Robert G. Comegys Collection, 1952-1973

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Robert G. Comegys Collection, 1952-1973

American Association of University Professors (AAUP) and CSU Academic Senate materials of Robert Comegys, Fresno State history professor. AAUP defends academic freedom and tenure, advocates collegial governance, and develops policies ensuring due process. These materials include: organizational papers including AAUP position papers, newsletters, correspondence, bulletins, news clippings, reports, California Teachers Association, and conference papers. Subjects include student protest, finance, personnel files, and administrative files. Includes mention of Frederic W. Ness and Marvin Jackson (Marvin X).

15 boxes, 6.4 linear feet

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Comegys, Robert,

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Robert G, Comegys was Professor of History at Fresno State College. He was associated with AAUP from 1958-1973. From 1963 to 1970 Comegys was at various times President of the California branch of the AAUP and a representative of Fresno State to the Statewide Academic Senate of the CSU. The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) was formed in 1915 by university professors and scholars. It emerged as the first national organization of its kind to protect the interests of professors ...

Reagan, Ronald, 1911-2004

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Ronald Wilson Reagan (1911-2004) was the 40th President of the United States and served two terms in office from 1981 to 1989. He was born on February 6, 1911, in Tampico, Illinois, the second son of Nelle Wilson and John Edward ("Jack") Reagan. His father nicknamed him "Dutch" as a baby. In 1920 the family resettled in Dixon, Illinois. In 1928 Reagan graduated from Dixon High School, where he had been student body president, an actor in school plays, and a student athlete. He partici...

California State University, Fresno

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Ness, Frederic W. (Frederic William)

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Biography Frederic W. Ness was an academic who devoted his career to the world of higher education. He attended Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, and the University of Cincinnati where he received his master's degree in English literature. He then went on to Yale University where he earned his Ph.D. and subsequently became a professor of English. His teaching career took a turn due to World War II. He enlisted in the Naval reserves...