RG-F: Faculty
Series 8.3: Grant Gale, Professor of Physics. Office Files, 1946-1963

Provenance: Papers were transferred to the College Archives from two file drawers in Grant Gale's office May 1995. The contents of Box 5 were donated by Mark Schneider January 2002.

Box Listing:
Box 1
Advisory Council. 1960-62. Includes curriculum; teaching methods; priorities for new student union.
Appointments (faculty). 1961-62. Resumes
Bowen, Howard. 1956-61. Includes memos from Bowen to Executive Council; reports: "Future of Grinnell College: objectives...basic institutional policies" Nov. 1958; "Basic policies of Grinnell College" June 1959; "Preparing for impending growth in enrollment" Sept 1956; "Religion at Grinnell" April 1960; proposal for summer programs, Apr 1960; National Defense Education Act (loyalty oath), Jan. 1960; "Progress and plans in science instruction at Grinnell" Mar 1962; proposed budget for 1962-63; North Central Assn. report on review visit to Grinnell, Mar. 1958.
Budget Committee. 1956-62
Budget. 1962-63
Curriculum. 1950
Curriculum. 1959-60. Includes independent study, junior year exam.
Box 2
Executive Council. 1946-61. Includes: Nov. 27, 1954: memo to Executive Council from faculty on role of Council in search for new president.
Oct. 1956: Retirement proposals.
1956: Grinnell Institute for Teacher Education.
March 1956: Freshmen Committee Report
Feb. 1956: Recommendations for advancement in rank (faculty).
Nov. 1956: Policy on admissions, placement, and remedial programs.
1957-58 folder: Report on "experiment" on independent study at Grinnell College 1956-57 and 1957-58 (funded by Foundation for Advancement of Education, June 1957 and Aug. 1958)
1957-58: Policy for granting faculty leaves.
1960-61: various papers on junior and senior comprehensive exams.
Box 3
Executive Council 1960-67
Faculty Chair report. Sept. 1962
Faculty meetings. 1956-59. Memos, background information, including faculty organization 1959, joining ACM 1958.
Faculty memos 1958. Many from Dean Norton to faculty. Includes material on Advanced Placement, Jan 1958.
Faculty reports 1949, 1959
Faculty retirement and leaves. 1952-62
Faculty sabbatical leave policies. 1959-62
Faculty: tenure and promotion. 1960-63. Mostly vitas of faculty under consideration for promotion and tenure.
Freshman Committee. 1956
Lecture (by Grant Gale). ca. 1955
Misc. correspondence. 1949-55
National Science Foundation. 1958-61. Correspondence, proposals for research.
NSF Summer Institute. 1959. SanFrancisco meeting 1959
Box 4
Norton, Dean Homer. 1956-57
Physics curriculum. 1962-63. NSF scientific equipment proposal.
Science Division. 1958-68. Includes minutes of Science Division meetings; memos; reports, including "Sciences and science education at Grinnell, Dec. 1965
Trustees. 1947; 1956. Reports to Trustees from President Stevens, 1947; Dean, 1947; Student Personnel Services, 1947; report on religion program, 1947
June 26, 1995
Box 5
Physics curriculum. 1940s(?). Includes Star Physics Refresher (sound, heat, and
light), Meteorology lecture notes, quizzes, and tests, and Meteorological
Documents (weather maps, publication guides, etc.).

Processed by Bryan Lake, February 2002