Lyman R. Bradley academic freedom case records, 1947-1961.

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Lyman R. Bradley academic freedom case records, 1947-1961.

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The records of the Lyman R. Bradley academic freedom case detail the action of New York University in hearing charges and subsequent suspension of a tenured associate professor who was convicted of contempt of Congress in 1948. The collection consists of administrative records retained by three offices of the University at the highest level of governance: the Office of the Dean of Washington Square College; the Office of the Chancellor; and the Office of the Vice Chancellor, who as Secretary and Clerk of the University Council (later Board of Trustees) maintained the Council files. Harry Woodburn Chase was Chancellor during this period, Harold O. Voorhis was Vice Chancellor, and James Madden was Council Treasurer, as well as Acting Chancellor 1951-1952. The records reflect traditional patterns of leadership and responsibility as well as unusual postures of initiative, decisiveness and defensiveness in response to the political climate of the period. These conditions along with the unique circumstances of this case provoked an examination of the privileges of academic freedom and the responsibility of tenure. This collection contains a consecutive record of hearings of faculty and University Council sitting in judgment of one of their own. The role of legal counsel is significant, and the consultation with attorneys outside the University attests to the complexity of the case. Attorneys involved include Royal W. France, Stuart Updike, John W. Gerdes, Fowler V. Harper, and Arad Riggs.The collection contains primarily correspondence, committee and hearing reports, legal documents and subject files. Additionally, there is a significant assortment of news clippings, handbills and exhibits documenting the student and political philosophies of the period. The collection contains correspondence, committee and hearing reports, drafts, exhibits, handbills and posters, legal documents, memoranda, minutes, newspapers and news clippings, printed material, publications, subject files, telegrams and transcripts of hearings and trials. Among the handbills, posters, and newspapers are a few belonging to NYU student organizations. It also contains postcards and letters from Bradley's supporters outside New York University. The American Association of University Professors supported Bradley. There is also some material concerning the emigration to Poland of a New York University professor of English, Margaret Schlauch.

1.25 linear ft.3 boxes.

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American Association of University Professors

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The national chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) was organized in 1915 to advance academic freedom, shared governance and to define fundamental professional values and standards for higher education. The first meeting of the AAUP at Central Washington University was held on October 14, 1954. Regular monthly meetings were held during the academic year to address faculty concerns with administrative decision-making and participative governance. Central Washington Un...

Chase, Harry Woodburn, 1883-1955

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Member, Dartmouth Class of 1904; professor, 1910-1918, and president, 1919-1930, of the University of North Carolina; president of the University of Illinois, 1930-1933; and later chancellor of New York University. From the description of [Articles and speeches]. 1921-1939] (New Hampshire Newsp Project). WorldCat record id: 83772190 Chase was professor, 1910-1918, and president, 1919-1930, of the University of North Carolina; president of the University of Illinois, 1930-193...

Madden, James Loomis, 1882-1948.

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Washington Square College

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France, Royal Wilbur

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Schlauch, Margaret, 1898-1986

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Updike, Stuart.

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Riggs, Arad

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Bradley, Lyman R.

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New York University

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The Class Collection documents selected student and alumni activities of New York University graduating classes from 1843-1966. Formal and informal gatherings were common, and were documented in detail by the participants. From the description of Class collection, 1843-1966. 1880-1900 (bulk). (New York University). WorldCat record id: 477254465 New York University (formerly, University of the City of New York), is an academic institution and, as such, its faculty produces ar...

Harper, Fowler V.

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One item of correspondence is co-addressed to Grace Harper, wife of Fowler V. Harper. From the description of Correspondence with Theodore Dreiser, 1941. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155890617 Lawyer, legal educator; B.A., Ohio Northern University, 1922, LL.B., 1923; M.A., University of Iowa, 1925, JSD, University of Michigan, 1927; served on the faculties of the University of North Dakota, University of Oregon, and Indiana University; visiting p...

Burgum, Edwin Berry, 1894-

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Gerdes, John, 1886-

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