Administrative policy records, 1909-1927.

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Administrative policy records, 1909-1927.

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This series contains the administrative papers of the second president of the University of Florida, Albert Alexander Murphree. Included are files of correspondence with the college deans. Of particular note, are the files related to the College of Education and, to a lesser degree, the colleges of Law, Business, and Architecture. There is extensive correspondence related to the Military Dept., including records concerning the development of the Student Army Training Corps. Also of note are the files related to the Florida Board of Control and other state officials. Of special interest are the files concerning Ludwig W. Buchholz. Buchholz was a professor of education accused of disloyalty during World War I. Letters from William Jennings Bryan can be found. These concern the university's YMCA program, temperance, and the teaching of evolution. Other topics in the series include the Southern Education Board, the General Education Board, and several hazing incidents.

10.3 linear ft. (26 boxes)

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University of Florida. Office of the President.

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James M. Farr served as the University of Florida's vice president from 1905 to 1935. After the death of Albert A. Murpree on December 20, 1927, Farr acted as university president until the arrival of James J. Tigert in September, 1928. From the guide to the Administrative Policy Records of the University of Florida Office of the President (James Marion Farr, Acting President), 1928, (Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida) ...

Bryan, William Jennings, 1860-1925

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Murphree, Albert Alexander, 1870-1927

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College President. Dr. Albert Alexander Murphree was the president of the Seminary West of the Suwannee when it became Florida State College in 1901. He continued after the school became Florida Female College in 1905. The name was unpopular, and was changed to Florida State College for Women in 1909. Dr. Murphree left the college that same year to go to the University of Florida. From the description of Letterpress books, 1902-1908. (Florida State University...

Florida. Board of Regents

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In 1965, the Board of Regents (Ch. 63-204; Ch. 65-138, Laws) assumed the duties of the Board of Control, which had been in existence since 1905 (Ch. 5384, Laws). The Board of Regents is a corporate entity holding all the powers of a body corporate and elects a corporate secretary. Its Regents are the Commissioner of Education plus twelve members appointed by the Governor. The Board acts as the Director of the Division of Universities in the Dept. of Education (Ch. 69-106, Laws). The...

Southern Education Board

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The Southern Education Board was established in 1901 as the executive branch of the Conference for Education in the South, which was founded after a series of meetings, 1898-1900, held at Capon Springs, W. Va. The Board worked primarily to promote education, especially rural education, in the South. It disbanded in 1914. Prominent Board members included Robert C. Ogden (1836-1913), pres.; Charles D. McIver (1860- 1908), sec.; George Foster Peabody (1852-1938), treas.; Edwin A. Alderman (1861-193...

United States. Army. Students' Army Training Corps

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The establishment of Students' Army Training Corps units was authorized by the Selective Service Act of 1917. The Students' Army Training Corps utilized the facilities, equipment, and faculty of colleges and universities to select and train officer candidates and provide technical and vocational training during World War I. The unit at Oregon Agricutural College (OAC) formed in early 1918 and included officer trainees as well as draftees to be trained as toolmakers, foundrymen, machinists, auto ...

General Education Board (New York, N.Y.)

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The General Education Board was established in 1903 by John D. Rockefeller to aid education in the United States "without distinction of race, sex or creed." The program included grants for endowment and general budgetary support of colleges and universities, support for special programs, fellowships and scholarships assistanceto state school systems at all levels, and development of social and economic resources as a route to improved educaitonal systems. All major colleges and universities in ...