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John A Beach Papers

An inventory of his papers at the Syracuse University Archives


Finding aid created by: Natalie Pace
Date: 2019



Biography

John A. Beach graduated summa cum laude from Syracuse University in 1954. While at Syracuse University he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi, and Phi Gamma Delta. He served as the president of Tau Theta Upsilon, Orange Key, and as was class president during his sophomore, junior, and senior years at the university. He went on to serve as the Interim Dean of Syracuse University’s College of Law from 1973 to 1974. Beach wrote a biography of Syracuse University Chancellor William P. Tolley in 2009.


Scope and Content Note

This collection contains materials dated from 1940 to 2009. The collection is arranged in two series, Chapter drafts and Research files. All of the materials are related to Chancellor William P. Tolley or the creation of Minister of Higher Education: A Biography of William Pearson Tolley 1900-1996 by John A. Beach. It is not believed this biography was ever published.

The first series, Chapter drafts, consists of materials dated 2009. All of the materials in this series are drafts for chapters in the book Beach wrote about William P. Tolley.

The second series, Research files, consists of materials dated 1940 to 2004. Materials in this series are primarily photographs, but also include magazines, a letter, yearbook pages, and newspaper clippings.


Restrictions

Access Restrictions:

Please note that the collection is housed off-site, and advance notice is required to allow time to have the materials brought to the Reading Room on campus.

Use Restrictions:

Written permission must be obtained from the Syracuse University Archives and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.


Related Material

The University Archives holds clipping files on John A. Beach and William P. Tolley. The University Archives also holds two collections on Chancellor William P. Tolley, William P. Tolley Papers and Chancellor William P. Tolley Records.


Selected Search Terms

Names

Beach, John A.
Tolley, William Pearson, 1900-1996.
Syracuse University -- History.
Syracuse University.

Subjects

College administrators.
Higher education.

Types of Material

Manuscripts for publication.
Photographs.

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Preferred citation for this material is as follows:

John A. Beach Papers,
University Archives,
Special Collections Research Center
Syracuse University Libraries

Acquisition Information

This collection was donated to the Syracuse University Archives in 2019 by Sandra Clarke.

Processing Information

Materials were placed into new folders and boxes.


Arrangement

This collection is divided into two series, chapter drafts and research files. Chapter drafts is arranged in numerical order by chapter. Research files is arranged in alphabetical order.


Table of Contents

Chapter drafts

Research files


Inventory