Series II. Office of the Chancellor, 1939-1961, inclusive

Series II consists of minutes, proceedings, and statements taken between 1952 and 1953 that document action taken by the University Council and the Senate Faculty Committee; correspondence and petitions addressed to Chancellor Henry Heald between 1952 to 1953 from students, the general public, alumni, faculty, and educators for and against Burgum's suspension; correspondence and reports between New York University's President Carroll Newsom and the American Association of University Professors from 1957 to 1961 concerning the Burgum and Bradley cases; handbills, flyers, and newspaper clippings between 1952 and 1954 concerning Burgum's suspension and dismissal. In addition, there are materials that pertain to academic freedom issues that pre-date the Burgum case, including one 1939 letter from Franz Boas regarding the Dies Committee.