The files of Benson Y. Landis, executive secretary from 1929 until 1942, comprise the major part of this collection and present a comprehensive picture of the affairs of the group during that time. The other records, both before and after Landis, are either incomplete or are complete for relatively short periods of time.
Among these is the small group of papers of Carl Taylor, former Dean of the Graduate School at North Carolina State College, professor of sociology at various universities, and sociologist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture. At one time or another, Taylor held almost every office in the ACLA.
