Office of the President: Victor Pierpont Morris (acting) and O. Meredith Wilson records 1959-1961
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University of Oregon. Office of the President
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Arnold Bennett Hall (1881-1936) was a professor of political science and law, college president, and an author. Hall was president of the University of Oregon during 1926-1932. He is noted for his promise of increased emphasis on scholarship and research. Though funding for some of his projects passed the legislature, many proposals were vetoed or drastically reduced by the governor. President Hall was also known for attempting to gain endowments that would help ensure t...
Morris, Victor Pierpont
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Victor Pierpoint Morris served as interim president of the University of Oregon from 1953-1954 after University of Oregon's 8th president, Harry K. Newburn, resigned to become President of the Education and Television Center at the University of Montana. Owen Meredith Wilson (1909-1998) became the ninth President of the University of Oregon (1954-1960). Wilson was known for his effort to make the the school a major university. To help achieve his goals for the university...
Wilson, O. Meredith, 1909-1998
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O. Meredith Wilson was born on 21 September 1909 in Chihuahua, Mexico, to Guy C. and Melissa Stevens Wilson. He graduated from Brigham Young University in 1934 and received his Ph.D. from the University of California in 1943. He was named president of the University of Oregon in 1954, then became president of the University of Minnesota in 1961. From the guide to the O. Meredith Wilson papers, 1961, (J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah) Owen Meredith Wilson (1909...
