James Stacy Stevens, the son of Henry Francis Stevens and Emeline Heydock Stevens, was born in Lima, New York, on August 21, 1864. He graduated from the University of Rochester with a bachelor's degree in 1885 and a master of science degree in 1888 and received a master's degree in science from Syracuse University in 1889. He came to the University of Maine as a professor of physics in 1891, established the department of electrical engineering in 1893, and served as dean of the College of Arts and Sciences from 1905 until his retirement in 1932. He also served as an instructor in Biblical literature, 1920-1932. Stevens married Bertha E. Bowerman in 1890. Stevens Hall on the campus of the University of Maine was named in his honor in 1934. Stevens died on March 24, 1940.
From the description of Papers, 1881-1940. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 642828646
