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University Archives Inventory Record Group Number: UR001.03 Title: Burney Lynch Parkinson Presidential Records Date: 1926-1969 Bulk Date: 1932-1952 Extent: 42 boxes Creator: Burney Lynch Parkinson Administrative/Biographical Notes: Burney Lynch Parkinson (1887-1972) was an educator from Lincoln, Tennessee. He received his B.S. from Erskine College in 1909, and rose up the administrative ranks from English teacher in Laurens, South Carolina public schools. He received his M.A. from Peabody College in 1920, and Ph.D. from Peabody in 1926, after which he became president of Presbyterian College in Clinton, SC in 1927. He was employed as Director of Teacher Training, Certification, and Elementary Education at the Alabama Dept. of Education just before coming to MSCW to become president in 1932. In December 1932, the university was re-accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, ending the crisis brought on the purge of faculty under Governor Theodore Bilbo, but appropriations to the university were cut by 54 percent, and faculty and staff were reduced by 33 percent, as enrollment had declined from 1410 in 1929 to 804 in 1932. Parkinson authorized a study of MSCW by Peabody college, ultimately pursuing its recommendations to focus on liberal arts at the cost of its traditional role in industrial, vocational, and technical education. Building projects were kept to a minimum during the Parkinson years. Old Main was restored and named for Mary Calloway in 1938. Franklin Hall was converted to a dorm, and the Whitfield Gymnasium into a student center with the Golden Goose Tearoom inside. Parkinson Hall was constructed in 1951 and named for Dr. Parkinson the following year. The Parkinson administration was a number of changes to the curriculum and campus life, including the creation of the Speech Dept. in 1939, accreditation of the library science program and restoration of the B.S. in physical education, a 4 year art curriculum in 1947, the psychology dept. in 1947, and the journalism dept. in 1949. and the end of the school's uniform and chapel attendance requirements. Dr. Parkinson resigned from MSCW in 1952, as the Board of Trustees recently enacted a mandatory retirement at 65 years old. He became Professor of Psychology at Mary Washington College from 1952 until his retirement in 1956. Sarah Neilson, the president's administrative assistant, wrote "MSCW 1932- 1952: Two Decades of Progress" in celebration of his tenure, partly in response to criticisms that the university had stagnated over the last few decades. Dr. Parkinson was the husband of Belvidera Ashleigh Dry Parkinson, who in 1927 became the first woman to receive a doctorate degree from the University of South Carolina. Scope and Content Notes: The Parkinson record group consists of correspondence, reports, files on job vacancies and contracts, and his working files from his tenure as university president. The majority of the files contain correspondence with other on campus or with the Board of Trustees. System of Arrangement: The files are generally kept in chronological order. Box C69, however, does not fit the larger organizational scheme and contains files from 1905-1952. Conditions Governing Access: This collection is open for research. Physical Access: 2 folders from Lot 339 are severely damaged. Boxes C54 and C55 show significant damage from roaches. C60 and C61 show mold damage and rust, and C62 and C63 have water damage and some evidence of mold. Lot 29, folder 2 is damaged beyond use, and was left in Orr. Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use: All unpublished materials are protected by copyright held by Mississippi University for Women. Permission to publish or reproduce must be requested in writing to the University Archivist. Published materials may also be protected by copyright, and the user must locate and request permission from copyright holder to publish or reproduce. Language: English Appraisal/Destruction: This record is slated for permanent retention. Accruals: No accruals are expected. Related Archival Materials: Dera Dry Parkinson Papers Burney Lynch Parkinson Papers, South Caroliniana Library, University of South Carolina. Description Control: Neilson, Sarah. The History of Mississippi State College for Women. Unpublished, 1953. Pieschel, Bridget Smith, and Stephen Robert Pieschel. Loyal Daughters: One Hundred Years at MUW 1884-1984. Jackson: University Press of Mississippi, 1984. Description based on DACS 2nd Edition. Access points based on Library of Congress Subject Headings and Name Authority File. Finding aid created by Derek Webb, 2015. Folder List Year Box Folder 1885-1948 C29 BOX 1932 C29 MUW Correspondence/Report on the Boarding Dept. for Students with recommendations for Improving Conditions Jan. 1932- Feb. C29 Repoarts and Statistics 1933 1927-1947 C29 Correspondence/ Enrollment/Letter of Recommendations/ Statistics Jan. 1932-July C29 Job Applications 1942 1926-1940 C29 Correspondence/AAUW 1948 C29 Executive Office/ Office of President 1885-1935 C29 Memorabilia of the Fiftieth Anniversary of MSCW March. 1894 C29 Letters of Recommendation from Governor J. W. Stone, Mississippi 1932-1935 C29 Correspondence- Presiden/ Southern ASSN June. 1932 C29 Correspondence June 1932 July 1-15 1932 C29 Correspondence July 1-15 1932 July 16-31 1932 C29 Correspondence July 16-31 1932 Aug.- Dec. 1932 C29 Budgets and Dinning Hall Reports Agust 1932-December 1932 Aug. 1932 C29 Correspondence of August 1932 Sept. 1932 C29 Correspondence of September 1932 Oct. 1932 C29 Correspondence of October 1932 Nov. 1932 C29 Correspondence of November 1932 Dec. 1932 C29 Correspondence of December 1932 1932-1945 C30 BOX 1932-1933 C30 Correspondence of 1932-1933 1932-1935 C30 Statistics 1932-1935 1932-1942 C30 Corrspondence/ Reports: Campus and General 1932-1942 Jan. 1933 C30 Correspondence January 1933 Feb. 1933 C30 Correspondence February 1933 Mar. 1933 C30 Correspondence March 1933 April. 1933 C30 Correspondence April 1933 May. 1933 C30 Correspondence May 1933 June. 1933 C30 Correspondence June 1933 July. 1933 C30 Correspondence July 1933 Aug. 1933 C30 Correspondence August 1933 Sept. 1933 C30 Correspondence September 1933 Oct. 1933 C30 Correspondence October 1933 Nov. 1933 C30 Correspondence November 1933 Dec. 1933 C30 Correspondence December 1933 193-1933 C31 BOX 1933-1934 C31 Budget 1933 Jan. 1934 C31 Corrsepondence January 1934 Feb. 1934 C31 Correspondence February 1934 March. 1934 C31 Correspondence March 1934 April. 1934 C31 Correspondence April 1934 May. 1934 C31 Corrspoondence May 1934 June. 1934 C31 Correspondence June 1934 July. 1934 C31 Correspondence July 1934 Aug. 1934 C31 Correspondence August 1934 Sept.1-20 1934 C31 Correspondence September 1-20 1934 Sept. 21-30 1934 C31 Correspondence Spetember 21-30 1934 1934 C32 BOX Oct. 1-8 1934 C32 Correspondence October 1-8 1934 Oct. 9-20 1934 C32 Correspondence October 9-20 1934 Oct. 21-31 1934 C32 Correspondence October 21-31 1934 Nov. 1934 C32 Correspondence November 1934 Dec. 1934 C32 Correspondence December 1934 1934 C32 Miscellaneous Statistics 1934 1934-1935 C32 Budget, Recommendations, and Miscellaneous Info 1934-1935 1934 C32 Budget and Correspondence of 1934 1934 C32 Projects No. 1-8 - 1934 1934 C32 Projects No. 9-11; 19 - 1934 1934 C32 Projects No. 18; 20-26 - 1934 1934 C32 Projects No. 12-17 - 1934 1935 C33 BOX Jan. 1935 C33 Correspondence January 1935 Feb. 1935 C33 Correspondence February 1935 March. 1935 C33 Correspondence March 1935 April. 1935 C33 Correspondence April 1935 May. 1935 C33 Correspondence May 1935 June. 1935 C33 Correspondence June 1935 July. 1935 C33 Correspondence July 1935 Aug. 1935 C33 Correspondence August 1935 Sept. 1935 C33 Correspondence September 1935 Oct. 1935 C33 Correspondence October 1935 Nov. 1935 C33 Correspondence November 1935 Dec. 1935 C33 Correspondence December 1935 1935 C33 Statistics-Reports 1935 1/3 1935 C33 Statistics-Reports 1935 2/3 1935 C33 Statistics-Reports 1935 3/3 1935-1944 C34 BOX Jan. 1936 C34 Correspondence January 1936 Feb. 1936 C34 Correspondence February 1936 Mar. 1936 C34 Correspondence March 1936 Apr. 1936 C34 Corrsepondence April 1936 May. 1936 C34 Correspondence May 1936 Jun. 1936 C34 Correspondence June 1936 Jul. 1936 C34 Correspondence July 1936 Aug. 1936 C34 Correspondence August 1936 Sept. 1936 C34 Correspondence September 1936 Oct. 1936 C34 Correspondence October 1936 Nov. 1936 C34 Correspondence November 1936 Dec. 1936 C34 Correspondence December 1936 Oct. 1936- Sept. C34 Job Request October 1936- Spetember 1944 1944 April. 1935 C34 Academic Freedom and Tenure April 1935 1936-1937 C35 BOX 1936 C35 Reports of 1936 1/2 1936 C35 Reports of 1936 2/2 Jan. 1937 C35 Correspondence of January 1937 Feb. 1937 C35 Correspondence of February 1937 March. 1937 C35 Correspondence of March 1937 1/2 March. 1937 C35 Correspondence of March 1937 2/2 April. 1937 C35 Correspondence of April 1937 May. 1937 C35 Correspondence of May 1937 June. 1937 C35 Correspondence of June 1937 July. 1937 C35 Correspondence of July 1937 Aug. 1937 C35 Correspondence of August 1937 1937-1938 C36 BOX Sept. 1937 C36 Correspondence of September 1937 Oct. 1937 C36 Correspondence of October 1937 Nov. 1937 C36 Correspondence of November 1937 Dec. 1937 C36 Correspondence of December 1937 1937 C36 Reports of 1937 1/2 1937 C36 Reports of 1937 2/2 1937 C36 Correspondence of President Parkinson 1937-Portrait Jan. 1938 C36 Correspondence of January 1938 1/2 Jan. 1938 C36 Correspondence of January 1938 2/2 Feb. 1938 C36 Correspondence of February 1938 March. 1938 C36 Correspondence of March 1938 April 1-19 1938 C36 Correspondence of April 1-19 1938 1938 C37 BOX April 20-30 C37 Correspondence of April 20-30 1938 1938 May 1-16 1938 C37 Correspondence of May 1-16 1938 May 17-31 1938 C37 Correspondence of May 17-31 1938 June 1-15 1938 C37 Correspondence of June 1-15 1938 June 16-30 1938 C37 Correspondence of June 16-30 1938 Jul-38 C37 Correspondence of July 1938 Aug.