Finding Aid for the Edward Kidder Graham, Jr. Records, 1950-1956

Descriptive Summary

Creator

Edward Kidder Graham, Jr., b. 1911

Title

Edward Kidder Graham, Jr. Records, 1950-1956

Collection Number

UA 2.4

Extent

10 linear feet (20 boxes)

Abstract

The original filing system used by Graham was a general alphabetical arrangement using the first two letters of the name. For instance, names beginning with "B" were filed separately under Ba, Be, Bl, Bo, Br, and Bu. However, in order to facilitate research, the papers have now been arranged in an exact alphabetical order. All records are filed by calendar year, rather than academic year. Correspondence about a faculty member, department or organization is usually filed under the name of the faculty member department or organization, rather than under the name of the letter's author. Those responses from Graham that are on low quality, yellow carbon paper have been separated from the originals in order to prevent deterioration of the original. The copies are filed in alphabetical order, as the original correspondence is, in the back of the folder with the originals.

These records are the working papers of the Chancellor's Office during Graham's administration. Some of the filing is obvious as described above, but other parts are not so straightforward. Committee papers are usually filed together for an entire year under "Committees." Similarly, reports and correspondence of departments are usually under "Departments." For most years, a list of faculty changes, resignations and new appointments, is filed under the name of the President or Acting President of the Consolidated University. Most of the material concerning the budget is filed under "Budget" for the appropriate year.

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research.

Copyright Notice

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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Edward Kidder Graham, Jr. Records, UA 2.4, University Archives and Manuscripts, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

Acquisitions Information

Boxes 1-20, the official records of the Office of the Chancellor of the College were stored at various places on campus before being transferred to the University Archives. The biographical information in Box 20 was originally in the vertical file in the University Archives.

Processing Information

Processed by University Archives Staff
Finding aid updated in September 2007 by Dean Rhoades

Biographical Note

Edward Kidder Graham, Jr., son of Edward Kidder and Susan Moses Graham, was born in Chapel Hill on January 3l, l9ll. He was a member of a prominent educational family. His father served as president of the University of North Carolina during World War I and his uncle, Frank Porter Graham, was president of the Consolidated University of North Carolina for a number of years.

Both of Graham's parents died while he was a boy, and he was raise by his aunt and uncle, Louis and Mildred Moses Graves. Louis Graves was founder and publisher of the Chapel Hill Weekly. Graham attended public school in Chapel Hill and secondary school at the Asheville School for Boys and Woodberry Forest, Orange, Virginia. A l933 graduate of the University of North Carolina, he received his A.M. degree (Medieval History) from Carolina in l934 and his PhD. (History) from Cornell University in l938.

Graham began his professional career at Cornell as assistant to the president, l937-l940. Later he was acting secretary (l940-l94l) and secretary of the university (l94l-l947). He went to Washington University in l947 as assistant Dean of Faculties. He became Dean of Faculties in l948, a position he held until l950 when he was unanimously selected as the Chancellor of the Woman's College.

Upon leaving Woman's College in l956, Graham became dean of the College of Liberal Arts at Boston University. In l962 he was appointed vice chancellor for academic affairs at the University of Denver. The following year he became President of the College Association of the Finger Lakes, Corning, New York, resigning in July l964 to become dean of the faculty at Kingsborough Community College in Brooklyn. In l965 he became consultant to the president at Hampton Institute in Virginia, where he remained until l97l. He served as consultant in international studies at New York State University, Albany, from l97l-l972. He died in Elsmere, New York, on March 13, l976. For further biographical information, see Box 20 of the papers.

Collection Arrangement

1. College Records
2. Biographical Material

Papers are arranged chronologically within each series.

Detailed Description of Collection

1. College Records

Box 1
General Correspondence A-H, 1950
Alumnae Association
Budget
Building
Committees
Departments
Faculty
Gordon Gray

Box 2
General Correspondence I-Z, 1950
General Correspondence A-B, 1951
Administrative Code
Alumnae Association
Board of Trustees

Box 3
General Correspondence C-F, 1951
Budget
Building
Committees
Departments
Faculty

Box 4
General Correspondence G-N, 1951
General Education
General Education Committee
Billy Graham
Gordon Gray

Box 5
General Correspondence O-Z, 1951
General Correspondence A-B, 1952
Board of Trustees

Box 6
General Correspondence C-F, 1952
Budget
Committees
Departments (Art-Graduate School)
Departments (Health-Sociology)

Box 7
General Correspondence G-O, 1952
Faculty
Gordon Gray

Box 8
General Correspondence P-Z, 1952

Box 9
General Correspondence A-E, 1953
Association of Higher Education
Board of Trustees
Budget
Committees
Departments
Departmental Annual Reports (Art - Student Activities)

Box 10
General Correspondence F-M, 1953
General Education
Gordon Gray

Box 11
General Correspondence N-Z, 1953
General Correspondence A-B, 1954

Box 12
General Correspondence C-D, 1954
Board of Trustees
Budget
Committees
Departments

Box 13
General Correspondence E-M, 1954
Faculty

Box 14
General Correspondence N-Z, 1954

Box 15
General Correspondence A-C, 1955
Board of Trustees
Board of Higher Education
Budget
Committees

Box 16
General Correspondence D-G, 1955
Departments (Art-Drama)
Departments (Economics-Home Economics)
Departments (Math-Sociology)
Gordon Gray

Box 17
General Correspondence H-S, 1955

Box 18
General Correspondence T-Z, 1955
Television
General Correspondence A-D, 1956
Budget
Committees

Box 19
General Correspondence E-Z, 1956
Departments

2. Biographical Materials

Box 20
Biographical Information
Photographs
Addresses/Speeches/Reports
Newspaper Clippings