Charles Knox Martin Official Papers
RU 2.3

 President of Radford College 1952-1972

Summary Information

Repository
McConnell Library Archives and Special Collections
Title
Charles Knox Martin Jr. Official Papers
ID
RU 2.3
Date [inclusive]
1952-1972
Extent
5.5 Linear feet
Physical Description
Contains reports, newspaper clippings, court cases, and other documents.
Location
Located in locked compact shelving, level 1.
Language
English
Abstract
Dr. Charles Knox Martin Jr. was president of Radford University from 1952-1972. He was born in Missouri, and attended Southwest Missouri State College for his undergraduate and graduate degrees. He continued in the late 1930's to receive his Ph.D. from Yale. He went on to teach at Mary Washington College in Fredericksburg, VA before and after the second World War. For the twenty years that Dr. Martin served as president, he oversaw the dissolvement of the Radford College-Virginia Polytechnic Institute connection, and therefore saw to the advancement of Radford College as its own individual institution. During his presidency, the student population of Radford increased dramatically, twenty-two buildings and additions were added to the campus, and the majors offered by the college more than doubled in number. Radford College became the largest women's college in the state.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Charles Knox Martin Official Papers, Radford University Archives, McConnell Library, Radford University, Radford, VA.

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Arrangement Note

Contains official papers and court cases of President Charles K. Martin during his administration of Radford College. Box 10 and 11 hold the case files of Edward Jervey v. Charles Martin. The court case concerned Jervey's reply to an article in Redbook that encouraged premarital sex and Martin's actions to protect Radford's virtuous reputation. Box 12 contain different cases that Charles Martin was taken to court. The American Civil Liberties Union v. Charles Martin was the rejection of a student chapter of the ACLU and the organization and Deborah Thurmon. They sued President Charles Martin, Dean of Students Frances Hulburt, and the The College Senate for denying the student chapter of the ACLU to be established at Radford. William Hale v. Charles Martin was a case that was brought against Martin when he did not reinstate Hale's tenure. The reasons for Martin's decision were poor teaching due to being unprepared for the classes he taught which caused a number of student complaints and hostility toward your department chairman. Hale continuously disrespected his chairman during department meeting and in an interview about Hale's evaluations where he called his chair a "liar" and stated he lost his confidence in him. Ruth Taliaferro et Al v. State Council of Higher Education was about sex and age discrimination in compensation of pay. Philip Hirschkop summoned the defendant, the State Council of Higher Education, to answer the complaint that was filed against them on the basis of discrimination. Ralph Flynn v. Charles Martin case was the Flynn's suit against Martin for not reinstating tenure and ending his teaching contract at Radford. Flynn was fired for not completing his doctorate, skipping class and ignoring the protocol, and hostility towards his chair.

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

McConnell Library Archives and Special Collections

McConnell Library
PO Box 6881
Radford, Virginia
540-831-5692
archives@radford.edu

Restriction to access

An appointment for research is required. The collection is open for research. No interlibrary loan.

Accruals Note

Additional accruals are not expected.

Processing Note

Processed by JIm Gilson and Aarong Spelbring. Finding aid created by Chelsey Slemp and Gene Hyde, July 2010. Additional materials added by Sarah Theibert and Gene Hyde, April 2013.

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Collection Inventory

Box 1: Official Papers 

Folder 1: Academic Council 1952-1955 

Folder 2: Academic Council 1956-1958 

Folder 3: Academic Council 1959-1961 

Folder 4: Administrative Council 1962-1963 

Folder 5: Administrative Council 1964-1965 

Folder 6: Academic and Administrative Council 1965-1966 

Folder 7: Admissions, Applications for - Approvals/Rejections 1962-1963 

Folder 8: Admissions, Applications for - Approvals/Rejections 1964-1966 

Folder 9: Admissions, Applications for - Approvals/Rejections 1967-1971 

Box 2: Official Papers 

Folder 1: American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education 

Folder 2: American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education 

Folder 3: American Association of University Professors (Radford Chapter), Folder 1 of 2 

Folder 4: American Association of University Professors (Radford Chapter), Folder 2 of 2 

Folder 5: American Association of University Women 

Folder 6: American Civil Liberties Union 

Folder 7: American Council on Education 

Folder 8: American Council on Education 

Folder 9: Ant Hill (alternative newspaper) 

Folder 10: Appalachia Educational Laboratory 

Folder 11: Appeals Board 

Folder 12: Budget Director - Correspondence 1962-1963 

Folder 13: Budget Director - Correspondence 1964-1966 

Folder 14: Budget Director - Correspondence 1967-1972 

Box 3: Official Papers 

Folder 1: Calendar of Events 

Folder 2: College Catalog - Publication of 

Folder 3: "Colored Church" 

Folder 4: Commencement Activities 

Folder 5: Commencement Programs 1956-1969 

Folder 6: Commencement Programs 1970-1972 

Folder 7: Martin, Charles - Commission on Public Education 

Folder 8: Conferences 

Folder 9: Curriculum, folder 1 of 2 

Folder 10: Curriculum, folder 2 of 2 

Folder 11: Dormitory Construction 1959-1961 

Box 4: Official Papers 

Folder 1: Educational Television 

Folder 2: Educational Television, folder 2 of 2 

Folder 3: Fiftieth Anniversary of Radford College 

Folder 4: Fortieth Anniversary of Radford College - Correspondence 

Folder 5: Fortieth Anniversary of Radford College - Invitations Accepted 

Folder 6: Fortieth Anniversary of Radford College - Invitation Regrets 

Folder 7: Governor's Educational Task Force 

Folder 8: Governor's Management Study 

Folder 9: Gray Commission on Public Education 

Folder 10: Holliman v. Martin 

Folder 11: Iguana -- Willie 

Folder 12: Inside the President's Office 1967-1970 

Folder 13: Inside the Presiden't Office 1970-1972 

Box 5: Official Papers 

Folder 1: Integration 

Folder 2: Martin, Charles K. Jr. - Newspaper articles about 

Folder 3: Resume and transcripts 

Folder 4: Martin, Charles Speeches, folder 1 of 2 

Folder 5: Martin, Charles Speeches, folder 2 of 2 

Folder 6: Martin v. Jervey - Newspaper Clippings, folder 1 of 3 

Folder 7: Martin v. Jervey - Newspaper Clippings, folder 2 of 3 

Folder 8: Martin v. Jervey - Newspaper Clippings, folder 3 of 3 

Folder 9: McGuffey Training School 

Folder 10: Moller Organ Preston Hall Auditorium 

Folder 11: National Commission on Accrediting 

Folder 12: National Council of Accrediting of Teacher Education 

Folder 13: Norfolk and Western Railways 

Folder 14: Norfolk and Western - Rail-Pax 

Folder 15: Omicron Delta Kappa 

Box 6: Official Papers 

Folder 1: Performances, Arts and Programs 

Folder 2: Phi Kappa Phi 

Folder 3: Presidential Search Committee (for Martin's successor) 

Folder 4: Radford/VPI - Graduate Education 

Folder 5: Radford/VPI - Home Economics, folder 1 of 3 

Folder 6: Radford/VPI - Home Economics, folder 2 of 3 

Folder 7: Radford College - History 

Folder 8: Radford College - History 

Folder 9: Radford College Alumnae Association 

Folder 10: Radford College Study Panel Correspondence 

Box 7: Official Papers 

Folder 1: Radford College Study Panel, Department Chairmanship Information 

Folder 2: Radford College Study Panel - Faculty Lists 

Folder 3: Radford College Study Panel - Interview Schedules 

Folder 4: Radford College Study Panel - President's Answers to 10 Questions 

Folder 5: Radford College Study Panel - Reaction 

Folder 6: Radford College Study Panel - Report 

Folder 7: Reorganization of the College 

Folder 8: Saturday Class Survey 

Folder 9: Saturday Class Survey 

Folder 10: Spong, William (U.S. Senator) 

Folder 11: State Council for Higher Education 

Folder 12: State Council for Higher Education, Proposals for New Educational Programs 

Folder 13: State Council for Higher Education, Proposals for New Educational Programs 

Box 8: Official Papers 

Folder 1: Student Teaching Agreements with School Districts 

Folder 2: Teacher Certification 

Folder 3: Teacher Education 

Folder 4: University Center in Virginia, folder 1 of 2 

Folder 5: University Center in Virginia, folder 2 of 2 

Folder 6: Virginia General Assembly 

Folder 7: Virginia Tech - Presidential Correspondence 

Box 9: Edward Jervey Case Box 1 

Folder 1: Case Transcripts 

Folder 2: 1965-68 Documents 

Folder 3: 1969 Documents 

Folder 4: 1970-73 Documents 

Box 10: Edward Jervey Case Box 2 

Folder 1: Powell Correspondence 1968-69 

Folder 2: Powell Correspondence January to July 1970 

Folder 3: Powell Correspondence August to December 1970 

Folder 4: Powell Correspondence 1971 

Folder 5: Powell Correspondence January to September 1972 

Box 11: Martin Cases 

Folder 1: American Civil Liberties Union Case v. Charles Martin 

Folder 2: William Hale v. Charles Martin 

Folder 3: Philip Hirschkop Court Summons in the case of Ruth Taliferro et Al v. State Council of Higher Education 

Folder 4: Edward Jervey v. Charles Martin Documents 

Folder 5: Ralph Flynn v. Charles Martin 1965-71 documents 

Folder 6: Ralph Flynn v. Charles Martin 1972 documents