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Richard Frank Crabbs (1920- ) served as Dean of Faculties at the American University of Cairo from September 1966 until June 1973. A graduate of the University of Denver (1944) and a Fulbright scholar in India in 1953-54, Crabbs received a Ph.D in Political Science from Stanford University in 1961 (where he had known later AUC president Thomas A. Bartlett), and from 1955 to 1966 taught at Indiana University as a Lecturer and Assistant Professor of Government. In the 1960s his service on Indiana University's Committee on International Affairs involved seeking means of inter-institutional cooperation with The American University in Cairo. This brought Crabbs to the attention of the AUC's administration at the time it sought a leader for the university's academic program, and he accepted an offer to become Dean shortly before the Fall 1966 semester.
Among Crabb's important early tasks as Dean of Faculties was the coordination of faculty affairs during the absence of Americans and other foreign faculty members occasioned by Egypt's 1967 war with Israel. With the university's decision to continue to pay the salaries of foreign faculty evacuated from Cairo in early summer 1967, Crabbs worked from New York making arrangements to subcontract instructors to academic institutions in the United States and elsewhere. Crabbs, with several other non-Egyptian administrators and department chairmen, returned to AUC for the Fall 1967 semester to supervise the academic program offerings, taught that semester exclusively by Egyptian staff, and to plan for the return of foreign staff in Spring 1968.
During Crabbs' tenure as Dean AUC's enrollment grew steadily, from 587 to 916 undergraduates, and 254 to 466 graduate students between 1966-67 and 1972-73. Academic program offerings expanded as well. The university added one new department during this time, the Graduate Management Program (1966-67) to provide graduate training for mid-career professionals. New bachelor degree programs were created during this period, such as economics and political science, sometimes through the separation of what had formerly been components of joint majors. This process also occurred in the area of the sciences, despite Crabbs' misgivings about the rapid expansion of the program offerings (including engineering) of the science department.
A graduate program in journalism was offered in 1971, a product of cooperation with experts from Indiana University and the University of Wisconsin. Other university initiatives involved inter-institutional cooperation, notably the 1967 establishment of the Center for Arabic Study Abroad (CASA), jointly administered with the University of California at Berkeley and governed by a board of several leading U.S. universities. External funding played an important role in such program activities, from both United States Government agencies (the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare for CASA) and private foundations (the Ford Foundation, for AUC's English Language Institute). Another major initiative during Crabbs' term was the planning of a new university library. Upon his departure from AUC in 1973, Crabbs was succeeded by Cecil Byrd, a consultant on the project from Indiana University.
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This collection contains correspondence, memoranda, reports, and other administrative papers produced during Richard F. Crabbs ' tenure as Dean of Faculties at the American University in Cairo from 1966 to 1973, in addition to a small series of personal correspondence. These records form part of the record series for AUC Deans of Faculties and Provosts . The records span the years 1965 to 1974 and document the activities of AUC administrative offices, academic departments, research units, faculty, and students . Records from the 1970s are more extensive than those for Crabbs' early years as Dean. The collection consists of eight series. See Series Descriptions for more detailed descriptions of the collection's contents.
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The collection is open to researchers and contains no restricted material.
Items in the collection do not circulate and may be used only within the Rare Books Library. Users must comply with the Rare Books Library's rules on handling and care of materials.
Permission to publish or reproduce collection materials must be received from the University Archivist. Items may be subject to copyright. The user must also secure permission to publish from the copyright owner.
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The Records of Presidents Thomas A. Bartlett and Christopher Thoron also contain materials related to Richard Crabbs tenure as dean. The records of Dean of Faculties Cecil K. Byrd contain a five-year review of Crabbs' tenure in the position. There exist files for Crabbs in the University Archives' Personnel Files and Biographical Files collections, the latter containing a transcript of an oral history recorded in 1973.
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The preferred citation for quoting material from this collection is: Records of Dean of Faculties Richard F. Crabbs, 1965-1974, [Box/Folder #], [Folder Title], University Archives, Rare Books and Special Collections Library, The American University in Cairo.
The records were transferred to the University Archives by the Office of the Dean of Faculties, after 1974.
The collection was processed by Stephen Urgola, University Archivist, 2005.
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| Series 1: Academic Affairs, 1966-1973 0.5 Linear Feet (1 Boxes) | |||||||||||
| The Academic Affairs series contains material related to major areas of responsibility for Dean Crabbs , including curriculum , academic policies , and the administration of teaching activities (such as course scheduling). The documents contained in this series indicate Dean Crabbs' role in the operations of the Academic Board and its subordinate Undergraduate and Graduate committees, which possessed significant responsibility for academic policy development and execution. These three bodies handled curriculum issues (such as proposed courses and degree programs), the formulation and application of academic regulations, and individual student cases pertaining to matters such as academic standing . | |||||||||||
| Notable initiatives documented in this series include the development of a freshman year tutorial program for incoming first year students and attempts to receive accreditation from organizations based in the United States. Faculty research at AUC is reflected primarily in a file on the establishment and activities of a university Research Committee (1970-1972). The series also contains a file on events such as lectures and seminars held at AUC during this period, and the ceremonial aspects of university life are revealed through material on commencement and honors assemblies . | |||||||||||
| Academic Board, 1967-1971 | |||||||||||
| Academic Calendar, 1972-1973 | |||||||||||
| Accreditation, 1972-1973 | |||||||||||
| Admissions Policy Procedures, 1972 | |||||||||||
| Including Transfer Credits, English Language and Other Requirements. | |||||||||||
| Advisory Committee on Teaching, 2000 1966 | |||||||||||
| Catalog, 1972-1973 | |||||||||||
| Commencements, Academic Convocations, 1970-1973 | |||||||||||
| Course Credit, Prerequisites, 1972 | |||||||||||
| Course Scheduling and Enrollment, 1971-1973 | |||||||||||
| English Language Instruction for Adults, circa 1968 | |||||||||||
| Examinations, 1967-1973 | |||||||||||
| Foreign Universities Recommendation Committee, 1966-1970 | |||||||||||
| Freshman Year Program, 1969-1973 | |||||||||||
| Grading, 1968-1973 | |||||||||||
| Honors Assembly for Academic Achievement, 1966-1973 | |||||||||||
| Lectures and Seminars, 1970-1973 | |||||||||||
| Research-non-AUC Faculty, 1972-1973 | |||||||||||
| Research Committee, 1970-1972 | |||||||||||
| Summer Session, 1966-1973 | |||||||||||
| Undergraduate Committee, 1969-1971 | |||||||||||
| Year Abroad Program, 1971-1973 | |||||||||||
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| Series 2: Academic and Research Departments, Programs, and Units, 1965-1973 3 Linear Feet (6.25 Boxes) | |||||||||||
| Series 2 is organized alphabetically by department or unit, and files typically contain correspondence between Dean Crabbs and the department chair regarding course scheduling , teaching loads , and faculty recruiting and hiring, as well as listings of department-sponsored events. Many departmental files contain proposals for new programs, like an American Studies proposal by the Department of English and Comparative Literature, or a May 1968memorandum by the chairman of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology suggesting the establishment of a program in Egyptology . The Graduate Management Program 's emergence, and support provided by the Ford Foundation, is described in this series, as is the start of the Center for Arabic Study Abroad (CASA). The files for CASA's parent bodies, the Department of Arabic Studies and Center for Arabic Studies, includes material on their organizational structure (an October 1972 report), the K.A.C. Creswell library and the Max Debbane book collection , and the publication of an Arabic dictionary. Ford Foundation and USAID support for language training and testing in Egypt, Jordan and elsewhere in the Middle East is documented in the files of the English Language Institute (for example, by a May 1970 report by a visiting Ford Foundation program officer). | |||||||||||
| The Department of Materials Engineering and Physical Sciences' files are the most extensive in this series, documenting the expansion of the Department of Physical Sciences into a unit encompassing engineering activities (reflected in a change in name in April 1970), and offering more specialized degree programs, such as majors in the individual sciences. These materials describe the development of the department's Solid State Materials Research Center, as well as related conferences and research projects supported by U.S. government funding (including a U.S. Air Force contract). Solid State research conducted for Egyptian industrial firms is described in a series of March 1969memoranda by department chairman Adli Bishay . Correspondence, such as a November 1970 memorandum to Bishay and a February 1971 memorandum to President Thoron , indicates Dean Crabbs ' concern about the department's mission, structure, and the expansion of its activities. A related topic is the 1972 visit by a science and engineering review team. Program content is discussed in the files as well, in proposals for new majors and December 1969 memoranda on mathematics requirements , as well as a December 7, 1970 memorandum on the potential for teaching " new mathematics " at AUC. Special programs described include the activities of the department's distinguished visiting professors (for which there is a list for 1968-1970), and the display of lunar materials in 1971. | |||||||||||
| The files for the Division of Public Service detail its program offerings , including listings of public events, reports on programs like that in secretarial studies (such as a November 1971 consultant's evaluation), and proposals for new class 2000 es in subjects like computers (1971-1972). Described also are the division's English language program (of note is a 1972memoranda on English language training and emigration), and the development of a summer seminar program on Egypt for American university and high school teachers. Reports and meeting minutes associated with the university administrative committee overseeing the division document its activities and operations, and a May 1973 report from director Osman Farrag outlines its functions, organization and structure. | |||||||||||
| Documentation for AUC's Social Research Center contains reports, correspondence, and lists of publications documenting projects undertaken by the center in the late 1960s and early 1970s, including research on Egyptian population issues and about Nubia. Financial support for such studies by the Ford Foundation and by United States Government agencies like USAID and the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare is detailed here. Memoranda from Crabbs (such as a February 1973 memorandum to President Thoron ) discuss the center's structure and functions, and its relationship with the larger university. Also present are reports, memoranda, and meeting minutes emanating from the Social Research Center Administrative Committee charged with oversight for the center. Documents providing a view of the wider university are the 1971 revision of a " Statement of Principles Concerning Responsibility in Research and Publication " and a 1969 survey of AUC alumni . | |||||||||||
| Arabic Lexicography Project, 1970-1973 | |||||||||||
| Grant Project: A Dictionary of Spoken Egyptian Arabic, United States Office of Education Grant | |||||||||||
| Arabic Studies, Department of-Center for Arabic Studies, Center for Arabic Study Abroad (CASA), 1965-1969 | |||||||||||
| Arabic Studies, Department of-Center for Arabic Studies, Center for Arabic Studies Abroad (CASA), 1970-1973 | |||||||||||
| Center for Arabic Study Abroad (CASA), 1972-1973 | |||||||||||
| Division of Public Service, 1968-1970 | |||||||||||
| Including Administrative Committee Meeting Summer Seminars on Egypt, Secretarial Studies Program. | |||||||||||
| Division of Public Service, 1971 | |||||||||||
| Including Administrative Committee Meetings, Secretarial Studies Program, Summer Seminars on Egypt. | |||||||||||
| Division of Public Service, 1972 | |||||||||||
| 2000 Including Secretarial Studies Program, Summer Seminars on Egypt, Administrative Committee Meetings. | |||||||||||
| Division of Public Service, 1973 | |||||||||||
| Including Secretarial Studies Program, Administrative Committee Meetings. | |||||||||||
| Division of Public Service, 1972-1973 | |||||||||||
| Including Part-time Faculty Salary Scales. | |||||||||||
| Economics and Political Science, Department of, 1966-1973 | |||||||||||
| Including Journalism Program. | |||||||||||
| Economics and Political Science, Department of,-Journalism Program-Visit of Floyd G. Arpan 1968 | |||||||||||
| English and Comparative literature, Department of, 1967-1973 | |||||||||||
| Including Freshman Writing Program. | |||||||||||
| English Language Institute, 1966-1973 | |||||||||||
| English Language Institute-Ford Foundation Grant, 1968-1970 | |||||||||||
| English Language Institute-Ford Foundation Grant, 1971-1973 | |||||||||||
| English Language Institute-Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) Fellowships and Internships, 1966-1972 | |||||||||||
| English Language Institute-TESOL Middle East Regional Conference (May 1969)-Ford Foundation, 1969-1971 | |||||||||||
| English Language Institute-Testing and Evaluation Office, 1970 | |||||||||||
| Including Jordan Testing Workshop USAID Grant. | |||||||||||
| English Language Institute-Testing and Evaluation Office, 1971 | |||||||||||
| Including Jordan Testing Workshop US AID Grant. | |||||||||||
| English Language Institute-Tripoli (Lebanon)Technical School Project-Ford Foundation Grant, 2000 1968-1970 | |||||||||||
| Management Program, 1968-1973 | |||||||||||
| Management Program-Ford Foundation Grants, 1968-1970 | |||||||||||
| Management Program-Ford Foundation Grants, 1971-1973 | |||||||||||
| Management Program-Seminar on Development Administration in Egypt-January 1972, 1971-1972 | |||||||||||
| Materials Engineering and Physical Sciences, Department of-Chairman Adli Bishay, 1967-1968 | |||||||||||
| Including Solid State and Materials Research Center. | |||||||||||
| Materials Engineering and Physical Sciences, Department of-Chairman Adli Bishay, 1968 | |||||||||||
| Including Solid State and Materials Research Center. | |||||||||||
| Materials Engineering and Physical Sciences, Department of-Chairman Adli Bishay, 1969 | |||||||||||
| Including Solid State and Materials Research Center. | |||||||||||
| Materials Engineering and Physical Sciences, Department of-Chairman Adli Bishay, 1970 | |||||||||||
| Including Solid State and Materials Research Center. | |||||||||||
| Materials Engineering and Physical Sciences, Department of-Chairman Adli Bishay, 1971 | |||||||||||
| Including Solid State and Materials Research Center. | |||||||||||
| Materials Engineering and Physical Sciences, Department of-Chairman Adli Bishay, 1972-1973 | |||||||||||
| Including Solid State and Materials Research Center. | |||||||||||
| Materials Engineering and Physical Sciences, Department of-Cairo Solid State Conferences (1966, 1973 ), 1966-1973 | |||||||||||
| Materials Engineering and Physical Sciences, Department of-Grant Project: Electrical Conductivity in Glasses and Glass-Metal Composites-US Air Force Grant A Study of Different Factors Affecting Semiconducting Properties in Glass, 1967-1970 | |||||||||||
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| Materials Engineering and Physical Sciences, Department of-Grant Project: Electrical Conductivity in Glasses and Glass-Metal Composites- US Air Force Grant, 1971 | |||||||||||
| Materials Engineering and Physical Sciences, Department of-Grant Project : Electrical Conductivity in Glasses and Glass-Metal Composites-US Air Force Grant, 1972-1973 | |||||||||||
| Materials Engineering and Physical Sciences, Department of-Grant Project : Laboratory Studies of Libyan Silica Glass-Smithsonian Institution Grant, 1969-1973 | |||||||||||
| Materials Engineering and Physical Sciences, Department of-Grant Project : Secondary Science Education in the United Arab Republic-Ford Foundation Grant, 1970-1971 | |||||||||||
| Materials Engineering and Physical Sciences, Department of-Grant Project : the States of Silver in Selected Vitreous System-U.S. National Science, 1972-1973 | |||||||||||
| Materials Engineering and Physical Sciences, Department of-Grant Project : Studies on Protein Calorie Malnutrition in Egypt-US Office of Naval Research Grant, 1970-1973 | |||||||||||
| Social Research Center, 1966-1968 | |||||||||||
| Social Research Center, 1969-1973 | |||||||||||
| Social Research Center-Administrative Committee, 1967-1969 | |||||||||||
| Social Research Center-Administrative Committee, 1970 | |||||||||||
| Social Research Center-Administrative Committee, 1971 | |||||||||||
| Social Research Center-Administrative Committee, 1973 | |||||||||||
| Social Research Center-Projects : Demonstration Project in Family Planning, 1973 | |||||||||||
| Social Research Center-Paper: the Role of Social Welfare in Family Planning, by Laila Shukry El Hamamsy, 1971 | |||||||||||
| Social Research Center-Projects: Fertility / Population Policy in the United Arab Republic, 1970-1971 2000 | |||||||||||
| Social Research Center-Conferences: the State of the Social Sciences in the Middle East-Ford Foundation Grant, 1972-1973 | |||||||||||
| Social Research Center-Conferences: Center for the Study of Man Conference (May 1972), 1971-1972 | |||||||||||
| Social Research Center-Projects: Nubian Project-Ford Foundation Grant, 1967-1971 | |||||||||||
| Social Research Center-Projects: Population and Family Planning Research in the Middle East-US AID Grant, 1971 | |||||||||||
| Social Research Center-Projects: Population Research Program , 1967 | |||||||||||
| Social Research Center-Projects: Population and Family Planning Research in the Middle East-US AID Grant, 1972-1973 | |||||||||||
| Social Research Center-Projects: Population Research Program-Ford Foundation Grant, 1968-1973 | |||||||||||
| Social Research Center-Projects: Social Welfare in Family Planning-U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare Grant, 1968-1971 | |||||||||||
| Social Research Center-Projects : Study and Evaluation of the Rehabilitation Process in the Newly Settled Communities in Land Reclamation Areas-U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare Grant, 1971-1972 | |||||||||||
| Social Research Center-Projects : A Study of the Rehabilitation Process in the Newly Settled Communities in the North Western Delta, 1971-1973 | |||||||||||
| Sociology, Anthropology, and Psychology, Department of, 1968-1973 | |||||||||||
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| Series 3: Administration, 1966-1973 0.25 Linear Feet (0.5 Boxes) | |||||||||||
| The Administration series consists of correspondence between Dean Crabbs and other AUC administrative offices, ranging from the President to the Business Manager and the Director of External Relations 2000 . The documentation within this series reveals the administrative and governance structure of AUC , with files on committees , the University Council , the New York Office, and topics such as university By-Laws . Of particular significance is the correspondence (1972-1973) from Crabbs to President Christopher Thoron (there is no correspondence present in this series between Crabbs and the previous president, Thomas A. Bartlett ). This file contains memoranda from Crabbs on individual departments and units (including several comprehensive status reports), handling topics such as the Dean's views on the growth of AUC science units like the Solid State and Materials Research Center, the development of management programs , and a proposed new relationship between the university and its Social Research Center. Collaborative initiatives with American academic institutions (notably the Center for Arabic Study Abroad) and management and English language training for Egyptian and Jordanian government agencies are documented as well. Of note also are memoranda on the evaluation of AUC activities, by external bodies (a science and engineering review team, the " Dwinnell review " committee authorized by the Board of Trustees in 1972, the District of Columbia Board of Education) as well as by Crabbs himself (reflecting on departmental organization and functions). Crabbs' responsibility for faculty personnel matters is also represented, with studies of salary scales and rank and memoranda on research at AUC. | |||||||||||
| Business Manager, 1970-1973 | |||||||||||
| Including Committee to Consult with the Business Manager Housing. | |||||||||||
| By-Laws, 1969-1972 | |||||||||||
| Committees, 1968-1973 | |||||||||||
| Dean of Faculties, 1972-1973 | |||||||||||
| External Relations, Director of Carl V. Schieren, 1972-1973 | |||||||||||
| Institutional Memberships, Associations, 1972 | |||||||||||
| New York Office Manager Priscilla Blakemore, 1972-1973 | |||||||||||
| President Christopher Thoron, 1972-1973 | |||||||||||
| Publications Requests, 2000 1972-1973 | |||||||||||
| Publicity, 1972-1973 | |||||||||||
| Trustees, Board of-Executive Secretary Charles O'Connor, 1972 | |||||||||||
| University Archives, 1972-1973 | |||||||||||
| Including History of AUC by Lawrence R. Murphy. | |||||||||||
| University Council, 1966-1967 | |||||||||||
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| Series 4: External Organizations and Individuals, 1967-1973 0.5 Linear Feet (0.75 Boxes) | |||||||||||
| This series documents cooperative activities (proposed and realized) with outside organizations and persons. These include university associations , individual schools, and academic organizations in the Middle East and Africa with which AUC cooperated on conferences and programs (such as the INTERAF scholarship aid program ). Material on joint endeavors with universities in the United States, ranging from library-related projects with Indiana University to faculty exchanges with schools like the University of California, Los Angeles, is available in this series. Also present is correspondence with Egyptian government agencies relating to training courses provided by AUC. Activities involving inter-institutional cooperation are documented in other series as well, especially Series 2: Academic and Research Departments, Programs, and Units. | |||||||||||
| African Institute for Economic Development and Planning, 1971 | |||||||||||
| African Universities, 1970-1973 | |||||||||||
| Allied Social Science Association, no date | |||||||||||
| American University of Beirut, 1973 | |||||||||||
| Arab International Organization for Social Defense-Conferences, 1971-1972 | |||||||||||
| Arab Organization for Management Sciences-Conferences, 1972-1973 | |||||||||||
| Association of African Universities, 1969-1973 | |||||||||||
| Association of American Colleges, 1971-1972 | |||||||||||
| Cairo American College, 1972 | |||||||||||
| California at Los Angeles, University of (UCLA), 1972-1973 | |||||||||||
| Including AUC Library, Management Program. | |||||||||||
| Egypt, Arab Republic of-Central Agency for Organization and Administration-Proposed Management M.A. Degree, Training by English language Institute, Economics-Political Science Department, 1968 | |||||||||||
| Holiday Inns, Inc., 1972 | |||||||||||
| Indiana University, 1967-1972 | |||||||||||
| Leicester University of-Center for Mass Communication Research, 1970 | |||||||||||
| Massachusetts, University of, 1972 | |||||||||||
| Pahlavi University (Iran), 1972 | |||||||||||
| Southern California, University of (USC), 1972-1973 | |||||||||||
| Including Proposed Management Program Cooperation. | |||||||||||
| United States Department of Health Education and Welfare-Contract, 1972 | |||||||||||
| United States Interests Section Embassy of Spain, 1972-1973 | |||||||||||
| United States National Endowment for the Humanities , 1972 | |||||||||||
| Zagreb, University of (Yugoslavia), 1972 | |||||||||||
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| Series 5: Facilities and Services, 1966-1973 0.5 Linear Feet (1 Boxes) | |||||||||||
| The Facilities and Services series includes material related to units that supported the university's academic mission . The development of the policies and procedures of the office of the Registrar ( Records and Admissions ), on topics such as class scheduling, are revealed in its reports and correspondence with Dean Crabbs . Related material from the New York Office discusses the admission process for African American year abroad students from the Untied States. This series also includes material on the early activities of a new unit, the Computer Center , such as its Demographic Projection Analysis project . | |||||||||||
| The series contains extensive material on the university library , ranging from correspondence and memoranda to reports like librarian Everett Moore 's 1971" A Profile of Change. " This documentation deals with issues such as reclassification, automation, and security, and personnel changes at the level of university librarian . Collection management and growth are other topics handled, involving the Creswell collection and the 1969 acquisition of the Max Debbane collection . Featuring most prominently are materials related to the planning for a new library building , including the report of consultant Cecil Byrd of Indiana University. | |||||||||||
| The activities of the AUC Press are also documented, through Crabbs ' correspondence with director Mason Rossiter Smith and the minutes of the committee overseeing the Press. In addition to matters related to printshop operations and equipment, these files cover Press book projects ranging from works by archaeologist Ahmed Fakhry (1971) to K.A.C. Creswell 's Bibliography of Islamic Art (1972), and the proposed publication of novels by Naguib Mahfouz (1972). | |||||||||||
| Alumni Affairs, Office of, 1972 | |||||||||||
| AUC Press, 2000 1970-1971 | |||||||||||
| Including Printshop. | |||||||||||
| AUC Press, 1972-1973 | |||||||||||
| Including Printshop. | |||||||||||
| AUC Press-Publications Committee, 1969-1970 | |||||||||||
| AUC Press-Publications Committee, 1971-1972 | |||||||||||
| Bookstore, 1972-1973 | |||||||||||
| Computer Center, 1972-1973 | |||||||||||
| Including Grant Project: Methods of Demographic Projection Analysis. | |||||||||||
| Library, 1967-1968 | |||||||||||
| Library, 1969-1970 | |||||||||||
| Including new Library Planning. | |||||||||||
| Library, 1971 | |||||||||||
| Including new Library Planning. | |||||||||||
| Library, 1972-1973 | |||||||||||
| Including new Library Planning. | |||||||||||
| Library-Media Center / Audio Visual Resources Center, 1966-1973 | |||||||||||
| Library-Organization charts, 1968-1971 | |||||||||||
| Library-Recruiting and Hiring, 1970-1972 | |||||||||||
| Records and Admissions / Registrar, Office of, 1966-1973 | |||||||||||
| Travel Office, 2000 1972 | |||||||||||
| Union Facility (Proposed), 1973 | |||||||||||
| University Engineer Yehia Fahmy, 1968-1973 | |||||||||||
| Including Housing. | |||||||||||
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| Series 6: Personal, 1967-1974 0.25 Linear Feet (0.5 Boxes) | |||||||||||
| This series contains correspondence between Richard Crabbs and friends, colleagues, and former associates like Indiana University Chancellor Herman B Wells . Professional activities and job opportunities number among the topics. | |||||||||||
| Apartment and Personal Belongings, 1967-1973 | |||||||||||
| Colleagues and Contacts-Faculty Recruiting, Visitors, 1967-1973 | |||||||||||
| Conferences and Position Offers, 1967-1973 | |||||||||||
| Finances, Personal Account, 1967-1974 | |||||||||||
| Indiana University, 1967-1973 | |||||||||||
| Indiana University-Letters of Reference, 1966-1968 | |||||||||||
| Travel Arrangements, 1972-1973 | |||||||||||
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| Series 7: Personnel, Faculty, and Staff (Current and Former), 1966-1973 0.75 Linear Feet (1.5 Boxes) | |||||||||||
| This series documents Dean Crabbs ' role in the recruitment and hiring of faculty members; a February 1973memorandum describes current and past practices. These files include material on the Distinguishing Visiting Professors program, whereby academic departments invited 2000 prominent scholars or other accomplished individuals to lecture for a limited period of time. Among the DVP's who taught at AUC during this period were Albert Hourani , William Styron , John Updike , Bayly Winder , and William Zartman . | |||||||||||
| Notable initiatives documented in this series include the development of a freshman year tutorial program for incoming first year students and attempts to receive accreditation from organizations based in the United States. Faculty research at AUC is reflected primarily in a file on the establishment and activities of a university Research Committee (1970-1972). The series also contains a file on events such as lectures and seminars held at AUC during this period, and the ceremonial aspects of university life are revealed through material on commencement and honors assemblies . | |||||||||||
| The development of policies on faculty salaries and benefits like home leave, medical care, and housing (reflected in the policy document "Personnel Policies and Procedures") represent prominent topics in this series. Promotion and tenure issues (see a March 1973memorandum on the subjects from Crabbs to President Christopher Thoron ), as well as academic benefits like leaves and conference and research grants, are also handled on the level of both policy and individual cases. The documentation on research and travel grants contains information on support from the Ford Foundation, including a program to improve training for instructors from Egyptian national universities working temporarily at AUC. Many of these materials (such as annual lists of promotion decisions) emanated from the university's Appointment, Promotion, and Tenure Committee . Correspondence with current and former faculty members is also contained within the series. | |||||||||||
| Appointment Promotion, and Tenure Committee, 1970-1973 | |||||||||||
| Appointment Promotion, and Tenure Committee-Annual Personal Review, 1972-1973 | |||||||||||
| Appointment Promotion, and Tenure Committee-Meeting Minutes and Agendas, 1966-1973 | |||||||||||
| Creswell, Sir Keppel Archibald Cameron, 1967 | |||||||||||
| Including Creswell Library and Bibliographical. | |||||||||||
| Distinguished Visiting Professors / Visiting Lecturers, 2000 1968-1973 | |||||||||||
| Distinguished Visiting Professors / Visiting Lecturers-Lists, Policies, no date | |||||||||||
| Distinguished Visiting Professors-Richards, Ivor Armstrong, 1967 | |||||||||||
| Distinguished Visiting Professors-Updike, John, 1968 | |||||||||||
| Faculty-Employment Inquiries, 1972-1973 | |||||||||||
| Faculty-Evaluation by Students, 1972-1973 | |||||||||||
| Faculty-Exchanges with Foreign Universities, 1972-1973 | |||||||||||
| Faculty-Former Faculty, 1972-1973 | |||||||||||
| Including Letters of Reference. | |||||||||||
| Faculty-Hiring and Recruiting, 1972-1973 | |||||||||||
| Faculty-Hiring and Recruiting-Individual Cases, 1972 | |||||||||||
| Faculty-Hiring and Recruiting-Individual Cases, 1973 | |||||||||||
| Faculty-Home Leave, 1970-1973 | |||||||||||
| Faculty-Housing, 1970-1973 | |||||||||||
| Faculty-Leaves and Vacations, 1970-1973 | |||||||||||
| Faculty-New Faculty Orientation Program, 1972-1973 | |||||||||||
| Faculty - Promotion to Full Professor Rank, 1972-1973 | |||||||||||
| Including Full Professor Committee. | |||||||||||
| 2000 Faculty and Staff-Correspondence, 1972-1973 | |||||||||||
| Faculty and Staff-Personnel Issues, 1969-1973 | |||||||||||
| Faculty and Staff-Personnel Issues-Individual Cases, 1972-1973 | |||||||||||
| Including Leaves, Rank, Salary. | |||||||||||
| Faculty and Staff-Salary, 1966-1972 | |||||||||||
| Horton, Alan W., 1968 | |||||||||||
| Legal Cases against AUC. By Jane Beck Smith, Nicholas Read-Collins, Kenneth Love, 1970-1973 | |||||||||||
| Medical Plan, 1970-1973 | |||||||||||
| Including Clinic, Medical Plan Committee Meeting Minutes nd Memoranda. | |||||||||||
| Part-Time Research and Teaching Staff, 1966-1971 | |||||||||||
| Part-Time Research and Teaching Staff, 1972-1973 | |||||||||||
| Personnel Management Workshop, 1970 | |||||||||||
| Personnel Policies and Procedures Committee, 1969-1972 | |||||||||||
| Research and Conference Grants, 1969-1973 | |||||||||||
| Including Ford Foundation Support. | |||||||||||
| Visiting Professor / Seconded Faculty from Egyptian National Universities-Ford Foundation Grant Program: Strengthening Professional Qualifications of Staff Members of the National Universities in Egypt, 1968-1973 | |||||||||||
| Visiting Professor / Visiting Lecturers-Contracts, 1969 | |||||||||||
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| Series 8: Student Affairs, 13e5 1971-1973 0.25 Linear Feet (0.5 Boxes) | |||||||||||
| A major topic covered in this small series is financial aid for students, with material such as policies and individual case documentation relating to fellowships and scholarships . Among the issues raised are support for students from Africa and the Middle East as well as parity between male and female students (July 1973). | |||||||||||
| Dean of Students Frank Blanning, 1972 | |||||||||||
| Student Publications, 1972 | |||||||||||
| Including Caravan Newspaper. | |||||||||||
| Student Financial Aid-Scholarships-Inter-African Universities Scholarship Program (INTERAF) for African Graduate Students, 1972-1973 | |||||||||||
| Student Financial Aid-Fellowship, Assistantships, Scholarship, 1972-1973 | |||||||||||
| Student Financial Aid-Fellowship-Individual Cases, 1972-1973 | |||||||||||
| Student Financial Aid-Scholarship-Trustees Scholarships For Year Abroad Students, 1971-1973 | |||||||||||
| Students-Individual Cases, 1972-1973 | |||||||||||
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