Meiklejohn, Alexander, 1872-1964

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Alexander Meiklejohn was born in England in 1872, and brought to the United States in 1880 at the age of eight. He was educated in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, and graduated from Brown University in 1893. He took his M.A. at Brown and in 1897, received his doctorate in philosophy from Cornell University. He taught philosophy and metaphysics at Brown and was dean from 1901 to 1912. He became president of Amherst College in 1912 and served until 1924. After Amherst he went to the University of Wisconsin to teach philosophy and while there, established an experimental college. He retired in 1938. Meiklejohn died in 1964 at the age of 92.

From the guide to the Meiklejohn Papers, 1894-1924, 1912-1923, (Amherst College Archives and Special Collections)

Educator and innovator, philosopher, social reformer; president of Amherst College, 1912-1923. Alexander Meiklejohn was born in England in 1872 and brought to the United States in 1880. He was educated in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, and graduated from Brown University in 1893. He took his M.A. at Brown and in 1897, received his doctorate in philosophy from Cornell University. He taught philosophy and metaphysics at Brown and was dean from 1901 to 1912. He became president of Amherst College in 1912 and served until 1924. After Amherst he went to the University of Wisconsin to teach philosophy and while there established an experimental college. He retired in 1938. Meiklejohn died in 1964 at the age of 92.

From the description of Meiklejohn papers, 1894-1924 (bulk 1912-1923). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 49729714

Included in this correspondence is an article written about Alexander Meiklejohn by Arthur Upham Pope in 1965, the year after Meiklejohn's death.

From the description of Letter and article, 1964-1965, to Lewis Mumford. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155872551
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referencedIn Mabel Loomis Todd papers, 1863-1948 Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives
referencedIn Stephen Schlein Erik Erikson papers, 1944-1994. Houghton Library
creatorOf Harriston, Ont. Receipts From Meiklejohn Family, Harriston, 1865-1882. University of Guelph. McLaughlin Library
creatorOf Meiklejohn, Alexander, 1872-1964. Letter to Henry A. Wallace. Washington, DC. 1945 Feb. 4. University of Iowa Libraries
referencedIn News Clippings Concerning the Resignation of President Alexander Meiklejohn, 1923-1924 Amherst College Archives and Special Collections
creatorOf Meiklejohn, Alexander, 1872-1964. Papers, 1880-1969. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
referencedIn Meiklejohn Civil Liberties Institute. Meiklejohn Civil Liberties Institute collections, [ca. 1940-1998]. UC Berkeley Libraries
referencedIn Carl Russell Fish papers Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
referencedIn Kutcher Civil Rights Committee. Records [microform], 1948-1973. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
referencedIn Committee to Combat Racial Injustice. Records, 1957-1965. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
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referencedIn Maltz, Albert, 1908-1985. Papers, 1932-1985. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
referencedIn Crane, Theodore Rawson, 1929-. Meiklejohn Collection, 1963-1966. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
creatorOf Meiklejohn Papers, 1894-1924, 1912-1923 Amherst College Archives and Special Collections
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referencedIn Zechariah Chafee papers Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138
referencedIn Allison "Eli" Marsh (AC 1913) Papers, 1915-1979 Amherst College Archives and Special Collections
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referencedIn Sapir, Michael, 1913-. Papers, 1957, 1963, 1972-1993. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
referencedIn Foerster, Norman, 1887-1972. Norman Foerster papers, 1907-1965. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
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referencedIn Amherst College Inaugurations Collection, 1821-present Amherst College Archives and Special Collections
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creatorOf Barr, Stringfellow, 1897-1982. Papers of Stringfellow Barr, 1927-1968. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn The Nation, records, 1879-1974 (inclusive), 1920-1955 (bulk). Houghton Library
referencedIn Alfred Mitchell Bingham and the Common Sense collection, 1905-1979 Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives
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referencedIn National Committee Against Repressive Legislation. Records, 1948-2003. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
creatorOf Meiklejohn, Alexander, 1872-1964. Correspondence file, 1930, from Horace Liveright, Inc. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
referencedIn Otto Manthey-Zorn Papers, 1906-1959 Amherst College Archives and Special Collections
referencedIn Records, 1890-1950. Houghton Library
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referencedIn Field, Sara Bard, 1882-1974. Sara Bard Field papers, 1927-1956. UC Berkeley Libraries
referencedIn Todd, Mabel Loomis, 1856-1932. Mabel Loomis Todd papers, 1863-1948 (inclusive) Yale University Library
referencedIn Kenny, Robert W. (Robert Walker), 1901-1976. Robert W. Kenny and Robert S. Morris papers, 1940-1957. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
referencedIn Berman, Louise R., 1908-1977. Papers, 1929-1959. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
referencedIn Max Lerner papers, 1927-1998 Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives
referencedIn Oswald Garrison Villard papers Houghton Library
referencedIn Scott Millross Buchanan papers, 1911-1972. Houghton Library
referencedIn Erskine Papers, 1909-1950 Amherst College Archives and Special Collections
referencedIn Harris, Norman Wait, 1846-1916. Norman Wait Harris Memorial Foundation lectures records, 1906-1972. Northwestern University
creatorOf Rosenstock-Huessy, Eugen, 1888-1973. Papers, 1938-1950. Dartmouth College Library
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referencedIn Materials Concerning President Alexander Meiklejohn MA. 00086., 1923-1948 Amherst College Archives and Special Collections
creatorOf Harold Taylor (1914-1993) Papers Sarah Lawrence College, Esther Raushenbush Library
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referencedIn Amherst College. News clippings concerning the resignation of Alexander Meiklejohn, 1923-1924. Amherst College. Library
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referencedIn Manthey-Zorn, Otto, 1879-1964. Manthey-Zorn papers, 1906-1959. Amherst College. Library
referencedIn Marsh, Allison Wilson. Marsh papers, 1915-1979. Amherst College. Library
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