and related matter mostly with Berkeley Charleston Dorchester Regional Planning Council, 1974
box 4
| folder 71
Re neighborhood programs, Trident Technical College, Sea Grant Program, etc.
Correspondence with US Department of Health, Education and Welfare on a number of topics, 1973-1974
box 4
| folder 72
Notices and publications of the National Science Foundation, 1966, 1970
box 4
| folder 73
8. Legal correspondence, 1968-1974
Correspondence with attorneys representing the College on a number of issues, 1968-1974
box 4
| folder 74
Opinion of South Carolina Attorney General Daniel R. McLeod, 1969
box 4
| folder 75
Re legality of Charleston County imposing taxes to support the College of Charleston
Agreement between Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency and the College of Charleston, 1970
box 4
| folder 76
9. Questionnaires, 1970-1974
Questionnaires and surveys on a variety of topics mostly dealing with education, students, etc., 1970-1971
box 4
| folder 77
With a list of African American seniors at the College, 1971.
Questionnaires and surveys on a variety of topics, including education, commencing, finances, students, etc., 1972-1974
box 4
| folder 78
With routing slips, some answers, etc.
10. Committees correspondence, 1968-1974
Letters to various staff and faculty about serving on the Study Abroad Committee, 1974
box 4
| folder 79
Letters and minutes and related papers of Stern's Advisory Committee on Area Preservation, 1970-1972
box 4
| folder 80
With letters of Liz Young, Frances Edmunds, and others; and ratings on various College buildings.
Minutes of the Planning Council, later President's Advisory Council, reporting on points raised by faculty, staff and students,
1968-1974
box 4
| folder 81
Detailing conditions and decisions on all aspects of campus life, including academics, administration, life in the dormitories,
etc.; with undated minutes of the Task Force on Campus Crime.
Minutes of one meeting of the Lecture Series Committee, 1974
box 4
| folder 82
Minutes of Energy Advisory Council, 1974
box 4
| folder 83
With related correspondence and forms re saving energy on campus.
Minutes of President's Committee on Energy Conservation, 1974
box 4
| folder 84
Minutes of the Computer Steering Committee, 1971-1974
box 4
| folder 85
With related correspondence and minutes of a meeting (1972) re formulating plans for a financial information system.
Minutes of various committees, with related correspondence re the College's and city's plans for the country's bi-centennial
celebration, 1972-1974
box 4
| folder 86
11. Conferences, events and programs correspondence, 1968-1974
Correspondence, invitations and printed programs to various events, at many of which Stern spoke, 1968
box 4
| folder 87
Correspondence, invitations and printed programs to various events, at many of which Stern spoke, 1969
box 4
| folder 88
Correspondence, invitations and printed programs to various events, at many of which Stern spoke, 1970, 1971
box 5
| folder 89
Events include celebration of state's Tricentennial.
Correspondence and program materials for Stern's attendance of Academy of Educational Development Conference, 1974
box 5
| folder 90
Correspondence, programs, etc. re Second Annual Governor's College Leadership Conference, 1971
box 5
| folder 91
Correspondence, photograph and related matter re honorary doctorate of humanities at Presbyterian College, 1971
box 5
| folder 92
With letter and speech of US Senator Margaret Chase Smith.
12. Non-College affiliations correspondence, 1964-1974
Correspondence, reports and minutes of various committees re Armed Services YMCA program, 1964-1974
box 5
| folder 93
Correspondence, reports and memos re Charleston Area Human Services Council, 1973-1974
box 5
| folder 94
Correspondence, meeting minutes and related materials re Charleston Area Human Services Council, 1973-1974
box 5
| folder 95
13. College of Charleston: planning and development files, 1968-1975
Correspondence and related matter of the South Carolina College Council, Inc., 1968-1969
box 5
| folder 96
Re state aid for private colleges and how private institutions help the state.
Position papers, notes, and publications re fitting in the College into the needs of the state, 1968, undated
box 5
| folder 97
With a later proposal for a study to relate the College with the need for higher education in the area, 1973.
Various public relations programs proposals for the College of Charleston, 1974
box 5
| folder 98
Long Range Planning Document for the College of Charleston, 1971-1975
box 5
| folder 99
With proposed College of Charleston objectives, 1968-1969.
Preliminary Report College of Charleston Expansion Study, 1973
box 5
| folder 100
Correspondence and reports re expansion of the College
box 5
| folder 101
Focusing on transportation, travel of students, parking, street improvements, etc.
Correspondence, financial reports, budgets, etc. of College's development fund, 1968-1970
box 5
| folder 102
With carbon of letter to Richard Jenrette re seeking the Blacklock House.
Minutes and correspondence of the College's Planning and Development Committee, 1970-1975
box 5
| folder 103
With a preliminary study of its Master Development Plan, circa 1975.
14. College of Charleston: Foundation files, 1972-1974
Correspondence and related matter regarding fund raising by the College of Charleston Foundation, 1972-1974
box 5
| folder 104
Including correspondence with Richard H. Jenrette; with minutes of one finance and investment committee meeting, 1974.
Correspondence, reports, lists and financial accounts relating to scholarships funded by the College of Charleston Foundation,
1972-1974
box 5
| folder 105
Correspondence, minutes and lists of the Foundation Scholarship Committee, 1974
box 5
| folder 106
Restricted: Advance permission required for access.
Correspondence to and regarding Foundation Scholarship recipients, 1974
box 5
| folder 107
15. College of Charleston: academics and related topics, 1969-1974
Correspondence and printed materials re college accreditation, 1969-1970, 1974
box 5
| folder 108
Report on summer enrollment, 1969
box 5
| folder 109
Correspondence, resolutions and related papers re establishing an urban and public affairs program at the College of Charleston,
1973-1974
box 5
| folder 110
Correspondence with Commission on Higher Education, 1971
box 5
| folder 111
With confidential comments on the Commission's report "Goals for Higher Education for 1980."
Minutes of the meeting of the Council of Academic Deans of South Carolina State Colleges and Universities, 1971 March 2
box 5
| folder 112
Correspondence mostly of William D. Anderson, Associate Professor of Biology, 1968-1971
box 5
| folder 113
With a report on the aims of the biology department, 1968.
Memo from the President re departmental chairmanships, 1971
box 5
| folder 114
Minutes, incomplete, of Faculty Committee meetings 1971-1975
box 5
| folder 115
With related correspondence.
16. College of Charleston: academic programs: education department, 1965-1974
Career Opportunity Program (COP) Proposal submitted by the Charleston County School System, relying on faculty at the College
of Charleston, 1969
box 6
| folder 116
With related later correspondence re COP students at the College and memo to Citizens Assistance Committee of the Charter
Commission for Charleston County.
Correspondence and related materials of James Holladay, Chairman of the Education Department re a variety of community programs,
1969-1970
box 6
| folder 117
Correspondence and related materials mostly of James Holladay, Chairman of the Education Department, 1970
box 6
| folder 118
Correspondence and related materials mostly of James Holladay, Department of Education, 1971
box 6
| folder 119
Including data on working with Charleston County Schools and the COP; with later memo re the program, 1974.
Correspondence and related materials mostly from James Holladay, Department of Education, 1971
box 6
| folder 120
With reports on working with Charleston County Schools, the COP program and other ventures.
Correspondence and related materials mostly from James Holladay re the Department of Education, and the College of Charleston,
1972
box 6
| folder 121
Correspondence mostly from James Holladay, College of Charleston Education Department, on a number of topics, 1973
box 6
| folder 122
Correspondence mostly from James Holladay re work at the Education Department, College of Charleston, 1974
box 6
| folder 123
With materials re a lawsuit between him and the College regarding receiving compensation from other sources.
Correspondence and related materials re the Education Department on a number of topics, 1968-1972
box 6
| folder 124
Establishing a Master's program, helping train teachers, etc.
Correspondence and related matter re special projects of the College's Department of Education, 1972-1973
box 6
| folder 125
Including Neighborhood Youth Corps.
Correspondence and related matter of College President seeking funding, mostly for its Educational Foundation, or its elementary
education program, 1965-1970
box 6
| folder 126
Correspondence, reports, proposals, etc. with Department Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW) and others, 1968-1971
box 6
| folder 127
Re a variety of initiatives, including starting an Upward Bound program, with some information on enrolled minorities
Correspondence and reports re In-service Grant and Program to Charleston County teachers, 1971-1973
box 6
| folder 128
Correspondence re College of Charleston's Education Department's Neighborhood Youth Corps program, 1974
box 6
| folder 129
Correspondence, agreements and other matters re College's New Careers Program, which employed Eugene C. Hunt, 1972-1973
box 6
| folder 130
Correspondence, reports, tests, etc. re College's educational programs, 1969-1974
box 6
| folder 131
Including Upward Bound, Upward Bound for Veterans, Operation Catch-Up and others.
17. College of Charleston: academic programs: cooperative, 1968-1975
General correspondence, 1971-1973
box 7
| folder 132
With various academic institutions.
Correspondence and clippings re Palmer College and state technical colleges, 1972
box 7
| folder 133
Information re USC Spartanburg, 1968
box 7
| folder 134
Correspondence re College of Charleston' Preparedness Discharge Education Program (PREP) at Charleston Navy Base, 1972-1974
box 7
| folder 135
Correspondence, memos, budgets, etc. re Lander College, 1972-1974
box 7
| folder 136
Agreement, correspondence, etc. between College of Charleston and the Medical University of South Carolina on a number of
topics, 1969-1975
box 7
| folder 137
Memos re cooperative program, 1971, 1974
box 7
| folder 138
Program, correspondence re Francis Marion College, 1970
box 7
| folder 139
Reports, lists, State College Board of Trustees minutes and other material re Francis Marion College, 1971-1975
box 7
| folder 140
Proposals re adding various degree programs to the Citadel, 1973
box 7
| folder 141
Correspondence re possibility of Citadel assuming administrative control of the College of Charleston, 1968
box 7
| folder 142
Minutes of two meetings of Charleston Consortium Academic Affairs Committee, 1974
box 7
| folder 143
Minutes of a meeting on the State Committee on Continuing Education, 1971
box 7
| folder 144
Minutes of a few meetings of the Charleston Consortium Committee for Liaison with Two-Year Colleges, 1971-1972
box 7
| folder 145
Minutes, reports and related matter of the Charleston Consortium Academic Affairs and Executive Committees, 1973-1974
box 7
| folder 146
Correspondence re Consortium Committee of Faculty and Student Exchange, 1971
box 7
| folder 147
Minutes, correspondence and related matter of various committees of Charleston Consortium, 1969-1973
box 7
| folder 148
Minutes, correspondence, reports, etc., mostly re Charleston Consortium Library Committee, 1973-1974
box 7
| folder 149
Minutes, correspondence, reports, etc. of various committees of Charleston Consortium, 1970-1973
box 7
| folder 150
Minutes, correspondence of Consortium Steering Committee, 1971
box 7
| folder 151
With various proposals from the Citadel re new programs.
Unsigned memo to South Carolina Commission on Higher Education from Council of Presidents of Public Universities, circa 1974
box 7
| folder 152
Re master plan for higher education.
Correspondence, reports, etc. re Marine Education in Institutions of Higher Learning from the Advisory Committee on Marine
Studies (COMAR), 1971-1973
box 7
| folder 153
With architect's plan for the facility
Minutes, reports, correspondence and other materials re Marine Science education and work of Marine Science Consortium Committee,
1969-1974
box 7
| folder 154
Minutes, reports, proposals, legal agreements, etc. re Grice Marine Lab, cooperative education there, and work of COMAR
box 7
| folder 155
Narrative typescript of dedication ceremonies, Grice Marine Biological Laboratory, 1976
box 7
| folder 156
Correspondence and related matter re expansion and administration of Grice Marine Lab, 1972-1972
box 7
| folder 157
Correspondence, reports, agreements with contractors, South Carolina Wildlife Resources Dept., etc. re administering and expanding
Grice Marine Lab
box 8
| folder 158
Correspondence, reports, COMAR minutes and other materials re Marine Sciences education at the College, 1967-1972
box 8
| folder 159
Correspondence, brochure, letters to scholarship students, etc. re setting up and administering cooperative graduate program
in marine science, 1970-1974
box 8
| folder 160
Correspondence, forms, brochure, etc. re COMAR, marine biology education, etc., 1969-1973
box 8
| folder 161
With mentions of Marshlands Plantation House.
Correspondence, minutes, related reports of Charleston Consortium, 1970-1971
box 8
| folder 162
Mostly re the Consortium Computer Committee.
18. College of Charleston: academic programs: library, 1968-1974
Correspondence, list of holdings, and related matter re Learning Resource Center, Towell Library, 1974
box 8
| folder 163
Correspondence, minutes and newsletter of Southeastern Regional Library Network, Inc. (SOLINET), 1973
box 8
| folder 164
Notes, memos re funds for library resources including Haymaker Endowment Fund, 1969-1972
box 8
| folder 165
Correspondence and lists re library acquisitions, 1971-1974
box 8
| folder 166
Including gifts of books from Louis Rubin and John Henry Dick (Mark Catesby volumes) among others.
Memos, etc. re library gift policy, 1971, 1973
box 8
| folder 167
Correspondence re hiring Library Assistant, 1969
box 8
| folder 168
Correspondence with Wendell M. Levi, 1973
box 8
| folder 169
Re his gift of materials to library and the College.
Correspondence, lists, etc. re Library Cornerstone and College Convocation Ceremonies, 1971
box 8
| folder 170
Correspondence, etc. re building Robert Scott Small Library, 1968-1971
box 8
| folder 171
With letters re loans, financial and other donations, including a letter from Albert Simons and a petition by students to
keep Michael Gallagher as reference librarian (undated).
Correspondence, contracts, and related matter re building Robert Scott Small Library, 1973-1974
box 8
| folder 172
Cataloguing materials, staffing, etc.
19. College of Charleston: non-academic: general correspondence, 1966-1973
Corresponded of Harold Saffron, Administrative Vice President, on numerous topics, 1969
box 8
| folder 173
With photocopy of statement by Walter Coppedge re College's financial situation, 1967; with American Oxonian magazine summary
of why Coppedge left the College.
Scattered correspondence, memos, etc. re administering College bookstore, 1966-1973
box 8
| folder 174
With some blueprints re renovation.
Memos, meetings, correspondence, etc. re College of Charleston Club
box 8
| folder 175
20. College of Charleston: athletics programs, 1971-1974
Financial aid forms, some educational status lists, etc. of College athletes, 1972
box 8
| folder 176
Correspondence, computer card, and related matter re seeking support for radio broadcasts of College basketball games, 1971,
1974
box 8
| folder 177
Correspondence, programs, reports, etc. re various College sports programs and teams, 1970-1975
box 8
| folder 178
Including basketball, boxing, golf, tennis, etc. With constitution of Cougar Club, 1974.
Policies and procedures and structure of Athletic Department, 1971, 1973
box 8
| folder 179
21. College of Charleston: finances, 1968-1979
Papers re President's discretionary fund, 1969, 1970
box 8
| folder 180
Correspondence, legal papers, and related matter; mostly re Charleston County Legislation and State funding the College, 1968-1979
box 8
| folder 181
With some references to College selling beer on campus.
College budget, 1973-1974
box 8
| folder 182
With data re earlier budgets.
Letters of the President, acknowledging contributions, 1969-1970
box 8
| folder 183
With some letters from the donors.
Materials of Legislative Audit Council on how to report expenditures, 1976
box 8
| folder 184
Correspondence, reports, etc. of College and Auditor, State Budget and Control Board, 1972-1974
box 8
| folder 185
Correspondence, reports, finances, etc. of College and State Budget and Control Board, 1970-1975
box 9
| folder 186
22. College of Charleston: facilities
State College Board of Trustees bond statement, 1972
box 9
| folder 187
Report on property transactions, 1970
box 9
| folder 188
Reports on parking proposals for art center and College area
box 9
| folder 189
Correspondence re Bishop England High School's use of College facilities, 1970-1975
box 9
| folder 190
Correspondence re refurbishing Blacklock House, 1971-1974
box 9
| folder 191
With lists of items sought, loaned and donated. With transcripts of historic documents re inventory of house and banquet held
at the house, 1816, 1852.
Budget proposals for the College, Francis Marion and Lander Colleges, 1973-1974
box 9
| folder 192
With list of immediate capital needs for the College; with data on College's growth.
Documents and correspondence re constructing Central Energy Facility, 1972-1974
box 9
| folder 193
Documents and correspondence re constructing class room building, Maybank Hall, 1971-1973
box 9
| folder 194
Correspondence and related materials re construction of Maybank Hall, its opening, and biographical data, 1971-1975
box 9
| folder 195
Comments re Burnett Rhett Maybank.
Correspondence, programs, etc., mostly re various ceremonies, 1972-1974
box 9
| folder 196
Related to groundbreaking, cornerstone laying, and dedicating Maybank Hall.
Correspondence, blueprint, related matter re constructing women's dormitory, 1971-1973
box 9
| folder 197
Correspondence, etc. re plans to build a woman's dormitory, 1971-1973
box 9
| folder 198
With later materials re dedicating and administering Rivers Residence Hall, 1973.
Correspondence re traffic and parking facilities in and around the College of Charleston, 1970-1974
box 9
| folder 199
Status reports, correspondence, etc. re activities of physical plant, 1969-1974
box 9
| folder 200
With much information on condition and repair of various College buildings.
Monthly reports on expenditures for permanent improvements at the College, 1974
box 9
| folder 201
Re various building projects.
Materials of Planning and Development Committee, 1972-1974
box 9
| folder 202
Mostly seeking architects for design of College's Fine Arts Building.
Correspondence with contractors on various construction projects and problems, 1972-1974
box 9
| folder 203
Correspondence, reports re constructing Stern Student Center, 1971-1973
box 9
| folder 204
Correspondence and related materials re construction and use of Stern Student Center, 1974
box 9
| folder 205
Materials documenting need for new library facilities, 1968-1969
box 9
| folder 206
Correspondence and reports re transfer of YMCA George Street property to the College, 1971-1972
box 9
| folder 207
23. College of Charleston: students, 1968-1974
Letters to President Stern from various students associated with student paper,
The Meteor, 1969-1973
box 9
| folder 208
Including letter (1973) from Padgett Powell
Correspondence and related matter mostly dealing with activities of college registrar, 1972-1974
box 9
| folder 209
With letters from students, student statistics, etc.
Correspondence and related matter mostly from Admissions Office, 1970-1973
box 9
| folder 210
Re individual students, policies, statistics, etc.
Correspondence and related matter mostly from Admissions Office, 1974
box 9
| folder 211
Re individual students, statistics, etc.
Correspondence re committee of financial assistance to veteran students, 1973
box 9
| folder 212
Correspondence re Baruch Loans to various students, 1970-1974
box 9
| folder 213
Correspondence with various members of
The Comet staff, 1971-1972
box 9
| folder 214
Correspondence re the Bingham Oratory Contest and Medal, 1968
box 9
| folder 215
Constitutions of the College Student Body, 1968-1969, undated
box 9
| folder 216
With galley proofs of Student Handbook, undated.
Correspondence re inactive visitor exchange program, 1973
box 9
| folder 217
Correspondence re sale of alcohol to students on campus, 1969
box 10
| folder 218
Correspondence, printed schedules and related materials re student orientation, 1971-1973
box 10
| folder 219
Carbons of letters to parents re students named to Faculty Honors List, 1971
box 10
| folder 220
Carbons of letters, lists, etc. re students named to Faculty Honors List, 1972
box 10
| folder 221
Carbons of letters re students of high academic achievement, 1972
box 10
| folder 222
Carbons of letters, lists etc. re students named to Faculty Honors List, 1973
box 10
| folder 223
Letters, lists, and related matter re students named to Faculty Honors List, 1973-1974
box 10
| folder 224
Letters, lists and related materials re students on Faculty Honors List, 1974 Fall
box 10
| folder 225
Letters, lists and related materials re students on Faculty Honors Lists, 1974 Fall
box 10
| folder 226
Letters, lists and related materials re students on Faculty Honors List, 1975 Spring
box 10
| folder 227
Letters, lists and related materials re students on Faculty Honors List, 1975 Fall
box 10
| folder 228
Letters, lists and related materials re students of Faculty Honors List, 1975 Fall
box 10
| folder 229
With list of 1968-1969 students on list, as well.
Financial aid forms notifying students of aid to be given, 1971-1972
box 10
| folder 230
Correspondence, related matter, magnetic disk re creation of College's placement office and its work with seniors finding
them positions, 1971-1974
box 10
| folder 231
Correspondence and lists re financial aid Presidential Scholars, 1971
box 10
| folder 232
Scattered materials re student activity financial accounts, 1973-1974
box 10
| folder 233
Accounts show minimal support for the Afro-American Society, 1975-1976.
Scattered materials re training for veteran students, 1952, 1972
box 10
| folder 234
Mimeographed materials re Student Activates-athletics, 1968-1970
box 10
| folder 235
Budget request for various student activities and clubs, 1974-1975
box 10
| folder 236
Correspondence re Campus minister and counselor, 1970-1974
box 10
| folder 237
Petition from African American students making demands of the College Administration, 1973(?)
box 10
| folder 238
Re elections, faculty, Miss College of Charleston contest, grades, etc., 1973(?)
Correspondence, etc. re various student fees, refunds, etc., 1968-1973
box 10
| folder 239
Forms, reports, correspondence re Student Health Services, care given, and reports of status of various students, 1971-1973
box 10
| folder 240
Restricted: Advance permission required for access.
Typescript carbons of information for student handbook, 1969-1970
box 10
| folder 241
Correspondence, reports, etc. re National Defense Student Loan program, 1970-1975
box 10
| folder 242
Lists of presidents of student organizations, 1973-1974
box 10
| folder 243
With clipping re cooperative program on Navy Base (CAPSO-N) and materials re other student organizations and activities.
Correspondence, lists, petition, brochures, etc. re various sororities and fraternities at the College, 1970-1975
box 11
| folder 244
With some information on their founding.
Correspondence and memos mostly from Dean of Students re status and affairs of various students, including infractions, etc.
box 11
| folder 245
Restricted: Advance permission required for access.
Correspondence and memos from Dean of Students, Dean of Women and others re status of individual students, 1968-1971
box 11
| folder 246
With other materials re student life including mimeographed and photocopied issues of a student publication called "Paper"
expressing problems with the College's administration.
Restricted: Advance permission required for access.
Correspondence and forms re students withdrawing from the College, 1975
box 11
| folder 247
Restricted: Advance permission required for access.
Correspondence mostly re student and honor board violations, 1974-1975
box 11
| folder 248
Restricted: Advance permission required for access.
Correspondence, an audio cassette and related materials mostly re students involved in Honor Board/Council violations, 1970-1972
box 11
| folder 249
Restricted: Advance permission required for access.
Correspondence, reports, recapitulations, contracts, schedules, etc. re residence halls, capacity, incidents regarding individual
students, etc., 1970
box 11
| folder 250
With a petition regarding visiting hours.
Restricted: Advance permission required for access.
24. College of Charleston: alumni, 1968-1974
Correspondence, form letters, etc. re Alumni Association, gifts from alumni, etc., 1968-1974
box 11
| folder 251
Lists of alumni and amounts given in "Alumni Roll Call," 1969
box 11
| folder 252
25. College of Charleston: staff, 1969-1974
Correspondence and memos re appointments and hiring of various staff members, 1969-1974
box 11
| folder 253
Letters from the President thanking staff as his first year of president and renewal of contracts, 1969
box 11
| folder 254
With letters of Dean E. E. Towell
Correspondence, lists, etc. re various employees and employee policies and procedures at the College, 1973-1974
box 11
| folder 255
Correspondence, reports, etc. re College's evening school programs, hiring of staff, finances, etc., 1970-1973
box 11
| folder 256
List of faculty and staff, 1971-1972, 1972-1973
box 11
| folder 257
With new appointments, 1972-1974; With report on student services staff, 1971
Health insurance information for faculty members, 1972
box 11
| folder 258
Letters offering contracts to various faculty members, 1973-1974
box 11
| folder 259
Letters offering contracts to various faculty members, 1971-1972
box 11
| folder 260
Memos re faculty handbook, staff orientation, faculty office space, 1970, 1973, 1974
box 11
| folder 261
Memos re faculty handbook, staff orientation, faculty office space, 1970, 1973, 1974
box 11
| folder 262
Information on ranges of salary at the College, 1970-1974.
Correspondence mostly with John Andrew Hamilton re faculty social committee, 1973
box 11
| folder 263
Correspondence, publications, summaries re tenure policy, 1972-1974
box 11
| folder 264
With letters re tenure of some faculty.
Letters of resignation and termination, 1971-1974
box 11
| folder 265
Restricted: Advance permission required for access.
Correspondence re summer school contracts, 1974
box 11
| folder 266
26. National educational associations, 1968-1974
Publications and routing slips of American Association of State Colleges and Universities, 1971-1972
box 12
| folder 267
With related publications.
Publications and routing slips of American Association of State Colleges and Universities, 1973
box 12
| folder 268
Publications and routing slips of American Association of State Colleges and Universities, 1973-1974
box 12
| folder 269
With related publications.
Publications and routing slips of American Association of State Colleges and Universities, 1974 August-December
box 12
| folder 270
Publications from American Association of State Colleges and Universities, 1971-1973
box 12
| folder 271
Publications and correspondence re American Association of State Colleges and Universities, 1974-1975
box 12
| folder 272
Publications and correspondence re American Association of State Colleges and Universities, 1973-1974
box 12
| folder 273
Correspondence, survey, reports re American Association of University Professors, 1968-1973
box 12
| folder 274
American Council on Education's Higher Education and National Affairs newsletters, 1975
box 12
| folder 275
Programs, correspondence, etc. American Council on Education, 1969-1972
box 12
| folder 276
Publications and correspondence, American Council on Education, 1973-1974
box 12
| folder 277
Publications and correspondence, Association of American Colleges, 1969-1982
box 12
| folder 278
With reports on role of women, anticipated impact of Equal Rights Amendment, etc.
Correspondence, publications, routing sheets, re materials from Association of American Colleges, 1974
box 12
| folder 279
Correspondence, publications of Association of American Colleges, 1974
box 12
| folder 280
Correspondence, registrations, publications, Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, 1971-1973
box 12
| folder 281
27. South Carolina educational associations, 1966-1975
Correspondence, publications, reports, etc., South Carolina Association of Colleges and Universities, 1966-1975
box 12
| folder 282
South Carolina Commission on Higher Education consortium computer correspondence, 1971
box 12
| folder 283
Annual Report South Carolina Commission On Higher Education, 1975
box 12
| folder 284
South Carolina Commission on Higher Education correspondence, reports, etc. mostly re merger of Palmer College with Trident
Technical College and related issues, 1973
box 13
| folder 285
South Carolina Commission on Higher Education, Facilities Committee, correspondence, 1971-1974
box 13
| folder 286
South Carolina Commission on Higher Education applications, correspondence, etc., 1968-1969
box 13
| folder 287
South Carolina Commission on Higher Education correspondence, etc., 1970
box 13
| folder 288
South Carolina Commission on Higher Education correspondence, applications, related materials, 1971
box 13
| folder 289
South Carolina Commission on Higher Education correspondence, reports, summaries of meetings, 1972 January-June
box 13
| folder 290
With material re related organizations.
South Carolina Commission on Higher Education correspondence, minutes, reports, etc., 1972 July-December
box 13
| folder 291
South Carolina Commission on Higher Education correspondence, summaries, reports, etc., 1973 January-March
box 13
| folder 292
South Carolina Commission on Higher Education correspondence, summaries, reports, etc., 1973 April-November
box 13
| folder 293
With report re adequacy of library collections in South Carolina.
South Carolina Commission on Higher Education correspondence, minutes, reports, etc., 1974 February-July
box 13
| folder 294
South Carolina Commission on Higher Education correspondence, reports, etc., 1974 August-December
box 13
| folder 295
With Facilities State Plan for Title VII.
South Carolina Commission on Higher Education correspondence, reports, etc., 1975
box 13
| folder 296
Reports on various aspects of enrollment, teaching etc. submitted to the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education, 1972-1973
box 13
| folder 297
Minutes, agendas and reports of the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education, 1970-1971
box 14
| folder 298
Minutes, agendas, etc. of meetings of the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education, 1972-1975
box 14
| folder 299
With correspondence re remolding of Towell Library into the Learning Resource Center.
Agendas, reports, minutes of meetings of the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education, 1973 January-June
box 14
| folder 300
Agendas, reports, minutes, of meetings of the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education, 1973 July-December
box 14
| folder 301
Agendas, reports, minutes of meetings of the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education, 1974
box 14
| folder 302
Correspondence, reports , etc. with South Carolina Commission on Higher Education, mostly on the topic of a two year technical
college in Charleston, 1972-1973
box 14
| folder 303
With a proposal to the College to study its role in higher education in the community, the finished proposal and correspondence
and reports re merger of TEC and Palmer College.
Scattered issues, of the Newsletter of the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education, 1969, 1972
box 14
| folder 304
Agendas, minutes, related matter re meetings South Carolina Commission on Higher Education, 1975
box 14
| folder 305
With South Carolina State Budget Preparation Manual, 1974-1975.
Reports from the College to the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education on varying topics, 1974
box 14
| folder 306
Including sabbatical policy.
Site study for state college at Charleston for South Carolina Commission on Higher Education, 1969
box 14
| folder 307
Materials from South Carolina Higher Education Facilities Commission workshop, 1973
box 14
| folder 308
South Carolina Educational Association correspondence, 1968-1969
box 14
| folder 309
With proposed amendments to bylaws.
28. Southern educational associations, 1968-1975
Report of Advisory Committee on the College to the Commission of Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools,
1970
box 14
| folder 310
Correspondence and conference packet of Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, 1969, 1975
box 14
| folder 311
With newsletters, 1969, 1971.
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools evaluation of self-study process
box 14
| folder 312
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools' report evaluating masters programs at the College, 1973
box 14
| folder 313
With College Library's guide for students in graduate education.
Correspondence with the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and Association of American Colleges, 1968-1973
box 14
| folder 314
Correspondence, memos and reports re the College's institutional self-study, 1973-1974
box 14
| folder 315
Done to the standards of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
Correspondence, reports, etc. re follow ups of institutional self-study, 1964-1969
box 14
| folder 316
Done to standards of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
Correspondence, registrations, reports mostly re attending meetings of Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, 1970-1972
box 14
| folder 317
With various documents re changing its bylaws and standards.
Filled-in questionnaire and correspondence re Southern Association of Colleges and Schools' survey on institutional research
and academic planning, 1973
box 15
| folder 318
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools' survey of admission, enrollment and retention of black students at predominately
white colleges in the South, 1973
box 15
| folder 319
Status report on the College submitted to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, 1970
box 15
| folder 320
Reports and newsletters of the Southern Regional Education Board, 1969-1970
box 15
| folder 321
Correspondence and registration materials re attending meetings of the Southern University Conference, 1969-1972
box 15
| folder 322
Correspondence and related matter re planning and staging Southern University Conference held in Charleston, 1973
box 15
| folder 323
Correspondence, etc. re Southern University Conference, 1974
box 15
| folder 324
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