By Finding aid prepared by Elizabeth Nielsen.
Title: Don E. McIlvenna Papers, 1970-1978
Predominant Dates: 1974-1978
ID: MSS McIlvenna
Primary Creator: McIlvenna, Don Edward (1929-)
Extent: 1.6 cubic feet. More info below.
Languages of Materials: English [eng]
The Don E. McIlvenna Papers consist of materials generated and assembled by McIlvenna in his work as an Oregon State University faculty member. The bulk of the materials document the research and writing, with his History Department colleague Darold Wax, of a report on faculty salaries in the Oregon State University College of Liberal Arts, An Essay on the Collegial Relationship: Salary Symbols and Services in the College of Liberal Arts; the campus debate sparked by its release; and subsequent changes at OSU. In addition to statistical data and various drafts of the report, the Papers include correspondence, grant proposals, newspaper clippings, notes, publications and reports, and McIlvenna's testimony before the State Board of Higher Education in 1976 The materials document a review of the College of Liberal Arts' instructional program by the Oregon State Board of Higher Education and the Board's 1976 reversal of the 1932 ban on graduate programs in social sciences and humanities at OSU.
The collection also includes clippings pertaining to the establishment of a interdisciplinary graduate program in Northwest Studies; student evalutions of McIlvenna's teaching; and a conference paper.
More Extent Information: 2 boxes
Statement on Access: Collection is open for research.
Acquisition Note: Materials were transferred from the History Department in 2007.
Related Materials: The College of Liberal Arts Records (RG 143) include materials from the Dean's Office, primarily for the 1960s through early 1970s, as well as the records of individual departments in the college, including the History Department. The Special Collections and Archives Research Center holdings also include the papers of several history faculty members, including the John B. Horner Papers (MSS Horner), David B. King Papers (MSS KingD), and William G. Robbins Papers (MSS Robbins).
Preferred Citation: Don E. McIlvenna Papers (MSS McIlvenna), Oregon State University Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.
Processing Information: This collection is not fully processed; this guide is preliminary.
McIlvenna, Don Edward (1929-)
Wax, Darold D.
History--Study and teaching (Higher)--Oregon.
McIlvenna, Don Edward, 1929-
Oregon State Board of Higher Education
Oregon State System of Higher Education
Oregon State University. College of Liberal Arts
Oregon State University. Department of History
Universities and colleges--Faculty--Salaries, etc.--Oregon.
University History
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