Records of the secretary's office, Yale University, 1899-1953 (inclusive).

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Records of the secretary's office, Yale University, 1899-1953 (inclusive).

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The records consist of correspondence, subject files, reports, and related materials concerning alumni relations, Corporation affairs, the dedication and use of Yale buildings, commemorations and memorials, commencement activities, Yale traditions, honorary degrees, lectures, prizes, and war activities. Also included are records of the Council Committee on Publications, and annual reports from schools, departments, and offices. The records span the administrations of the following secretaries: Anson Phelps Stokes (1899-1921), Thomas W. Farnam (acting 1921-1923), Robert M. Hutchins (1923-1927), and Carl A. Lohmann (1927-1953).

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Yale University. Corporation.

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Lohmann, Carl A. (Carl Albert), 1887-

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Farnam, Thomas Wells, 1877-1943.

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Thomas W. Wells: from 1901-1917 worked in banking and investment; Director of American Red Cross Supply Service in Washington during the First World War; from October 1917-September 1918 Assistant U.S. Food Administrator for Connecticut; from 1918-1919 American Red Cross Commissioner to Serbia; from 1919-1943 held various administrative posts at Yale University. From the description of Thomas Wells Farnam papers, 1918-1919 (inclusive). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702168654 ...

Hutchins, Robert Maynard, 1899-1977

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University president; interviewee d.1977. From the description of Reminiscences of Robert Maynard Hutchins : oral history, 1967. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309740103 American author and University administrator. From the description of Typed letters signed (2) : Chicago, to Edward Wagenknecht, 1941 Feb. 4 and Apr. 15. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270868116 From the CSDI Collection (Mss 18) descriptio...

Yale University.

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Yale University. Office of the Secretary

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George Frederick Gundelfinger (1884 – 1974) graduated from the Sheffield Scientific School in 1906. He received a Ph.D. in Mathematics from Yale in 1909, and served as a professor of Mathematics from 1909 – 1913. After leaving Yale, Gundelfinger taught at several other institutions before retiring to Pennsylvania. He began a campaign to improve the morality of Yale men through his publication, "The New Fraternity." He was prolific and frequently mailed his works to the student body and admin...

Stokes, Anson Phelps, 1874-1958

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Anson Phelps Stokes was born on April 13, 1874, in New Brighton, Staten Island, New York. He received degrees from Yale University (B.A., 1896) and the Episcopal Theological School (B.D., 1900). He served as Secretary of Yale University (1899-1921) and was active on several University committees and organizations. Phelps also served as Canon of the Cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul, Washington, D.C. (1924-1939) and was active on a variety of educational commissions and as a trustee of the Phel...