Kenneth A. Megill Papers 1967-1973

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Kenneth A. Megill Papers 1967-1973

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Materials on Megill's tenure case at the University of Florida, his political interests, and his scholarly work.

1 Linear feet; 3 boxes

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Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida

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University of Florida

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The original campus plans for the University of Florida at Gainesville were developed by the firm of Edwards & Walter. Edwards & Walter were contracted to design and layout the campus buildings in 1905. Additional plans were developed by the firm's successor, Edward and Sayward. In 1925, Rudolph Weaver, Director of the University's School of Architecture, assumed the position of Architect for the Board of Control and was responsible for campus planning throughout the state. ...

University of Florida. Dept. of Philosophy

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Megill, Kenneth A., 1939-

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Kenneth A. Megill was on the faculty of the Dept. of Philosophy at the University of Florida from 1967 through the spring of 1973. Megill's controversial views on the purpose and role of the university, as well as his political activism, prompted a motion for his dismissal in the Florida Senate in 1969. In 1971, President Stephen C. O'Connell rejected Megill's tenure application despite the overwhelming support of the Philosophy Dept. Megill's contract expired in 1973. M...