1 p. A typed response letter from University of Oregon President Arthur Flemming to a concerned citizen regarding the University's moral reputation., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
1 p. Typed letter from a concerned citizen to University of Oregon President Arthur Flemming concerning the University's declining reputation and Flemming's responsibility to address it., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
1 p. A typed letter dated June 4, 1968 from University of Oregon President Arthur Flemming to members of the faculty attempting to set up a meeting before his resignation on Aug. 1., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
2 p. A typed memo dated May 31, 1968 from Donald Warfield of the University of Oregon President's Committee on Racism to Eugene Police Chief Ellsworth regarding rumors of potential racial violence., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
2 p. A typed leter from African students at Oregon State University to UO President Flemming regarding the interest (or lack thereof) in African languages, history and culture., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
4 p. A typed memo calling for a meeting of the President's Committee on Racism, to which is appended a roster of its members., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
4 p. A typed memo calling for a meeting of the President's Committee on Racism, to which is appended a roster of its members., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
1 p. A memo from University of Oregon President Arthur S. Flemming to Dr. Robert E. Agger regarding the establishment of a President's Committee on Racism as a response to requests by the Black Student Union to address racial issues on campus., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
1 p. A typed letter to University of Oregon President Arthur S. Fleming from Johnny Holloway, the president of the UO's Black Student Union, dated April 15, 1968. The letter thanks President Fleming and his staff for the cooperation his office extended to the BSU during the aftermath of the death of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and expresses the hope that this cooperation will continue into the future to help solve some of the racial problems on campus., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
6 p. A typed letter and list of grievances and demands relating to racism and underrepresentation of African American perspectives in the University of Oregon community, signed by the president of the Black Student Union, Johnny Holloway., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
1 p. A typed program of events for a memorial service at the University of Oregon for Dr. Martin Luther King supported by the Black Student Union., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
2 p. A typed letter from University of Oregon President Arthur Flemming and Acting Secretary of the Faculty Herbert Penny on behalf of the faculty of the UO to President Lyndon B. Johnson regarding policies on violation of Military Selective Service Act., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
5 p. A typed memo from University of Oregon Professor Arthur Pearl to University President Flemming regarding his opinions on some of the underlying factors concerning racial tensions on campus., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
1 p. Typed minutes of the Committee of Educational Experimentation, Innovation, and Improvement dated February 12, 1968., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
3 p. A memo from University of Oregon personnel director Jack Steward dated January 15, 1968 to University President Flemming regarding a memo from Profressor Girardeau refusing to comply with a request for information regarding minority staffing. Also inclosed is a copy of Girardeau's memo dated January 5, 1968., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
5 p. The first 5 pages of a report made by the University of Oregon's Committee on Racism to examine the feasiblity of creating a Black Studies program., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
8 p. A typed letter from University of Oregon President Arthur Flemming to ASUO President F. Scott Farleigh in response to Farleigh's memo regarding the ASUO's decision to form a committee to investigate housing discrimination on campus., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
1 p. Typed memo from F. Scott Farleigh of the ASUO to University of Oregon President Flemming about the ASUO establishing a committee to investigate housing discrimination on campus., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
2 p. A typed news release regarding a 30 day deadline, by which time the Sigma Chi fraternity chapters of the University of Oregon and Oregon State University must demonstrate why their charters should not be withdrawn for faliure to comply with Oregon Board of Higher Education non-discrimination policies., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
4 p. A typed letter from University of Oregon President Arthur Flemming to Oregon Circuit Court Judge Charles H. Foster regarding the University's position on free speech and academic freedom. Also included is a handwritten draft of page 3., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
2 p. A typed letter from Circuit Court Judge Charles H. Foster to University of Oregon President Arthur S. Flemming, dated July 30, 1967. Foster is following up a previous letter to Flemming, addressing his concerns about Professor John Howard's activities., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
1 p. A typed correspondence from University of Oregon President Arthur Flemming to Circuit Court Judge Charles H. Foster regarding UO Professor Howard., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
7 p. A typed draft of a proposed national statement, written in 1967 by an ad hoc committee composed of several representatives from various academic organizations. The statement addresses the rights and freedoms of students as members of the academic community., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
2 p. A handwritten letter from Circuit Court Judge Charles H. Foster to University of Oregon President Arthur S. Flemming, dated June 27, 1967. In the note Foster is expressing his concerns about the conduct of Profressor John Howard and his perception that Howard is promoting violation of the law as a means of change., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
1 p. A typed joint statement by Oregon State University President James Jensen and University of Oregon President Arthur Flemming regarding discrimination policies in fraternities and sororities., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
1 p. A typed response from Jarold Kieffer, Assistant to University of Oregon President Flemming to ASUO President Drummonds' letter regarding their discussion of Black Power., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
3 p. A news release on University of Oregon News Bureau letterhead regarding a new policy statement of the UO Student Publications Board. The policy states that the university will not be held responisble for censoring individual student publications, yet urges students to maintain high standards in their publications., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
2 p. A letter typed on ASUO letterhead with handwritten corrections, regarding the impact of Stokely Carmichael and the Black power movement., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
13 p. Official report of the University of Oregon School Desegregation Training & Research Institute by Clyde DeBerry transmitted January 10, 1967., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
1 p. Page three of a larger typed statement by the University of Oregon faculty regarding the close relationship between administration and faculty., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
4 p. 2 printed forms from the United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, (one for undergraduates, one for graduate students,) with the blanks typed-in, completed by the University of Oregon's Business Manager, W.N. McLaughlin, reporting the UO's compliance with the Civil Rights Act of 1964 for the Fall term of 1967., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
3 p. A typed memo from Dean of Men, Robert L. Bowlin, to University of Oregon President, Arthur S. Flemming, discussing a student movement to establish a "free university" within the University of Oregon., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
7 p. Typed draft with handwritten corrections of a speech by University of Oregon President Arthur Flemming at School Desegregation Traning and Research Institute at the University of Oregon on July 22, 1966., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
2 p. Typed letter from University of Oregon President Flemming to George Mather, Director of the Iowa Center for Education in Politics in regards to the UO's policies concerning political activities on campus., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
1 p. A memorandum typed on University of Oregon Office of Student Affairs letterhead with handwritten notes and a Received stamp from the UO Office of the President, sent by Bob Bowlin, Dean of Men, to UO President Flemming on April 29, 1966, regarding the apparent increase of illegal drug use (principally marijuana and LSD) by University students., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
1 p. A letter to University of Oregon President Arthur S. Flemming from Dean Orlando J. Hollis, Chairman of the Faculty Senate and Dean of the School of Law. The letter is dated March 17, 1966, and is typed on UO School of Law letterhead. In the letter, Hollis is requesting, on behalf of the Faculty Senate, that President Fleming provide an update to the Senate at their next meeting, March 30, regarding the current status of the investigation of Sigma Chi fraternity's discriminatory practices., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
3 p. A memorandum typed on University of Oregon Office of Student Affairs letterhead with a received stamp from the UO Office of the President, sent on January 25, 1966 by Bob Bowlin, Dean of Men, to UO President Flemming, regarding illegal drug use by University students, to which is appended a report on the topic by Captain O.V. Glenn of the Eugene Police Department; the subject is not yet perceived as a major problem., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
3 p. A typed response dated December 23, 1965 on Sigma Chi Fraternity letterhead from Grand Consul and President of Sigma Chi, Bolon Turner, to University of Oregon President Arthur Flemming regarding the fraternity's membership selection requirements., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
4 p. A typed letter from Lyle M. Nelson, director of University Relations at Stanford University, to University of Oregon President Arthur S. Flemming regarding the status of the Stanford chapter of the Sigma Chi fraternity, which lost is national charter by admitting minority members., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
3 p. A typed letter to Judge Bolon B. Turner, president of the Sigma Chi Corporation, from University of Oregon President Arthur S. Flemming and Oregon State University President James H. Jensen, jointly. The letter, dated November 11, 1965, is on the letterhead of the Oregon State Board of Higher Education. Flemming and Jensen provide a summary of the Oregon State Board of Higher Education's policy to withdraw recognition of any fraternity or sorority that restricts membership on the basis of race or religion and cite several clauses from the fraternity's constitution that seem to be at odds with the Board's policy. The letter invites Judge Turner to offer his views on the matter and to respond to several questions., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
3 p. A memorandum to University of Oregon President Arthur S. Fleming from Dean Orlando J. Hollis, dated August 18, 1965, and typed on UO School of Law letterhead. The memo is a report to President Fleming from the ad hoc committee (comprised of Dean Hollis, Professor Robert Campbell, and Dean Donald DuShane) detailing their examination and conclusions of the Sigma Chi Fraternity's compliance with the policies of the Oregon State Board of Higher Education and the University of Oregon. In short, the committee concluded that this fraternity was not in compliance with the requirement that fraternities and sororities shall not restrict their memberships on the basis of race or religion. The memo also states that previous statements from President Fleming about the compliance of this fraternity were not accurate., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
2 p. Typed letter from Dean of Student Donald DuShane to University of Oregon President Arthur Flemming regarding racial discrimination within the Sigma Chi Fraternity., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
2 p. A typed response from University of Oregon President Arthur Flemming to Howard Spalding discussing an article published in the New York Times regarding the University's allowance of political discussions concerning the Vietnam war., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
1 p. A typed letter from University of Oregon President Arthur Flemming to Sargent Shriver, Director of the Office of Economic Opportunity about a proposal in which the University would work with low income students who are not presently qualified to enter a college or university., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
4 p. A typed memo with enclosed statement from University of Oregon President Arthur Flemming to Sargent Shriver, Director of the Peace Corps regarding the University's participation in the Office of Economic Opportunity program., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
2 p. A statement made by President Flemming regarding the University of Oregon's Economic Opportunity programs and the University's compliance with the Economic Opportunity Act., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
2 p. A typed letter dated May 12, 1965 on Mount Vernon High School letterhead from Principal Howard Spalding to University of Oregon President Arthur Flemming expressing his opinion about teaching versus propoganda. His letter was a response to a New York Times article "Vietnam comes to the Oregon U"., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
3 p. A typed memo from Sigma Chi Grand Consul Harry Wade to members of Sigma Chi regarding the financial damage to the fraternity that would be caused if universities decided to remove Sigma Chi chapters from campus., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
3 p. A typed open letter on Sigma Chi Fraternity letterhead dated May 4, 1965 from Grand Consul and President Harry Wade to college administrators on all campuses at which Sigma Chi maintains chapters, regarding the charter suspension at Stanford University. Also enclosed is a letter to Wade from the Stanford chapter dated March 10, 1964., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
2 p. A typed question-and-answer document dated April 21, 1965, with handwritten amendments regarding a Vietnam protest meeting to be held on April 23, 1965., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
4 p. Typed memo from Gerald K. Bogen, director of admissions to Barry M. Siegel, professor of economics regarding a meeting that Bogen attended in Portland, Oregon on the issue of inclusion and equality for minority students in the higher education system., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
1 p. A typed memo with some handwritten notes from University of Oregon President Arthur Flemming to Professor Robert Agger regarding financial aid for two minority students., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
2 p. An excerpt from an American Association of University Professors (AAUP) report on higher education for minority groups, detailing a proposal for allocating resources that would make higher education more accessible to disadvantaged or minority high school students., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
3 p. 3 typed letters with signatures, indicating the need for financial aid for negro students, Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
7 p. A memo from Barry Siegel, member of an ad hoc committee of the American Association of University Professors, to several members of the University of Oregon faculty regarding an enclosed draft of a proposed program for higher education for the culturally deprived., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
1 p. A typed addemdum to a memo from Gerald Bogen to Barry Siegel regarding statistics on racial demographics and grade point averages at Jefferson High School., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
1 p. A typed memo dated April 7, 1964 from University of Oregon economics Professor Barry Siegel to members of an American Association of University Professors committee reminding them of a meeting on April 13, 1964 to discuss Bogen's report., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
1 p. A typed memo from Gerald K. Bogen, assistant director of admissions, to Acting University of Oregon President Flemming, signed and with handwritten additions; prefacing a memo prepared by the author on his fact-finding visit to Portland to learn about the recruitment of negro students., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
4 p. Typed memo from Gerald K. Bogen, director of admissions to Barry M. Siegel, professor of economics regarding a meeting that Bogen attended in Portland, Oregon on the issue of inclusion and equality for minority students in the higher education system; has Received stamp from Office of President, University of Oregon., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
1 p. A typed memo dated March 5, 1964 on Department of Economics letterhead from Barry Siegel to committee members of the American Association of University Professors reminding them of a meeting with President Flemming to discuss the development of oppportunities for Black students., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
1 p. A typed letter from David Freeman to Jarold Kiefer from the University of Oregon President's Office replying to Kiefer's inquiry about a possible author to write a magazine article on Negro colleges., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
5 p. Typewritten 3 page proposed memorandum from Dean of Faculties Robert D. Clark to deans and department heads regarding employment of African-Americans. Also includes 1 page request for approval from presidential assistant Jarold Kieffer to President Arthur S. Fleming and 1 page handwritten note from Clark to Flemming requesting approval of the memorandum., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
9 p. A complete text of the 1963 version of the University of Oregon Student Conduct Code, which defined the goals of the University, how student conduct should reflect these goals, and disciplinary actions to be taken in cases of misconduct., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
2 p. A typed memo from University of Oregon President Arthur Flemming to the student newspaper the Oregon Daily Emerald regarding the ruling by the Oregon State Board of Education that the University shall not recognize any fraternity or sorority that restricts its membership on the basis of race or religion., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
11 p. A typed report on participation in the African Scholarhip Program of American Universities., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
1 p. A typed letter on State of Oregon Bureau of Labor letterhead from Labor Commissioner, Norman O. Nilsen, to University of Oregon President, Arthur Flemming, regarding the adoption of a non-discrimination policy for off-campus student housing., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
1 p. A typed letter from Donald DuShane, Dean of Students, to University of Oregon President, Arthur Flemming, reporting the progress of the elimination of racially and religious discriminatory clauses from the constitutions of fraternities and sororities at the University of Oregon., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
2 p. First page is a typed letter from Dean of Students, Donald DuShane, to University of Oregon President, Arthur Flemming, concerning the racial discrimination in the off-campus housing of minority students. The second page contains the December 15, 1961 minutes from a Committee on Dormitory and Housing Policy meeting., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
1 p. A typed response letter from University of Oregon President Arthur Flemming to Oregon Commissioner of Labor Norman Nilsen regarding discrimination in student housing., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
1 p. A typed letter on State of Oregon Bureau of Labor letterhead from Commissioner of Labor, Norman O. Nilsen, to University of Oregon President, Arthur Flemming, regarding an investigation of racial discrimination in off-campus housing conducted by the Oregon Student Senate. Nilsen notes that the Civil Rights Division of the Bureau of Labor will conduct further investigation unless the university considers adopting a non-discrimination policy for off-campus housing adverstised through the UO., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
2 p. A typed letter to the UO Office of Student Affairs, exhorting Dean Donald DuShane that, despite his statement, the University of Oregon's policy regarding discrimination in housing needs to be explicitly stated to landlords seeking a listing with the univeristy, and citing the relevant Oregon legal statute., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
3 p. A typed letter and a printed brochure from the African Language and Area Center of Michigan State University. Director Eugene Jacobson sent this letter to many universities, including the University of Oregon to advertise the program and it's unique partnership with Nigerian scholars., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
2 p. Typed comments of William C. Jones on the "state of of the university" during his period as Acting President., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
1 p. A typed motion by the Oregon State Board of Higher Education to the University of Oregon and Oregon State University directing them to withdraw recognition from any fraternity or sorority using race or religion to discriminate its membership., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
1 p. A typed letter on plain stationery paper from University of Oregon Acting President William C. Jones to State Representative Robert B. Duncan, dated April 14, 1961. Jones is thanking the Congressman for sending him copies of his correspondence with Sigma Chi Fraternity., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
1 p. A typed document on letterhead from the State of Oregon House of Representatives written by Speaker Robert B. Duncan to William T. Bringham, Secretary of the Sigma Chi Corporation regarding allegations of racial discrimination in Sigma Chi., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
1 p. Copy of a typed "Personal and Confidential" letter from William T. Bringham, Secretary of Sigma Chi Corporation, to Robert B. Duncan, Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives, regarding allegations of racial discrimination in Sigma Chi., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
1 p. A typed letter from Robert B. Duncan, Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives to the Sigma Chi Fraternity questioning their policy of racial discrimination and if it is indeed their policy, to remove his name from their membership roster., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
1 p. A typed cover letter to Acting University of Oregon President Charles Jones from Philip Hoehn of the Crown Zellerbach Foundation regarding enclosed letters of notification for renewal of Crown Zellerbach Foundation scholarship grants to the University of Oregon., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
1 p. A typed letter from University of Oregon Acting President William C. Jones to Joseph M. McDaniel, Jr. of the Ford Foundation. In this letter, dated July 5, 1960, Jones thanked McDaniel for the Foundation's grant funding to establish an international studies program at UO., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
2 p. A typed letter to University of Oregon President O. Meredith Wilson from Joseph M. McDaniel, Jr., from the Ford Foundation. The one page letter, dated June 30, 1960, is notifying Wilson that the Foundation has approved the UO's proposal for an international studies grant. The letter is accompanied by a one page document detailing the Foundation's terms of the grant., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
10 p. A typed proposal for a program to provide educational opportunities to culturally deprived students, including a review of developments leading up to the proposal., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
11 p. A typed document presented to the administration of the University of Oregon discussing the history of the Committee on Racism and the work of this committee, along with the Academic Affairs Sub-Committee to develop and secure funding for a Black Studies program., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.