American Association of University Professors Records
DePauw University
DC 343, 1427 & 1428

Archives of DePauw University
and Indiana United Methodism

American Association of University Professors Records
DePauw Chapter
1936-1980

Size: 1.20 lf (Three document cases)

Restrictions: none

Accession: none or unknown

Provenance: donor

Historical Sketch

President Oxnam involved the university in a serious controversy over the issue of academic freedom and faculty tenure by refusing in 1933 to renew the contract of Professor Ralph W. Hufferd, a member of the chemistry department since 1920. At his request the American Association of University Professors dispatched a committee to Greencastle to investigate the case. Its final report to the AAUP not only condemned Hufferd's dismissal on the grounds of unsubstantiated charges and the lack of any hearing process but also severely criticized President Oxnam's wide, unchecked authority in tenure matters. At its annual meeting in November 1934 the AAUP voted to remove DePauw University from the "eligible list" of institutions of higher education, a measure amounting to a general censure of the administration.

The Wildman administration began auspiciously with the AAUP voting to restore DePauw University to the eligible list at its annual meeting in December 1936. This action, taken in recognition of the change in administrations, perhaps because DePauw chapter of the AAUP has exercised a watchful eye over questions relating to academic freedom.

Collection Statement

This collection is arranged part in alphabetical order and part is arranged in chronological order also. Included is information on Hufferd Case, American Association of University Professors (DePauw Chapter) from 1956-1980, Correspondence 1950-55, Meetings 1925-79, Recommendations, Resolutions and Salaries 1955-69.

DC 343

Folder 1. Hufferd Case, 1936-37

• A.A.U.P 1956-59
• A.A.U.P. 1959
• A.A.U.P. 1960
• A.A.U.P. 1961
• A.A.U.P. 1961-62
• A.A.U.P. 1962-63
• A.A.U.P. 1963-64
• A.A.U.P. 1964-65
• A.A.U.P. 1965-66
• A.A.U.P. 1966-67
• A.A.U.P. 1967-68
• A.A.U.P. 1968-69
• A.A.U.P. 1969-70
• A.A.U.P. 1970-71
• A.A.U.P. 1971-72
• A.A.U.P. 1972-73
• A.A.U.P. 1973-74
• A.A.U.P. 1974-75
• A.A.U.P. 1975-76
• A.A.U.P. 1976-77
• A.A.U.P. 1977-78
• A.A.U.P. 1979-80

DC 1427

Folder 24. Collective Bargaining

• Committees, Salary
• Committees, Misc.
• Constitution
• Correspondence 1950-55
• Correspondence 1955-60
• Correspondence 1960-65
• Correspondence 1965-70

DC 1427

Folder

• Correspondence 1970-75
• Correspondence 1975-80
• Documents
• Economic Status of the Profession
• Finances to 1980
• Grievance Procedure
• Meetings 1925-34
• Meetings 1935-56
• Meetings 1956-59
• Meetings 1956-59
• Meetings 1959-61

DC 1428

Folder

• Meetings 1961-63
• Meetings 1963-67
• Meetings 1967-71
• Meetings 1971-75
• Meetings 1975-79
• Meetings, National
• Meetings, State
• Membership to 1960
• Membership 1961-65
• Membership 1965-70
• Membership 1970-75
• Membership 1975-80
• Membership, Officers 1925-1972
• Miscellaneous
• Recommendations
• Resolutions
• Salaries 1955-69
• A.A.U.P. National
• A.A.U.P. National - Committee Z
• A.A.U.P. State - DePauw Chapter

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