Robert William MacVicar papers, 1959-1970.

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Robert William MacVicar papers, 1959-1970.

The collection is comprised primarily of speeches given by MacVicar at Oklahoma State University as Dean of the Graduate College, academic thesis defense files collected during MacVicar's tenure as Vice President for Academic Affairs at Southern Illinois University, and speeches given during that latter period as Vice President, as well as the years 1969-1970, when MacVicar served as first Chancellor of the Southern Illinois University Carbondale campus (within the greater Southern Illinois University system). Series 1 contains additional personal and professional files relating to MacVicar's academic accomplishments and campus initiatives.

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Southern Illinois university at Carbondale

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Established in 1869. From the description of Southern Illinois Normal University photograph collection, 1860-1940. (Southern Illinois University). WorldCat record id: 367589142 Southern Illinois University was established in 1869. From the description of Southern Illinois University Carbondale Student Affairs photographs, 1947-1965. (Southern Illinois University). WorldCat record id: 319871718 From the description of Southern Illinois University Carbonda...

Oklahoma State University. Graduate College

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MacVicar, Robert William, 1918-

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Robert W. MacVicar, OSU President from 1970 to 1984, was born at Princeton, Minnesota on September 28, 1918. He attended the University of Wyoming, graduating with honors in 1939 with a B.S. degree in Chemistry. MacVicar continued his education at Oklahoma State University where he received a masters degree in Chemistry in 1940. After serving in the Army from 1939 to 1945, MacVicar attended the University of Wisconsin, where he completed his Ph. D. in Biochemistry in 1946. MacVicar returned to O...