Richard Howe papers

Collection

Identifier: UA 30.014

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Richard Howe Papers contain materials and documents pertaining to Howe’s publications on Faculty Emeriti Leaders of Appalachian Alumni Family, the North Carolina Association of Colleges and Universities (NCACU), and the Warrensburg-Latham High School Class of 1957 30th Reunion. For series one, the faculty emeritus information includes biographical sketches, correspondence, memos, photographs, curriculum vitae, previous editions of Faculty Emeriti books. For series two, the are rough draft papers, book orders, and award receipts for the Leaders of the Appalachian Alumni Family. In series three, the materials make up the commemorative book for North Carolina Association of Colleges and Universities, which include rough drafts of the publications, biographical information, photographs, correspondence and book order lists. Series four includes some of the publication materials for the Warrensburg-Latham High School Class of 1957 30th Reunion. The files for this collection date from 1968 to 2009 with most materials dating from 1985 to 1987.

Dates

Majority of material found within 1921-2009, undated
1985-1987

Creator

Howe, Richard D. (Person)

Language

English

Conditions Governing Access

The materials from Appalachian State University Libraries' Special Collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. The nature of these collections means that copyright or other information about restrictions may be difficult or even impossible to determine despite reasonable efforts. As a result, the user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used for academic research or otherwise should be fully credited with the source.

Conditions Governing Use

Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, the North Carolina Public Records Act (N.C.G.S. § 132 1 et seq.), and Article 7 of the North Carolina State Personnel Act (Privacy of State Employee Personnel Records, N.C.G.S. § 126-22 et seq.). Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which the Appalachian State University assumes no responsibility.

Biographical Note

Richard Davis Howe was born and raised in Illinois, earned a B.S. and M.A. at Appalachian State and a Ph.D. from the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA). Howe served in professional academic posts at Brevard College, Warren Wilson College, Occidental College, UCLA and, since 1973, has served at Appalachian. At ASU, he has served as a professor in the Department of Leadership and Educational Studies in the Reich College of Education, and has served as Director of Compliance Programs and Director of the Office of Equal Opportunity Programs. He taught employment law seminars for North Carolina's Office of State Personnel. Dr. Howe has authored or edited over 176 books, published reports and national research studies. He has additionally written over 2,000 articles, book reviews and biographical sketches. These biographical sketches mostly come from the first seven editions of Howe’s publication, “Faculty Emeriti.”

Extent

8.8 Linear Feet (16 standard archival boxes, 3 manuscript boxes)

Additional Description

Abstract

At Appalachian State University, Dr. Richard Howe has served as a professor in the Department of Leadership and Educational Studies in the Reich College of Education, as Director of Compliance Programs, and as Director of the Office of Equal Opportunity Programs. The Richard Howe Papers contain materials and documents pertaining to Howe’s publications on Faculty Emeriti and on the North Carolina Association of Colleges and Universities (NCACU). Included in this is Richard Howe's publication materials on the Leaders of Appalachian Alumni Family and the Warrensburg-Lathan Highschool Class of 1957 30th Renunion.

Arrangement

This collection was arranged by series of Richard Howe's materials for the books and commemorative publishings: Faculty Emeriti, Leaders of Appalachian Alumni Family, North Carolina Association of Colleges and Universities, and the Warrensburg-Latham High School Class of 1957 30th Reunion. Series I and Series III contain subseries of both materials related to the publishing files, which is Subseries A, and biographical sketch profiles, Subseries B. Within each series and subseries, including book profiles by last names, every file is organized alphabetically.