Frances Campbell Brown papers, 1932-1975

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Summary

Creator:
Frances Campbell Brown, 1906-
Abstract:

Frances Campbell Brown was a professor of chemistry at Duke from approximately 1931-1973, and a professor emeriti after 1973. Professor Brown was also active in the American Association of University Professors (AAUP), serving as its second vice president from 1964-1966. This collection contains correspondence, subject files, committee minutes, printed matter, speeches, and reports concerning personal, professional, departmental, university matters as well as the American Association of University Professors (AAUP). The bulk of the material dates from 1958-1968.

All materials relating to the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) and Committee A are restricted until 2017.

Extent:
9 Linear Feet
6000 Items
Language:
Material in English
Collection ID:
UA.29.02.0221
University Archives Record Group:
29 -- Papers of Faculty, Staff, and Associates
29 -- Papers of Faculty, Staff, and Associates > 02 -- Individuals

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains correspondence and subject files concerning personal, professional, departmental, and university matters; the bulk of the material dates from 1958-1968. Documents include letters, memoranda, committee minutes, printed matter, speeches, and reports. There is a small amount of material concerning the 1962 revision of the University Bylaws in light of the American Association of University Professor's (AAUP) statements on tenure. Major subjects in the collection include academic freedom and tenure, the AAUP, faculty responsibility for educational policy, science libraries, the Department of Chemistry, admissions and Program II. The bulk of the material was generated or received by Dr. Brown in her role as a member and officer of the AAUP.

All materials regarding the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) and Committee A are restricted until 2017.

Biographical / historical:

Frances Campbell Brown, educator and chemist, was born in Johnson, Tennessee. She received her bachelor's degree from Agnes Scott in 1928 and her Ph.D from Johns Hopkins in 1931. Brown was a professor of chemistry at Duke from approximately 1931-1973, and a professor emeriti after 1973. Professor Brown was also active in the American Association of University Professors (AAUP), serving as its second vice president from 1964-1966. She was also active in the Duke AAUP chapter, and served on the Undergraduate Faculty Council Committee on Program II and a number of other university and departmental committees.

Acquisition information:
The Frances Campbell Brown Papers were received by the University Archives as a transfer starting in 1969.
Processing information:

Processed by Archives Staff,

Encoded by Molly Bragg, 2011

Accessions were merged into one collection, described in this finding aid.

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Subjects

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Subjects:
Duke University -- Admission
Duke University. Dept. of Chemistry
Women in science
American Association of University Professors

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Portions of these materials are restricted by donor request. All materials relating to the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) and Committee A are restricted until 2017.

In accordance with the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 as amended, Duke University permits students to inspect their education records and limits the disclosure of personally identifiable information from education records.

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Copyright for Official University records is held by Duke University; all other copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.

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Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Frances Campbell Brown Papers, Duke University Archives, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.