Indiana University President's Office records, 1884-1891

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Indiana University President's Office records, 1884-1891

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David Starr Jordan joined the IU faculty in 1879 as a professor of natural history. In 1885 at the age of 34, Jordan was appointed President of Indiana University. He served in that position until 1891 when he left IU to become the first president of the newly established Stanford University. The records of his presidency consist primarily of administrative files alphabetically arranged. The records also contain a few of Jordan's writings and addresses.

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Indiana University Office of University Archives and Records Management

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