James O. Breeden faculty papers A Guide to the Collection

James O. Breeden faculty papers

A Guide to the Collection


Overview
	Creator:	Breeden, James O.
	Title:	James O. Breeden faculty papers
	Inclusive Dates:	1959-1993
	Bulk Dates:	1972-1992
	Abstract:	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.
	Accession No:	SMU 1993.0200
	Extent:	12 boxes (6 linear feet)
	Language:	Material is in English
	Repository	Southern Methodist University Archives, DeGolyer Library, Southern Methodist University

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

Restrictions

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.

Copyright Statement:

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.

Related Material


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

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.
Box	Folder
1	1	Appointments
	2	Faculty appointment guidelines, search committees
	3	Prospective and hired faculty
	4	Tenure and promotion
	5	SMU faculty compensation
	6	SMU employee retirement plan
	7	Faculty-staff tuition benefit plan, 1972
	8	Staff appreciation and awards
	9	Resignations, retirements, and deaths
	10	Meetings, 1971, 1987-1989
	11	SMU faculty, humanities and sciences, 1969-1977
	12	Budget codes and issues
	13	Miscellaneous budgets
	14	Faculty Forum Steering Committee
	15	SMU faculty travel policy
	16	Dedman College Committee on Research Leaves, 1987-1988
	17	SMU Research Council, 1988-1990
	18	Faculty Evaluations Committee
	19	Faculty Club, 1973-1974
	20	Responsibility Center Management
	21	A. Kenneth Pye named as SMU President, 1987
	22	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS), reaccreditation of SMU
	23	SACS reaccreditation, Financial Feasibility Task Force report
Box	Folder
2	1	SACS reaccreditation, financial information
	2	SACS reaccreditation, space, organization, and administration; health and safety
	3	SACS reaccreditation and Administrative Processes Committee
	4	SACS reaccreditation, Administrative Processes Committee members and meetings
	5	SMU Press
	6	Miscellaneous faculty issues
	7	Miscellaneous



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.
Box	Folder
2	8	Faculty Senate, membership, 1973-1976
	9	Faculty Senate, governing documents
	10	Faculty Senate, resolutions
	11	Faculty Senate, meetings and reports, 1973-1975. 1989, undated
	12	Faculty Senate, Executive Committee, 1974-1975
	13	Faculty Senate, committees
Box	Folder
3	1	Faculty Senate, Hardin resignation, 1974
	2	Faculty Senate, university calendar, 1975-1976
	3	Faculty Senate, other faculty issues
	4	Faculty Senate, articles
	5	Faculty Senate, SMU retirement plan
	6	Student Senate
	7	Board of Trustees’ task forces, 1974
	8	Budget
	9	Presidential Search Committee
	10	University Assembly
	11	University Assembly, members and bylaws
	12	University Assembly, meetings, 1972-1973
	13	University Assembly, Executive Committee
	14	University Assembly, Committee on the Student Center
	15	University Assembly, Committee on Orientation of New Students
	16	University Assembly, Committee on Public Safety
	17	University Assembly, other committees
	18	University Assembly and governance plan
	19	Report on SMU Governance, 1970
	20	"The Governance of Southern Methodist University," booklet, 1970
	21	President’s Governance Evaluation Committee
	22	President’s Governance Evaluation Committee, meetings, 1973-1974
Box	Folder
4	1	Governance revision
	2	Governance plan reports/revisions
	3	University Governance Office
	4	Shared Governance Council
	5	Constitution of Dedman College, draft
	6	Governance, School of Humanities and Sciences
	7	Miscellaneous



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.
Box	Folder
4	8	Articles of Operation for department
	9	Department overview
	10	Course offerings/curriculum
	11	Enrollment
	12	Graduate programs
	13	History theses list (1916-1977)
	14	Department financial information
	15	General department issues
	16	History students, student awards
	17	Faculty and history-related meetings and events
Box	Folder
5	1	Academic Council meetings (from Luis Martin, chairman of history department)
	2	Dr. Breeden’s course, "The New South"
	3	Dr. Breeden’s course, "The Hero in American History"
	4	Dr. Breeden’s course, "The South in American History"
	5	Dr. Breeden’s course, "The American Civil War"
	6	General Dedman College/SMU
	7	Papers
	8	Prospective faculty
	9	Southwestern Social Science Association
	10	Miscellaneous



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.
Box	Folder
5	11	Undergraduate Committee, 1972-1973
	12	Undergraduate Council and Dedman College issues
	13	Undergraduate Council meetings and course changes, 1974-1976
	14	Undergraduate Council meetings and course changes, 1986
	15	Undergraduate Council meetings and course changes, 1987
	16	Undergraduate Council meetings and course changes, 1988
	17	Undergraduate Council, Center for Teacher Preparation
	18	Course changes, African-American Studies
	19	Course changes, Anthropology
	20	Course changes, Anthropology/Physiology cross-listing
Box	Folder
6	1	Course changes, Biology
	2	Course changes, Chemistry
	3	Course changes, Economics
	4	Course changes, English
	5	Course changes, Foreign Languages
	6	Course changes, Geology
	7	Course changes, History
	8	Course changes, Mathematics
	9	Course changes, MLA degree program
	10	Course changes, Philosophy
	11	Course changes, Physical Education
	12	Course changes, Physics
	13	Course changes, Political Science
	14	Course changes, Psychology
	15	Course changes, Religious Studies
	16	Course changes, Sociology
	17	Course changes, Statistics
	18	Course changes, Women’s Studies
	19	Undergraduate Council, writing courses (Cornell)
	20	Undergraduate Council, miscellaneous
	21	University Academic Affairs Committee
	22	Women’s Studies Council, members
	23	Women’s Studies Council, meetings
	24	Women’s Studies Council, events
	25	Women’s Studies Council, development and course offerings
	26	Women’s Studies Council, awards
	27	Women’s Studies Council, miscellaneous
	28	Retention Committee, retention issue and formation of committee
	29	Retention Committee, meetings, 1984-1985
	30	Retention Committee, surveys and results
Box	Folder
7	1	Retention Committee, articles on student retention
	2	Retention Committee, miscellaneous
	3	"Toward the 21st Century" report, 1989; internal report
	4	"Toward the 21st Century" report, 1989; internal report and final recommendations
	5	SMU learning and writing centers
	6	SMU reading and learning center
	7	Athletic academic support
	8	Academic advising
	9	Report of the Committee on Advising and Orientation, 1981
	10	Task Force on Student Academic Support
	11	Academic orientation program, 1989
	12	Ad Hoc Committee on Academic Concerns
	13	Commission on Undergraduate Studies to President Zumberge, 1978
	14	Academic Priorities Task Force
Box	Folder
8	1	Library Committee, members and meetings
	2	Library Committee, library development
	3	Library Committee, library operations
	4	Library Committee, budgets and finances
	5	Library Committee, miscellaneous
	6	Kahn Family Fund, SMU libraries
	7	Student recognition
	8	Graduation planning
	9	Advisory Council, members
	10	University scheduling, holidays and final exams
	11	Code of Academic Honesty, 1977
	12	Judicial Council
	13	Honor Council
	14	American Studies Institute Steering Committee
	15	Campus computers
	16	SMU bioethics seminar
	17	Texas Committee for the Humanities Proposal, 1974
	18	Other academic-related issues
	19	Miscellaneous



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.
Box	Folder
9	1	1972 Ad Hoc Committee on Student Organizations
	2	Student Center Governing Board, members, 1983-1985
	3	Student Center Governing Board By-Laws
	4	Student Center Governing Board, operation of student center
	5	Student Center Governing Board, Umphrey Lee Center manual
	6	Student Center Governing Board, meetings, 1983
	7	Student Center Governing Board, meetings, 1984
	8	Student Center Governing Board, meetings, 1985
	9	Student Center Governing Board building program
	10	Department of Public Safety Advisory Council, members
	11	DPS Advisory Council, meetings, 1983-1985
	12	DPS Advisory Council, meetings, 1986-1989
	13	DPS Advisory Council, meetings, 1990
	14	DPS Advisory Council, department operations
	15	DPS Advisory Council, incident reports
	16	DPS Advisory Council, annual reports, 1987, 1989
	17	DPS Advisory Council, SMU crime prevention program
	18	Campus lighting
	19	DPS Advisory Council, pamphlets
	20	DPS Advisory Council, articles
	21	DPS Advisory Council, miscellaneous
	22	Serious Judicial Offenses Panel, purpose of
	23	Judicial Review Panel meetings, serious cases panel, 1991-1992
	24	Serious Judicial Offences Panel, feedback on policy recommendations
Box	Folder
10	1	Serious Judicial Offences Panel, policy drafts
	2	Serious Judicial Offences Panel, final version of policy
	3	Serious Judicial Offences Panel, articles, information on rape
	4	Serious Judicial Offences Panel, other sexual misconduct policies
	5	Serious Judicial Offences Panel, miscellaneous
	6	DPS Parking Committee, members
	7	DPS Parking Committee, meetings, 1986-1988
	8	DPS Parking Committee, SMU parking overview
	9	DPS Parking Committee, SMU parking decals
	10	DPS Parking Committee, statistics
	11	DPS Parking Committee, campus parking areas and regulations
	12	DPS Parking Committee, vehicle/parking regulations, 1987-1989
	13	DPS Parking Committee, parking miscellaneous
	14	Miscellaneous campus safety issues
	15	1971 Ad Hoc Committee on Alcoholic Beverage Policy
	16	Formation of SMU Alcohol Committee, 1984
	17	Alcohol Policy Review Committee, fraternity correspondence
	18	Report of the Alcohol Policy Review Committee, October 17, 1984
	19	Alcohol Policy Review Committee, meetings
Box	Folder
11	1	Final version of SMU alcohol policy, 1985
	2	President’s Task Force on Alcohol and Drug Education, 1987
	3	Proposals for SMU alcohol and on-campus Greek social events policies
	4	Articles, college and alcohol
	5	Miscellaneous alcohol committee material
	6	Fraternity Study Committee, 1983
	7	SMU pamphlets
	8	"Who’s Who" committee
	9	Students’ Association mid-year report, November 15, 1988
	10	Enrollment information, general
	11	Campus events and development
	12	Living and learning center committee
	13	SMU 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.
Box	Folder
11	14	Faculty Athletic Committee meetings, 1973
	15	Faculty Athletic Committee meetings, 1974
	16	Faculty Athletic Committee meetings, 1975
	17	Faculty Athletic Committee meetings, 1976
	18	Faculty Athletic Committee meetings, 1977
	19	Faculty Athletic Committee meetings, 1978
	20	Faculty Athletic Committee meetings, 1979
	21	Faculty Athletic Committee Annual Report, 1973
	22	Faculty Athletic Committee Annual Report, 1974
	23	Faculty Athletic Committee Annual Report, 1975 (?)
	24	Faculty Athletic Committee Annual Report, 1977
	25	Faculty Athletic Committee Annual Report, 1979
	26	Faculty Athletic Committee
	27	Athletic Council
	28	Hiring information
	29	Athletic Director Search Committee
Box	Folder
12	1	Russ Potts, University of Maryland
	2	"Return to Glory," Russ Potts; Plan for SMU football program
	3	Southwest Athletic Conference, NCAA
	4	SMU teams, player information and season schedules
	5	Athletic Department budgets, finances
	6	Registration for athletes
	7	Women’s Intercollegiate Athletics
	8	Title IX
	9	1981 NCAA investigation of SMU football
	10	"Death Penalty," NCAA Infractions Report, February 24, 1987 (6 copies)
	11	"Death Penalty," statement, Board of Governors resolution, and news release
	12	"Death Penalty," correspondence, 1986-1987
	13	"Death Penalty," restructuring of SMU Board of Trustees
	14	Report, University Committee on Intercollegiate Athletics, May 14, 1987
	15	National Academic Athletic Advisors Association
	16	General