School of Industrial Management and Textile Science
Collection
Identifier: Series-0055
This series contains the records of the Dean of the School of Industrial Management and Textile Science. The records consist of departmental correspondence and memoranda, photographs, publications, and weavings (done by students). The files, which are arranged alphabetically by topic, span the years 1951-1975, the bulk occurring 1962-1969. Prominent correspondents with Wallace D. Trevillian, Dean, included textile mill executives, Clemson University administrators and faculty, and officers of professional societies and organizations.
Documented in the series are liaison activities between Clemson and the textile industry, developments in textile education, and activities of faculty in various professional societies and associations. During these years the School began to offer educational seminars for textile executives; these seminars evolved into the Professional Development program. Also begun during this time were courses in textile marketing which were aimed toward executives in the textile industry. For several years, beginning in 1968, Clemson University hosted the Textile Marketing Forum, which featured nationally recognized leaders in the fields of fashion, textile design, and advertising.
Restricted are those files containing personnel information. These restrictions are allowed under the South Carolina Freedom of Information Act. S. C. Code Ann. §30-4-40 (a) (2).
In July of 1962, the School of Textiles and the Department of Industrial Management merged to form the School of Industrial Management and Textile Science Department. This newly formed school included Textile management, Yarn Manufacturing, Textile Chemistry and Dyeing, Weaving and Design, Knitting, and Industrial Management. Wallace D. Trevillian, former head of the Industrial Management Department, was named Dean. In 1962, the school announced it was to offer a Master of Science degree in management and, in 1964, a Doctorate of Philosophy was first offered in Engineering Management. In 1968, the School of Industrial Management and Textile Science reorganized into three departments: Economics, Industrial Management, and Textiles. In July, 1969 the School of Industrial Management and Textile Science was renamed College of Industrial Management and Textile Science.
3.5 Cubic Feet (plus 86 photographs; 3 weavings; 14 oversize items)
English
These records originated in the office of the Dean of the School of Industrial Management and Textile Science. This series incorporates portions of accessions 88-70 and 89-148.
Raul Espinosa, student assistant; Dennis Taylor, University archivist, January 1999.
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 Kristi Roberts.
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