Records of Leo Warren Jenkins' Tenure as President and Chancellor, 1960-1978

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Records of Leo Warren Jenkins' Tenure as President and Chancellor, 1960-1978

1960-1978

https://digital.lib.ecu.edu/special/ead/findingaids/UA02-06

Collection covers the administrative term of Leo W. Jenkins as chief executive of East Carolina University. Speeches, correspondence, and publications include East Carolina gaining University status, the foundation of a medical school, the transition of athletics into Division I, and the growth of the campus.

36.0 Linear feet, 71 record cartons, 2 small record cartons

eng, Latn

East Carolina University. J.Y. Joyner Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 11619896

East Carolina University. J.Y. Joyner Library

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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...