Collection of records related to Southern Methodist University president Paul Hardin, 1968-1988, bulk 1971-1974.

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Collection of records related to Southern Methodist University president Paul Hardin, 1968-1988, bulk 1971-1974.

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Dr. Paul Hardin III served as the sixth president of Southern Methodist University for two turbulent years, 1972-1974. He was a native of North Carolina, a lawyer and scholar, and an active member of the United Methodist Church. These papers (mostly collected by others in the SMU community) relate to the search for Hardin as president of SMU, his inauguration, and his resignation. Types of material include search committee records, correspondence, programs, memoranda, newspaper and magazine articles, and university press releases.

3 boxes (1.5 linear feet)

Southern Methodist University DeGolyer Library

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Southern Methodist University DeGolyer Library

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Hardin, Paul, 1931-

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Paul Hardin, III became the eighth president of Wofford College on September 1, 1968. A graduate of Duke University who was first in his class at Duke Law School, Hardin practiced law in Birmingham for two years before joining the faculty of the law school at Duke. He rose through the ranks, and was a full professor in 1967 when the Wofford Board of Trustees elected him to succeed Charles Marsh as president of the college. He took office on September 1, 1968 and was inaugurated the following Apr...

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) ...