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English Department Faculty Personnel Records

 Collection
Identifier: 11/3/11/13

  • Staff Only
  • No requestable containers

Scope and Contents

This series, filling nine and one-half boxes, contains English department faculty personnel records dating from 1934 through 1981. Tenured and non-tenured faculty, visiting professors and part-time instructors are represented. Typically found within folders are: copies of letters of appointment; salary notifications; some teaching and curricular materials; letters of recommendation; placement materials; and correspondence pertaining to leaves of absence, sabbaticals, grants, research, teaching, and related matters. A few folders of appointment notifications for part-time instructors and lecturers of introductory courses are arranged at the front of the series.

Addition, Boxes 11-15 This addition, filling four and one-half boxes, is comprised of English department faculty personnel records dating from about 1964 through 1983. The records are arranged in folders for individual members of the faculty. The files are alphabetized by faculty members' surnames. Tenured and non-tenured faculty, as well as visiting professors and part-time faculty are represented. Generally found within the folders are: letters of appointment, salary notifications, some teaching materials, recommendations, and correspondence.

Addition, Boxes 16-17 This addition, filling one and one-half boxes, is composed of English department faculty personnel records dating from about 1978 through 1978. The records are arranged in folders, for individual members of the faculty. The files are alphabetized by faculty members' surnames. Tenured and non-tenured faculty, as well as part-time faculty, are represented. Found within the folders are: letters of appointment, salary notification some teaching materials, recommendations and correspondence.

Dates

  • 1934-1981

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Restricted; consultation with University Archivist required prior to use.

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is stored at a remote campus location and requires two business days advance notice for retrieval. Please contact the McCormick Library at specialcollections@northwestern.edu or 847-491-3635 for more information or to schedule an appointment to view the collection.

Extent

17.00 Boxes

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

This series contains English department faculty personnel records dating from 1934 through 1981. Tenured and non-tenured faculty, visiting professors and part-time instructors are represented. Typically found within folders are: copies of letters of appointment; salary notifications; some teaching and curricular materials; letters of recommendation; placement materials; and correspondence pertaining to leaves of absence, sabbaticals, grants, research, teaching, and related matters.

Arrangement Note

The records are arranged in individualized files on each member of the faculty. The files are alphabetized according to faculty members' surnames.

Method of Acquisition

The English department transferred these records to the University Archives on August 22, 1983 (Accession #83-167).

Processing Information

Kevin B. Leonard and Mary Ann Webber; November 22, 1983.

Title
Guide to the English Department Faculty Personnel Records
Author
Kevin B. Leonard and Mary Ann Webber
Date
10/11/1984
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
eng

Library Details

Part of the Northwestern University Archives Repository

Contact:
Deering Library, Level 3
1970 Campus Dr.
Evanston IL 60208-2300 US
847-491-3635