R. Richard Rubottom papers, 1918-1996.

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R. Richard Rubottom papers, 1918-1996.

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R. Richard Rubottom, Jr. returned to Southern Methodist University as Vice President for University Life in 1964 after having received his Bachelor and Masters degrees from the University. His SMU papers include lectures, committee and task force notes, and correspondence concerning students. Rubottom's career included service in the Navy, the Foreign Service, President of the University of the Americas, and volunteer work with the Boy Scouts of America. The bulk of the collection concerns his interest in the foreign affairs of the United States and particularly relationships with the Latin American countries where he served. During his eighteen years with the Foreign Service, Rubottom served as Assistant Secretary of State, Inter-American Affairs, 1956-1960, and Ambassador to Argentina, 1960-61.

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Southern Methodist University DeGolyer Library

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Shared governance had a short life at SMU. The concept was popular from initial research forays into its feasibility for the university in the 1960s until the death of the University Assembly in 1975. The University Assembly grew increasingly unpopular with the SMU faculty over time. From the guide to the University Assembly of Southern Methodist University records SMU 2010. 0421., 1968-1975, (Southern Methodist University Archives, DeGolyer Library, Southern Methodist University) ...

Rubottom, R. Richard

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Diplomat; interviewee b.1912. From the description of Reminiscences of Roy Richard Rubottom, Jr. : oral history, 1970. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122565055 Roy Richard Rubottom, Jr. was born on February 23, 1912 in Brownwood, Texas. During his life, Mr. Rubottom was vice president of a bank, served in the U.S. Navy, was accepted as a Foreign Service Officer, worked as part of the U.S. embassy to a number of Central and Sou...