University of Connecticut, President's Office Records [Charles C. McCracken, 1930-1935]
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.
Dates
- undated, 1926-1935
Access
The collection is open and available for research.
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.
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.
Extent
9 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
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.
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.
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.
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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- Title
- University of Connecticut, President's Office Records [Charles C. McCracken, 1930-1935]
- Status
- Published
- Author
- Archives & Special Collections staff
- Date
- 2001 December
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Archives and Special Collections, University of Connecticut Library Repository
University of Connecticut Library
405 Babbidge Road Unit 1205
Storrs Connecticut 06269-1205 USA US
860-486-2524
archives@uconn.edu
