W.S. Currell papers
1919-1922
This series consists of the correspondence of President W.S. Currell from 1919 through 1922. Topics include academics, faculty matters, military training for students and fraternities.
Roll # 0681 (1919-22)
Academics:
Correspondence of the academic departments re: vacancies, salaries, coursework and students
Engineering, Dept of
Extension, Dept of
General
Law School
Modern Languages, Dept of
Rural Social Science Dept: USC proposal to conduct county surveys in conjunction with the Chamber of Commerce
Salaries of Faculty
Summer School 1920
Summer School 1921
Correspondence re: Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association rules, player eligibility, stricter regulations and letter protesting gambling and drinking at a game
Budget: 1922 budget plan and related correspondence
Clemson: Correspondence re: scholarships, lectures, State College President Association
General: Includes the Citadel and Furman re: various topics, such as academics and discipline
Winthrop: Correspondence re: faculty salaries and appropriations
Wofford: Primarily correspondence re: admissions and meeting of the Association of SC Colleges
General: Includes Nebraska, Kentucky and Iowa re: various topics
Washington and Lee: Correspondence includes salaries and athletic eligibility
Commencement 1921: Primarily invitations to and arrangements for commencement speakers
Economy and Consolidation, Committee on: 1921 report on status of USC and improvements to be made
General Education Board: Primarily correspondence on faculty salaries and annual reports
League to Enforce Peace: Correspondence re: League of Nations and peace treaty
Library Commission: Legislation to establish commission
National Association of State Universities: Primarily correspondence re: conference and its topics for speakers
National Conference on Education: Plans for the conference
National Education Association: Correspondence re: membership information, legislation and convention
National Research Council: Correspondence arranging lectures
Near-East Relief Society: Efforts to help war victims in the Near East (Armenia and Syria)
Organization Committee of the Board of Trustees: Report by the committee on USC academics, physical plant and commencement
Road Institute: Copy of Currell's speech and related correspondence
Rural Education Conference: Correspondence re: plans for the conference, speakers and subjects
Rural Life Conference: Correspondence re: holding a conference with Clemson and Winthrop
Separated State Universities: Correspondence re: efforts to increase federal funding
South Atlantic States Association: Correspondence re: conference for development of foreign trade and curricula for preparing US students for foreign trade
South Carolina Intercollegiate Oratorical Association: Meeting minutes from 1/28/22 regarding arrangements for contests
Southern Educational Society: Correspondence re: meetings and plans to promote science education
State Certification of Teachers Committee: Correspondence discussing plans for developing state certification process
State Teachers' Association: Arrangements for conference on SC's educational needs
Teachers Insurance Annuity Association: Information on retirement funds for USC faculty and possible changes
Tuberculosis Association: Information on tuberculosis and the association
War Camp Community Service: Minutes in 1919 on the planned dissolution of the WCCS to become
Community Service Inc. Also projects and budgets
World Cotton Conference: Constitution and plans for the conference, information on topics
YMCA: Primarily correspondence re: search for secretary, hiring of R.G. Bell, and 1919 report on status of YMCA at USC
Roll # 0682 (1919-22)
Cooper Portrait: Correspondence re: portrait of Thomas Cooper for sale
Faculty:
Topics include leaves of absence, lectures, coursework, hirings
Keith, Oscar L.
Mills, J.E.
Moore, A.C.
Morse, Josiah
Riviere, Rev. W.T.
Saunders, E.W.
Smith, P.K.
Smith, Reed
Snowden, Yates
Stoddard, J.A.
Taber, Stephen
Wardlaw, Patterson
Report on Founders' Day events, invitations to guests and speakers, copies of speeches
Fraternities: Inquiries from fraternities as to status at USC, correspondence with Attorney General's office and other institutions on bans and sub rosa frats, Board of Trustees resolutions, Currell speech to students re: sub rosa frats
Garnet and Black 1921: Correspondence regarding debt owed by the Garnet and Black staff.
General Correspondence 1919
General Correspondence 1920
Haile-Homes Incident: Correspondence re: Haile-Homes murder-suicide, including suicide note and Currell's statement
Hardin, A.T.: Correspondence re: bequeathment to USC
Honorary Degrees 1921: Correspondence with recipients of honorary degrees
Honorary Degrees 1922: Ibid.
Kennedy, R.M.: Primarily correspondence with Kennedy re: book orders
Kohn, August: Correspondence re: physical plant repairs and expenses, faculty, appropriations, fraternities
Maxcy-Gregg Lot: Correspondence re: burial location of Rev. Jonathan Maxcy
McGowan, F.P.: Correspondence re: his recruiting trip throughout the state
Camp Jackson: Correspondence re: lectures and loan of equipment
Military Training: Correspondence re: legislation on establishing universal military training at educational institutions
Navy, Dept of: Correspondence with Franklin D. Roosevelt (Asst. Secretary of Navy) re: establishing college naval education program
ROTC June-July 1919: Topics include assignment of officer, admissions, equipment, finances, and administration of program
ROTC Aug-Dec 1919: Ibid.
ROTC 1920: Ibid.
ROTC 1921: Includes correspondence re: the Board of Trustees' decision to abolish ROTC at USC
War Dept: Topics include employment of veterans and scholarships
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National City Bank of New York: Correspondence re: training courses offered in domestic and foreign banking
Per Capita Cost of Education 1921-22: Correspondence regarding calculations of per capita costs at USC and other institutions.
Peterson, Verd: State Supervisor of Agricultural Instruction; arrangements for lectures
Petigru Portrait: Correspondence re: the loan of James L. Petigru portrait to USC; includes loan receipt
Physical Plant:
Coal: Placement of orders
General: Various repairs around the campus
Griffenhagen Report: 1920 or 1921 report on the status of the campus
Haile, Ben: Correspondence re: repairs and maintenance of campus
Homes, M. Goode: Correspondence with Prof. Homes regarding repairs and inspections of campus buildings; investigation into charges of fraud and corruption; memorial plaque after his murder
Houses for Faculty: Applications for and assignments of faculty housing; renovations and plans for construction
Infirmary: Correspondence re: increasing fees
Jackson Construction Company: Correspondence re: contracts for repairs and construction, including
Rutledge College and Chapel
Jones School Supply: Correspondence regarding orders
Lafaye and Lafaye Architects: Correspondence with architects regarding renovation of dormitories and Rutledge College and Chapel
Steward's Hall: Correspondence with Mrs. Latimer (Hall Matron)
Women's Building: Efforts to build women's dormitory
Roddey Debate and Medal: Correspondence re: preparations for 1920 and 1921 debates and inscribing of medal
Scholarships:
Includes establishment of, contributions to and awarding of scholarships
General
Keitt Scholarship and Medal
Normal Scholarship
United Daughters of the Confederacy Scholarship and Medal
YMCA Scholarship
Invitations by Currell 1919: Invitations to speak at USC
Invitations by Currell 1920: Invitations to speak at USC
Invitations to Currell: Invitations for Currell to speak at various events
Telescope: Correspondence regarding the purchase of a telescope for an observatory at USC.
Treasurer's Statements: Statements for 1921 and 1922