Frank Newman Papers (Mss. Gr. 152)

Series 1. Subject Files
The Subject Files consist of records pertaining to trusteeships, federal task force projects, plans for events following tenure at the University of Rhode Island, events attended, drafts and criticisms of speeches and reports, news articles and releases on the "Newman Reports," political science course materials, interspersed correspondence, and several files on women's issues. Also included are five black and white photographs on Newman giving a classroom lecture. These records are filed alphabetically by subject.

Newman was a member of the Board of Trustees of Barnard College and some of those files are included in this series. These records contain reports of academic programs, investment and funding data sheets, correspondence from faculty and administration, and news articles pertaining to the activities of the college. Newman was also a member of the Carnegie Foundation for which he assumed a presidential fellowship after his resignation from the University of Rhode Island. These files include agendas, financial statements, project outlines, correspondence from within the organization, and a report to the Board of Trustees from President Ernest L. Boyer.

Of note are the many news clippings, press releases, and journal articles relating to the "Newman Reports" that Newman kept. Included are also criticisms and correspondence on the "Reports," as well as notes and special reports from various government agencies covering the years from 1971 to 1974.

Newman also taught a political science course in 1970 and 1971 at Stanford University as an associate professor. The course materials for these classes are located in two folders titled "Political Science Course."

During Newman's tenure at URI, the issue of equal opportunity for female staff and faculty members was particularly controversial. Consequently, there are several folders at the end of this series devoted to this topic. Records include correspondence, reports, recommendations, assembly bills, and research project agendas.

Series 2. Research
These records were used as research materials for Newman's dissertation, "The Era of Expertise: the Growth, the Spread and Ultimately the Decline of the National Commitment to the Concept of the Highly Trained Expert, 1945 to 1970." They consist of news and journal articles, government reports, correspondence, published government and private reports, handwritten and typed notes, business directories, scholarly journal articles, data sheets, and company profile booklets.

One of the dominant themes running through Newman's dissertation was the success of higher education institutions in adapting to rapid advancements in technology while adapting to unpredictable economic environments. Accordingly, there are several folders full of research material relating to the burgeoning computer and semi-conductor industries between 1950 and 1972. Newman was interested in how the Russian advancements in satellite technology induced the United States to take a new approach to its educational programs and a number of files dealing with economic history, education, and the Cold War are included as well. Other topics that Newman kept material on emphasize international technology competition, the industrial revolution, history of corporations, and materials relating to technological developments in Mexico, Russia, India, Japan and Israel. A folder titled, Thesis Draft Notes, contains notes for a research paper Newman wrote while at Stanford University.

This series is organized alphabetically by subject.

Series 3. Dissertation
This series contains materials relating directly to Newman's dissertation, "The Era of Expertise: the Growth, the Spread and Ultimately the Decline of the National Commitment to the Concept of the Highly Trained Expert, 1945 to 1970," for which he received a Ph.D. in History from Stanford University in 1981. There are folders designated for bibliographies, first and second rough drafts, and style sheets. Box 19 contains the notes for each chapter, one through eight, plus the epilogue.

Series 4. Correspondence
The correspondence files consist of letters and memoranda to and from colleagues in the education, business, and political fields. Correspondence on personnel, inauguration, promotion and tenure, the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW), and the University of Rhode Island's Administrative Council is also included.

The bulk of this series is filed under a "General" subject heading reflecting the original organization. These folders contain a miscellany of memoranda, personal letters, and administrative and professional correspondence. They are filed chronologically from 1975 to February 1982. Correspondence from Acting URI President William Ferrante in 1974, as well as HEW Secretaries Sidney P. Marland and Richard Elliot, is also included. Other folders include correspondence relating to Newman's resumes and to candidates requesting promotion and tenure.

Series 5. Publications
This series consists of one document box containing a paperback copy of the Report on Higher Education; a hardcover copy of The Second Newman Report: National Policy and Higher Education; three reports to the then Assistant Secretary of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Sidney P. Marland, titled, Report on Higher Education: the Federal Role. Also included are three unrelated booklets--two pertaining to higher education and one on science-based industry in Israel. These materials are listed alphabetically by author or editor's last name and accompanied by the title of the work and the date of publication.