Board of Trustees Special Meeting Agenda and Exhibits
This collection houses an agenda and exhibits documenting the University of Tennessee Board of Trustees Special Meeting that took place on November 10, 1961. The first several exhibits deal with a controversy surrounding George Soule, an Economics professor engaged in developing a doctoral program in that discipline at the University, that had developed as a result Soule's outspoken support for socialist philosophy and accusations that he was trying to link the Economics Department with a Knoxville socialist group. A copy of Keynes at Harvard, which cites Soule in several places, is included. Other materials address an appeal by Edwin Chapman for medical admission and provide updates on more routine topics, including budget matters, development, and endowments.
Dates
- 1960-1961
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Extent
2.2 Linear Feet (22 Folders)
Abstract
This collection houses an agenda and exhibits documenting the University of Tennessee Board of Trustees Special Meeting that took place on November 10, 1961.
Biographical/Historical Note
The University of Tennessee's Board of Trustees has served as the University's governing board since 1807. It includes representatives from several Tennessee districts, Tennessee's governor, the University of Tennessee's President, and several ex-officio members.
Arrangement
Collection consists of twenty-two folders.
Acquisition Note
This collection was donated to University Archives.
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository