Raymond and Helen Titsworth Binford Papers
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College - Conference on Quaker Education in N.C. 12-31-28 to 1-1-29
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Documents regarding a conference on the possibility of changing Quaker education to address new situations. The conference (called The Conference on Quaker Education in NC) was held at Guilford College. Includes a notebook recording the topics discussed at the conference, minutes reiterating what was discussed, and correspondence ranging from invitations, explanations of the conference's purpose, and expressed appreciation for being in attendance.
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Guilford College - Faculty 1917 - 1934
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This folder contains documents pertaining to Guilford College faculty between 1917 and 1934. Included are lists of faculty and their salaries, a diagram outlining faculty hierarchy, a list of all faculty employed since 1888, documents planning the balance of faculty and courses, and copious ammounts of near illegible notes outlining Raymond Binford's own designs regarding faculty. Correspondence in this folder tends to be about the running of the college. Also included is "The Friendly News Letter," Vol. 1 No. 3.
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Guilford College - Inventory of the College 1920, 1927, 1928, 1931
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This folder contains reports of Guilford's properties and their worth. Specifically there are records for buildings themselves, their contents, and certain departments. These include the library, King Hall, New Garden Hall, Founders Hall, Cox Hall, Archdale Hall, the Boarding Department, the Kitchen, the Dining Room, and miscellaneous rooms. Mainly these are for 1927, but there are also records for 1920, 1928 and 1931. Correspondence in this folder discusses property appraisals, debts, and planned expenditures.
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Guilford College - Presidential Correspondence 1918 - 1931
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This folder contains extensive correspondence in regards to the running and activities of Guilford College between 1918 and 1931. Includes suggestions, appeals for information, planning for meetings, and information on a study of the league of nations. Of note are a few letters between Raymond Binford and Clyde Milner in which the former offers the latter a job. In addition there are a few journal articles; one is titled, "Research in College," and the other "Research in College and Professional Schools."
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Guilford College Bible Class - R. Binford, Teacher 1929 - 1930
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This folder contains records from Raymond Binford's Bible class from 1929 to 1930. Includes attendance sheets and various assignments. Asssignments are generally short, and include lists of Biblical names and papers on the geneology of Biblical figures.
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Guilford College Finances
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This folder chiefly contains financial records in one form or another: a copy of Guilford College's 1920 financial statement for the Board of Trustees, correspondence regarding Guilford's money, a history of financial efforts scribbled on the back of recycled paper, a record of the "$375,000 campaign," a record of the cost of the Eula Dixon Memorial, and a document titled "Guilford College is NOT Bankrupt." Also there is an essay on 100 year-old colleges featuring Guilford and a list of addresses to where "17th Anniversary" invitations were sent.
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North Carolina College Conference - Minutes/Reports 1921 - 1933
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Documents pertaining to the activities of the North Carolina College Conference from 1921 to 1933. Besides the various meeting minutes (for 1921, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932 and 1933), there are several reports including various officer and committee lists, statistics on college acceptance, and committee rulings.
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North College Conference - Correspondence 1920-34
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Letters, programs, and drafts from the North Carolina College Conference of which Greensboro area educators Dr. Raymond Binford, Samuel B. Turrentine, and Dr. J. A. Highsmith served as members and chairmen. Topics of these documents include papers of Dr. Binford's time as Chairman of the Commission on Uniform Examinations, documents from the 1925, 1927, 1929, 1932, and 1933 conferences, an essay or possibly a speech about the history of the conference, and a draft for an "Athletic Manifesto."
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Pendle Hill - Correspondence 1928 - 1938
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Extensive correspondence regarding the estabishment and activities of the Pendle Hill Quaker Graduate Center in Philadelphia. Letters discuss policy, hiring methods, student admittance, and general plans and coordination.
