Inventory of the John Wesley Sawyer Papers, 1943-1988

MS399

Jack Sawyer is an alumnus of Wake Forest College (Class of 1938) and former professor of Mathematics at Wake Forest College/University.

His papers consist of biographical information; correpondence; literary productions of others; and his professional files concerning his service as the faculty representative to the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Included are materials relating to the Southern Conference.

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Summary Information
Biographical and Historical Note
Collection Overview
Collection Inventory
Administrative Information

Summary Information

Repository: Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives
Title: John Wesley Sawyer Papers,
Creator: Sawyer, John Wesley, 1916-
Date: 1943-1988 (inclusive)
Extent: 7.5 linear feet / 5 Banker's boxes; 6.5
ID: MS399

Biographical and Historical Note

Jack Sawyer is an alumnus of Wake Forest College (Class of 1938) and former professor of Mathematics at Wake Forest College/University.

Collection Overview

Administrative Information

Publication Information: Finding aid prepared by Processed by: John Woodard; machine-readable finding aid created by Apex, 2004
Access Restrictions: Collection is open.
Copyright Notice: Copyright for materials resides with the creators of the items in question or their descendants, unless otherwise designated. Users of this collection are responsible for using the materials in conformance with U.S. copyright law.
Preferred Citation: MS399, John Wesley Sawyer Papers, Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.

Collection Inventory

Biographical Information:
- Biographical data, (1978-1988) Box 1 Folder 1
Correspondence:
- Atlantic Coast Conference, (1958-1988) Folder 2
- B, (1975-1984) Folder 3
- Byers, Walter, (1980-1982) Folder 4
- C, (1981-1982) Folder 5
- G, (1980-1987) Folder 6
- H, (1977-1982) Folder 7
- Hooks, Gene, (1980-1982) Folder 8
- L, (1981) Folder 9
- M, (1982-1983) Folder 10
- McDermott, Jim, (1980-1982) Folder 11
- N, (1987) Folder 12
- P, (1980-1986) Folder 13
- S, (1978-1982) Folder 14
- Sawyer, John Wesley, (1962-1985) Folder 15
- T, (1983) Folder 16
- Toms, Forrest D., (1984) Folder 17
- Weaver, James H., (1957-1968) Folder 18
Articles and Ephemera
- Poetry, (n.d.) Folder 19
- Raiborn, Mitchell H., Revenues and expenses of intercollegiate athletic programs. Analysis of financial trends and relationships, (1978-1981) Folder 20
- Ramer, Earl M., Athlet committees and faculty representatives. Shawnee Mission. Kansas: The National Collegiate Athletic Association, (1980.) Folder 21
- Rapoport, Daniel, The fuzzy truth about the lie detector. Juris Doctor, (March 1976.) Folder 22
- Thompson, J. Neils, A proposal for an National Collegiate Athletic Association coaches' assembly, (n.d.) Folder 23
- The use of polygraphs and similar devices by Federal Agencies. Thirteenth report. Washington: U. S. Government Printing Office, (1976.) Folder 24
- Invitation cards:
  - Atlantic Coast Conference Basketball Tournament, (1966) Folder 25
  - Cotton Bowl Athletic Association, Dallas, TX, (December 31, 1960-January 2, 1961) Folder 26
Professional Files:
- Atlantic Coast Conference:
  - Agenda. Durham Hilton, Durham, North Carolina, (Oct. 18, 1987.) Folder 27
  - Agreement with Castleman Det. Chesley County, (June 9, 1980) Folder 28
  - Awards Committee. Report of. Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, (1981.) Folder 29
  - Baseball record book, (1985-1987) Folder 30
  - Basketball championship. Arrangements between the Atlantic Coast Conference and the Omni (revised), (Feb. 20, 1983.) Folder 31
  - Basketball clearances, (1984) Folder 32
  - Basketball prospectus, (1985-1986) Folder 33
  - Basic differences in AIAW rules and National Collegiate Athletic Association rules, (1981) Folder 34
  - Budget, (1959-1960) Folder 35
  - Bulletins, no. 42, 43, 48, (1958-1960) Folder 36
  - Business Managers Manual. Columbia, South Carolina: University of South Carolina, (June 1968.) Folder 37
  - CBS-TV contract (proposed), (1982) Folder 38
  - Certified Public Accountants. Reports of:
    (1959; 1980-81) Folder 39
    (1982-1986) Folder 40
  - Championship awards cost by category ([1987?]) Folder 41
  - Clippings, (n.d.) Folder 42
  - Collegiate Commissioners Association: Directory, (1981) Folder 43
  - Commissioner's report, (Nov. 25, 1959) Folder 44
  - Constitution and by-laws:
    (July 1, 1954-July 1, 1962) Folder 45
    (July 1, 1963-July 1, 1968) Folder 46
    (July 1, 1969-July 1, 1971) Folder 47
    (July 1, 1980-July 1, 1983) Folder 48
  - Cross Country Record Book, (1985) Folder 49
  - Eight Annual Indoor Games, (March 11, 1961) Folder 50
  - Examinations. Report on, (Nov. 30, 1968.) Folder 51
  - Field Hockey Record Book, (1985) Folder 52
  - Football Bulletin #1, 1986 series Folder 53
  - Football Ranking List, (1964) Folder 54
  - Freshman inelegibility in football relating to: Folder 55
    Academics
    Economics
    Individual vs. group rights
    Impact on proposition 48
    Redshirt and hardship
    Opportunity for illegal inducement
  - Funds distribution, (1980-81) Folder 56
  - Game management and crowd control (proposed text), (n.d.) Folder 57
  - Golf record book. Men and women, (1986.) Folder 58
  - Report on Infractions, (Nov. 1981.) Folder 59
  - Investigation. Larry Harrison-Jim Gilley, (1979.) Folder 60
  - Investment evaluation, (March 31, 1986) Folder 61
  - Minutes:
    (May 7-8, 1953-May 28, 1954) Folder 62 Volume Vol. 1
    Vol. 1, (Dec. 10-11, 1954-December 9, 1955) Folder 63 Volume Vol. 1
    (Dec. 9, 1955-May 1, 1959) Folder 64 Volume Vol. 2
    (Dec. 4, 1959-May 3, 1968) Folder 65 Volume Vol. 3
    (Dec. 6, 1968-Sept. 27, 1972) Folder 66 Volume Vol. 4
    (Feb. 7, 1973-May 18, 1977) Folder 67 Volume Vol. 5
    (Feb. 9. 1978-May 13, 1980) Folder 68 Volume Vol. 6
    (Feb. 13, 1981-Dec. 3, 1981) Folder 69 Volume Vol. 6
    (Feb. 12-13, 1982-Feb. 10-11, 1983) Box 2 Folder 70 Volume Vol. 7
    (Feb. 9-11, 1984-Sept. 17, 1985) Folder 71 Volume Vol. 7
    (May 20, 1986-Dec. 11, 1987) Folder 72 Volume Vol. 8
  - Policies compliance, (n.d.) Folder 73
  - Recruiting and evaluation dates, (Oct. 13, 1987) Folder 74
  - Recruiting guide, (n.d.) Folder 75
  - Service bureau report, (Dec. 4, 1959.) Folder 76
  - Soccer Record Book, (1985) Folder 77
  - Swimming Record Book and Guide, (1981-1987) Folder 78
  - Team travel reimbursement. Summary, (1986-1987) Folder 79
  - Tennis Record Book and Guide, (1981-1987) Folder 80
  - Tier structuring (preliminary thinking), (n.d.) Folder 81
  - Track and Field Record Book, (1986-1987) Folder 82
  - United States District Court. District of South Carolina. Beach, Joey Edward et.al. vs. Atlantic Coast Conference et. al. (Dec. 14, 1971.) Folder 83
  - Volleyball Record Book, (1985) Folder 84
  - Women's Basketball Record Book, (1984-1987) Folder 85
  - Wrestling Record Book, (1981-1987) Folder 86
- Coliseum Advantage Drive. Revenue plan, (Oct. 11, 1986.) Folder 87
- National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA):
  - Academic Testing and Requirements Committee - Minutes of:
    (1980-1981) Folder 88
    (1982) Folder 89
  - Administrative Committee Telephone Conference, (1983) Folder 90
  - Agreements with ABC and CBS for the 1982-1985 Football Season. Summary of the provisions. Folder 91
  - All Star High School Games Committee, (1981-1982) Folder 92
  - Annual meeting seminar:
    Sixth, Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Folder 93
    Seventh, Boston, MA: Boston College and Harvard University, (Feb. 12-14, 1973.) Folder 94
  - Basketball Championship, (1962-1982) Folder 95
  - Basketball Rules Committee, (1982-1983) Folder 96
  - A Career in Professional Sports: Guidelines that Make Dollars and Sense, (1984.) Folder 97
  - Case no. F54. North Carolina State University, (1971-1972.) Folder 98
  - Case no. 396. North Carolina State University, (1972.) Folder 99
  - Championships, analysis of, (1981-1982) Folder 100
  - Chief Executive Officers Meetings. Division: 1, 2, 3, (Sept. 28-29, 1981.) Folder 101
  - Chief Executive Officers. Summary of, (1980.) Folder 102
  - Classification Committee. Minutes of:
    (1980-1981) Folder 103
    (1982-1983) Folder 104
  - Clemson University. Official inquiry - Analysis of response, (1975.) Folder 105
  - Committee of Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of Sports. Minutes of, (1982.) Folder 106
  - Committee on Financial Aid. Final report, (Sept. 7, 1971.) Folder 107
  - Committee on Financial Aid. Preliminary report. Kansas City, MO: National Collegiate Athletic Association, (1970.) Folder 108
  - Committee on Infractions:
    Case no. 443, University of Nevada-Las Vegas, (1977-1979) Folder 109
    Confidential reports, (1978-1982) Folder 110
    Minutes of, (1977) Folder 111
    Policies and procedures, (1973-1976) Folder 112
  - Committee on Women's Intercollegiate Athletics. Kansas City, MO, (with the dates of future meetings, (May 20-21, 1980 1981-1982).) Folder 113
  - Committee representation for women. Summary of, Mary 5, (1982.) Folder 114
  - Community and Junior College Relations Committee, (1983) Folder 115
  - Constitution and by-laws. Executive regulations. Interpretations, (1958.) Folder 116
  - Convention:
    Amendments and other proposals, (1988) Folder 117
    Annual (76th), (1981) Folder 118
    Annual (82nd). Legislation for, (1987.) Folder 119
    Correspondence, (1958-1984) Folder 120
    Proposals, (1982-1988) Folder 121
  - Council:
    Memoranda, (1980-1983) Folder 122
    Minutes of:
    (1975) Folder 123
    (1980) Folder 124
    (1981) Folder 125
    (1982) Folder 126
    (1983) Folder 127
  - Division 1: Box 3
    Academic reporting compilation, (1987) Folder 128
    Legislation (proposed), (1982-1984) Folder 129
    A legislative meeting. Program and proceedings, Chicago, Illinois, (June 28-29, 1984.) Folder 130
    Summer meeting. Hyatt Regency Hotel, Kansas City, MO, (June 24-25, 1983.) Folder 131
    Student athletes admitted under special admission procedures, (Mar. 30, 1985.) Folder 132
  - Division 2:
    Membership. History of, (1982.) Folder 133
  - Division 3:
    Member institutions, (1982-1983) Folder 134
  - Draft resolutions. Gambling, television. Folder 135
  - Drug Education Committee. Minutes of, (1982.) Folder 136
  - Eight Media Seminar, Colorado Springs, County. United States Air Force Academy, (Feb. 12-14, 1974.) Folder 137
  - Eligibility Committee. Minutes of, (1982.) Folder 138
  - Enforcement procedures; changes in enforcement program; enforcement actions against 1-A Football Member Institutions, (1978) Folder 139
  - Enforcement program. Report together with minority views by the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. House of Representatives. 95th Congress. Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office, (1978.) Folder 140
  - Executive Committee:
    Memoranda, (1981-1983) Folder 141
    Minutes of:
    (1980) Folder 142
    (1981-1982) Folder 143
    (1983-1984) Folder 144
  - Extra Events Committee, (1980-1981) Folder 145
  - Faculty Athletics Representatives Forum. 3rd-5th, (1987-1988.) Folder 146
  - Faculty and Basketball Coaches. Survey of, (1980.) Folder 147
  - Football Television Committee. Minutes:
    (1979) Folder 148
    (1980) Folder 149
    (February-March 1981) Folder 150
    (April-July 1981) Folder 151
    (September-December 1981) Folder 152
    (1982) Folder 153
    (1983) Folder 154
    (1979-1980) Folder 155
    (1981) Folder 156
    (1982-1983) Folder 157
  - Football Television Plan, (1974-75; 1982-85) Folder 158
  - Four-year Probation Ruling Against North Carolina State College. Report to the Board of Trustees of the Consolidated University of North Carolina, (November 21, 1956.) Folder 159
  - General Committees, (n.d.) Folder 160
  - General Television Committee. Minutes, (1982.) Folder 161
  - Governmental Affairs, (1982-1983) Folder 162
  - Handicapped students. Athletic opportunities for. Recommended policy and suggestions, (Dec. 4, 1980.) Folder 163
  - Honors Luncheon. 18th annual. Town and Country Hotel, San Diego, CA, (January 10, 1983.) Folder 164
  - Honors Luncheon. 23rd annual, (January 11, 1988.) Folder 165
  - Infractions. Report on, (Nov. 1981) Folder 166
  - Insurance Committee. Minutes, (1982-1983.) Folder 167
  - Intercollegiate Athletic Physical Education and Recreational Programs of the Member Institutions of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. Report no. 6. Mission, Kansas: The National Collegiate Athletic Association, (1984.) Folder 168
  - Interpretations. Review of [compilation no. 49, ]. (Aug. 16, 1982) Folder 169
  - Joint Committee on Catastrophic Athletic Injuries. Minutes Kansas City, MO, (Sept. 27, 1982.) Folder 170
  - Junior College Relations Committee. Minutes of:
    (1980-1981) Folder 171
    (1982) Folder 172
  - Legal affairs:
    Clark, Brent. Testimony, (February 27, 1972.) Folder 173
    Hearings before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
    House of Representatives. Enforcement program:
    (February 27, 1978) Folder 174
    (February 28, 1978) Folder 175
    (March 13, 1978) Folder 176
    (March 14, 1978) Folder 177
    (April 17-18, 1978) Folder 178
    (June 9, 1978) Box 4 Folder 179
    (September 27, 1978) Folder 180
    (September 28, 1978) Folder 181
    (October 4, 1978) Folder 182
    (July 12, 1979) Folder 183
    Moss Subcommittee Hearings. Committee on Infractions. Briefing Book, (1974-1980.) Folder 184
  - Legal affairs:
    State of Mississippi. Supreme Court. National Collegiate Athletic Association and Walter Byers vs. Larry J. Gillard and Mississippi State University, (1977.) Folder 185
    State of Nevada. The Supreme Court vs. Jerry Tarkanian, (May 17, 1979.) Folder 186
    State of Texas. The University of Texas at Austin, et al vs. The National Collegiate Athletic Association, et al, (January 8, 1982.) Folder 187
    United States Court of Appeals. Regents of the University of Minnesota, et al vs. National Collegiate Athletic Association, (August 4, 1977.) Folder 188
    United States District Court for the Northern District of California. Isaac Curtis et al vs. National Collegiate Athletic Association, (Feb. 1, 1972.) Folder 189
    United States Supreme Court. National Collegiate Athletic Association vs. Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma, (1984.) Folder 190
    United States Supreme Court. National Collegiate Athletic Association vs. Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma and University of Georgia Athletic Association, (1983-1984.) Folder 191
    University of Denver, et al vs. National Collegiate Athletic Association et al, (January 27, 1978) Folder 192
  - Legislative Review. Special Committee.
    Memoranda, (1982) Folder 193
    Minutes of, (1981) Folder 194
  - Long Range Planning Committee. Minutes:
    (1981) Folder 195
    (1982-1983) Folder 196
  - Manual, (1977-1978) Folder 197
  - Membership and Legislation Information, (1980-1981) Folder 198
  - 400-Mile Exception Telecasts, (1982) Folder 199
  - National Prediction Tables. Kansas City, MO, (Jan. 8, 1970.) Folder 200
  - News releases, (1980-1983) Folder 201
  - Nominating Committee. 75th annual convention, Miami Beach, Florida, (January 12-14, 1981.) Folder 202
  - Nominees for General Committees. Summary of, (Sept. 9, 1982.) Folder 203
  - North Carolina State University at Raleigh, North Carolina. The National Collegiate Athletic Association Official Inquiry and Other Materials, (1972.) Folder 204
  - Notes, (n.d.) Folder 205
  - Officers Conference Calls:
    (1980) Folder 206
    (1981) Folder 207
    (1982) Folder 208
  - Organizational structure, (n.d.) Folder 209
  - Past and present officers of. (May 13, 1982.) Folder 210
  - Postgraduate Scholarship Committee. Minutes of:
    (1980) Folder 211
    (1981) Folder 212
  - Professional Sports Liaison Committee. Minutes, (1982-83.) Folder 213
  - Procedure Manual. Implementation of the 1.600 rule. Kansas City, MO (3rd-6th, ). (1967-1971) Folder 214
  - Professional Sports Liaison Committee, (1983) Folder 215
  - Public Relations Committee. Minutes:
    (1979-1981) Folder 216
    (1981-1983) Folder 217
  - Recruiting Committee. Minutes:
    (1980-1981) Folder 218
    (1982) Folder 219
  - Research Committee. Minutes of, (1979-1981) Folder 220
  - Response to the problem of catastrophic injuries. Status report, (n.d.) Folder 221
  - Satisfactory progress rule. (August 1, 1984.) Folder 222
  - Score Card, (Dec. 16, 1977) Folder 223
  - Select Committee on Athletic Problems and Concerns in Higher Education. Report. Shawnee Mission, Kansas: Folder 224
    The National Collegiate Athletic Association, (October, 1983.)
  - Self study. Process of, (1980.) Folder 225
  - Southern Conference:
    Annual meetings, (1950-1953) Folder 226
    Constitution and by-laws, (1943-1948) Folder 227
  - Special Committees: Box 5
    Academic Research. Minutes. Advanced Technology, Inc., Reston, Virginia, (Nov. 7, 1983.) Folder 228
    Council Restructuring, (1982) Folder 229
    Governance Organization and Services, (1980-1981) Folder 230
    Legislative Review, (1982) Folder 231
    Officiating Improvements. Minutes, (1983.) Folder 232
    Player Agents. Minutes, (1983.) Folder 233
    Professional Funding. Minutes, (1980.) Folder 234
  - Special Committee to Combat Gambling, (1981) Folder 235
  - Statements: Charles Alan Wright Folder 236
  - John L. Tower (draft)
  - Steering Committee. Division 1, 2, 3. Minutes:
    (1980) Folder 237
    (1981) Folder 238
    (1982-1983) Folder 239
  - Study of Freshman Eligibility Standards. Executive Summary, (August 15, 1984.) Folder 240
  - Subcommittee on Non-network Television. Cable Television and other alternatives to conventional television, (1981.) Folder 241
  - Summer Baseball Committee. Minutes of, (1981-1982.) Folder 242
  - Television schedule for televising networks, (1982) Folder 243
  - Testimony. Proposed agenda for, (n.d.) Folder 244
  - Title 9. Intercollegiate Athletics Policy Interpretation:
    (1978-1979) Folder 245
    (1980) Folder 246
    (1981) Folder 247
  - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Athletic Department Questionnaire. Student Athletic Fee and related financial matters, (December 1980.) Folder 248
  - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Support for Restoration of Eligibility. Memorandum before the Subcommittee on Eligibility Appeals of the National Collegiate Athletic Association, (1983.) Folder 249
Wake Forest University
- Athletic Development Council, (1986) Folder 250
- Athletic History Chronology, (1888-1953) Folder 251
- Basketball Score Book:
  - (March 1, 1947-December 15, 1951) Folder 252
  - (March 1, 1953-March 1, 1956) Folder 253
- Committee on Infractions. Replay of the Chief Executive Officer to Official Inquiry, (June 16, 1983:)
  - Copy 1 Folder 254
  - Copy 2 Folder 255
- Faculty Athletic Committee. Minutes, (Sept. 26, 1984.) Folder 256
- First Computer. Proposals, (1962-1964.) Folder 257
- Football budget, (1983-1985) Folder 258
- Memoranda, (1981-1984) Folder 259
- Men's All-Sports Banquet. 20th annual, (April 27, 1983.) Folder 260
- Press Release. Wake Forest Reprimanded by National Collegiate Athletic Association. Folder 261
- Proposals as budgeted for 1980-1981 and directed for compliance in 1983-1984 Folder 262
- Sports Medicine Unit, (1980) Folder 263
Additions
- Atlantic Coast Conference. Mementos Box-folder 5/264
- Wake Forest University Property Owners Association. Box-folder 5/265A Brief History of Wake Forest College Residenttial Developments 1955-1995. Faculty Drive, Royall Drive Area, Belle Visa Court and Aaron Lane, Paschal Drive Condominiums. Prepared by Property Owners Assoc. (Includes color photographs of the homes. 1995. 1 vol. (looseleaf).

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