Presidents of Philander Smith College Collection

Title

Presidents of Philander Smith College Collection

Creator

Philander Smith College, Office of the President

Date

1936-2017

Description

The Presidents of Philander Smith College Collection includes biographical sketches, photographs, correspondence, documentation, strategic plans, reports, publications, programs and inauguration materials produced by or relating to Presidents of the College from its founding to the present.

Subject

Philander Smith College--presidents
Philander Smith College--history

Extent

44 boxes, 10 portraits

Table Of Contents

Box 1: General Info/Presidential Biographies
Taylor, George C. (Correspondence: Pres. George C. Taylor to Mr. B. H. Muldrew, March 2, 1932)

Box 2: Harris, M. L., 1936-1960
Biography, inauguration invitation/schedule of events, correspondence, annual report, obituary

Box 3: Awards

Box 4: Crockett, Roosevelt D., 1960-1964
Correspondence, inaugural recital program, letter of appreciation

Box 5: Dixon, Jr., Ernest T., 1964-1969
Correspondence, accounting report

Box 6: Hazzard, Walter R., 1969-1979
Correspondence

Box 7: Meeting minutes, inauguration program/invitations, reports

Box 8: Shockley, Grant S., 1980-1983
Correspondence

Box 9: Legal documents, reports, inauguration documents, summer session documentation, farewell program

Box 10: Contracts, program reports, Comprehensive Employment and Training Act  (CETA) documentation

Box 11: Carter, Jr. Hazo, 1983-1988
Correspondence

Box 12: Biography, inauguration program, documentation, admissions report

Box 13: Titus, Myer L., 1988-1998
Biography/profiles, correspondence, inauguration documents, reports, photos, news/press coverage scrapbook.

Box 14: Reed, Trudie Kibbe, 1998-2004

Philander Smith College Neighborhood Study, Little Rock, AR, Spring 2002. Arkansas Community Design Center

Box 15: Inauguration materials, A Proposal for the Black Family Studies Program, PSC Strategic Plan 1999-2004, inaugural address, Faculty/Staff Fall Institute 2002 documents

Box 16: Esther Birch Wiley press conference docs, Holy Bible, The Legacy of Dr. Trudie Kibbe Reed

Box 17:Photographs, correspondence, certificates, news articles, biography, publications, reports

Box 18: Photo albums: 2000 Commencement at the Convention Center, Salute to Dr. Trudie K. Reed thank you card scrapbook, Inauguration of Dr. Trudie Kibbe Reed scrapbook, Inauguration Memory Books

Box 19: Presidential necklace

Box 20: Confidential Doc

Box 21: Awards and plaques

Box 22: Administrative files*

Box 23: Legal docs*

Box 24: Legal docs*

Box 25: Expenses (confidential)*

Box 26: Title III docs*

Box 27: Kimbrough, Walter W., 2004-2012
Biography, inauguration documents, inaugural address, inauguration photos (CDR), reports, speeches, strategic plans

Box 28: PSC Unplugged, 2006-2010 (Email messages from the Office of the President)

Box 29: Press coverage, newspaper articles, publications, 2004-2011

Box 30: BMI memorabilia, Presidential Scrapbook: Programs, publications and accomplishments 2005-2010, Institutional Report to the Commission on Black Colleges: The University Senate of the United Methodist Church, PSC Goes Old School: Crafting the Renaissance of Philander Smith College-Fraculty/Staff Institute August 9, 2005

Box 31: Awards

Box 32: Plaques

Box 33: Awards

Box 34: Moore, Johnny M., 2012-2014
Faculty Staff Institute: State of the College 2013, Handbook for Non-Instructional Personnel, inauguration programs/documents, Presentation: PSC’s 13th President Dr. Johnny Moore, Strategic Plan 2014-2019, vision statement

Box 35: Smothers, Roderick L., Sr., 2015-present
Inauguration programs
Student Tuition Assistance and Readiness Tracks (S.T.A.R.T.) Summer Bridge Program booklets, 2015-
10 Year Long Range Strategic Plan , August 2017
Philander Forward Initiatives
PSC African-American High School Honors Awards programs, 2015-

2017 President's Chapel: State of the College program

2017 Fall Convocation Program

Box 36: Inauguration posters, news & press coverage

Box 37: Scott, J. D.  (Interim President, 1961, 1964 &1969)
Correspondence 1964-1965

Box 38: Mims, Crawford J. (Interim President, 1979, 1983 & 1988)
Correspondence 1985-1987

Historical Observations on Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church, Mims (2003, Paper)

Box 39: Hervey, Lloyd E. (Interim President, 2013-2014)
The Philanderian, Fall 2013-Winter 2014

Box 40: Portraits

  • Dr. Hazo Carter, Jr.
  • Dr. Myer Titus
  • Dr. Walter Kimbrough
  • Dr. Trudie Kibbe Reed
  • Dr. M. L. Harris

Box 41: Admin docs*

Box 42: Legal docs*

Box 43: Misc.*

Box 44: Bulk inauguration programs

Framed Portraits (17C-D)

  • Dr. J. D. Scott
  • Dr. Crawford J. Mims
  • Dr. M. L. Harris
  • Dr. Walter Kimbrough
  • Helen Perkins (Principal of Walden Seminary)

Language

eng

Type

Collection

Access Rights

This collection is available for viewing at D. W. Reynolds Library, Archives and Special Collections.
*denotes restricted access

Finding Aid by

L. Stacey

Accession by

L. Stacey

Accession date

2016-08-25

Accession number

02.PRES.2016.01

Repository

D. W. Reynolds Library, Archives and Special Collections

Storage location

ARC STOR 13A-17G

Collection

Citation

Philander Smith College, Office of the President, “Presidents of Philander Smith College Collection,” Philander Smith University Digital Archive, accessed April 26, 2024, https://pscdigitalarchive.omeka.net/items/show/231.