University of Chicago Office of the President, Kimpton administration records 1892-1960 (inclusive).

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University of Chicago Office of the President, Kimpton administration records 1892-1960 (inclusive).

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This collection contains records of the University of Chicago Office of the President, covering the administration of Lawrence A. Kimpton, who served as Chancellor of the University of Chicago from 1951-1960. While he kept the title of "Chancellor" held by his predecessor, Robert Maynard Hutchins, Kimpton's duties were consistent with those held throughout the institution's history by the University President. Included here are administrative records such as correspondence, reports, publications, budgets and personnel material.

155.5 linear feet (311 boxes)

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University of Chicago.

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Most of the records in the collection pertain to the $400,000 raised by the American Baptist Education Society in 1889-1890 in order to obtain a 600,000 grant from John D. Rockefeller for the creation of an endowment for the University of Chicago. The first volume in the inventory, Record of Pledges for the University of Chicago, contains an alphabetical numbered listing of subscribers, amounts pledged, and payments made through 1906. The subscription forms and letters (1:4-13) are numbered to c...

University of Chicago. Office of the President

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Lawrence A. Kimpton (1910-1977) completed his Ph.D. in philosophy at Cornell University in 1935. He worked in California and Nevada throughout the late 1930s, teaching at the experimental Deep Springs College and working as a cattle rancher. He came to Chicago in 1943 to work as Chief Administrative Officer of the Metallurgical Laboratory, associated with the Manhattan Project. University Chancellor Robert Maynard Hutchins hired Kimpton as Dean of Students in 1944. In 1947, Kimpton returned to S...

Kimpton, Lawrence A.

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Lawrence Alpheus Kimpton, President of the University of Chicago, 1951-1960. The Lawrence Alpheus Kimpton Papers consist of press release excerpts as well as draft and published copies of Kimpton's speeches. From the description of Lawrence Alpheus Kimpton papers, 1950-1963 (inclusive) (University of Chicago Library). WorldCat record id: 636104249 Lawrence A. Kimpton was born on October 7, 1910. He grew up in Kansas City, Missouri and attended college at Stanfor...