William L. Duren Jr. Papers 1925-2005

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William L. Duren Jr. Papers 1925-2005

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William L. Duren Jr. (1905-2008), former Mathematical Association of America (MAA) president from 1955 to 1956, was the founding chairman of the MAA’s Committee on the Undergraduate Program in Mathematics (CUPM), and a professor of mathematics at Tulane University (1947-1955). The bulk of the Duren papers documents his work with the MAA, particularly in the promotion of undergraduate mathematics education through his efforts on the CUPM. .

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