American Association of University Professors records, 1913-1918.

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American Association of University Professors records, 1913-1918.

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Records consisting mainly of correspondence of the Committee on Academic Freedom and Academic Tenure of the Association concerning cases of faculty dismissals investigated by the Committee during the administrations of presidents John Dewey (1915), John H. Wigmore (1916), and Frank Thilly (1917). Among the institutions involved are the Universities of Alabama, Colorado, Iowa, Montana, Pennsylvania, and Texas, Stanford and Wesleyan Universities, Allegheny, Bryn Mawr, Colorado, Dartmouth, Marietta, and Wooster Colleges, the Connecticut College for Women, and Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College. Also, pamphlets, clippings, and other printed matter; and administrative letters dealing with dues, meetings, reports, and finances.

3 reels of microfilm.

Cornell University Library

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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...

American Association of University Professors. Committee on Academic Freedom

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The American Association of University Professors was founded in 1915 by John Dewey and others. The AAUP's purpose is to advance academic freedom and shared governance, to define fundamental professional values and standards for higher education, and to ensure higher education's contribution to the common good. From the guide to the American Association of University Professors Committee on Academic Freedom Records, 1940s-1980s, (Tamiment Library / Wagner Archives) ...