William H. Carpenter papers, 1906-1926.

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William H. Carpenter papers, 1906-1926.

Office files divided into two sections: 1) correspondence (cataloged) with people well known in literary and educational fields; 2) correspondence (not cataloged) with Columbia University administrators and faculty members dealing with a variety of University affairs; correspondence with officials of other institutions of higher learning, learned societies, and the Association of American Universities.

2.5 linear ft. ( 5 boxes)

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Columbia University

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The Columbia University community and administration mobilized to the fullest extent in answer to the entry of the United States into World War I. Summed up by President Nicholas Murray Butler in the 1918 Annual Report, the effects of the war on the University were far-reaching: "Students by the hundred and prospective students by the thousand entered the military, naval, or civil service of the United States; teachers and administrative officers to the number of nearly four hundred...

Carpenter, William H. (William Henry), 1853-1936

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BIOGHIST REQUIRED Professor of Germanic Languages and Literature, Provost of Columbia University, 1912-1926. From the guide to the William Henry Carpenter Papers, 1906-1926., (Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library, ) Professor of Germanic Languages and Literature, Provost of Columbia University, 1912-1926. From the description of William H. Carpenter papers, 1906-1926. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 472459337 ...

Association of American Universities

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The Association of American Universities was founded in 1900 by the fourteen American universities that then offered the Ph. D. degree. The purpose of the association was to attempt to standardize higher education. At various stages in its history the AAU has concentrated on accrediting universities, sponsoring research, and representing the interests of research universities to the federal government. From the description of Association of American Universities records, 1900-1982. (...