President's Records 1965-1974 1966-1971

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President's Records 1965-1974 1966-1971

Franklin Patterson was the first president of Hampshire College, holding that office from 1965 to 1971. He wrote The Making of a College, the educational blueprint for the new experimental college, and oversaw the hiring of the first administrators, faculty and staff as well as the development of college policies and procedures. The collection includes correspondence and subject files, reports and documentation of conferences and meetings.

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Patterson, Franklin, 1916-1994

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Franklin Patterson was the first president of Hampshire College, holding that office from 1965 to 1971. He wrote The Making of a College, the educational blueprint for the new experimental college, and oversaw the hiring of the first administrators, faculty and staff as well as the development of college policies and procedures. Franklin Patterson died in 1994. From the description of President's records, 1965-1974 (bulk, 1966-1971). (Hampshire College). WorldCat record id: 57715454 ...

Patterson, Franklin Kessel, 1916-1994

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Franklin Patterson was born on September 14, 1916. He received his B.A. from Occidental College in 1939, his M.A. from UCLA in 1941, and his Ph.D. from the Claremont Graduate School in 1955. He served in the U.S. Army Air Force from 1942-46, attaining the rank of captain. He had a distinguished career as an educator, author and educational administrator, including serving as the Lincoln Filene Professor at Tufts University from 1957-66. Franklin Patterson was appointed f...

Hampshire College

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