Honorary degree recipient : quick reference folder, 1920- [ongoing].

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Honorary degree recipient : quick reference folder, 1920- [ongoing].

This collection contains xerox copies of materials from other collections concerning persons receiving honorary degrees from University of Missouri. Includes: Homer Croy, John J. Pershing, Omar Bradley, Harry S. Truman.

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Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972

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Harry S. Truman (May 8, 1884 – December 26, 1972) was the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953, succeeding upon the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt after serving as the 34th vice president in early 1945. He implemented the Marshall Plan to rebuild the economy of Western Europe and established the Truman Doctrine and NATO to contain communist expansion. He proposed numerous liberal domestic reforms, but few were enacted by the Conservative Coalition that dominated Congres...

Bradley, Omar Nelson, 1893-1981

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Omar Nelson Bradley (February 12, 1893 – April 8, 1981) was a senior officer of the United States Army during and after World War II, holding the rank of General of the Army. Bradley was the first Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and oversaw the U.S. military's policy-making in the Korean War. Born in Randolph County, Missouri, Bradley worked as a boilermaker before entering the United States Military Academy at West Point. He graduated from the academy in 1915 alongside Dwight D. Eisenh...

University of Missouri.

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Croy, Homer, 1883-1965

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Contains some items of correspondence to W. A. Swanberg from Mae S. Croy, wife of Homer Croy. From the description of Correspondence to W. A. Swanberg, 1962-1965. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155896465 ...

University of Missouri--Columbia. Chancellor's Office.

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Pershing, John J. (John Joseph), 1860-1948

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Career Army officer who served in the Philippines as an adjutant general and engineer officer, collector of customs, and cavalry squadron commander, participating in actions against the Tausug (Moros), 1899-1903; later apppointed governor of Moro Province and commander, Department of Mindanao, 1909-1913. Well-known for his command of the American Expeditionary Forces in France during World War I, 1917-1919. From the description of General John J. Pershing photograph collection [pictu...