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Record Group: 1 C Record Sub-Group: 63 Records Title: UMC; Administration; President Frederick Arnold Middlebush (1935-1954); Association of American Universities (AAU) Records Dates: 1947-1952 Volume: 2/3 cubic foot, 0.8 linear foot Scope and Content Note (A01-152) This Record Sub-Group contains records concerning the Association of American Universities (AAU), 1947-1952. The University of Missouri-Columbia (UMC) has been a member of AAU since 1908. Member institutions are represented in the AAU by their chief executive officer; therefore, Frederick A. Middlebush, as UMC president during this time period, participated directly with AAU. Many materials included in this Sub-Group are correspondence to and from various university presidents and association representatives of the AAU concerning committees, rules, committee appointments, regulations, council meetings, convention agendas, adopted resolutions, and resolution distribution. In addition to the correspondence are committee reports, news releases/announcements, statements and testimonies before committees, and other AAU documentation. Note to Researcher: The Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library of Princeton University donated this collection to University Archives. Series Descriptions: This Sub-Group is not divided into seperate record series. Arrangement within the Sub-Group is alphabetical by topic and correspondent. Inventory Box 1 FF 1 - Association of American Universities (AAU) Manual and Organization Documentation, 1947-1950 FF 2 - Bernard Baruch's Proposal, 1952 FF 3 - Closer Integration Between AAU and Association of Universities of the British Commonwealth, 1952 FF 4 - Committee on Academic Freedom, 1952 FF 5 - Committee on Taxation and Finance of the AAU (J.R. Killian, Jr., Chairman), 1952 FF 6 - Committee to Committee Association Concerning Inflation with Baruch Memo (President Dodds, Chairman), 1952 FF 7 - Conant Resolution and Contracts for Government Research Projects Policies, 1951 FF 8 - Gordon Gray, President of the Consolidated University of North Carolina - (Resolution on the Mobilization of Manpower), 12/1950-03/1951 FF 9 - Gustavson Remarks, William J. Haggerty Memo, and Tentative Statement of Principles Concerning Accreditation, 01/1949 FF 10 - International Association of Universities Invitation - AAU Members Response, 1951 FF 11 - International Association of Universities (Max Fisch, Francis Rogers, etc.), 1952 FF 12 - Letter from E.I. McLarney, Department of Internal Revenue, Concerning Exemption of AAU from Federal Income Tax, 06/03/1949 FF 13 - Letters in Regard to Military Training, 1950 Box 2 FF 1 - Meeting Agenda and Program, 1951 FF 2 - Membership Committee, 1951 FF 3 - Miscellaneous Documents and Correspondence, 1951 FF 4 - Mission and Activities of Psychological Strategy Board, 1951 FF 5 - Netherlands - American Exchange Professorship Committee, 1952 FF 6 - News Release - Announcement by Henry M. Wriston on Committee Report of Financial and Taxation Problems, 05/1950 FF 7 - News Release Concerning AAU Grants to Study Higher Education Financing by Henry M. Wriston, President of AAU and Brown University, 07/1949 FF 8 - News Release on Conference by Institute of Pacific Relations, 11/1949 FF 9 - Report of AAU Delegates to the India-America Conference at New Delhi, 1949 FF 10 - Report of Committee on Semi-Centennial Celebration of AAU, 01/1949 FF 11 - Representatives of AAU in National Commission on Accrediting (Branscomb, Stoddard, etc.), 1951 FF 12 - Resolution on the Mobilization of Manpower, 12/1950 FF 13 - Statement by Joseph Hinsey on Behalf of Association of American Medical Colleges for Senate Hearing, 06/1949 FF 14 - Statement by J.R. Killian, Chairman of Committee on Financial Support and Taxation of AAU Before Senate Finance Committee, 07/1950 FF 15 - Statement by Brigadier General James S. Simmons, Dean of Harvard University School of Public Health, Before Subcommittee on Health, 06/1949 FF 16 - Statement by Harvey Stone and Donald Anderson Before Subcommittee on Health, 06/1949 FF 17 - Sterling Committee: Study Organization of Higher Learning Institutions - Relations of Trustees and Faculties, 1951 FF 18 - Study of Policies and Practices Regarding Outside Activities of Employment of Faculty Members, 1951 FF 19 - Taxation of Postdoctoral Fellowships (Dodds and DuBridge), 1952 FF 20 - Taylor Memorandum (Recruitment of College Teachers), 1951 FF 21- Testimony of President Killian Before Ways and Means Committee of House of Representatives, 02/1950 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