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urn:taro:smu.00109 James O. Breeden faculty papers A Guide to the Collection Finding aid prepared by Paul H. Santa Cruz, 2009. DeGolyer Library

P. O. Box 750396 Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX 75275-0396

Finding aid encoded by Lara Corazalla, 2009. Finding aid written in English. Description based on DACS. Overview Southern Methodist University Archives, DeGolyer Library, Southern Methodist University Breeden, James O. James O. Breeden faculty papers 1959-1993 1972-1992 12 boxes (6 linear feet) This collection is comprised of papers from Southern Methodist University history professor James Breeden on administration, academic, campus life, and athletic issues at SMU from the 1970s through the early 1990s. Most of the collection is made up of correspondence, meeting minutes, reports, and other papers related to university operations. Of particular interest in this collection is material on courses and curriculum development (including some of Dr. Breeden’s history courses), faculty compensation and benefits during this time period, university committees and groups such as the Faculty Senate, University Assembly, Undergraduate Council, Women’s Studies Council, and the Faculty Athletic Committee. Some material on the 1986-87 football "death penalty" is also included. SMU 1993.0200 Material is in English Biographical Note

Dr. James O. Breeden worked as a professor of American history at Southern Methodist University from 1969 until 2004. Breeden was a member of the armed services, and served in Germany. He received a Ph.D. from Tulane University, and taught history of medicine courses at the University of Washington in the late 1960s before coming to SMU.

Dr. Breeden’s area of historical focus was the American South, in particular antebellum Southern history. During his thirty-five year tenure at SMU, he taught the American history survey course; an undergraduate class in historiography; and Southern history courses, including on the development of science and medicine in the region.

Breeden worked as chairman of the history department in his later years at SMU, and also served as faculty advisor to the SMU chapter of Beta Theta Pi fraternity. He wrote and edited several books, including Joseph Jones, M.D. (1975), Advice Among Masters: The Ideal in Slave Management in the Old South (1980), Medicine in the West (1982), and Long Ride in Texas: The Explorations of John Leonard Riddell (1994).

Retired since 2004, Dr. Breeden holds the title of professor emeritus of history from SMU. He and his wife moved to South Carolina to be near their children. For several years the Breedens owned a used bookstore, named "Boomers" after the family dog. They sold the bookstore recently and live in Charleston and Charlottesville, Virginia.

Sources:

"Hilltop history: Students use archives to conduct research on University." Annotations (Vol. III, No. II), Fall 2001, pg. 2.

Mears, John. Recollections on James Breeden. Email, Southern Methodist University Clements Department of History.

Scope and Contents of the Collection

Originally, the papers in this collection were arranged in two separate collections:

SMU 1993.0200

SMU 1994.0228

The material in the 1994 collection was similar enough to the larger one that the two were merged. The 1993 accession number is now used for the combined collection.

The Breeden faculty papers are divided into five series. Most of the papers were not arranged in any discernable order when the SMU Archives received them, and they have been arranged according to the aspect of SMU they detail, such as faculty and administration (Series 1), history department (Series 3), and SMU athletics (Series 6).

Within each series, the papers have been arranged topically. Many of the papers relate to both regular and ad hoc university committees on which Dr. Breeden served. Correspondence, minutes from meetings, drafts and final versions of reports on topics such as athletics, alcohol policy, and the status and future of SMU, and some university news releases and news clippings are all included. The papers relate to both academic and non-academic issues, and are useful in getting a sense of the internal workings of SMU during the 1970s and 1980s.

Users should note that the SMU Archives also contains another collection of papers on Dr. Breeden. The Breeden student papers collection (SMU 1994.0225) contains student papers on the history of SMU written for a history course taught by Dr. Breeden. This collection is also open for research use.

Arrangement of the Collection

The collection is organized into six series:

Series 1: Faculty and administration Series 2: University governance Series 3: History department Series 4: Academics Series 5: Campus life Series 6: SMU Athletics Related Materials

James O. Breeden collection of student papers (SMU 1994.0225)

Access to Collection:

Collection is open for research use.

Publication Rights:

Permission to publish materials must be obtained from the Director of the DeGolyer Library.

It is the responsibility of the user to obtain copyright authorization.

Access Terms

This collection is indexed under the following terms in the Southern Methodist University Libraries' online catalog. Researchers desiring related materials may search the catalog using these terms.

Breeden, James O. Southern Methodist University -- Faculty. Historians -- Texas -- Dallas. Preferred Citation

James O. Breeden faculty papers, Southern Methodist University Archives, DeGolyer Library, Southern Methodist University.

Acquisition Information

Gift, James O. Breeden.

Finding aid written by

Paul H. Santa Cruz, 2009.

Encoded by

Lara Corazalla, 2009.

Detailed Description of the Collection Series 1: Faculty and administration

1969-1990. The material in this series regards faculty issues, and some information on SMU’s administration. Specifically, this series contains records on faculty compensation, tenure and promotion, and retirement. Some meeting and budget material is also included, and Dr. Breeden’s papers from the reaccreditation process undertaken at SMU in the late 1980s by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) has also been placed here, as much of it touches upon the nature of SMU administration and faculty.

11Appointments 12Faculty appointment guidelines, search committees 13Prospective and hired faculty 14Tenure and promotion 15SMU faculty compensation 16SMU employee retirement plan 17Faculty-staff tuition benefit plan, 1972 18Staff appreciation and awards 19Resignations, retirements, and deaths 110Meetings, 1971, 1987-1989 111SMU faculty, humanities and sciences, 1969-1977 112Budget codes and issues 113Miscellaneous budgets 114Faculty Forum Steering Committee 115SMU faculty travel policy 116Dedman College Committee on Research Leaves, 1987-1988 117SMU Research Council, 1988-1990 118Faculty Evaluations Committee 119Faculty Club, 1973-1974 120Responsibility Center Management 121A. Kenneth Pye named as SMU President, 1987 122Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS), reaccreditation of SMU 123SACS reaccreditation, Financial Feasibility Task Force report 21SACS reaccreditation, financial information 22SACS reaccreditation, space, organization, and administration; health and safety 23SACS reaccreditation and Administrative Processes Committee 24SACS reaccreditation, Administrative Processes Committee members and meetings 25SMU Press 26Miscellaneous faculty issues 27Miscellaneous Series 2: University governance

Bulk dates, 1970-1977. This material was placed in a separate series from Series 1, as these papers relate more to SMU governance—specifically, governing committees of the university—than they do to strictly faculty issues and events. Most of the papers in this series detail meetings and actions taken by the SMU Faculty Senate, and the University Assembly. A major subject in this series is the governance report finalized in 1970, revisions to it, and reactions to the changes made in SMU’s governance by faculty and students during the first half of the 1970s.

28Faculty Senate, membership, 1973-1976 29Faculty Senate, governing documents 210Faculty Senate, resolutions 211Faculty Senate, meetings and reports, 1973-1975. 1989, undated 212Faculty Senate, Executive Committee, 1974-1975 213Faculty Senate, committees 31Faculty Senate, Hardin resignation, 1974 32Faculty Senate, university calendar, 1975-1976 33Faculty Senate, other faculty issues 34Faculty Senate, articles 35Faculty Senate, SMU retirement plan 36Student Senate 37Board of Trustees’ task forces, 1974 38Budget 39Presidential Search Committee 310University Assembly 311University Assembly, members and bylaws 312University Assembly, meetings, 1972-1973 313University Assembly, Executive Committee 314University Assembly, Committee on the Student Center 315University Assembly, Committee on Orientation of New Students 316University Assembly, Committee on Public Safety 317University Assembly, other committees 318University Assembly and governance plan 319Report on SMU Governance, 1970 320"The Governance of Southern Methodist University," booklet, 1970 321President’s Governance Evaluation Committee 322President’s Governance Evaluation Committee, meetings, 1973-1974 41Governance revision 42Governance plan reports/revisions 43University Governance Office 44Shared Governance Council 45Constitution of Dedman College, draft 46Governance, School of Humanities and Sciences 47Miscellaneous Series 3: History department

1971-1989. Dr. Breeden served as a history professor, and the papers in this series relate to the SMU history department: undergraduate curriculum, the history MA program (and the question as to whether or not to create a Ph.D. program), general department information, meetings and events, and courses that Dr. Breeden taught.

48Articles of Operation for department 49Department overview 410Course offerings/curriculum 411Enrollment 412Graduate programs 413History theses list (1916-1977) 414Department financial information 415General department issues 416History students, student awards 417Faculty and history-related meetings and events 51Academic Council meetings (from Luis Martin, chairman of history department) 52Dr. Breeden’s course, "The New South" 53Dr. Breeden’s course, "The Hero in American History" 54Dr. Breeden’s course, "The South in American History" 55Dr. Breeden’s course, "The American Civil War" 56General Dedman College/SMU 57Papers 58Prospective faculty 59Southwestern Social Science Association 510Miscellaneous Series 4: Academics

1972-1989. This series contains Dr. Breeden’s papers relating to academics-related committees of which he was a member. Some material on university curriculum and proposed course additions and changes is also included. Dr. Breeden participated in such university committees as the Undergraduate Committee, the Women’s Studies Council, the university Retention Committee, and the Library Committee, in addition to several small ad hoc groups. The series contains meeting schedules and minutes, member lists, reports, and other such information.

511Undergraduate Committee, 1972-1973 512Undergraduate Council and Dedman College issues 513Undergraduate Council meetings and course changes, 1974-1976 514Undergraduate Council meetings and course changes, 1986 515Undergraduate Council meetings and course changes, 1987 516Undergraduate Council meetings and course changes, 1988 517Undergraduate Council, Center for Teacher Preparation 518Course changes, African-American Studies 519Course changes, Anthropology 520Course changes, Anthropology/Physiology cross-listing 61Course changes, Biology 62Course changes, Chemistry 63Course changes, Economics 64Course changes, English 65Course changes, Foreign Languages 66Course changes, Geology 67Course changes, History 68Course changes, Mathematics 69Course changes, MLA degree program 610Course changes, Philosophy 611Course changes, Physical Education 612Course changes, Physics 613Course changes, Political Science 614Course changes, Psychology 615Course changes, Religious Studies 616Course changes, Sociology 617Course changes, Statistics 618Course changes, Women’s Studies 619Undergraduate Council, writing courses (Cornell) 620Undergraduate Council, miscellaneous 621University Academic Affairs Committee 622Women’s Studies Council, members 623Women’s Studies Council, meetings 624Women’s Studies Council, events 625Women’s Studies Council, development and course offerings 626Women’s Studies Council, awards 627Women’s Studies Council, miscellaneous 628Retention Committee, retention issue and formation of committee 629Retention Committee, meetings, 1984-1985 630Retention Committee, surveys and results 71Retention Committee, articles on student retention 72Retention Committee, miscellaneous 73"Toward the 21st Century" report, 1989; internal report 74"Toward the 21st Century" report, 1989; internal report and final recommendations 75SMU learning and writing centers 76SMU reading and learning center 77Athletic academic support 78Academic advising 79Report of the Committee on Advising and Orientation, 1981 710Task Force on Student Academic Support 711Academic orientation program, 1989 712Ad Hoc Committee on Academic Concerns 713Commission on Undergraduate Studies to President Zumberge, 1978 714Academic Priorities Task Force 81Library Committee, members and meetings 82Library Committee, library development 83Library Committee, library operations 84Library Committee, budgets and finances 85Library Committee, miscellaneous 86Kahn Family Fund, SMU libraries 87Student recognition 88Graduation planning 89Advisory Council, members 810University scheduling, holidays and final exams 811Code of Academic Honesty, 1977 812Judicial Council 813Honor Council 814American Studies Institute Steering Committee 815Campus computers 816SMU bioethics seminar 817Texas Committee for the Humanities Proposal, 1974 818Other academic-related issues 819Miscellaneous Series 5: Campus life

Bulk dates, 1983-1990. The material in this series relates to non-academic SMU issues. Much of it concerns campus life-related committees—both standing and ad hoc—upon which Dr. Breeden sat. Most of the papers are from the Student Center Governing Board (referring to the Umphrey Lee Center, although some material on the construction of the Hughes-Trigg center is also included), the campus Department of Public Safety (specifically, the parking committee), and the Serious Judicial Offenses Panel. Other papers in this series relate to campus efforts to address drug and alcohol abuse.

911972 Ad Hoc Committee on Student Organizations 92Student Center Governing Board, members, 1983-1985 93Student Center Governing Board By-Laws 94Student Center Governing Board, operation of student center 95Student Center Governing Board, Umphrey Lee Center manual 96Student Center Governing Board, meetings, 1983 97Student Center Governing Board, meetings, 1984 98Student Center Governing Board, meetings, 1985 99Student Center Governing Board building program 910Department of Public Safety Advisory Council, members 911DPS Advisory Council, meetings, 1983-1985 912DPS Advisory Council, meetings, 1986-1989 913DPS Advisory Council, meetings, 1990 914DPS Advisory Council, department operations 915DPS Advisory Council, incident reports 916DPS Advisory Council, annual reports, 1987, 1989 917DPS Advisory Council, SMU crime prevention program 918Campus lighting 919DPS Advisory Council, pamphlets 920DPS Advisory Council, articles 921DPS Advisory Council, miscellaneous 922Serious Judicial Offenses Panel, purpose of 923Judicial Review Panel meetings, serious cases panel, 1991-1992 924Serious Judicial Offences Panel, feedback on policy recommendations 101Serious Judicial Offences Panel, policy drafts 102Serious Judicial Offences Panel, final version of policy 103Serious Judicial Offences Panel, articles, information on rape 104Serious Judicial Offences Panel, other sexual misconduct policies 105Serious Judicial Offences Panel, miscellaneous 106DPS Parking Committee, members 107DPS Parking Committee, meetings, 1986-1988 108DPS Parking Committee, SMU parking overview 109DPS Parking Committee, SMU parking decals 1010DPS Parking Committee, statistics 1011DPS Parking Committee, campus parking areas and regulations 1012DPS Parking Committee, vehicle/parking regulations, 1987-1989 1013DPS Parking Committee, parking miscellaneous 1014Miscellaneous campus safety issues 10151971 Ad Hoc Committee on Alcoholic Beverage Policy 1016Formation of SMU Alcohol Committee, 1984 1017Alcohol Policy Review Committee, fraternity correspondence 1018Report of the Alcohol Policy Review Committee, October 17, 1984 1019Alcohol Policy Review Committee, meetings 111Final version of SMU alcohol policy, 1985 112President’s Task Force on Alcohol and Drug Education, 1987 113Proposals for SMU alcohol and on-campus Greek social events policies 114Articles, college and alcohol 115Miscellaneous alcohol committee material 116Fraternity Study Committee, 1983 117SMU pamphlets 118"Who’s Who" committee 119Students’ Association mid-year report, November 15, 1988 1110Enrollment information, general 1111Campus events and development 1112Living and learning center committee 1113SMU housing materials, 1959-1960 Series 6: SMU Athletics

1973-1987. Most of the papers in this series relate to either the Faculty Athletic Committee during the 1970s, or the SMU football scandal (the "Death Penalty") and the surrounding events from the late 1980s. Some material from the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s investigation of alleged illegal practices in the football program from 1981 is also included.

1114Faculty Athletic Committee meetings, 1973 1115Faculty Athletic Committee meetings, 1974 1116Faculty Athletic Committee meetings, 1975 1117Faculty Athletic Committee meetings, 1976 1118Faculty Athletic Committee meetings, 1977 1119Faculty Athletic Committee meetings, 1978 1120Faculty Athletic Committee meetings, 1979 1121Faculty Athletic Committee Annual Report, 1973 1122Faculty Athletic Committee Annual Report, 1974 1123Faculty Athletic Committee Annual Report, 1975 (?) 1124Faculty Athletic Committee Annual Report, 1977 1125Faculty Athletic Committee Annual Report, 1979 1126Faculty Athletic Committee 1127Athletic Council 1128Hiring information 1129Athletic Director Search Committee 121Russ Potts, University of Maryland 122"Return to Glory," Russ Potts; Plan for SMU football program 123Southwest Athletic Conference, NCAA 124SMU teams, player information and season schedules 125Athletic Department budgets, finances 126Registration for athletes 127Women’s Intercollegiate Athletics 128Title IX 1291981 NCAA investigation of SMU football 1210"Death Penalty," NCAA Infractions Report, February 24, 1987 (6 copies) 1211"Death Penalty," statement, Board of Governors resolution, and news release 1212"Death Penalty," correspondence, 1986-1987 1213"Death Penalty," restructuring of SMU Board of Trustees 1214Report, University Committee on Intercollegiate Athletics, May 14, 1987 1215National Academic Athletic Advisors Association 1216General