Faculty minutes and records, 1822-1967, bulk 1822-1957

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Summary

Creator:
University of Georgia. Faculty
Date:
1822-1967, bulk 1822-1957
Extent:
8.5 Linear Feet (8 boxes)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Faculty minutes and records, UA0149, University Archives, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection includes minutes, reports and support documents dating from 1822 to 1967. The faculty minutes for 1846 to 1850 and 1890 to 1902 are missing and may have been destroyed in the Library fire of 1904. In addition, the collection is missing the minutes from 1934 through 1944 but does include the ones from 1945 through 1957. There are also a few minutes from 1958 to 1967.

The faculty records relate to matters regarding curriculum, self-governance, administration functions and student discipline. They date from 1894 through 1909.

Biographical / historical:

The University of Georgia was incorporated by an act of the General Assembly on January 27, 1785 but did not hold classes until 1801. The early curriculum placed a heavy emphasis on traditional classical studies but gradually grew to offer such subjects as legal and agricultural studies. In the school's early years, the faculty were considered a body whose judicial duties ranked a close second to its teaching duties. Working closely with the President (Chancellor), the faculty members were kept busy monitoring both the academic and (often riotous) social activities of their young charges. From the first graduating class of 1804, the University has expanded into seventeen colleges and schools, plus auxiliary divisions that carry out the school's missions of teaching, research and service.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged into 2 series: minutes and reports.

Access and use restrictions

Preferred citation:

Faculty minutes and records, UA0149, University Archives, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.