This series contains an assortment of records of the Office of Professional Development. The bulk of these records are the workbooks for professional development courses. The folder inventory, formatted in a spreadsheet format in Microsoft Excel 97, allows sorting of Seminar Workbooks by Number and by Title.

The main correspondents are directors Ralph D. Elliott, 1971-1986; William C. Laffoday, 1968-1972; and administrative assistant Helena C. Douglas, 1981-1987. Other correspondents include Charles V. Wray (coordinator) and Hassan El-Behery (Acting Director) and Wallace D. Trevillian, Dean, College of Industrial Management and Textile Science.

The records consist of correspondence, workbooks, brochures, publications and photographs. The content of the correspondence relates to departmental matters, publicity, mailings, direct mail marketing, preparation of workshops, participation of speakers, the Textile Marketing Forums, and The Textile Marketing Letter.

The workbooks were distributed to students and include agendas for seminars and courses, handouts and biographies of speakers. The brochures and pamphlets give detailed information concerning the programs.

Catalogs of the courses were published but are not found in this series. They have received Library of Congress classification. [See online catalog for call number and location].

The Textile Marketing Letter was first published in January 1966. These have been bound and cataloged and are not found in this series. [See online catalog for call number and location] Chirurg & Cairns, Inc., the advertising and public relations firm which established the "Letter" in January 1966 as a necessary service to the textile industry, conveyed the entire publishing property as a gift to Clemson University. In May 1970 The Textile Marketing Letter became the property of the School of Industrial Management and Textile Science of Clemson University. It ceased publication in 1981.

Among the publications will be found the departmental annual reports for the years 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969-1970, 1974-1975, 1976-1977, 1978-1979.

The photographs document various aspects of professional development courses and seminars. These pictures include class photographs, social events, receptions, speakers, and seminars. For preservation purposes, the photographs were removed from the paper files, enclosed in plastic sleeves and placed at the end of the series.