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Record Group: 1 UW Record Sub-Group: 12 Records Title: UM-System; Board of Curators; Board Members' Records; Frank Mann Papers Dates: 1943-1951 Volume: 2 cubic feet, 2.5 linear feet and 6 MFR, 35mm Scope and Content Note (A75-33, A02-52) This Record Sub-Group contains university related papers of Board of Curators member Frank Mann, (1943-1951). Included in this Sub-Group are administrative correspondence, newspaper clippings, transcripts, reports, and meeting minutes. Topics in this Sub-Group include possible separation of the Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy in Rolla from the University of Missouri, payments for members' attendance at Board of Curators meetings, disposition of University properties, admission of African-Americans, creation of a Medical School at MU, stadium construction, relations with the Federal Government, non-resident tuition charges, and defining the powers of the Board of Curators. Note to Archivist: This entire collection has been microfilmed. The poor physical condition of the original materials in this Sub-Group has resulted in the microfilming of the materials in their entirety. The use of the microfilm version of the material is strongly encouraged unless need for the paper records can be shown by the researcher. The microfilm consists of 6 rolls of microfilm (MFR) in 35mm format, located in the Microfilm Cabinet in the University Archives Reading Room. Call number: UW:1/6/2a (A02-52). Note to Researcher: FF 15 in Box 2 relates to the Admission of African Americans to the University, 1948-1950. Some of the records in this Sub-Group are restricted and cannot be made available to the public (See the restrictions note at the end of this finding aid). In this regard, access to the microfilm copies of the original documents may require assistance from staff of University Archives. Series Descriptions: This Record Sub-Group is divided into three series. Series One contains records pertaining to the investigation into University of Missouri-Rolla Separation Scandal. Included in Series One are newspaper clippings, research surveys, interviews and letters. It is arranged in original order in both chronological and alphabetical order. Series Two contains records pertaining to the Correspondence of Frank Mann and the Board of Curators. It is arranged in alphabetical order. Series Three contains records pertaining to court cases and other issues that affected the University, System-Wide. Series Three is also arranged in alphabetical order. Series Outline: The Investigation into the Rolla Separation Scandal Correspondence Court Cases Inventory Series One - The Investigation into the Rolla Separation Scandal Box 1 or [MFR 1] FF 1 - Rolla Investigation by Executive Committee of Board of Curators, 01/07-08/1946 and 05/10-11/1946, volume 1 FF 2 - Rolla Investigation by Executive Committee of Board of Curators, 01/07-08/1946 and 05/10-11/1946, volume 2 FF 3 - Rolla Investigation, volume 3 FF 4 - Rolla Investigation, volume 4 [MFR 2] FF 5 - Rolla Investigation, volume 5 FF 6 - Rolla Investigation, volume 6 FF 7 - Rolla Investigation, volume 7 FF 8 - Rolla Investigation volume 8: Engineers' Council for Professional Development FF 9 - Rolla Investigation, volume 9: North Central Association FF 10 - Rolla Investigation, volume 10: Finances FF 11 - Rolla Investigation, volume 11: Interview with Professor G. A. Muilenberg FF 12 - Rolla Investigation, volume 12 FF 13 - Rolla Investigation, volume 13 [MFR 3] FF 14 - Rolla Investigation, volume 14 FF 15 - Rolla Investigation, volume 15: Newspaper Clippings FF 16 - Rolla Investigation, volume 16: Dr. Clair V. Mann FF 17 - Correspondence: American Association of University Professors to Rolla Professors, 1946-1947 FF 18 - Correspondence: Rolla Professors with F.C. Mann, 10/09/1946-12/16/1947 FF 19 - Correspondence: General Assembly and the Board of Curators, 09/29/1945-01/13/1948 FF 20 - C.V. Mann Documents including a letter to F.A. Middlebush, 04/01/1946 FF 21 - Director C.H. Fulton to President Walter Williams, 06/21/1933 FF 22 - Documents on Present Position and Standing of Rolla FF 23 - Exhibit 16 FF 24 - Extracts from Minutes of the Board of Curators, 1937-1942 FF 25 - Extracts from State Auditor's Report, 1938-1941 FF 26 - Letters from A.A. Potter and the Engineer's Council for Professional Development, 1937-1941 FF 27 - Exhibit 22, "The Notorious 75th Anniversary Banquet" FF 28 - Official Notice of Board action 06/03/1948, transferring five professors from the school of Mines and Metallurgy to division at Columbia FF 29 - Memo from President Walter Williams to the Board of Curators, 06/22/1933 FF 30 - Report of the Special Committee of the Board of Curators, 1936 FF 31 - Statement by Board of Curators concerning the Separation Bills, 05/09/1941 Series Two - Correspondence Box 2 or [MFR 3] (cont'd) FF 1 - General Correspondence, 1943 [RESTRICTED] FF 2 - General Correspondence, 1944 [RESTRICTED] FF 3 - General Correspondence, 1945 [MFR 4] FF 4 - General Correspondence, 1946 [RESTRICTED] FF 5 - General Correspondence, 1947 [RESTRICTED] FF 6 - General Correspondence, 1948 [RESTRICTED] FF 7 - General Correspondence, 1949 [RESTRICTED] FF 8 - General Correspondence, 1950-1951 [RESTRICTED] FF 9 - Correspondence: Bureau of Mines, 1948 [MFR 5] FF 10 - Correspondence: Constitutional Powers of the Board of Curators, 1943 FF 11 - Correspondence: Crippled Children's Service, 1947 FF 12 - Correspondence: Kinsolving Estate, 1947 FF 13 - Correspondence: Lands Endowed to the University, 1947 FF 14 - Correspondence: Mechanical Engineering Lab Building in Rolla, 1946 Series Three - Court Cases Box 2 (cont'd) FF 15 - Court Cases and the Admission of African Americans, 1948-1950 FF 16 - Court Cases and the Admission of African American, 1948-1950 [Restricted] FF 17 - Housing at the University of Missouri-Rolla, 1946 FF 18 - Robert Judson Case, 1950 [RESTRICTED] FF 19 - Fire Insurance at the University of Missouri-Rolla, 1949 FF 20 - Medical School Construction Debate, 1950 FF 21 - Medical School Construction Debate, 1950 FF 22 - Memorial Union Construction, 1950 FF 23 - Richard Phelps Case, 1948 [MFR 6] FF 24 - Soil Conservation Service, 1950 FF 25 - Student Fees at University of Missouri-Rolla, 1949 FF 26 - Treasury and Depository Committees, 1949 Restrictions Note: The Archives of the University of Missouri-Columbia is required by law and Board of Curator's policy to restrict access to some files and information. Student records are held as confidential under the Federal Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 and by University policy. Faculty promotion and tenure records and Academic Personnel files are restricted for 75 years, or the lifetime of the individual. All grievance, disciplinary, and medical records are treated as confidential files. Consultations with legal counsel, both in-house and external, are protected by the attorney/client privilege and will not be released. Search our Holdings

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