University of Puget Sound Dean's Office Records, 1931-1973.

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University of Puget Sound Dean's Office Records, 1931-1973.

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This collection contains correspondence, financial records, enrollment records, curriculum records, summer session, faculty records, conferences and conventions, lists, foundations and grants, Educational Testing Service, Graduate Program Reports (1894-1970), commencement programs (1945-1953), and subject file. The collection also contains committee records including Commencement Bay Campus, UPS Wartime Program, Dean Regester's and Dean Thomas's personal papers, 50th and 75th anniversary records. Restricted materials include faculty records. This collection contains the records of the Dean's Office for the College of Puget Sound (now University of Puget Sound), in Tacoma, Washington, including those of John D. Regester (Dean, 1936-1965) and Norman Thomas (Dean approximately 1960-1970).

17 linear feet (17 boxes)

University of Puget Sound, Collins Memorial Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8120879

University of Puget Sound, Collins Memorial Library

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University of Puget Sound. Archives.

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Thomas, Norman F.

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University of Puget Sound. Office of the Dean.

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Over the time period covered, the University was known as College of Puget Sound (1914-1960) then renamed University of Puget Sound). John D. Regester was Dean of Faculty until 1960 and then served as Dean of the Graduate School until 1965. Norman Thomas served as Dean approximately 1960 to 1967. John Dickinson Regester arrived at the College of Puget Sound as a 26-year-old professor of philosophy and psychology in 1924. Prior to coming to Puget Sound, Professor Regester served as a naval hospit...

Regester, John Dickinson

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John D. Regester was professor of philosophy and Dean at the College of Puget Sound (now University of Puget Sound), 1924-1965. Regester wrote his dissertation on Schweitzer in 1928 which was later published in 1931 by Abingdon Press, the first book on this great Bach organist and humanitarian. Because of this, Schweitzer always referred to Regester as his "First American Friend." Regester visited Lambaréné, Gabon, French Equatorial Africa, twice to see Schweitzer. The second time he arrived j...