Description of Collection Auburn University Special Collections & Archives Record Group: 1222 Accession number: 16-055 Collection name: Gussie Rebecca Calhoun Papers Dates: 1938-2015 Number of boxes: Physical condition: Fair to good Arrangement: Topical Contents: This accession contains correspondence, documents, pamphlets, mementoes, artifacts, newsletters, and news clippings pertaining to Gussie R. Calhoun and Auburn University relating to women at Auburn. Biographical/Historical Sketch: Gussie Rebecca Calhoun (1931-2016) was born in Monroe (Bossier Parish), Louisiana. She received her degree in elementary education from Louisiana Tech. After college, she joined the Marine Corps where she served for eight years and rose to the rank of Captain. While in the military, she was appointed to Paris, France at the beginning of the Korean War to be in command of all U.S. women military personnel in Europe. During the formation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, her duties included escorting world leaders to various NATO functions. After her military service, she returned to school for her master’s in counseling and guidance. Ms. Calhoun joined Auburn University as the Assistant Dean of Women in 1964. She next served as Director of Housing until her 1988 retirement from where she served a total of twenty-five years. Ms. Calhoun also volunteered as a docent at Callaway Gardens, Georgia and served twice as mayor of Loachapoka, Alabama, where she lived and raised cattle. Keyword Descriptors: Women’s dorms, Social Center/Cater Hall, Claudia Weinman disciplinary case Geographical identifiers: Auburn University; Loachapoka, AL., and Callaway Gardens, GA Access restrictions as stated in gift agreement(s): Open Processed by: Jennifer Wiggins Date: August 21, 2017 Finding Aid Inventory Auburn University-Special Collections and Archives Accession number: 16-055 Collection Name: Gussie Rebecca Calhoun Papers RG#: 1222 Listed by: Jennifer Wiggins Date: August 21, 2017 Box 1 1-1. Claudia Weinman Disciplinary case, Alabama Polytechnic Institute, 1942-1944 1-2. Claudia Weinman Academic records (photo included) 1-3. Claudia Weinman Color/Fashion Plate assignment 1-4. Rules and Regulations for Students A.P.I., 1945-46, and other blank form samples 1-5. Final Report/Self-Study, April 1, 1962 1-6. Self-Study, 1962 1-7. Dean of Student Life Documents 1-8. API Student Regulations/Rules-W.S.G.A. (Women’s Student Government Association) 1-9. Deans and Department Head Documents and Newsletters 1-10. Alpha Lambda Delta-Scholastic Honor Society for freshman 1-11. Housing documents and University Club 1-12. Katherine Cater and Social Center 1-13. NAWDC, 1969 (The National Association of Women’s Deans and Counselors) 1-14. Small Booklets and Pamphlets I 1-15. Small Booklets and Pamphlets II 1-16. Large Booklets and Pamphlets I 1-17. Large Booklets and Pamphlets II 1-18. Co-etiquette Pamphlets, 1963-64, 1965-66, and 1966-67 1-19. Vintage Extension Service Recipe booklet ca. June 1965(by Isabelle Downey), Village Cookbook-Auburn University ca. 1977, and Meatballs with a College Education recipe 1-20. Correspondence 1-21. Old AU letterheads and envelopes (blank) 1-22. Auburn Newspapers: AU alum, Plainsman, etc. Gussie Calhoun in photo for Leaders of Auburn article 1-23. Ralph “Shug” Jordan, 1910-1980 (articles and notecards) 1-24. Two Advertiser-Journal-Sesquicentennial Edition (Montgomery, AL) 1969 newspapers 1-25. Blank cards with photos (AU marching band, athletics, eagle, and rabbit) 1-26. Old Auburn, Alabama area maps Box 1 continued 1-27. Miscellaneous news clippings 1-28. Miscellaneous items belonging to Gussie R. Calhoun 1-29. Loachapoka, Alabama (Gussie R. Calhoun article as Mayor and misc. items relating to the town) 1-30. Rock Quarry Debate in Loachapoka, AL, ca. 2001 1-31. Callaway Gardens- Pine Mountain, Ga (Gussie R. Calhoun volunteer work) 1-32. Good Stuff Girls Dormitory Hygiene care kit, ca. 1986 (razer, mouthwash, aspirin etc.) Box 2 2-1. Hen House artwork- Girls Dormitory by F. Mennen 2-2. (Encapsulated) The Auburn Plainsman – “AU Legend Katherine Cater Dead at 65,” Thursday, July 24, 1980 2-3. The Opelika-Auburn News – “Shug to Retire at End of Season; Barfield named Next Head Coach,” Tuesday, April 8, 1975 2-4. Advertiser-Journal-Sesquicentennial Edition (Montgomery, AL) – “History Yet Echoes Horseshoe Massacre,” Sunday, February 23, 1969 2-5. Advertiser-Journal-Sesquicentennial Edition (Montgomery, AL) – “Spark, Boom, Sputter… Then in orbit!” Sunday, February 23, 1969 2-6. Advertiser-Journal-Sesquicentennial Edition (Montgomery, AL) – “Montgomery: Growing…Thriving…Progressing for 150 Years,” Sunday, February 23, 1969 2-7. Advertiser-Journal-Sesquicentennial Edition (Montgomery, AL) – “State History Filled with Excitement, Drama,” Sunday, February 23, 1969 2-8. Advertiser-Journal-Sesquicentennial Edition (Montgomery, AL) – “Alabama’s Three State Capitols…Cahaba,…Tuscaloosa…and Montgomery,” Sunday, February 23, 1969 Box 3 3-1. Four (4) rubber stamps (AU, Women’s Dormitories, and Received/date stamp) 3-2. Auburn University keychain (in clear box) 3-3. Alabama College- Student’s Handbook ca. 1926-1927 .