Records of the University of Iowa Office of the President, 1916-1964.

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Records of the University of Iowa Office of the President, 1916-1964.

Official correspondence and related documents of University of Iowa presidents Walter A. Jessup (1916-1934), Eugene A. Gilmore (1934-1940), Chester A. Phillips (acting, 1940), and Virgil M. Hancher (1940-1964). The records pertain to all aspects of university administration and student life, with or about deans and department heads, the health colleges and hospitals, investigations, members of governing boards, other colleges and universities, private citizens, professional associations, state and federal government officials, and others. Correspondents include Carl E. Seashore, influential Dean of the Graduate College (1908-1936 and 1942-1946).

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University of Iowa Libraries

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Iowa. State Board of Regents

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Jessup, Walter A. (Walter Albert), 1877-1944

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Walter Albert Jessup was president of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, a former president of Iowa State University, and a long-time friend of University of Minnesota President Coffman. From the description of Address, 1940. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 63291867 ...

University of Iowa. Office of the President

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University of Iowa. Interfraternity Council

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Himie Voxman is among UI's most honored faculty and administrators. He earned a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from the UI with high distinction in 1933, and received a master's degree in 1934 in the psychology of music, studying with pioneering researcher Carl Seashore. He taught woodwinds in nearby public schools, then in 1939 became a full-time UI faculty member. He served as director of the School of Music from 1954 until his retirement in 1980. Among many other honors, the UI Mus...

Iowa. State Board of Education

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Hancher, Virgil Melvin, 1896-1965

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Seashore, Carl E. (Carl Emil), 1866-1949

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Gilmore, Eugene Allen, 1871-

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Phillips, Chester Arthur, 1882-1976

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