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Robert C. Edwards Correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: Series-0012

Scope and Content Note

This series contains the correspondence and reference files maintained by the Office of the President. The files deal with a variety of topics, among them, the Athletic Council and correspondence from the Atlantic Coast Conference and the National Collegiate Athletic Association about the passage of the "1.600 rule" and the "800 rule". Minutes of the Athletic Council and other correspondence record the opposition of Clemson and the University of South Carolina to the ACC rule and the petition to ACC for abolition of the rules. In December 1970 the ACC passed an amendment to the rules which limited scholarships to students having a GPA of 1.6 and a score of 800 on the Scholastic Aptitude Test with the provision that students scoring 700-799 on the SAT and having a predicted GPA of 1.75 be eligible for admission.

Also included in the series are development files that document contributions of numerous donors, individual and corporate, for example, Strom Thurmond, Wade Stackhouse, and the Sirrine Foundation; building constructions and dedications, for example, Daniel classroom building, student dormitories, Littlejohn Coliseum, R. M. Cooper Library, Redfern Health Center, and Rhodes Engineering Research Center; faculty and staff files that contain correspondence from faculty on various subjects; student files that contain an assortment of materials, for example, a research paper about the CSS Hunley, articles, and letters; graduation and the awarding of honorary degrees; the construction of the Keowee Toxaway project in Pickens and the relocation of the Piedmont Nursery; files concerning topics related to the growth and development of South Carolina agriculture, education, forestry, and government; letters of support to President Edwards about his handling of the Vietnam Moratorium; and assorted publications of the Water Resources Research Institute. For a complete list of subjects see the "Container List" that follows.

The series is arranged alphabetically by subject. Copies of letters in poor condition have been replaced with photocopies on archival quality bond.

Dates

  • 1930 - 1979
  • 1966 - 1979

Creator

Restrictions on Use

Unrestricted

Extent

11 Cubic Feet (including 86 photographs, 6 oversize items and 2 tape recordings)

Language of Materials

English

Provenance

Office of the President

Separated Material

The following photographs were moved to Clemson University Photographs, Series 100:

A. Individuals

Addison, James W., no date

Allen, James E., 1968 (2)

Barr, R. A., 1964-1969 (5)

Byrnes, James F., 1967 (2)

Cauthen, John K., no date (2)

Choopanya, Duangchai, no date

Clark, General Mark Wayne, no date

Coker, James L. and wife, Lois, see Byrnes, J.F.

Connor, Lt. General A. O., 1970 (2)

Dorn, William Jennings Bryan, no date

Dukes, Henry Hugh, no date, (2)

Finley, States Rights Gist, no date

Godfrey, Horace D., no date

Hardin, Paul III, no date

Harris, General Hugh P., 1969

Holman, Hugh, 1969

Howard, Angelina Spearman, 1969 (2)

Jervey, Frank, no date

Jones, Martenza (parents), no date

McCord, William M., 1968

McGee, Frank, 1966 (4)

Mills, Wilbur Daigh, no date (2)

Mozingo, James P. III, no date (2)

Nimitz, John Hermon, no date

Owens, Hubert Bond, 1969

Ramsey, General Lloyd B., 1967

Reeves, Alvin Wilson, 1969

Shelley, Donald W., see Addison, J. W.

Teller, Edward, 1966 (4)

Thornhill, T. Wilbur, no date (2)

Toomey, Robert E., 1968 (2)

Wightman, Joseph, no date

Wilson, Jane, no date

Unidentified (5)

B. Subjects

Babcock and Wilcox Company, no date

Board of Visitors, 1966, 1968, 1970

Buildings

D. W. Daniel Classroom Building, no date

East Campus Cafeteria, 1967 (2)

Manning Hall, no date (3)

Littlejohn Coliseum (5)

R. M. Cooper Library (4)

Clemson University Campus, 1970 (2)

Commencement Exercises, 1966 (4), 1967, 1968, 1970

Commissioning Exercise, 1967 (3)

Student organizations-Tiger Brotherhood, no date

The following photographs were moved to Clemson University Photographs, Series 100:

A. Individuals

  1. Addison, James W., no date
  2. Allen, James E., 1968 (2)
  3. Barr, R. A., 1964-1969 (5)
  4. Byrnes, James F., 1967 (2)
  5. Cauthen, John K., no date (2)
  6. Choopanya, Duangchai, no date
  7. Clark, General Mark Wayne, no date
  8. Coker, James L. and wife, Lois, see Byrnes, J.F.
  9. Connor, Lt. General A. O., 1970 (2)
  10. Dorn, William Jennings Bryan, no date
  11. Dukes, Henry Hugh, no date, (2)
  12. Finley, States Rights Gist, no date
  13. Godfrey, Horace D., no date
  14. Hardin, Paul III, no date
  15. Harris, General Hugh P., 1969
  16. Holman, Hugh, 1969
  17. Howard, Angelina Spearman, 1969 (2)
  18. Jervey, Frank, no date
  19. Jones, Martenza (parents), no date
  20. McCord, William M., 1968
  21. McGee, Frank, 1966 (4)
  22. Mills, Wilbur Daigh, no date (2)
  23. Mozingo, James P. III, no date (2)
  24. Nimitz, John Hermon, no date
  25. Owens, Hubert Bond, 1969
  26. Ramsey, General Lloyd B., 1967
  27. Reeves, Alvin Wilson, 1969
  28. Shelley, Donald W., see Addison, J. W.
  29. Teller, Edward, 1966 (4)
  30. Thornhill, T. Wilbur, no date (2)
  31. Toomey, Robert E., 1968 (2)
  32. Wightman, Joseph, no date
  33. Wilson, Jane, no date
  34. Unidentified (5)

B. Subjects

  1. Babcock and Wilcox Company, no date
  2. Board of Visitors, 1966, 1968, 1970
  3. Buildings: D. W. Daniel Classroom Building, no date
  4. Buildings: East Campus Cafeteria, 1967 (2)
  5. Buildings: Manning Hall, no date (3)
  6. Buildings: Littlejohn Coliseum (5)
  7. Buildings: R.M. Cooper Library (4)
  8. Clemson University Campus, 1970 (2)
  9. Commencement Exercises, 1966 (4), 1967, 1968, 1970
  10. Commissioning Exercise, 1967 (3)
  11. Student organizations: Tiger Brotherhood, no date

Processing Information

Student assistants Michelle Clark and Betsy Newton

The conversion of this finding aid to Encoded Archival Description format was made possible with a grant from the South Carolina State Historical Records Advisory Board in 2009-2010. The finding aid was prepared for encoding by Virengia Houston.

Title
Robert C. Edwards Correspondence 1966-1970
Status
Completed
Date
2010 July 19
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Repository Details

Part of the Clemson University Libraries Special Collections and Archives Repository

Contact:
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Clemson SC 29634 U.S.A. US