Office of the Vice President for Academic Administration papers
Scope and Content
Collections 842 and 843 consist of papers during the tenure of Malcolm M. Willey as Vice President for Academic Administration (1943-1963) and as University dean and assistant to the president (1934-1943).
Contained in collection 842 are carbon copies of letters from Dr. Willey to the Presidents of the University from 1934-1953. Also included are materials regarding World War II and its attendant problems of military service for staff and students, as well as the University's war time activities in the areas of training programs and civil defense, and the increase in enrollment due to the G.I. Bill after the end of the war.
Collection 843 includes papers relating to the Peace Corps (1961-1963), the Works Projects Administration, the National Youth Administration and the National Science Foundation (1957-1963). Also included is large collection of talks and articles by Malcolm Willey, spanning from his time as University dean and assistant to the president, up until his retirement from the University in 1963, as well as personal correspondence.
Collection 843 has not been fully processed.
Dates
- Creation: 1932-1963
Creator
Language of Materials
English
Use of Materials
Items in this collection do not circulate and may be used in-house only.
Copyright
Researchers may quote from the collection under the fair use provision of the copyright law (Title 17, U.S. Code). Requests to publish should be arranged with the University of Minnesota Archives.
Historical Note
The Office of the Vice President for Academic Administration was established by the Board of Regents on June 12, 1943. Created along with the Office of the Vice President for Business Administration, the positions were to relieve the President of the University from some of the administrative duties that had been assigned to the Presidents Office over the years. The Board of Regents meeting minutes state the vice presidents were to "perform such duties and undertake such responsibilities in the administration of the University of Minnesota as may be assigned to them from time to time by the President of the University with the approval of the Board of Regents." Malcolm Willey, University dean and assistant to the president was appointed as the first vice president for academic administration. He held this position from 1943 until his retirement from the University of Minnesota in 1963.
Extent
7.45 Cubic Feet (11 boxes (5 record cartons; 6 hollinger))
Abstract
Collection contains the papers of the Office of the Vice President for Academic Administration at the University of Minnesota. They cover the vice presidency of Malcolm M. Willey (1943-1963) as well as his tenure as University dean and assistant to the president (1934-1943).
Source of acquisition
The collection was originally transferred to University Archives on January 31, 1961. Additional deposits were made on August 17, 1962 and June 4, 1964.
Subject Index
- The following subject index applies to collection 842 only. To make some important information more readily available, certain specific correspondence is being highlighted by the following subjects.
- Academic Freedom-- October 25, 1950; March 3, 1952
- Admissions-- Restriction of admissions, February 16, 1946; Board of Admissions discontinued and new office of Admissions and Records established, June 27 and July 11, 1946
- Bureau of Field Studies-- Establishment, March 5, 1948; Organization, May 5, 1948
- Convocations-- Many of these letters contain a complete list of convocations and lectures on campus for the year. March 4 and May 25, 1935; May 7 and June 26, 1936; June 17, 1937; June 13 1938; December 22, 1941; February 6, 1950
- Duluth State Teachers College and Duluth Branch-- November 4, 1937; April 5, 1938; March 22, 1939; August 3, 1944; January 17, 30; May 13, 24, July 31, September 25 and December 1, 1947; March 4, July 7 and October 15, 1948; January 14 and March 24, 1949; February 7, March 31, July 6 and August 10, 1950; June 28, 1951; March 3, 1952; July 30, August 7, 24 and October 16, 1953
- Federal Work Relief Program for University Students-- July 12, August 29 and September 28, 1934; September 23, October 10, 23 and November 8, 1935; July 21, August 1, 21 and September 4, 1936; June 8, 1937 (See also folder 38: Eurich, A. C., Federal aid at all Minnesota colleges)
- Foreign Students-- December 31, 1938; September 17, 1941
- General College-- October 2 and 3, 1936; May 15, 1940; March 18, 1948
- Military Service (Staff and Students)-- November 13 and December 10, 1940; January 29, September 22, October 8, 11 and December 3 1941; June 1942; Students in military service December 3, 1941
- National Youth Administration-- September 22, 1938; May 20, 1939; January 9 and May 7, 1940; September 25, 1941
- Northrop Memorial Auditorium-- Fine Arts Room, February 16, 1936; Inscription, December 20, 1935; Mural, March 21, 1930; Use of auditorium, February 4, 1941 and June 4 1952
- ROTC-- June 25, 1934; February 1, 1938; February 5, 1941; May 28 and November 10, 1942; September 30, 1946; March 28, 1949; December 15, 1950; June 11, 25 and September 25, 1951; June 27, 1952; May 20 and October 23, 1953; Drill area, February 1, 16, March 9 and 29, 1950
- Racial Discrimination-- April 22 (2 items) and June 29, 1942; March 28, 1950; January 8 and16, 1952
- Radio and Television-- January 14 and November 6, 1936; October 6, 1939; June 11, 13 and November 28, 1941; July 31, 1945; Educational TV, Regents' resolution January 22, 1953; Radio policy, May 26, 1947
- Religion-- October 29, 1936; September 12, 1951; Religion in higher education with special reference to the University, March 12, 1947; Sholes case, June 26, August 15 and December 6, 1951
- Research at Minnesota-- January 29, September 10 and October 1, 1941; May 19, November 5 and December 29, 1942; February 4, 1944; October 1 and December 29, 1948; February 28, 1949; July 8, December 2, 11 and 12, 1952; Committee on Organization of Research, January 27 and 29, 1953; Peat research, December 8, 1953
- Semester vs. Quarter System-- December 2, 1953
- Tweed Art Collection and Gallery(also Mrs. George P. Tweed) -- July 3, 1947; July 30, 1948; December 5, 1949; April 19 and July 6, 1950; June 8, 1951; September 8, November 13 and 19, 1953
- WPA-- December 18, 1936; February 4, September 8, 14 and 17, 1938; October 15, 1941; January 18, 1943
- War Time Activities-- July 17 and 18, 1940; September 22, 1941; June 26 and December 9, 1942; Higher education and the war, January 3, 1942; Impact of the war on the University, December 16 and 26, 1941; Woman in defense, October 23, 1941
- War Training Programs-- January 20, February 1 and 27, 1939; June 19 and September 19, 1942; February 19, 1943; May 4 and October 5, 1944; November 14, 1946
Subject
- Buffington, L.S. (Leroy Sunderland), 1847-1931 (Person)
- Coffey, Walter Castella, 1876-1956 (Person)
- Coffman, Lotus Delta, 1875-1938 (Person)
- Eurich, Alvin Christian (Person)
- Ford, Guy Stanton, 1873-1962 (Person)
- Gray, James, 1899- (Person)
- May, William James, 1861-1939 (Person)
- Snyder, Fred Beal, 1859-1951 (Person)
- Willey, Malcolm M. (Malcolm Macdonald), 1897-1974 (Person)
- James Ford Bell Collection (Organization)
- Tweed Gallery (Organization)
- United States. Army. Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (Organization)
- United States. National Youth Administration (Organization)
- United States. Work Projects Administration (Organization)
- University of Minnesota -- Budget (Organization)
- University of Minnesota. Department of Concerts and Lectures (Organization)
- University of Minnesota, Duluth (Organization)
- University of Minnesota. Libraries (Organization)
- University of Minnesota. Office of University Relations (Organization)
- University of Minnesota. Press (Organization)
- University of Minnesota. Senate (Organization)
- University of Minnesota. University Gallery (Organization)
- Title
- Office of the Vice President for Academic Administration papers, 1932-1963
- Author
- Archives Staff; revised by Karen Spilman
- Date
- revised September 2005
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English
Collecting Area Details
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