Series I contains constitutions, minutes, correspondence, surveys, and reports created by the Xavier University chapter of the AAUP. Topics addressed in the minutes and correspondence include faculty salaries and benefits, chapter officer elections, campus communication, academic freedom, student enrollment, and Xavier University's relationship with the Jesuit community. Material from the late 1970s through the early 1980s discusses Xavier University's acquisition of Edgecliff College. There are also research files on topics such as collective bargaining, institutional mergers, and affirmative action. In addition, the series contains by-laws, minutes, and correspondence from the restoration of the chapter from 2009-2011.