AZ 057
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Collection Summary | |
| Creator: |
University of Arizona |
| Collection Name: | Inauguration of Alfred Atkinson as president of The University of Arizona |
| Inclusive Dates: | April 12, 1938 |
| Physical Description: | .70 linear ft. |
| Abstract: | Collection includes; correspondence, invitations, programs and film of Alfred Atkinson inauguration as University of Arizona President. |
| Collection Number: | AZ 057 |
| Repository: |
University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections University of Arizona PO Box 210055 Tucson, AZ 85721-0055 Phone: 520-621-6423 Fax: 520-621-9733 URL: http://speccoll.library.arizona.edu/ |
Alfred Atkinson served as the 12th president of The University of Arizona, 1937-1947. He was the president of Montana State College, now Montana State University, for 18 years before he became the University of Arizona’s president.
Alfred Atkinson was born on a farm in Ontario, Canada, in 1879 of Scot-Irish parents, he was the youngest of seven children. He became a U.S. citizen in 1911. Atkinson received a Bachelor of Science degree from Iowa State University, a Master of Science degree from Cornell University, and a doctorate from Iowa State University.
During Atkinson’s presidency at the University of Arizona, the Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research (1937) and the Radio Bureau (1939) were established; the School of Business and Public Administration became a college (1943), and fundraising began for the construction of the Student Union.
After Atkinson's retirement, the Arizona board of regents appointed him executive advisor in budgetary and financial matters, a part-time position he held until July 1955 when he was made President Emeritus. He died in Tucson on May 16, 1958.
This collection contains programs, lists of delegates, printed invitations, invitational lists, correspondence from academic groups and individuals, and film footage from the Inauguration. This Collection is organized into 6 volumes.
There are no restrictions on this collection.
It is the responsibility of the user to obtain permission to publish from the owner of the copyright (the institution, the creator of the record, the author or his/her transferees, heirs, legates, or literary executors). The user agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Arizona Board of Regents for the University of Arizona, its officers, employees, and agents from and against all claims made by any person asserting that he or she is an owner of copyright.
Inauguration of Alfred Atkinson as president of The University of Arizona, (AZ 087). Special Collections, University of Arizona Libraries.
| Volume I: Programs, invitations, addresses, etc no date | |||||||||||
| Volume II: Letters, A-F. no date | |||||||||||
| Volume III: Letters, G-Q no date | |||||||||||
| Volume IV: Letters, R-Z, index to letters. no date | |||||||||||
| Volume V: Oversize letters. no date | |||||||||||
| Volume VI: Miscellaneous correspondence and invitation list. no date | |||||||||||
| Inauguration film 16 mm | |||||||||||