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.
20 p. Documents from the University of Oregon Office of Affirmative Action to University President Robert Clark regarding revisions to the University's policy statement on Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action. Included is a memo from the Office of Affirmative Action, the four revised pages, and the entire statement in its original form., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
2 p. Typed meeting minutes with handwritten notes on the back regarding the agenda of the newly formed organization 'Students, Staff, and Faculty of Business Administration for Getting Out Now'., 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 Graduate Teaching Fellow James Hicks to University of Oregon President Robert D. Clark concerning the proposed Educational Services Office., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
3 p. A typed version with partial text of a speech given by University of Oregon President Robert D. Clark welcoming John Hay Fellows and guests to the University of Oregon campus for the Summer Institute in the Humanities. The speech discusses the Institute's director, Dr. Charles Keller, and trends in education., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
3 p. A typed memo from Erb Memorial Union Director Richard Reynolds to Gerald Bogen regarding a J.C. Penny charge card opened and used by the University of Oregon Black Student Union., 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.
6 p. A draft of a form letter by University of Oregon President O. Meredith Wilson to respond to the high volume of complaints regarding the theatrical production of "Look Back in Anger" by John Osborne, Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
5 p. A single page memo from Leon Panetta, director for the Office of Civil Rights of the United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare to university and college presidents participating in federal assistance programs regarding the attached sample copy of the 1970 Compliance Report of Institutions of Higher Education under Title Vi of the Civil Rights Act of 1964., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
1 p. A typed letter on University of Oregon Office of Public Services letterhead from Willard Thompson, director of public services, to J. Spencer Carson, director of admissions regarding changes in admission standards to accept out-of-state children of UO alumni under in-state admissions requirements, as well as granting probationary admission to all veterans of military service., 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.
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.
1 p. A typewritten statement by President Robert D. Clark regarding a scheduled anti-war protest on October 14, 1972. Organizers of this event, under the auspices of the October 14 Coalition Against the Vietnam War, requested that a football game scheduled for the same day be cancelled in support of the demonstration. Clark condoned a peaceful protest against the war, but declined to cancel the football game., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
1 p. A typed letter to UO President Robert Clark on State of Oregon Department of Justice letterhead, signed by Attorney General Lee Johnson, citing violated statues in repsonse to President Clark's inquiry as to the University's legal position regarding the occupation of of Johnson Hall by student protestors., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
1 p. A typed memorandum noting the approval of funding for the Black Arts Festival, with instructions regarding the distribution of income from the event., 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.
1 p. A typed interoffice memo from Donald Warfield to University of Oregon President Johnson and Assistant to the President Ray Hawk regarding a letter of dispute to Arthur Esslinger., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
1 p. A typed letter from Cornell University mathematics professor Stephen U. Chase to the University of Oregon Office of the President, inquiring about African and Afro-American studies here and at other colleges and universities; signed and with some hand-written routing notes., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
1 p. A typed summary of progress made on Affirmative Action goals, briefly noting difficulties encountered, and affirming determination of purpose; signed by University of Oregon President Robert D. Clark; document is apparently a page from another document., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
10 p. A printed document with some handwritten additions, this A.C.E. special report discusses possible violations of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by American colleges and universities establishing Black Studies programs., 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 draft of a statement written by University of Oregon President Robert D. Clark in regard to the university's participation in a nation-wide moratorium against the Vietnam War, occuring on October 15, 1969., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
1 p. Typed letter from Edwin M. Crawford, director of the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges to Acting-President of the University of Oregon, Charles Johnson, regarding the University's receipt of the Egerton report "State Universities and Black Americans.", Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
1 p. A telegram from Oregon state senator, Poly Schedeen, to University of Oregon president, Robert D. Clark, supporting Clark's actions in the wake of episodes of student unrest on the UO campus., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
1 p. Statement by University of Oregon President Robert D. Clark encouraging students and faculty to take part in a peace effort scheduled for May 5, 1971., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
1 p. A typed document from the Committe on Political Concerns discussing how the University of Oregon might provide students and faculty with opportunities to discuss and participate in political issues and activities surrounding the 1970 general elections., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
4 p. typed speech by University of Oregon President Robert D. Clark to a conference of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education regarding who should govern the university campus., 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 memo from the Black Student Union of the University of Oregon to President Robert D. Clark, regarding appointment of Johnny C. Holloway to the position of Director of Minority Relations, with hand-written notes., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
2 p. A typed draft of a speech with hand-written corrections by University of Oregon President Robert D. Clark. The speech addressed student protestors taking part in the Johnson Hall Sit-in of April 22-23, 1970., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
1 p. A handwritten note from University of Oregon President Charles E. Johnson, dated December 10, 1968, signed 'CEJ', on informal "President's Office" note paper. Johnson reports that he has spoken with Dean Esslinger about the grievance procedure. The note does not indicate to whom it was intended. The grievance it refers to is Donald Warfield's dispute concerning being charged for some lost gym clothes., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
1 p. A typed letter on University of Oregon School of Education letterhead from Dean Paul Jacobson to President O. Meredith Wilson regarding expansion of the School of Education curriculum in the field of special education., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
1 p. A typed draft of a letter with handwritten notation from University of Oregon President Robert D. Clark, stamped Mar. 19, 1971, to James A. Larpenteur, Jr. The letter responds to Larpenteur's concerns about the funding of the Oregon Student Public Interest Research Group., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
14 p. A typed memorandum from University of Oregon Law Professor Orlando J. Hollis to the Oregon State Board of Higher Education's Chancellor Roy E. Lieuallen, dated May 25, 1970. The memo gives an overview of some recent incidents of student unrest and disruption on campus., 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.
1 p. A typed letter on University of Oregon Publications letterhead from George N. Belknap, University Editor, to Paul B. Jacobson, Dean of the School of Education, responding to Jacobson's request for information on the allocation of work in Special Education., 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.
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.
1 p. A typed letter from Charles Duncan, University of Oregon Dean of Faculties to Deans and Department Heads encouraging them to reserve some vacant faculty positions for non-white candidates when available., 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.
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.
4 p. A typed preliminary report of the ad hoc committee formed to examine the alleged discriminatory denial of admission to students wishing to protest at the ROTC awards ceremony of June 4, 1970., 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.
1 p. A letter of resignation dated June 6, 1969 from Donald Warfield, Director of the Office of Minority Relations to Acting University of Oregon President Charles Johnson., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
9 p. Comments submitted by the University of Oregon to the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare on the Proposed Regulations of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
9 p. A typed statement of grievances and demands to improve the marginalized role of minority faculty and the status of minority students, calling for the administration to put into practice its stated commitment to end discriminatory practices., 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 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 news release on University of Oregon News Bureau letterhead announcing a schedule change in the programming of a 5-day symposium on racism, entitled 'Perspectives on Racism: Brown, and Red'., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
1 p. A typed letter from University of Oregon President Clark to Mr. and Mrs. Franklin J. Summerville, upon the election of their granddaughter, Deborah Barnett, as Vice President of the Associated Students of the U of O., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
11 p. A typed report assembled from comments of the University of Oregon's Upward Bound director regarding the University's Upward Bound Program., 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.
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.
1 p. The original handwritten draft of a statement by President Robert D. Clark acknowledging complaints by the Black Student Union that black students at the University of Oregon were subject to police harrassment by the Eugene Police Department. Clark stated that harrassment for any reason, including race, was against the police of the EPD and the City of Eugene and that these specific allegations would be further investigated., 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.
1 p. A typed letter with handwritten notes to Pres. Johnson regarding the A.A.U.P.'s resolution on the development of ethnic studies programs. Signed by "Jim T.", Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
2 p. Typed comments of ASUO President Eachus criticizing UO President Clark's characterization of the previous day's anti-war protest., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
A half page typed form with handwritten additions and "Received" stamp, reporting to President's Office on activities of Black Panthers in front of ROTC-Vets building and Education annex., 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.
5 p. Pamphlet 70-3 of 'on the record...' an official publication of San Francisco State College consisting of an open letter from Dean of Undergraduate Studies Urban Whitaker concerning the initiation of a new Black Studies program and the problems that have arisen., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
1 p. A typed statement by University of Oregon President Robert D. Clark regarding various activist events in response to a heavy round of U.S. bombing in North Vietnam. Clark states that he supported the organization of a Peace March and the symbolic act of digging 'bomb craters' in front of the ROTC building, but did not support violent and desctructive actions of a small group of students at the demonstration., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
3 p. Statement by University of Oregon Robert D. Clark responding to the proposed development of ethnic studies and programs for disadvantaged minority students., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
6 p. A typed draft of a letter with handwritten corrections, from University of Oregon President Robert Clark to R.E. Lieuallen, Chancellor of the Oregon State System of Higher Education, discussing changes necessary for improving programs for minorities, and procedures for achieving them., 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.
2 p. typed draft of statement from University of Oregon President Robert D. Clark regarding events at Kent State University., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
3 p. A typed program for the conference program "Perspectives on Racism: Brown, Black and Red" held at the University of Oregon from October 19-23, 1970. Inside is a schedule of events for all days, including lists of participants., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
6 p. A typed letter from President O. Meredith Wilson to Chancellor John R. Richards of the State System of Higher Education detailing curricular changes at the University of Oregon, including the addition of Special Education teacher training at the School of Education., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
2 p. handwritten draft statement of University of Oregon Robert D. Clark regarding the student sit-in at Johnson Hall., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
1 p. Typed copy of handwritten bomb threat note and the immediate actions taken by University staff after it was received., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
8 p. A typed memorandum from University of Oregon President Robert D. Clark, dated Dec. 22, 1971, to the University's School and College Deans and Heads of Administrative Support Units on the subject of University-wide Program Priority Analysis. The memo discusses methods of determining priorities in addressing the 1972-73 operating budget and includies a Program Evaluation Form., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
1 p. Typewritten memorandum from President Robert Clark to George Streisinger regarding the location of Office of Minority Affairs and Upward Bound., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
1 p. A typed letter from University of Oregon President Robert D. Clark, dated Mar. 1, 1971, to Mrs. Clara Huggins. The letter responds to Huggins' concerns about the Oregon Student Public Research Interest Group., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
1 p. Typewritten memo from Ray Hawk to President Robert Clark regarding recommendations of the University Security Advisory Committee., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
1 p. A letter typed on University of Oregon Deparment of Religious Studies letterhead from Professor Alfred Bloom to President Robert D. Clark. In the letter Bloom discusses abuse of police power in the removal of student protesters from the Johnson Hall Sit-In of April 22-23, 1970. Bloom witnessed this excessive use of power as faculty observer to the conflict., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
1 p. An invitation, typed on Erb Memorial Union Administrative Office letterhead, to join in the Black Arts Festival, signed by the Fesitval's chairman, outlining the program, and with "President Clark" hand-written in the greeting., 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.
8 p. A typed report by the Oregon State Board of Higher Education's Committee on Academic Affairs reporting on enrollment and funding for programs for disadvantaged minority students, with actual numbers for the 1969-1971 biennium and projections for 1971-1973., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
1 p. A draft of a news release dated April 27, 1970, regarding the ASUO senate's withdrawal of support of the student strike and the senate's call for a campous-wide assembly to address recent episodes of student unrest and political activity., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
1 p. A typed memo from Ray Hawk to University of Oregon President, Robert Clark, responding to a position paper submitted by the Black Graduate Student Council, concerning charges of racist conduct at the University of Oregon., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
2 p. A typed document listing proposed budget reductions for various departments at the University of Oregon, 1971-1973., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
3 p. A photocopy of a statement gived by University of Oregon President Robert D. Clark to the faculty to discuss the administration's response to student protests against the Weyerhaeuser corporation., 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.
2 p. A typed new release on University of Oregon News Bureau letterhead regarding statements made by President Robert D. Clark about the reactions of the public and the university community to a non-reprisal policy for students who participated in a student strike., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
1 p. An open letter from Dorothy Robinson, a librarian at the Northeastern Illinois State College to the University of Oregon inquiring about what programs are offered in Afro-American studies., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
1 p. A typed letter from Associate Dean, Joyce M. Mitchell, to University of Oregon President, Robert D. Clark, voicing her support for a proposed Women's Studies Center., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
4 p. A typewritten statement by President Robert D. Clark to board members regarding the University's policy of neutrality in a labor boycott of certain lettuce growers. Clark discusses the nuances of the subject and encourages the university to stay out of partisan issues, while allowing for individual students and faculty to choose to be politically or social active., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
1 p. A typed letter from University of Oregon President Robert D. Clark, stamped Mar. 30, 1971, to Mrs. Anita B. Hale, regarding her concerns about funding of the Oregon Student Public Interest Research Group (OSPIRG)., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.
2 p. A letter typed on ASUO letterhead, calling on all student organizations (i.e. fraternities and sororities) to certify that their selection processes for members are free of discrimination on the basis of race, religion or color., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.