TABLE OF CONTENTS


Overview of the Collection

Biography

Scope and Content

Arrangement

Restrictions

Index Terms

Related Material

Administrative Information

Detailed Description

Series I: Correspondence, undated, 1926-1935





University of Connecticut

President's Office Records [Charles C. McCracken, 1930-1935]



Finding aid prepared by Archives & Special Collections Staff.






Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center
405 Babbidge Road, Unit 1205
Storrs, Connecticut 06269-1205



© 2005 University of Connecticut



Overview of the Collection
Repository: Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Reserch Center.
Creator: University of Connecticut. President's Office.
Title: University of Connecticut, President's Office Records [Charles C. McCracken, 1930-1935].
Dates: undated, 1926-1935.
Quantity: 9 linear feet.
Identification: MSS19980380
Language: English.
Abstract: The records consist of the general correspondence of the President of the College . It is the only extant collection of the papers of the president for this period. The correspondence is concerned with internal administrative matters, major policy issues at the college, with the college's relations with state and federal governments, and with other educational agencies and institutions.

Biography

Charles Chester McCracken succeeded Dr. Works in 1930. President McCracken maintained a steady growth of the college and the quality of its programs during the difficult early years of the Depression. The highlight of his years at Storrs was the changing of the name of the institution to Connecticut State College in 1933, which culminated a long campaign by students, alumni and administrators. He left the college in 1935 to accept a position in religious education in Philadelphia, PA.

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Scope and Content

The records consist of the general correspondence of the President of the College. It is the only extant collection of the papers of the president for this period. The correspondence is concerned with internal administrative matters, major policy issues at the college, with the college's relations with state and federal governments, and with other educational agencies and institutions.

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Arrangement

Series I: Correspondence (undated, 1926-1935) contains incoming and copies of outgoing correspondence documenting the activities of the administration and interests of the President of the institution. Materials pre-dating McCracken's tenure can be found in multiple folders, particularly in the 1930-1931 section, and have been noted in brackets in the folder listing. In addition, some folders contain materials predating the chronological range in which they are located, primarily for those concerning specific issues or individuals that are not consistently represented throughout the Correspondence series.

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Restrictions

Restrictions on Access

There are no access restrictions on this collection.

Restrictions on Use

Permission to publish from these Papers must be obtained in writing from both the University of Connecticut Libraries and the owner(s) of the copyright.

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Related Material

Archives & Special Collections has a substantial collection of materials pertaining to the University, its history, administration, faculty, staff and students. For detailed information on these collections please contact the curator or ask at the reference desk.

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Index Terms

This record series is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.

Persons:

McCracken, Charles C. (Charles Chester).

Subjects:

College presidents--Connecticut.
Universities and colleges--Administration.
University of Connecticut--History.
University of Connecticut--Presidents.
University of Connecticut. Office of the President.

Document Types:

Administrative Records.
Blueprints.
Correspondence.
Financial Records.
Fliers. [printed matter]
Notes.
Photographs.
Press releases.
Publications.
School Records.
Speeches.

Occupations:

Administrator.

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Administrative Information

Custodial History

The records of the President's Office from 1908 to 1935 were stored in Gulley Hall until about 1960, when they were relocated to the attic of Beach Hall. In 1968 they were brought to the Special Collections Department.

Preferred Citation

[Item description, #:#], University Of Connecticut, President's Office Records [Charles C. McCracken, 1930-1935]. Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center, University of Connecticut Libraries.

Acquisition Information

The records were transferred to Historical Manuscripts and Archives in August 1979 and were arranged and described in the spring of 1980. In 1995, Special Collections and Historical Manuscripts and Archives merged to form Archives and Special Collections and were relocated to the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center. In 2001, the Presidential records were reprocessed and separated by presidential tenure.

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Detailed Description

Series I: Correspondence, undated, 1926-1935
1930-1931
1:1 A
1:2 Accrediting of C.A.C.
1:3 American Council on Education
1:4 Association of American Colleges
1:5 Board of Trustees of C.A.C., Laws and By-Laws of
1:6 C
Carillon
1:7 General
1:8 Meneely and Company
1:9 Carillonneurs and Carillon programs
Chimes
1:10 J.C. Deagan, Inc., Chicago, Illinois
1:11 John Taylor and Co., Loughborough, England
1:12 Connecticut Bankers Association
1:13 Cross, Wilbur L. [Governor]
1:14 Denlinger, Henry K. [English/History]
1:15 Ellis, Benjamin W. [1928, Director, Cooperative Extension]
1:16 Faculty meeting minutes
1:17 Federal Farm Board
1:18 Fiftieth Anniversary of C.A.C.
1:19 Fraternities
1:20 French, Mildred P. [Dean of Women]
1:21 G
2:22 Garrigus, H.L. [Animal Husbandry, Farm Superintendent]
2:23 General letters to staff [1929]
2:24 Gentry, Charles B. [Director of Instruction]
2:25 Greene, Arthur F. [Trustee]
2:26 Guyer, Roy J. Athletic Director]
2:27 Hall, Edward F. [Commission, State Board of Finance and Control]
2:28 Horticultural Division
2:29 Hypes, J.A. [Sociology]
2:30 K
2:31 Kirkpatrick, W.F. [Poultry]
2:32 Kulp, W. L. [Bacteriology]
2:33 L
2:34 Landauer, Walter [Genetics]
2:35 Longley, Raymond I. [Comptroller]
2:36 M
2:37 Manchester, Allen W. [Farm Management]
2:38 Manchester, Harry G. [Trustee]
2:39 Mastrangelo, Vincenzo—case
2:40 Military correspondence
2:41 Moss, Albert E. [Forestry]
2:42 N
2:43 National Advisory Committee on Education
2:44 National Committee on Education by Radio
2:45 New England Association of Collections and Secondary Schools [1929]
2:46 New England Council
2:47 Newton, Howard D. [Chemistry]
2:48 New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
2:49 New York, State Education Department
2:50 Newspaper clippings
2:51 Noble, Daniel E. [Radio]
2:52 O
2:53 P
2:54 Perregaux, E. A. [Agricultural Economics]
2:55 Perry, Delbert K. [Architect]
3:56 R
3:57 Radio Committee
3:58 Registrar
3:59 Resident Physician [1926]
3:60 S
3:61 Salaries
3:62 Scholastic Standing Committee
3:63 Student Senate Minutes
3:64 U
3:65 White, George C. [Dairy]
1931-1932
3:66 A
3:67 Alsop, Joseph W. [Trustee]
3:68 Association of American Universities
3:69 B
3:70 Brundage, A.J. [Extension Service]
3:71 Buckingham, S. McLean [Commissioner of Agriculture]
3:72 Buckley, John [Trustee]
3:73 Budget
3:74 Butterfield, Ernest W. [Commission of Education]
4:75 C
4:76 Cheney, William Fitch [Mathematics]
4:77 Church—Trustee meeting minutes
4:78 Commencement
4:79 Course of Study Committee
4:80 Cross, Wilbur L. [Governor]
4:81 Croteau, Arsene [French]
4:82 D
4:83 Dadourian, H.M. (Mrs.) [Trustee]
4:84 Davis, Irving G. [Economics]
4:85 Denlinger, Henry K. [English/History]
4:86 Dodge, Richard E. [History]
4:87 Dole, Sumner A. [Dean of Men]
4:88 E
4:89 Edel, Walter L. [Dean, School of Engineering]
4:90 Ellis, Benjamin W. [Director, Extension Service]
4:91 F
4:92 Faculty meeting minutes
4:93 Farm and Home Week
4:94 Federal Farm Board
4:95 Federal Radio Commission Hearing
4:96 Fenton, Horace J. [Trustee]
4:97 Ferguson, F.A. [Physics]
4:98 France, Herbert A. [Music]
5:99 French, Mildred P. [Dean of Women]
5:100 G
5:101 Gentry, Charles B. [Director of Instruction]
5:102 Memoranda of Conferences
5:103 Greene, Arthur F. [Trustee]
5:104 Guyer, Roy J. [Athletic Director]
5:105 H
5:106 Hall, Edward F. [Commission, State Board of Finance and Control]
5:107 Harwood, P. Leroy [Trustee]
5:108 Hollister, George H. [Trustee]
5:109 Hollister, Sherman P. [Horticulture]
5:110 Honorary Recognition
5:111 Hough, Clifford E. [Trustee]
5:112 K
5:113 Kirkpatrick, W.F. [Poultry]
5:114 L
6:115 Lamson, G.H. [Dean, Agricultural Sciences]
6:116 Longley, Raymond I. [Comptroller]
6:117 M
6:118 Manchester, Allen W. [Director, Extension Services]
6:119 Manchester, Harry G. [Trustee]
6:120 McPheeters, W.H. [Extension, Agricultural Engineer]
6:121 Meneely and Company
6:122 Military Correspondence
6:123 Mimeograph material
6:124 Moore, Edmund A. [History]
6:125 Moss, Albert E. [Forestry]
6:126 N
6:127 National Advisory Committee on Education
6:128 National Education Association
6:129 New England Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
6:130 New England Conference on Intercollegiate Athletics
6:131 National Committee on Education by Radio
6:132 New England Council
6:133 New York, State Department of Education
6:134 Newspaper clippings
6:135 Newton, Howard D. [Chemistry]
6:136 Noble, Daniel E. [Radio]
6:137 P
7:138 Perry, Delbert K. [Architect]
7:139 Professional improvement of faculty
7:140 Prospective students
7:141 Salaries
7:142 Slate, W.L. [Director, Experiment Station]
7:143 Stemmons, Walter [Editor]
7:144 Stevens, Alva T. [Vegetable Gardening]
Student Senate
7:145 Correspondence
7:146 Minutes
7:147 Switchboard for Armory Stage
7:148 T - V
7:149 Thwing, James B. [Alumni Association]
7:150 W
7:151 White, George C. [Dairy]
7:152 Wood, Walter C. [Trustee]
1932-1933
7:153 A
7:154 Accreditation of college
7:155 Alsop, Joseph W. [Trustee]
7:156 American Council on Education
7:157 Angell, James R. [Yale University]
7:158 Applications
7:159 Association of American Universities
8:160 Attorney General's Office
8:161 Ba - Bh
8:162 Bi - Brn
8:163 Bingham, Hiram [U.S. Senator]
8:164 Boardman, Harold S. [University of Maine]
8:165 Boy Scouts of America
8:166 Bressler, Raymond G. [Rhode Island State College]
8:167 Britton, W.E.
8:168 Bro - Bz
8:169 Brown, Benjamin A. [Agronomy]
8:170 Brundage, A.J. [Extension Service]
8:171 Buckingham, S. McLean [Commissioner of Agriculture]
8:172 Buckley, John [Trustee]
8:173 Budget Office
8:174 Butterfield, Ernest W. [Commissioner of Education, Trustee]
8:175 Ca - Cn
8:176 Change of name of the college
8:177 Change of name—Congratulations
8:178 Cheney, William Fitch [Mathematics]
8:179 Co - Cz
8:180 Commencement Committee
8:181 Connecticut University Extension [1927-1932]
9:182 Course of Study Committee
9:183 Cross, Wilbur L. [Governor]
9:184 Croteau, Arsene [French]
9:185 D
9:186 Dadourian, H.M. (Mrs.) [Trustee]
9:187 Davis, Irving G. [Agricultural Economics]
9:188 DeCoursey, R.M. [Zoology]
9:189 Dodge, Richard E. [History]
9:190 Dole, Sumner A. [Dean of Men]
9:191 Dorsey, Henry [Agronomy]
9:192 E
9:193 Edel, Walter L. [Dean, School of Engineering]
9:194 Ellis, Benjamin W. [Director, Extension Service]
9:195 Elzy, Ruby
9:196 F
9:197 Faculty meeting minutes
9:198 Farm and Home Week
9:199 Federal Cuts
9:200 Fenton, Horace J. [Trustee]
9:201 France, Herbert A. [Music]
9:202 French, Mildred P. [Dean of Women]
9:203 Ga - Gn
10:204 Gentry, Charles B. [Director of Instruction]
10:205 Gilman, Ralph L. [Resident Physician]
10:206 Go - Gz
10:207 Greene, Arthur F. [Trustee]
10:208 Griffenhagen and Associates
10:209 Guyer, Roy J. [Athletics Director]
10:210 Ha - Hd
10:211 Hall, Edward F. [Commission of Finance, Trustee]
10:212 Harwood, P. Leroy [Trustee]
10:213 He - Hz
10:214 Hollister, George H. [Trustee]
10:215 Hollister, Sherman P. [Horticulture]
10:216 Honorary Recognition
10:217 Hood Scholarship
10:218 Hough, Clifford E. [Trustee]
10:219 Hypes, James L. [Sociology]
10:220 I - K
10:221 Kirkpatrick, William F. [Poultry]
10:222 Kulp, Walter L. [Bacteriology]
10:223 La - Lh
10:224 Land Grant Association
11:225 Legislature - 1933, Board of Education
11:226 Lewis, Edward M. [University of New Hampshire]
11:227 Li - Lz
11:228 Longley, Raymond I. [Comptroller]
11:229 Ma - Md
11:230 Manchester, Allen W. [Director, Extension Service]
11:231 Manchester, Harry G. [Trustee]
11:232 May, Mark A. [Agricultural Engineering]
11:233 McPheeters, William H. [Agricultural Engineering]
11:234 Me - Mz
11:235 Military Correspondence
11:236 Montgomery, Robert M.
11:237 Morrison, Jean
11:238 Moss, Albert E. [Forestry]
11:239 N
11:240 New York, State Education Department
11:241 Newmarker, Edward L. [Agronomy]
11:242 Newton, Howard D. [Chemistry]
11:243 Noble, Daniel E. [Mechanical Engineering, Radio]
11:244 O
11:245 Office of Education, U.S.
11:246 Oliver, Bernard J. [Assistant Comptroller]
11:247 P
11:248 Perry, Delbert K. [Architect]
11:249 R
11:250 Registrar
11:251 Ritter, William L. [ROTC]
12:252 S
12:253 Salaries
12:254 Scholastic Standing Committee
12:255 Slate, William L. [Director, Experiment Station]
12:256 Stemmons, Walter [Editor]
12:257 Stevens, Alva T. [Vegetable Gardening]
12:258 Student Senate minutes
12:259 T
12:260 Tax Commissioner
12:261 Torrey, George Safford [Botany]
12:262 Thwing, James B. [Alumni Association]
12:263 W
12:264 Waugh, Albert [Economics]
12:265 White, George C. [Dean of Agriculture]
12:266 Whitney, Edwina [Librarian]
12:267 Wood, Walter C. [Trustee]
12:268 X - Y
1933-1934
12:269 A
12:270 Applications
12:271 Alsop, Joseph W. [Trustee]
12:272 American Council on Education
12:273 Athletics—College council
13:274 Athletic Department—Criticism
13:275 Athletic Committee—Mr. Kinsey
13:276 Attorney General
13:277 B
13:278 Board of Education, State
13:279 Buckley, John [Trustee]
13:280 Butterfield, Ernest W. [Trustee]
13:281 C
13:282 Commencement Committee
13:283 Comptroller, State
13:284 Connecticut Congress of Parents and Teachers
13:285 Connecticut University Extension Committee
13:286 Course of Study Committee
13:287 Cross, Wilbur L. [Governor]
13:288 D
13:289 Dadourian, H.M. (Mrs.) [Trustee]
13:290 Davis, Irving G. [Economics]
13:291 Dodge, Richard E. [History]
13:292 Dole, Sumner A. [Dean of Men]
13:293 E
13:294 Edel, Walter L. [Dean, School of Engineering]
13:295 Ellis, Benjamin W. [Director, Extension Service]
14:296 F
14:297 Faculty meeting minutes
14:298 Faculty, Training and experience of
14:299 Farm and Home Week Committee
14:300 Fenton, Horace J. [Trustee]
14:301 French, Mildred P. [Dean of Women]
14:302 G
14:303 Game Propagation and Management [More Game Birds in America, 1931-1932]
14:304 Garrigus, Harry L. [Animal Husbandry]
14:305 Gentry, Charles B. [Director of Instruction]
14:306 Gilman, Ralph L. [Resident Physician]
14:307 Graduate students from Connecticut State College
14:308 Greene, Arthur F. [Trustee]
14:309 Guyer, Roy J. [Athletic Director]
14:310 H
14:311 Hall, Edward F [Commissioner, State Board of Finance and Control]
14:312 Holden, Oliver
14:313 Hollister, George H. [Trustee]
14:314 Hollister, Sherman P. [Horticulture]
14:315 Honorary Recognition
14:316 Hough, Clifford E. [Trustee]
15:317 Hypes, James L. [Sociology]
15:318 I - K
15:319 King, Olcott F. [Trustee]
15:320 Kirkpatrick, William F. [Poultry]
15:321 L
15:322 Land Grant College Association
15:323 Land Grant College Meeting—November
15:324 Leisner, August [English]
15:325 Lewis, Edward M. [University of New Hampshire]
15:326 Longley, Raymond I. [Comptroller]
15:327 M
15:328 Manchester, Harry G. [Trustee]
15:329 May, Mark A. [Agricultural Engineering]
15:330 McPheeters, William H. [Agricultural Engineering]
15:331 Military Correspondence
15:332 Moore, Edmund A. [History]
15:333 N
15:334 New York State Education Department
15:335 Newton, Howard D. [Chemistry]
15:336 Newmarker, Edward L. [Alumni Association]
15:337 O
15:338 Oliver, Bernard J. [Assistant Comptroller]
15:339 P
15:340 Pension Committee
15:341 R
15:342 Radio
16:343 Registrar
16:344 S
16:345 Salaries
16:346 Scholarship Loan Committee
16:347 Scholarship Standing Committee
16:348 Seckerson, Howard A.
16:349 Slate, William L. [Director, Experiment Station]
16:350 Spencer, Samuel R. [Trustee]
16:351 Stemmons, Walter [Editor]
16:352 Stockwell, Fred (Mrs.)
16:353 Student Senate
16:354 T
16:355 Teachers College—New Britain
16:356 Thwing, James L. [Alumni Association]
16:357 U - W
16:358 Waugh, Albert E. [Economics]
16:359 Whitney, Edwina [Librarian]
16:360 White, George C. [Dean, School of Agriculture]
16:361 Wood, Walter C. [Trustee]
1934-1935
16:362 A
16:363 Alcorn, Paul [Librarian]
16:364 Alsop, Joseph W. [Trustee]
16:365 Alumni Correspondence
16:366 American Council on Education
16:367 Association of American Universities
16:368 Commencement Committee
17:369 Cross, Wilbur L. [Governor]
17:370 Faculty, Training and experience of
17:371 Fenton, Horace J. [Trustee]
17:372 Gilbert Farm
17:373 Gilman, Ralph L. [Resident Physician]
17:374 Hollister, Sherman P. [Horticulture]
17:375 Honorary Recognition
17:376 Hook, James W. [Trustee]
17:377 Hough, Clifford E. [Trustee]
17:378 Hypes, James L. [Sociology]
17:379 I - K
17:380 Kelly, E. Lowell
17:381 Kessel, Marcel [English]
17:382 King, Olcott F. [Trustee]
17:383 L
17:384 Land Grant College Association
17:385 Longley, Raymond I. [Comptroller]
17:386 M
17:387 Manchester, Harry G. [Trustee]
17:388 McEvoy, Judge Frank P.
17:389 Military Correspondence
17:390 Moore, Edmund A. [History and Government]
17:391 N
17:392 National Archery Tournament
17:393 National Grange Convention
17:394 Newton, Howard D. [Chemistry]
17:395 Noble, Daniel E. [Radio]
17:396 North Atlantic Regional Public Speaking Contest [F.F.A. 21 September 1934]
17:397 O
18:398 Oliver, Bernard J. [Assistant Comptroller]
18:399 P
18:400 Payne, Fernandus [Indiana University]
18:401 Pinches, Harold E. [Agricultural Engineering]
18:402 Post Office, Establishment of
18:403 Prospective Students
18:404 Q - R
18:405 Registrar
18:406 S (includes Speeches)
18:407 Salary study
18:408 Scholarship Loan Committee
18:409 Scholarship Standing Committee
18:410 Slate, William L. [Director, Experiment Station]
18:411 Spencer, Samuel R. [Trustee]
18:412 State Universities Association
18:413 Student Government, Committee on
18:414 Student Senate
18:415 T
18:416 Tercentenary Celebration
18:417 U - W
18:418 Waugh, Albert E. [Economics]
18:419 White, George C. [Dean, School of Agriculture]
18:420 Wood, Walter C. [Trustee]
18:421 X - Z
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