J. Raleigh Nelson papers 1893-1957

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J. Raleigh Nelson papers 1893-1957

Professor of engineering English, counselor to foreign students, and founder of the International Center of the University of Michigan; correspondence, subject files, writings, photographs, and family letters.

4.5 linear feet and 1 oversize folder

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SNAC Resource ID: 6389284

Bentley Historical Library

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University of Michigan. Class of 1866

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Tappan, Henry Philip, 1805-1881

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The 1920s at the University of Michigan saw a growing interest of the faculties in progressive educational programs and reorganization within the university structure. In his first presidential report, Clarence C. Little raised the question of establishing junior and senior colleges, and in late 1926 and 1927 a University Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies met to survey the present system and offer suggestions for improvement. The Committee proposed that a Univers...

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See the historical sketch in the finding aid for the College of Engineering (University of Michigan) Records. From the guide to the College of Engineering (University of Michigan) publications, ca. 1881-, (Bentley Historical Library University of Michigan) Interviews of retired College of Engineering faculty conducted by Enid Galler. From the description of College of Engineering (University of Michigan) oral history interviews, 2003. (University of Michigan). Wo...

University of Michigan. International Center.

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The University of Michigan was a pioneer in the development of guidance and counseling programs for its many foreign students. Instrumental in the early efforts of helping these students adjust to their new condition was J. Raleigh Nelson. In 1908, Nelson had come to the University of Michigan to head up a program of English language instruction for engineering students; in 1911, he was named Counselor to Foreign Students in the College of Engineering. For many years, th...

Nelson, J. Raleigh (Joseph Raleigh)

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Professor of Engineering English at University of Michigan, counselor to foreign students and founder of the International Center of the University. From the description of J. Raleigh Nelson papers, 1893-1957. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 78643186 J. Raleigh Nelson was born in Bement, Illinois on May 8, 1873. He later moved with his family to Ann Arbor, Michigan. He received his B.A. degree in 1894 from the University of Michigan and then moved ...

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University of Michigan.

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Sullivan, Arthur

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Arthur Sullivan (1842-1900) was an English composer well-known for his collaborations with W. S. (William Schwenck) Gilbert. From the guide to the Arthur Sullivan sheet music, 1868-1993., (Harvard Theatre Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University.) Sullivan was an English composer. Gilbert was a English dramatist. From the guide to the Arthur Sullivan correspondence with W. S. (William Schwenck) Gilbert, 1854-1900., (Houghton Libra...