Series II. Academic Files, 1945-1994, undated

Arranged alphabetically, this series contains Henry C. McBay’s Academic Files. The files in this series contain materials collected by McBay over the course of his academic career. Files pertaining to McBay’s career as a faculty member at Morehouse College make up the largest component of this series. Smaller numbers of files regarding McBay’s stints as a faculty member at Atlanta University, the Atlanta University Center, and Clark Atlanta University are also found in the Academic Files. A single file pertaining to McBay’s stint as a visiting professor at the University of Minnesota is also present here.

A majority of the materials in the Academic Files concern chemistry classes taught by McBay at all five of the institutions represented in this series. A smaller number of files pertaining to the chemistry departments at Morehouse College and Atlanta University are also found in the Academic Files. A number of files regarding miscellaneous administrative matters of interest to McBay at Morehouse College, Atlanta University, the Atlanta University Center, and Clark Atlanta University are also preserved here.

The contents of the Academic Files consist of a wide variety of materials. Exams and quizzes, class syllabi, reports, class handouts, and course descriptions are the most common materials found in this series. Smaller amounts of letters, graduate lists, class overviews, class papers, and faculty lists are also present in the Academic Files. Small amounts of other miscellaneous materials, including, but not limited to, resumes, class schedules, proposals, and legal documents are preserved here as well.