The collection contains the meeting minutes for the Southeast Missouri State University’s chapter of the American Association of University Professors. There is also correspondence between the school’s chapter, the national AAUP organization, and various other university chapters. Some of the correspondence relates directly to information compiled by Dr. Irene Neu about standards for tenure and promotion of university faculty. There is also correspondence concerning the removal of Dr. Shu-Ching Lee from a specific course that lead to the resignation of multiple professors. The membership information contained within this collection lists local chapter members and committees as well as national members of the organization. The surveys and reports pertain mostly to salary and compensation for faculty. The state conference materials contain meeting minutes and correspondence related to the conferences. The constitution and by-laws are specific to the Southeast Missouri State College chapter of the AAUP. The publications series is comprised of copies of the AAUP Bulletin, outside organizations, and faculty compositions. The AAUP Honors Banquet series contains information on the proceedings of the banquet and who was in attendance. The news clippings relate to events that the AAUP or its members were involved in. Most of the materials in the collections date between 1959 and 1969 though the entire collection runs between 1936 and 1977.