Lee S. Smith Papers 1865-1988

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Lee S. Smith Papers 1865-1988

Reports, printed material, catalogs, correspondence, legal documents, and literary productions collected by Smith relate to higher education in Texas in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

15 ft., 5 in.

eng,

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University of Texas at Austin.

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The University of Texas at Austin (UT) opened in 1883 with eight professors, four assistants, a proctor, and 221 male and female students. The first set of graduates, consisting of thirteen law students, attended UT commencement on June 14, 1884. By World War I, enrollment rose to 2,254 and by World War II to over 11,000. African Americans were admitted in 1950, and by 1966, there were 27,345 students. Over the next 40 years, the university continued to expand. In 2009 e...

Smith, Lee S.

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Lee S. (Stanley) Smith serves as Associate Vice President in the Office of Institutional Relations and Legal Affairs of the University of Texas at Austin. He received his law degree in 1980 and has been licensed to practice law in Texas since that time. Smith focuses his attention in the Office of Legal Affairs where he provides advice on University-related legal issues and activities; assists in development and implementation of policies, guidelines, and training; and coordinates litigation bet...