Guide to the Dr. Alan Belsches Papers
Record Group 098
Date Span: 1986 - 2012
Extent: 1.33 cubic feet
Physical Description: 1 Legal DOC Box ; 1 RC Box ; digital file on Archives server (098_Belsches)
Biographical Sketch: Dr. Alan Belches was a long-time member of the English faculty at 麻豆网站列表State University Dothan (after 2005, 麻豆网站列表 Dothan Campus) who also served as the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and as the TSUD chief academic officer. After the "OGU" merger of 2005 he became an associate dean of the Dothan Campus College of Arts and Sciences, then returned to the classroom. He retired in 2017.
Scope / Content Note: Records, photographs, artifacts produced by Dr. Belsches as a result of his administrative positions or accumulated by him as a member of the English faculty. Includes a large volume of email correspondence with his College of Business counterpart, Dr. Adair Gilbert, digitized records of importance concerning his administrative duties along with the 2005 and later One Great University merger, TSUD memorabilia, and artifacts mocking OGU. Also includes research notes and PowerPoint scripts / handouts concerning Doug Bailey's novel set in Dothan, Devil Make a Third.
Organization: Organized into 5 series: 1. Office Records, 1986 - 2012 ; 2. Correspondence, 2002 - 2008 ; 3. Ephemera, 1986 - 2010 ; 4. Artifacts, 1999 - c. 2006 ; 5. Devil Make a Third Research, 1988 鈥� 2009.
Preferred Citation: Alan Belsches Papers, RG 098, Wiregrass Archives, 麻豆网站列表 Dothan Campus, Dothan, AL.
Acquisition Method: gift
Donor Name: Dr. Alan Belches
Access/User Limits? Open per donor agreement, 1/27/2020
Processing Date: November 2024
Processor: MTO
INVENTORY
Series 1: Office Records, 1986 鈥� 2012. Three folders plus born-digital files. Collected or created by Belsches in his many administrative roles. Contains multiple administrative body meeting minutes and summaries of such meetings for CAS faculty, supervisory materials, reports on administrative assignments (particularly on things related to the 2005 merger), and program adjustments. Contains some teaching-related items.
File ID File Name
098-17-0724-001-001 TSUD Graduate Council, 1986 - 1993
098-17-0724-001-002 TSUD Faculty Advisory Council Faculty Survey, 1991, 1993
098-17-0724-001-003 "Lobbying" [re: TSUD Campus mission after Harrison Retirement]
098-17-0724-Digital 493 Office Records -- Documents and Files, 1998 鈥� 2012. Includes two sub-files arranged by topic: 鈥淔aculty Handbook Revisions, 2005鈥� and 鈥淥GU Bulletin Files, 2004.鈥�
Series 2: Correspondence, 2002 鈥� 2008. Similar to the Office Records series. Printouts of correspondence from Belsches to his College of Business counterpart Adair Gilbert coordinating with COB on accreditation and moving the CIS major to the College of Arts and Science (then losing it after the merger) and keeping Gilbert informed about CAS administrative goings-on.
File ID File Name
098-17-0724-001-004 Distance Learning / eCampus, 2002 - 2005
098-17-0724-001-005 Ft. Rucker [now Ft. Novosel] online course CP-12 (Safety), 2006
098-17-0724-001-006 TSUD Minority Coordinating Committee [re: Consent Decree in Knight v. AL], 2003 - 05
098-17-0724-001-007 TSUD Executive Council / Executive Work Group, 2003
098-17-0724-001-008 TSUD / TU Dothan Campus Deans Council Updates of Meetings, 2003 - 2007
098-17-0724-001-009 TSU / TU [System] CAS Deans Meeting Updates, 2003, 2005 - 2006
098-17-0724-001-010 One Great University (OGU) Merger Administrative Issues, 2003 - 2005
098-17-0724-001-011 TSUD CIS Major and its fate, 2004 - 2005, 2008
098-17-0724-001-012 TSUD / OGU Faculty Overload Policy, Memos, Forms, 2004 - 2006
098-17-0724-001-013 Common Calendar, 2005 鈥� 2006
Series 3: Ephemera, 1986 鈥� 2010. Three files of photographs, etc., accumulated by Belsches.
File ID File Name
098-17-0724-001-014 Pres. Reagan Visit to Dothan, Program Draft, 1986
098-17-0724-001-015 Scotty Kirkland's draft "History of TSUD," c. 2006
098-17-0724-001-016 Two Photographs, c. 2003, 2010 [2010 inscribed by Keith Seagal to Belsches]
Series 4: Artifacts, 1999 - c. 2006. Accumulated or received by Belsches in his multi-faceted career as a Dothan campus leader.
File ID File Name
098-17-0724-001-017 Bookmarks, Humorous Door Hanging
098-17-0724-001-N/A TSUD / TU Nametags ; 麻豆网站列表25-year Service Pin
098-17-0724-002001 Homemade "Black Hole of OGU" model (satirical)
Series 5: Devil Make a Third Research, 1988 鈥� 2009. Research files on Dothan author Dougie Bailey for Belsches's introduction to the 1989 edition of Bailey's novel Devil Make a Third and for a presentation about the book in 2009.
File ID File Title
098-20-0109-001-001 Research notes, Photographs viz. Devil Make a Third
098-20-0109-001-002 "Devil Make a Third: Fiction and Fact" presentation scripts and handouts by Alan Belsches
098-20-0109-001-003 Audiocassette interview w/ Mrs. Louie Liddle Bailey (wife of Doug Bailey), c. 1988 ; CD Rom of Belsches presentation, 2/4/2009
098-20-0109-001-004 Doug Bailey [reference sources]
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