Meiklejohn papers, 1894-1924 (bulk 1912-1923).

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Meiklejohn papers, 1894-1924 (bulk 1912-1923).

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The papers consist chiefly of correspondence to and from Meiklejohn during his tenure as president of Amherst College, 1912-1923. His correspondents were educators and philosophers like himself, among them W.R. Agard, Benjamin Andrews, and W.H.P. Faunce. Their letters and his display wit and personal warmth as well as extensive analysis of abstract ideas and philosophy, especially as they relate to the two dominant themes of Meiklejohn's life and career: education and freedom. Letters to and from prominent figures at Amherst College, such as Stanley King, Dwight W. Morrow and especially George A. Plimpton (with whom Meiklejohn communicated throughout his entire Amherst career) focus sharply on those themes as they relate to his administration of the College, especially to the faculty and curriculum reforms he introduced. Correspondence is also found in the remaining materials, which relate to faculty and student affairs, administration and curriculum, and to the circumstances of his resignation, requested by the trustees in 1923 when it was felt that responses to his innovative practices had polarized the faculty to a point of immobility. Correspondence concerning the resignation is grouped separately at the end of the papers; there is also a file of newspaper clippings from the period.

11 archives boxes (5.5 linear ft.)

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Amherst College

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Founded in 1821, Amherst College developed out of the secondary school Amherst Academy. The college was originally suggested as an alternative to Williams College, which was struggling to stay open. Although Williams survived, Amherst was formed and diverged into its own institution....

Morrow, Dwight W. (Dwight Whitney), 1873-1931

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Epithet: US senator and diplomatist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000410.0x0003cd Lawyer with Simpson, Thacher & Reed, 1905-14; banker with J.P. Morgan & Co., 1914-27; Ambassador to Mexico, 1927-30; U.S. Senator from New Jersey, 1930-31; trustee of educational and philanthropic institutions. Married Elizabeth Reeve Cutter; four children: Elisabeth, Anne, Dwight Jr., Constance. From the des...

Andrews, Elisha Benjamin, 1844-1917

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American educator and historian. From the guide to the Elisha Benjamin Andrews letters, 1891-1895, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) American historian, author, and educator. From the description of Letter, 1897. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367565970 Eighth president of Brown University, 1889-1898. Also served on Brown University's faculty as professor of history and political economy (1883-1888...

Agard, Walter R. (Walter Raymond), 1894-1978

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Faunce, William Herbert Perry, 1859-1930

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President of Brown University, 1899-1929. From the description of Scrapbook, [ca.1878-1888]. (Brown University). WorldCat record id: 122647911 Ninth president of Brown University, 1899-1929; Baptist clergy. Graduated from Brown in 1880; graduated from Newton Theological Institution in 1884; pastor of State Street Baptist Church in Springfield, Mass., and Fifth Avenue Baptist Church in New York, N.Y. From the description of William Herbert...

Meiklejohn, Alexander, 1872-1964

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Alexander Meiklejohn was born in England in 1872, and brought to the United States in 1880 at the age of eight. He was educated in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, and graduated from Brown University in 1893. He took his M.A. at Brown and in 1897, received his doctorate in philosophy from Cornell University. He taught philosophy and metaphysics at Brown and was dean from 1901 to 1912. He became president of Amherst College in 1912 and served until 1924. After Amherst he went to the University of Wiscons...

King, Stanley, 1883-1951

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King (AC 1903) was born in 1883 to Judge Henry Amasa (AC 1873) and Maria Lyon (Flynt) King in Troy, New York. He attended Springfield (Mass.) High School and entered Amherst College in 1900 with the Class of 1903. He graduated from Harvard Law School and was admitted to the Massachusetts Bar in 1906. He held a variety of executive positions with the W. H. McElwain Company, shoe manufacturers in Boston, from 1906 to 1922. In 1921 he became a trustee of Amherst College. From 1922 to 1927 he was Ea...

Plimpton, George A. (George Arthur), 1855-1936

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George A. Plimpton (1855-1936) was a member of the first Board of Trustees of Barnard College. He served as Treasurer from 1893 until his death. Plimpton was the primary fundraiser for Barnard. He was born at Walpole, Mass. After graduating Amherst College, he moved to New York where he worked as a salesman for Ginn and Heath, textbook publishers. In 1914 he became head of the firm. His interest in education and textbooks led him to establish a collection of textbooks dating from the middle ages...