Clemson University Libraries Special Collections
Office of the President
Series.0102
Philip Hunter Prince
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Clemson University Libraries Special Collections
- Creator
- Clemson University. Office of the President.
- Title
- Office of the President Records, Philip Hunter Prince
- ID
- Series.0102
- Date [inclusive]
- 1991-1996
- Extent
- 2.5 cubic feet consisting of 6 document boxes and one oversize folder
- Language
- English
- Abstract
- This series contains budget documents, correspondence, memoranda, reports, and other material organized in an alphabetical subject file.Scope and Content
Preferred Citation
When citing materials from manuscript collections and the University Archives, use the following format: Identification of the item, folder and box number, title of the collection, Special Collections, Clemson University Libraries, Clemson, South Carolina.
Administrative History/Biographical Note
Philip Hunter Prince served as twelfth president of Clemson University, 1994-1995. He was born in Bostic, North Carolina on August 4, 1926 to Walter E. and Mary Palmer Prince. He attended schools in Erwin, Tennessee and received an athletic scholarship to attend Clemson College in 1944. His time at Clemson was interrupted by service in the US Army from 1944-1945. Returning to Clemson, he distinguished himself as a member of the Block “C” Club, Tiger Brotherhood, and Alpha Phi Omega as well as being Co-captain of the 1948 Football Team which won the 1949 Gator Bowl and Vice President of the 1949 Senior Class. Upon graduation, he attended Columbia University and Kings College prior to additional service in the Army in 1950-1951. Prince worked for Milliken Company in various management and executive position between 1951 and1967 and then served as vice president of the firm. In 1978, he became Senior Vice President of American Express Company. In 1983, he accepted a similar position with Synco Property, Inc in Charlotte until his retirement in 1985.
Phil Prince has a distinguished record of service as a Clemson alumnus servicing on the Board of Visitors in 1971, Alumni National Council 1974-1976. Beginning in 1982, Prince served on the Board of the Clemson Foundation becoming its President in 1989. That year, the Clemson Life Trustees elected him to become a Life Trustee. He had received the Distinguished Alumni Service Award in 1983 and the Clemson Medallion in 1989.
With the resignation of Clemson President Max Lennon in February of 1994 the Board of Trustees chose Prince to serve as Acting President. Prince served for eleven months and was named President by the Board on September 30, 1994. This short tenure witnessed major changes in the organization of the University with the number of colleges reduced from nine to four (eventually five) and the number of vice presidents from seven to four as well as the privatization of a number of auxiliary services such as the bookstore and laundry. The planning and implementation of this reorganization consumed Prince’s attention and was not without some controversy. Once fully implemented, this organizational structure continued for the coming two decades, a singular achievement for this transitional presidency. Phil Prince was recognized for his leadership and life long commitment to Clemson with an honorary Doctor of Humanities degree from Clemson in May 1995.
Prince married Celeste Orr in 1950. They have two sons, Kevin and James.
Information for this biographical note is from Series 38, Phil Prince folder and Holley Ulbrich “The Beloved Son: Philip Hunter Prince, 1994-1995” in Tradition: A History of the Presidency of Clemson University. 2nd ed. Donald McKale and Jerome V. Reel Jr.; Mercer: Macon GA, 1998, pp. 282-300.
Scope and Content
This series contains budget documents, correspondence, memoranda, and reports. The series spans 1991 - 1996 with the vast bulk of the material from July 1994 through May 1995 when Phil Prince served as President of Clemson University. A number of files related to restructuring from President Prince’s administration were left for President Curris to examine but are now filed in this series along with a few items post May 1995 on this subject.
Noteworthy subjects included in this series are budgetary matters, the restructuring of the University, development and the athletic program. Office of the President Records from Prince’s predecessor Max Lennon and successor Constantine Curris have been separated into Series 103 and 104 respectively.
Arrangement
The files reflect the Office of the President’s alphabetical/subject filing system and are arranged alphabetically by folder title or the last name of the correspondent. The documents within each folder are arranged in chronological order.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Clemson University Libraries Special Collections
Restrictions
There is one box of files concerning personnel and students that is restricted.
Provenance
These records originated in the Presidents Office and are part of accessions 99-13, 02-4 and 03-48.
Processing Information
Michael Kohl processed this series in 2006 with help from student assistant Emily Eastes.
Kristi Roberts entered the finding aid into Archivists' Toolkit in July, 2010.
Controlled Access Headings
Corporate Name(s)
- Clemson University. -- Administration
- Clemson University. -- History
- Clemson University. -- Presidents
Personal Name(s)
- Prince, Phillip Hunter, 1926-
Collection Inventory
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A 1994-1995 |
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Academic Affairs July-December, 1994 |
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Administration, Vice President for - Continuing Education Center 1994 |
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Admissions, Undergraduate 1994 |
1 | 4 | |
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Agricultural Sciences 1994 |
1 | 5 | |
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Agricultural Sciences-Cooperative Extension Service 1994 |
1 | 6 | |
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Agriculture and Natural Resources 1994 |
1 | 7 | |
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Agriculture and Natural Resources- Experimental Station 1994-1995 |
1 | 8 | |
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Alumni Association 1994 |
1 | 9 | |
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Architecture 1994-1995 |
1 | 10 | |
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Athletic Department 1994 |
1 | 11 | |
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B 1994-1995 |
1 | 12 | |
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Business and Finance 1994 |
1 | 13 | |
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C 1994-1995 |
1 | 14 | |
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Chemistry 1994 |
1 | 15 | |
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Class of 1949 1994-1995 |
1 | 16 | |
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Clemson University Foundation 1994 |
1 | 17 | |
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Clemson University Research Foundation 1994 |
1 | 18 | |
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Clippings 1991, 1994-1995 |
1 | 19 | |
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Commerce and Industry 1994 |
1 | 20 | |
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Computer Center 1994 |
1 | 21 | |
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D 1994-1995 |
2 | 1 | |
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Development 1994 |
2 | 2 | |
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E 1994-1995 |
2 | 3 | |
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Education 1994 |
2 | 4 | |
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Engineering, College of 1994 |
2 | 5 | |
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F 1994-1995 |
2 | 6 | |
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Facilities Maintenance and Operations 1994 |
2 | 7 | |
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Facilities Planning 1994 |
2 | 8 | |
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Forestry and Recreational Resources 1994 |
2 | 9 | |
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G 1994-1995 |
2 | 10 | |
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Graduate School 1994 |
2 | 11 | |
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H 1994-1995 |
2 | 12 | |
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Honorary Degree 1995 |
2 | 13-14 | |
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I 1994-1995 |
2 | 15 | |
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Institutional Advancement 1994 |
2 | 16 | |
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Invitations 1994 |
2 | 17 | |
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J 1994-1995 |
3 | 1 | |
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K 1994-1995 |
3 | 2 | |
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L 1994-1995 |
3 | 3 | |
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Liberal Arts 1994 |
3 | 4 | |
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Mc 1994-1995 |
3 | 5 | |
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M 1994-1995 |
3 | 6 | |
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N 1994-1995 |
3 | 7 | |
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National Science Foundation 1994 |
3 | 8 | |
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Nursing 1994 |
3 | 9 | |
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O 1994-1995 |
3 | 10 | |
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Office of University Research 1994 |
3 | 11 | |
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P 1994-1995 |
3 | 12 | |
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Personal 1994 |
3 | 13 | |
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Personnel 1994 |
3 | 14 | |
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R 1994-1995 |
3 | 15 | |
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Restructuring: Correspondence March-December 1, 1994 |
3 | 16-19 | |
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Restructuring: Correspondence December 2-29, 1994 |
4 | 1-4 | |
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Restructuring: Correspondence 1995 |
4 | 5 | |
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Restructuring: Correspondence 1996, no date |
4 | 6 | |
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Restructuring: Faculty Senate "Closet" Committee 1994 |
4 | 7 | |
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Restructuring: Further "Post-Restructuring" Communications 1994-1995 |
4 | 8 | |
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Restructuring: Letter to Trustees October, 1994 |
4 | 9 | |
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Restructuring: Miscellaneous 1994-1995 |
4 | 10 | |
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Restructuring: Post-Announcement Address to Faculty December, 1994 |
4 | 11 | |
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Restructuring: Post Decision Concerns November, 1994 |
4 | 12 | |
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Restructuring: Response to Faculty Senate November, 1994 |
4 | 13 | |
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Restructuring: Speech to Faculty Fall, 1994 |
4 | 14 | |
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Restructuring: Summary of Events 1995 |
4 | 15 | |
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Restructuring: Trustee Retreat 1994 |
5 | 1 | |
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Restructuring: Trustees Deliberation and Decision to Proceed 1994 |
5 | 2 | |
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Restructuring: What Our Trustees Were Reading Prior to Their Reconstructing Considerations 1994 |
5 | 3 | |
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ROTC 1994-1995 |
5 | 4 | |
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S 1994-1995 |
5 | 5 | |
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Speeches and Speech Material 1984, 1994 |
5 | 6 | |
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Speeches and Speech Material 1995 |
5 | 7 | |
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Student Affairs 1994 |
5 | 8 | |
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Student Government 1994 |
5 | 9 | |
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T 1994-1995 |
5 | 10 | |
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Telecommunications 1994 |
5 | 11 | |
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The Institute of Wildlife and Environmental Toxicology-TIWET, 1994 |
5 | 12 | |
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Traffic and Parking 1994 |
5 | 13 | |
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U 1994 |
5 | 14 | |
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University Relations 1994 |
5 | 15 | |
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V 1994-1995 |
5 | 16 | |
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W 1994-1995 |
5 | 17 | |
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Y 1994-1995 |
5 | 18 | |
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Z 1994-1995 |
5 | 19 | |
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Admissions, Undergraduate 1994 |
6 | 1 | |
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Agricultural Sciences 1994 |
6 | 2 | |
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Athletic Department 1994 |
6 | 3 | |
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Commerce and Industry 1994 |
6 | 4 | |
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Commuter Center 1994 |
6 | 5 | |
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Education 1994 |
6 | 6 | |
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Graduate School 1994 |
6 | 7 | |
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Personnel 1994 |
6 | 8 | |
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Student Affairs 1994 |
6 | 9 | |
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Diploma - Doctor of Public Service, Coastal Carolina May 6, 1995 1.0 item(s) 11.5” x 14.5” |
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