Records 1968-1983.

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Records 1968-1983.

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These files consist primarily of correspondence and reports. They cover all aspects of his administration including information on coeducation, minority students, self-selection, changes in athletics, College Bowl competitions, academic governance issues, the college's relationship with the Presbyterian Church, student unrest and the Vietnam War, and international students.

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The first president of the Davidson student body to become president of the College was Samuel Reid Spencer, Class of 1940. In 1951, Spencer returned to Davidson to serve as assistant to President Cunningham. After three years, he was named Dean of Students and Associate Professor of History, advancing to full professor in 1955. He left Davidson in 1957 to become president of Mary Baldwin College. In 1968, he returned to Davidson as president. During his tenure as presid...

Spencer, Samuel Reid

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Dr. Spencer was the 14th president of Davidson College from 1968-1983. He was born in Rock Hill, S.C., in 1919. He graduated from Davidson summa cum laude in 1940; served in the U.S. Army from 1940-1945, his duties including Assistant Professor of Military Science and Tactics at Davidson College (1941-1943). He attended U.C.L.A. and Harvard, receiving an MA and a PhD in history. He returned to Davidson, to serve as Assistant to the President (1951-1954), and Dean of Students and Professor of His...

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