Vice President Walter Thompson Cox records, 1929-1986.

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Vice President Walter Thompson Cox records, 1929-1986.

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These records are from the office of Walter Thompson Cox, Vice President for Student Affairs at Clemson University 1955-1985. They contain a variety of records which have been arranged according to the following subjects: athletics, buildings / land use at Clemson University, correspondence, daybooks, legal, nominations, remarks, reports, student affairs, ticket office returns, and photographs. It must be noted that many of these files were transferred from the offices of Enoch Walter Sikes and Robert Franklin Poole, respectively. Several files, specifically legal, continue into Cox's time as President of Clemson University. The records span the time period 1929-1986. The athletics related records include minutes and financial statements from the Athletics Council: bowl game miscellanea, including ticket stubs; contract information regarding football coaches Josh Cody and Danny Ford; correspondence to Enoch Walter Sikes, Robert Franklin Poole, Robert Cook Edwards, and R. W. (Bobby) Robinson which reflect fan and alumni thoughts and concerns about the athletics program; general correspondence files include items related to television and broadcasting agreements as well as the annual Clemson versus South Carolina football game which was held at the Fairgrounds in Columbia, S.C.; material related to the NCAA investigation of the football program in the early 1980s; and records concerning the Southern Conference circa 1930-1953. Of note in the buildings / land use subject files are reports regarding finance of general construction projects at Clemson circa 1935-1955, as well as additions to Memorial Stadium from the 1950s through the early 1980s. Correspondence and daybooks covering the years 1954-1986 follow day-to-day events during Walter Thompson Cox's time as Dean of Students while at Clemson University. A file labeled nominations has been set aside in order to provide insight into the process that administrators take part in while being recommended for higher office, in this case when Walter Thompson Cox was nominated for the Presidency of Clemson University in 1978 and 1985. There is a file containing remarks and speeches reflecting Walter Thompson Cox's public speaking style. The reports files include annual reports to the president from the Office of Public Relations and Alumni Affairs at Clemson, as well as a report from the State Board of Health of South Carolina which provides insight regarding facilities ratings and operations at Clemson College circa 1930. Walter Thompson Cox was for a time a member of a visiting committee with the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Several reports from this group have been filed within this collection. They reflect everyday operations of several area institutes in the late 1960s and early 1970s. A set of files dedicated to student affairs at Clemson offers insight into various issues regarding student life at the institution from the 1930s through the early 1980s including fraternities, student parking, and protest actions. Files from the ticket office at Clemson reflect distribution of tickets to South Carolina political figures, 1962-1975; financial statements from the concert series at Clemson, 1940-1955; and football game returns 1957-1982. The photographs from this collection have been moved to Series 100 -- Clemson University Photographs.

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Clemson University Libraries, Robert Muldrow Cooper Library

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Clemson University Libraries, Robert Muldrow Cooper Library

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