Seattle University Office of the President: A.A. Lemieux, S.J. Records, 1945-1965.

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Seattle University Office of the President: A.A. Lemieux, S.J. Records, 1945-1965.

This collection contains the records generated and compiled by Seattle University's Office of the President during the administration of A.A. Lemieux, SJ, the University's 15th president (1948-1965). The files include information on academic programs, accreditations, athletics, budgets, campus building projects, conferences, fundraising and grant proposals, and many other topics. Also included are reports, speeches, memorabilia, awards, and photographs.

33 linear feet (30 boxes)22 artifacts.

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Seattle University

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The initial Articles of Incorporation, dated October 17, 1898 bear the signature of Jesuit priest Adrian Sweere, SJ, a founder of Seattle College. The subsequent revised Articles of Incorporation, dated June 1948 reflect the institutional name change to Seattle University under President A.A. Lemieux, SJ. A surge of revisions to the bylaws and statues from 1969-1972 is documented. From the description of Seattle University Constituting Documents, 1898-1972. (Seattle University). Worl...

Lemieux, A. A. SJ, 1908-1979.

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Seattle University. Office of the President.

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A.A. Lemieux, SJ was the 15th President of Seattle University from 1948 until 1965, and is remembered as one of the most successful President's in Seattle University history. Under his exceptional leadership, the university was transformed from a small Jesuit college into a major urban university, enrollment climbed steadily, twenty new and rennovated buildings shaped the campus and the curriculum was enriched with new academic programs. Eight days after Lemieux's inauguration as President on Ma...