Press releases and programs of the Page-Barbour Foundation's Lecture Series [manuscript], 1952 Feb 13-15.

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Press releases and programs of the Page-Barbour Foundation's Lecture Series [manuscript], 1952 Feb 13-15.

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Three press releases following the lectures of James B. Conant of Harvard University. In his lectures, Conant discussed the rapid expansion of American education (especially higher education) as a result of both the nation's belief in equality and the baby boom of the 1940s and early 1950s. His three lectures were all about "Education and Liberty: The Role of the Schools in a Modern Democracy."

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Conant, James Bryant, 1893-1978

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James Bryant Conant (1893-1978) was a chemist, educator and public servant. Conant taught chemistry at Harvard from 1917-1933; he served as Harvard's president from 1933-1953. He was the national director of defense research from 1941-1945, and was instrumental in the creation of the atomic bomb. He continued as President of Harvard until 1953, at which time he was made United States High Commissioner for Germany. When allied military occupation of Germany ended in 1955, Conant became the U.S. A...

University of Virginia

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University of Virginia student from Lexington, Ky.; afterwards a Presbyterian minister and missionary to Brazil. From the description of Diploma awarded to John Rockwell Smith [manuscript], 1866 June 29. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647905124 Lt., C.S.A.; teacher, Norwood School, Nelson County, Va.; principal Select School, New York, N.Y. From the description of Diplomas of Waller Holladay [manuscript], 1858-1872. (University of Virginia). WorldC...