James Madison University Libraries Special Collections
James Leary papers
Leary, James J.
Leary, James J.
SC 0397
/repositories/4/resources/777
1.16 cubic feet
4 boxes
3 sound cassettes
1984-2018
The collection, comprising memoranda, news articles and clippings, correspondence, and reports, documents events during the late 1980s and 1990s at James Madison University, a period marked by significant strife and dissension between university administration and faculty.
English
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Access Restrictions
Collection open to research. Researchers must register and agree to copyright and privacy laws before using this collection. Please contact Research Services staff before visiting the James Madison University Special Collections Library to use this collection.
Original audiocassettes contained in this collection are restricted from access. Reformatted access copies may be available, or media reformatting may be available upon request.
Use Restrictions
The copyright interests in this collection have been transferred to the James Madison University Special Collections Library. While staff have taken special care to identify and remove sensitive materials containing privacy protected information (PPI), in rare instances PPI may be revealed during use of this collection. Researchers agree to make no notes or other recordation of PPI if found within this collection, and further agree not to publish or disclose such information for any purpose. Researchers agree to alert Special Collections staff if potentially privacy protected information is found within this collection. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library Reference Desk (library-special@jmu.edu).
Preferred Citation
[identification of item], [box #, folder #], James Leary Papers, 1984-2018, SC 0397, Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA.
Acquisition Information
Donated by Jim Leary in February 2018.
Processing Information
Entire copies of local and university newspapers documenting academic restructuring and related incidents in the 1990s were not retained due to duplication in the collection or elsewhere in library holdings.
Folder titles supplied by the donor were retained.
Biographical / Historical
James "J. J." Leary, Emeritus Professor of Chemistry, joined the James Madison University faculty in 1973 and taught until his retirement in 2010. He is a former president of the JMU Chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP). Leary earned the 1985 Advisor of the Year and the 1994-1995 Carl L. Harter Distinguished Teaching Award. Starting in the mid-1980s, Leary became an outspoken critic of the university administration and, along with other faculty, voiced his concern over the declining academic integrity at the university, among other issues.
Scope and Contents
The collection documents events during the late 1980s and 1990s at James Madison University, a period marked by significant strife and dissension between administration and faculty. Specifically, the collection documents an approximately two-year period of conflict between university administration and the JMU chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) over priorities at JMU. Additional incidents covered in the collection include the controversial decision by JMU administration to restructure academic colleges and dissolve the Physics Department, the creation of CISAT, a 1996 Honor Code "fiasco" during which administration quietly overturned an Honor Council decision, academic integrity, opposition by faculty and students to proposed general education curriculum, nepotism within JMU administration, and the murder of local businessman and alleged procurer Ernest James, who also had ties to JMU.
The collection primarily includes memoranda and internal communications; reports; news articles and clippings; and correspondence with reporters, journalists, and elected officials.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged chronologically.
Related Materials
William Ingham Papers, 1945-2013, SC 0002, Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA.
Andrew Kohen Papers, 1977-2006, SC 0398, Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA.
Letters (correspondence)
Memorandums
Newspaper clippings
Reports
Leary, James J.
American Association of University Professors
Walter Green (Ernest James murder case)/repositories/4/archival_objects/310191984-199711AAUP - Department Head/repositories/4/archival_objects/310201985-199212AAUP - Select presentations/repositories/4/archival_objects/310211989-1994131990 Madison Conference/repositories/4/archival_objects/310221990-199214The Breeze, November 1/repositories/4/archival_objects/310231990-199315News articles/repositories/4/archival_objects/310241990-199316AAUP - National/repositories/4/archival_objects/310251990-1993171990 Madison Conference/repositories/4/archival_objects/310261990201718Synopsis of CISAT/repositories/4/archival_objects/31027199119CISAT/repositories/4/archival_objects/310281991-1993110Bonds/repositories/4/archival_objects/310291992111Publish the budget/repositories/4/archival_objects/310301992112AAUP binder contents/repositories/4/archival_objects/310311992-1993113CISAT/repositories/4/archival_objects/310321992-1993114Fiske Guide to Colleges/repositories/4/archival_objects/310331992-1993115Priorities/repositories/4/archival_objects/310341992-199321Accountability - tuition/fees/repositories/4/archival_objects/310351992-199422Robert Holland, Richmond Times-Dispatch/repositories/4/archival_objects/310361992-199523News articles/repositories/4/archival_objects/310371992-199624Tenure, academic freedom/repositories/4/archival_objects/310381992-200425Tuition - mandatory fees/repositories/4/archival_objects/310391992-1993201826AAUP/repositories/4/archival_objects/31040199327AAUP binder contents/repositories/4/archival_objects/31041199328AAUP - Senate/repositories/4/archival_objects/31042199329Assorted news articles and correspondence/repositories/4/archival_objects/310431993210Board of Visitors/repositories/4/archival_objects/310441993211Faculty Senate/repositories/4/archival_objects/310451993212Resolution/repositories/4/archival_objects/310461993213Voige - Riley/repositories/4/archival_objects/310471993214U2 Committee/repositories/4/archival_objects/310481993215AAUP/repositories/4/archival_objects/310491993-1994216AAUP members/repositories/4/archival_objects/310501993-1994217AAUP - Seminar/repositories/4/archival_objects/310511993-1994218General/repositories/4/archival_objects/310521993-1994219Presidents' salaries/repositories/4/archival_objects/310531993-1994220CISAT building/repositories/4/archival_objects/310541993-199531Mozart/repositories/4/archival_objects/31055199432Seminar/Capstone/repositories/4/archival_objects/31056199433AAUP/repositories/4/archival_objects/310571994-199634Wes Allison, Daily Press/repositories/4/archival_objects/310581994-199635Richmond/repositories/4/archival_objects/310591994-199636Board of Visitors/repositories/4/archival_objects/310601994-199837Restructuring/other schools/repositories/4/archival_objects/310811994-199838Balance/repositories/4/archival_objects/31061199539Dirt/repositories/4/archival_objects/310621995310Division/repositories/4/archival_objects/310631995311Faculty for Responsible Change (FRC)/repositories/4/archival_objects/310641995312Figures/repositories/4/archival_objects/310651995313John "Til" Hazel Jr./repositories/4/archival_objects/310661995314Just a Coincidence, "Secrecy in Charity May Breed a Scandal"/repositories/4/archival_objects/310671995315G. Gordon Liddy/repositories/4/archival_objects/310681995316General/repositories/4/archival_objects/310691995317Nepotism/repositories/4/archival_objects/310701995318Physics/repositories/4/archival_objects/310711995319David Reed/repositories/4/archival_objects/310721995320Richmond Times-Dispatch unpublished/repositories/4/archival_objects/310731995321Jean-Jacques Rousseau/James Madison/repositories/4/archival_objects/310741995322Spring 1995 miscellaneous/repositories/4/archival_objects/310751995323Students and letters/repositories/4/archival_objects/310761995324Tenure/repositories/4/archival_objects/310771995325Merit pay/repositories/4/archival_objects/310781995-1996326Beverly Sgro/repositories/4/archival_objects/310791995-1996327Rick Gunter, Daily News Leader/repositories/4/archival_objects/310801995-1997328Ronald Carrier jokes and satire/repositories/4/archival_objects/310821995-2009, undated41"Bridge"/repositories/4/archival_objects/31083199642Harry F. Byrd and Charles Cunningham/repositories/4/archival_objects/31084199643Dateline/repositories/4/archival_objects/31085199644Fairfax Journal/repositories/4/archival_objects/31086199645Conrad Helsley/repositories/4/archival_objects/31087199646Honor Code/repositories/4/archival_objects/310881996-199747Philip Walzer, Virginia Pilot/repositories/4/archival_objects/310891996-199748Norman Garrison/repositories/4/archival_objects/310901996-199849Undergraduate Curriculum Council (UCC) - General Education/repositories/4/archival_objects/310911996-1998410AAUP/repositories/4/archival_objects/310921996-20002017411Richmond Times-Dispatch, Beavis & Butthead/repositories/4/archival_objects/310931997412ACLU/repositories/4/archival_objects/310941997-1998413Academic integrity/repositories/4/archival_objects/310951998414Assorted correspondence/repositories/4/archival_objects/310961998415Audiocassettes/repositories/4/archival_objects/31015Access RestrictionsOriginal audiocassettes restricted from access. Reformatted access copies may be available, or media reformatting may be available upon request. Contact research services staff at library-special@jmu.edu for additional information.
J. J. Leary on the G. Gordon Liddy Show/repositories/4/archival_objects/310161995SC0397-CS-001Norm Garrison's attack on J. J. Leary/repositories/4/archival_objects/31017circa 1996-1998SC0397-CS-002Scope and ContentsA handwritten post-it note accompanied the audiocassette that read: "JJ: A belated Xmas gift. - Dorn"
Unlabeled audiocassette/repositories/4/archival_objects/31018undatedSC0397-CS-003