Leo Warren Jenkins Papers, 1943-1980

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Leo Warren Jenkins Papers, 1943-1980

1943-1980

https://digital.lib.ecu.edu/special/ead/findingaids/0360

Personal files (1960-1978), including correspondence, clippings, reports, a manuscript, photographs, and miscellaneous.

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eng, Latn

East Carolina University. J.Y. Joyner Library

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East Carolina University. J.Y. Joyner Library

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East Carolina University

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East Carolina University is a doctoral-granting, publich research university located in Greenville, North Carolina. Founded March 8, 1907 as East Carolina Teachers Training School, East Carolina University (ECU) underwent a number of iterations before receiving unviersity status on June 29, 1967. ECU is made up of nine undergraduate colleges, a graduate school, and four professional schools, located primarily on two main campuses. Nicknamed, the Pirates, ECU is a member of the University of Nor...

Jenkins, Leo W. (Leo Warren), 1913-1989

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Leo Warren Jenkins was born on May 28, 1913, in Succasunna, New Jersey. He earned a B.S. in education from Rutgers University in 1935, a master’s degree from Columbia University in 1938, and a doctorate degree from New York University in 1941. He joined in the United States Marine Corps during World War II, serving at Guadalcanal, Guam, and Iwo Jima. For his actions on Iwo Jima, he was awarded the Bronze Star for valor and also received two Presidential Unit Citations. After the war, Jenkins tau...