After Act 10 was declared unconstitutional by the United States Supreme Court in 1960, an attempt was made to have the four reinstated. When the University of Arkansas refused reinstatement, AAUP censured the president and board of trustees. Harold D. Hantz was elected to the National Council of AAUP in 1959. Included in the collection are correspondence and other papers pertaining to the University of Arkansas chapter of AAUP and the National Council during Hantz's three-year term. In addition to correspondence, clippings and papers pertaining to Act 10 and the AAUP, a copy of Hantz's own affidavit is included as well as some correspondence pertaining to the presentation of AAUP's Meiklejohn Award to Guerdon Nichols, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences during the Act 10 struggle.
Many items have notes by the donor attached.
Undated items have been left in the order established by the donor. Processed by Nan Lawler, Special Collections Division, University of Arkansas Libraries, Fayetteville, Arkansas, in July 1990. Act 10 and its aftermath 1. Sample affidavit, copy of affidavit filed by Harold D. Hantz, and correspondence pertaining to Guerdon Nichols and the Meiklejohn Award. Briefs and opinions on Act 10 lawsuit, United States Supreme Court, 1960.