Umphrey Lee papers, 1907-1965, bulk 1939-1958.

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Umphrey Lee papers, 1907-1965, bulk 1939-1958.

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Umphrey Lee, a Methodist minister, was the fourth president of Southern Methodist University, serving from 1939 until his resignation in 1954. The collection includes correspondence, university reports and other SMU-related records, book drafts and galley proofs, copies of speeches and articles written by President Lee, news articles detailing his selection and inauguration as SMU president, articles kept by Dr. Lee for his own reference, and clippings covering his resignation as president in 1954, his subsequent appointment as chancellor of SMU, and his death in 1958. Some records give biographical information on the life and career of Dr. Lee prior to coming to SMU as president in 1939. Of the material relating specifically to his years as SMU president, the majority covers the World War II years: his correspondence and the university's efforts to attract military training programs to campus, and his work during the immediate postwar years to accommodate the large infusion of veterans coming to SMU to attend college.

18 boxes, including 2 oversize boxes (10 linear feet)

Southern Methodist University DeGolyer Library

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Southern Methodist University DeGolyer Library

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Southern Methodist University.

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Shared governance had a short life at SMU. The concept was popular from initial research forays into its feasibility for the university in the 1960s until the death of the University Assembly in 1975. The University Assembly grew increasingly unpopular with the SMU faculty over time. From the guide to the University Assembly of Southern Methodist University records SMU 2010. 0421., 1968-1975, (Southern Methodist University Archives, DeGolyer Library, Southern Methodist University) ...

Lee, Umphrey, 1893-1958

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Umphrey Lee enjoyed a long and unique relationship with Southern Methodist University. He entered SMU in the fall of 1915 for the university’s first academic year and was a member of the first graduating class the following spring, receiving a Master of Theology degree. During his year at SMU, he was elected the first president of the student body. His most prominent university role came in 1939 when he became the university’s fourth president, and served in that capacity until 1954...