Personal papers of Frank A. Beu, fourth president of Western Illinois University (1942-1958). Beu also served as Dean of Students and professor at Ferrum Junior College (1958-1961), Dean of Students, Chair of the Psychology Department, and professor at Simpson College (1961-1964). Key to the collection is the documents of controversy surrounding Beu's treatment of student athletes that culminated with his resignation from Western Illinois University. Other subjects include Western Illinois University administrative affairs, Western Illinois University athletics, Illinois State Teachers College Board, Ferrum Junior College, and household matters. Significant correspondents and contributors include C. Ralph Arthur, Richard G. Browne, Roger Hayes, Victor Hicken, H. Waldo Horrabin, William Lipsey, Walter P. Morgan, Jack Peterson, Julian Archer, and Arnold M. Tibbetts. The collection consists primarily of correspondence, speeches, reports, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, and photographs.
