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Collection 1873-1980

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James Buell Munn served as an educator and administrator at New York University during the years 1920 and 1932. His father, John Pixley Munn (1846-1931), a physician, was a member of the University's governing council from 1892 until his death in 1931, and was a major financial benefactor. Munn's mother, Martha Buell Plum Munn (1856-1926), was active in the Woman's Advisory Committee of the School of Education, and the Woman's Law Class. Munn's sister, Aristine Munn-Recht, became a practicing physician and was the first Dean of Women at Washington Square in 1917. The Munn estate papers consist of correspondence, reports, manuscripts, newspaper clippings, biographical and genealogical data, diaries, photographs, printed matter, and ephemera relating to Munn's tenure at Washington Square College, 1920-1932, and his continuing relationship with the college and his former students. There is also material relating to the family's various endeavors, including: Munn's father's medical career in New York, Munn's mother's work with the Woman's Advisory Committee and the Woman's Law Class, and the Munn family farm records.

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Harvard University

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Munn, Edwin.

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Gould, Helen Miller.

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James Buell Munn Scholarship Fund.

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New York University. Women's Advisory Committee.

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New York University

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Munn, James Buell.

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Munn, Ruth Crosby Hanford.

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Buell family.

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Alexander, George, 1843-1930

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Presbyterian clergyman, New York City. From the description of George Alexander papers, 1892-1922. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58780590 ...

MacCracken, Henry Mitchell, 1840-1918

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Henry Mitchell MacCracken, Presbyterian minister and university administrator, was born on September 28, 1840 at Oxford, Ohio. Graduating from Miami University in 1857, he served as a school superintendent and principal before attending Princeton Theological Seminary. After being ordained a Presbyterian minister in 1863, MacCracken held several posts in Ohio. From 1867 to 1869 he traveled in Europe, studying at Berlin and Tubingen, and served as deputy to the Presbyterian assemblies in Edinburgh...

Munn, Martha Buell, 1856-1926

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New York University. Woman's Law Class.

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Munn family.

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Munn, John Pixley, 1846-1931

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Munn-Recht, Aristine.

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