Records of Radcliffe College President Wilbur Kitchener Jordan, 1943-1960.

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Records of Radcliffe College President Wilbur Kitchener Jordan, 1943-1960.

Consists of official correspondence, reports and minutes, arranged alphabetically by individual, organization, or department. Records pertain to Radcliffe College and student life, and relationships with Harvard University. Also professional material relating to Jordan's historical research and teaching at Harvard; and correspondence, speeches and arrangements for Radcliffe's 75th Anniversary in 1954.

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