Accreditation and Institutional Eligibility Staff, 1974

Materials include correspondence, memoranda, minutes, agendas, proposals, notes, reports, and newspaper clippings.

The Assistant to the President material (Boxes 21-23, Folders 725-776 and Box 48, Folder 2191) was generated by John B. Whitla (Director of Personnel 1963 and Assistant to the President 1964-1967), Philip Boyd (Assistant to the President 1965-1970, 1972-1974; Acting Dean of the Law School 1971; and Secretary of the Board of Trustees 1975), and Donald W. Lovejoy (Administrative Assistant 1962-1963; Assistant to the President 1964; Chair of the Evening Liberal Arts Program 1965; and Assistant Dean of University College 1966-1970).  Most of the information consists of proposals, preliminary studies, progress reports, and background information on the feasibility of establishing various academic programs, such as Boston-Bouve College, a medical school, and an educational development center.  Other proposal information is located with Grants (Box 28, Folders 986-1003 and Box 42, Folder 1827).

The Vietnam Conflict files (Boxes 42-43, Folders 1869-1904, Box 48, Folders 2201-2207, and Box 49) cover student unrest both at NU and nationally.  ASK kept extensive informational files (Box 43, Folders 1885-1898 and Box 48, Folders 2204-2206) on events that were taking place on college and university campuses around the country.  General events relating to campus unrest at NU are filed as Vietnam Conflict: Student Unrest: General (Box 43, Folders 1878-1883), and more comprehensive events, organizations, and activities, for example the Student Strike and Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) are filed as such.  Additional information on student unrest is included in Newspaper Clippings (Boxes 37-40, Folders 1670-1745), ROTC (Box 42, Folder 1819),and Faculty Senate (Box 27, Folders 919, 932, 938, 945-946).

Information about African-American students is mainly found under Students (Box 42, Folders 1848-1853, Box 43, Folders 1871-1872,  and Box 48, Folder 2202), Newspaper Clippings (Box 37, Folders 1672-1678), and Negro (Box 37, Folders 1664-1668).  Additional areas of interest in the Subject Files series include the Drop-out School (Box 26, Folder 869) and Grants (Box 28, Folders 988-989, 995, 998, and Box 42, Folder 1827).

The "Handbook of College and University Administration" (Revision) (Boxes 28-30, Folders 1010-1113 and Box 48, Folders 2193-2197) consists of information relating to various colleges and departments, student activities, student unrest, and other administrative and academic topics.  ASK used both NU generated information (correspondence, memoranda, brochures, etc.) and materials he gathered from outside sources for the revision.

ASK was editor-in-chief of the "International Encyclopedia of Higher Education" (IEHE) (Jossey-Bass, 1977) from 1972 through the publication of the ten volume work in 1977.  He also authored four articles and the preface to the IEHE.  The bulk of the IEHE material in Office of the President (Knowles) is correspondence between the staff and prospective advisors, consultants, and authors (see Advisors and Consultants, Box 30, Folders 1116-1124; Board of Consultants, Box 30, Folders 1125-1142; and Contributors, Boxes 30-34, Folders 1143-1562).  Also included is correspondence between the staff and Jossey-Bass Publishers (San Francisco), who published the IEHE (see Correspondence: Jossey-Bass  Publishers, Box 34-35, Folders 1587-1602).  Documentation of the evolution and progress of the IEHE can be found under History of the Encyclopedia (Box 36 Folders 1635-1638), Progress Reports, 1974-76 (Box 36, Folder 1653), Staff Meetings, Minutes, 1973-75 (Box 36, Folders 1656), and in contents lists from various stages of the project (see Lists, Box 36, Folders 1639-1648).

Commencement and Honorary Degree materials (Boxes 23-24, Folders 784-834) are filed together under Commencement, 1960-1974.   Folders contain copies of speeches, correspondence, memoranda, newspaper clippings, citations, commencement committee minutes, and biographical information on individuals receiving an honorary degree.  Files were kept on honorary degree prospects as well as recipients.

Faculty Senate (Box 27, Folders 910-948) contain correspondence, memoranda, minutes, and reports.  Topics include student unrest, changes in the grading system, admissions procedures, University organization, department information, and other administrative matters.

The bulk of Faculty (Boxes 26-27, Folders 883-909, 949-950)  consists of correspondence (A-Z, 1960-1975) with or about a particular faculty member, concerning appointment, pension, promotion, and retirement.

Fraternities (Box 28, Folders 955-985) contains information relating to honor, social, and professional societies at NU.  The information includes correspondence, memoranda, brochures, journals, rosters, and other materials related to the establishment of the fraternity and special events sponsored by them.  Also found in Fraternities are women's social groups (Box 28, Folders 962-963, 966).

Reserve Officer's Training Corps (ROTC), (Boxes 41-42, Folders 1801-1821 and Box 48, Folder 2200) comprises correspondence, memoranda, articles, newspaper clippings, study committee reports, rosters, policy statements, and other materials related to ROTC both at NU and nationally.  The topics covered are mainly administrative issues.  Anti-ROTC material collected by ASK is also located here.  A substantial amount of ROTC information is also found in Vietnam Conflict: Student Unrest (Boxes 42-43, Folders 1869-1904) and with Newspaper Clippings: Reserve Officer's Training Corps (Box 40, Folder 1727).