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OFFICE OF THE CHANCELLOR RECORDS RG #A0001 Inventory Compiled and Revised by Barry Cowan University Archives Special Collections, Hill Memorial Library Louisiana State University Libraries Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University 2011 Updated 2020, 2021 OFFICE OF THE CHANCELLOR RECORDS RG #A0001 1835-2005 SPECIAL COLLECTIONS, LSU LIBRARIES CONTENTS OF INVENTORY SUMMARY ........................................................................................................................ 3 HISTORICAL NOTE ......................................................................................................... 4 SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE ....................................................................................... 5 LIST OF SUBGROUPS AND SERIES ............................................................................. 6 SERIES DESCRIPTIONS .................................................................................................. 7 INDEX TERMS ................................................................................................................ 28 CONTAINER LIST .......................................................................................................... 36 Use of manuscript materials. If you wish to examine items in the manuscript group, please place a request via the Special Collections Request System. Consult the Container List for location information. Photocopying. Should you wish to request photocopies, please consult a staff member. Do not remove items to be photocopied. The existing order and arrangement of unbound materials must be maintained. Reproductions must be made from surrogates (microfilm, digital scan, photocopy of original held by LSU Libraries), when available. Publication. Readers assume full responsibility for compliance with laws regarding copyright, literary property rights, and libel. Proper acknowledgement of University Archives materials must be made in any resulting writing or publications. The correct form of citation for this manuscript group is given on the summary page. Copies of scholarly publications based on research in the University Archives are welcomed. Page 2 of 187 OFFICE OF THE CHANCELLOR RECORDS RG #A0001 1835-2005 SPECIAL COLLECTIONS, LSU LIBRARIES SUMMARY Size 251 linear feet, 51 microfilm reels, 5 volumes. Geographic Locations Louisiana, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Cuba, The Philippines. Inclusive Dates 1835-2005. Bulk Dates 1859-2005. Languages English, French, Spanish. Summary Meeting minutes, reports, correspondence, memoranda, policy statements, legislation, news articles, printed material, budgets, ledgers, writings, maps, orders, diaries, roll books, photographs, memorabilia, academic records, building and land records, topical files, and legal records pertaining to and created by the superintendents and presidents (pre-1965) of Louisiana State University, and chancellors of LSU’s Baton Rouge campus. Access Restrictions Box 47 (Subgroup 2) is restricted due to confidential items from the Faculty Disciplinary Committee. Boxes 142-146 (Subgroup 3) are restricted due to confidential grant and financial information. Reproduction Note Copies must be made from the microfilm where available. Copyright Physical rights are retained by the LSU Libraries. Related Collections LSU Board of Supervisors Records, LSU System Records, LSU Office of Academic Affairs Records, LSU System Office of Academic Affairs Records, College of Agriculture Records, LSU Alumni Association Records, College of Basic Sciences Records, LSU Foundation Records, LSU Libraries Records, Department of Military Science Records, School of Music Records, School of Veterinary Medicine Records, LSU Photograph Collection. Citation Office of the Chancellor Records, RG #A0001, Louisiana State University Archives, LSU Libraries, Baton Rouge, La. Stack Locations D:, R:18, U:100, Z:, 9:, 62:, 82:, 83:, 104:-105:, 109:, 116:, AA:17, AA:26, AA:31, Vault:41, Vault:48, UA Microfilm Cabinet, Map Cage, LSU Misc. Page 3 of 187 OFFICE OF THE CHANCELLOR RECORDS RG #A0001 1835-2005 SPECIAL COLLECTIONS, LSU LIBRARIES HISTORICAL NOTE Louisiana State University began as the Seminary of Learning of the State of Louisiana in 1860 and later that year became the Louisiana Seminary of Learning and Military Academy. A superintendent was in charge of academic, financial, and administrative matters for the Seminary and was subordinate to the Board of Supervisors. The Seminary became Louisiana State University in 1870 and following the merger of LSU with the Louisiana Agricultural and Mechanical College in 1877, forming Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, the title of superintendent was changed to president. The LSU System was established in 1962 and the president oversaw the growing number of campuses, and was still in charge of the main campus in Baton Rouge until 1965. The president oversees all campuses and public hospitals that are part of the LSU System. The Office of the Chancellor was established in 1965 to oversee the main campus in Baton Rouge and is subordinate to the system president. Some of the chancellor’s duties are to maintain relationships with faculty, staff, students, and alumni; and working with community leaders such as government officials, industrialists, educators, and other stakeholders in the University. A chancellor is in charge of each individual campus in the LSU System. Beginning in 2013, the president also assumed the office of chancellor for the Baton rouge campus. Presidents (called superintendents until Presidents, cont. 1877) Fred C. Frey, 1947 (acting president) William Tecumseh Sherman, 1859-1861 Harold W. Stoke, 1947-1951 George W. Lay, 1861 (appointed, did not Troy H. Middleton, 1951-1962 serve) John A. Hunter, 1962-1972 William R. Boggs, 1861 (appointed, did Martin D. Wooden, 1972-1985 not serve) Allen A. Copping, 1985-1999 Anthony Vallas, 1861-1862 William L. Jenkins, 1999-2007 W.E.M. Littlefield, 1862-1863 John Lombardi, 2007-2012 William A. Seay, 1863 William L. Jenkins, 2012-2013 (interim) David French Boyd, 1865-1880; 1884- F. King Alexander, 2013-2019 1886 Thomas C. Galligan, Jr., 2020- (interim) William P. Johnston, 1880-1883 James W. Nicholson, 1883-1884; 1887- Chancellors 1896 Cecil G. Taylor, 1965-1974 Thomas D. Boyd, 1886-1887; 1896-1927 Paul W. Murrill, 1974-1981 Thomas W. Atkinson, 1927-1930 Otis B. Wheeler, 1981 James Monroe Smith, 1930-1939 James H. Wharton, 1981-1989 E.S. Richardson, 1939 (served less than 24 E. Grady Bogue, 1989 hours) William E. Davis, 1989-1996, Paul M. Hebert, 1939-1941 William L. Jenkins, 1996-1999; 2004-2005 Campbell B. Hodges, 1941-1944 Mark A. Emmert, 1999-2004 William B. Hatcher, 1944-1947 Sean O’Keefe, 2005-2008 Michael Martin, 2008-2012 Page 4 of 187 OFFICE OF THE CHANCELLOR RECORDS RG #A0001 1835-2005 SPECIAL COLLECTIONS, LSU LIBRARIES SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE This record group combines two record groups: the Office of the President Records and the Office of the Chancellor Records. These records document the work of the superintendents and presidents (pre-1962) of Louisiana State University, the chancellors of LSU’s main campus in Baton Rouge, and the University’s activities in general. Consisting of correspondence, letters, memoranda, meeting minutes, reports, printed material, budgets, architectural drawings, court documents, and photographs these records pertain to committees, colleges, schools, offices, departments, and student groups. They also pertain to such University-related organizations as the Student Government Association, LSU Faculty Senate, LSU Alumni Association, the LSU Foundation, and Louisiana Board of Regents. Included are records on such topics as the establishment of the Seminary, commencement exercises, LSU’s 50th, 75th, and 100th anniversaries; construction of new buildings on the downtown campus; dedication and construction of the present campus and of new campus buildings; inaugurations of LSU presidents and governors of Louisiana; regulations and orders from the Dean of Men, Dean of Women, Dean of Students, and the Department of Military Science; LSU’s activities during the world wars; research; planning of curricula and faculty policies; writings on the history of LSU; and biographical information on William Tecumseh Sherman, David Boyd, Thomas Boyd, and faculty members. Additional records include those of athletic events and championships, football bowl games, and controversies involving recruitment of athletes; student activism; desegregation and race relations on campus and records pertaining to the Louisiana Higher Education Consent Decree; the investigation into the murder of Prof. Oscar Turner; formation and reaccreditation of individual colleges and the University as a whole; establishment of new degree programs; construction and renovation of buildings and landscaping the campus grounds; student aid and scholarships; and auditor’s reports, court documents, and other records from a federal investigation of graft and other corrupt practices that became known as the “University scandals” of 1939. Page 5 of 187 OFFICE OF THE CHANCELLOR RECORDS RG #A0001 1835-2005 SPECIAL COLLECTIONS, LSU LIBRARIES LIST OF SUBGROUPS AND SERIES Subgroup 1. Office of the President Records, 1835-1963, undated (bulk dates 1855-1926) Series I. Correspondence, 1859-1950, undated (Boxes 1-43, microfilm reels 1-33) Series II. Administrative Records, 1859-1959, undated (Boxes 44-61, 96A-96B) Series III. Reports, 1861-1933, undated (Boxes 62-66, 96A-96B) Series IV. Athletics Records, 1899-1931,