This series contains primarily correspondence to and from Arlo Ayers Brown from 1921-1929 relating to administrative affairs of the University of Chattanooga. Several files contain correspondence with charitable organizations such as the Carnegie Corporation and the American Bankers Association Foundation applying for funding for student scholarships and other needs. Additionally there is a file of correspondence with Adolph S. Ochs and his associates pertaining to a service and series of events centered around awarding Ochs an honorary degree from the University of Chattanooga. Additionally there is correspondence with Adolph S. Ochs regarding funding for the new public library building, today known as John Storrs Fletcher Hall. Other materials in this series include Board of Trustees minutes and correspondence, a file on Arlo Ayers Brown's inauguration ceremony, and University of Chattanooga Athens School records.