Guy Stanton Ford papers
Scope and Content
The collection includes organizations, University of Minnesota, speeches and publications, biographical, family and trips. Consult detailed contents for other folders not listed.
American Committee for the Study of War Documents (1955-1957).
American Council of Learned Societies (1925-1952).
American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education (1942-1957) 3 folders.
American Historical Association.
American Historical Association. Commission on Social Studies in Schools (1902-1960) 5 folders.
American Philosophical Association (1939-1955).
Biographical Information (1941-1954) 4 folders.
Correspondence, (1902-1960) 27 folders.
Guggenheim Memorial Foundation (1925-1935) 6 folders.
New York University Hall of Fame (1945-1960) 3 folders.
Harpers Monthly (1928-1938) 3 folders. Ford as editor.
University of Minnesota Committee of Seven, (1921-1936) 6 folders.
University of Minnesota Department of History, (1915- ) 7 folders
University of Minnesota Department of History Recommendations for Academic Personnel ( ) 6 folders.
University of Minnesota Senate Library Committee (1921-1937) 2 folders.
University of Minnesota President (1941) 3 folders.
Phi Beta Kappa, 8 folders.
Schaper Case (1918-1958) 1 folder.
Social Science Research Council (1927-1931) 4 folders.
Social Science Research Council Commission of Inquiry on National Policy in International Economic Relations (1933-1935) 5 folders.
Speeches and Publications (undated, 1895-1954) 12 folders.
Eight bound volumes contain biographical (1885-1941); family, and correspondence during trips made by Ford.
Dates
- 1885-1965
Creator
- Ford, Guy Stanton, 1873-1962 (Person)
Language of Materials
English
Use of Materials
Items in this collection do not circulate and may be used in-house only.
Copyright
Researchers may quote from the collection under the fair use provision of the copyright law (Title 17, U.S. Code). Requests to publish should be arranged with the University of Minnesota Archives.
Biographical Sketch of Guy Stanton Ford (1873-1962)
Guy Stanton Ford was born on 9 May 1873 at Salem, Wisconsin. His first appointment at the University of Minnesota was as Dean of the Graduate School and Professor of History in 1913. Under his guidance graduate programs were extended, enhanced and post-graduate were organized into a system that allowed individual disciplines to determine course work over which the Graduate School imposed a structure which applied to all graduate students. In 1938, Ford assumed the presidency of the University of Minnesota. He brought to the office administrative skills developed as a dean. His presidency was marked by an emphasis on scholarship. Ford supported academic freedom and influenced the development of the University's tenure code that became a model in American higher education.
Ford was the author of numerous books and articles. He was active in professional societies, serving as president of the American Historical Association and the Social Science Research council. Over his long career he was awarded many honorary degrees and was awarded the Danish Medal of Liberation. After his retirement in 1941 Ford spent 12 years as executive secretary of the American Historical Association and editor of the American Historical Review. He died on 29 December 1962.
Extent
10.5 Cubic Feet (42 boxes (2 record cartons; 40 hollingers))
Abstract
The collection contains the personal and professional papers of Guy Stanton Ford, professor of history and dean of the Graduate School, 1913-1938 and president of the University of Minnesota, 1938-1941.
Arrangement
Folders are arranged alphabetically.
Source of acquisition
Donated to University of Minnesota Archives between 1950 and 1974. Later deposits were made by Guy Stanton Ford's son, Thomas Ford.
- American Committee for the Study of War Documents.
- American Council of Learned Societies.
- American Council on Intellectual Cooperation.
- American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education.
- American Historical Association.
- American Historical Association. Commission on the Social Studies
- American Institute of the History of Pharmacy
- Ames, Charles Lesley
- Ander, Oscar Fritiof, 1903-
- Anderson, Frank Maloy, 1871-
- Anderson, William, 1888-1975
- Angell, , James Rowland, , 1869-
- Appleby, William R. (William Remsen), 1865-1941
- Aydelotte, Frank
- Beach, Joseph W., 1880-1957
- Bean, Walton
- Beard, Charles A. (Charles Austin), 1874-1948
- Becker, Carl Lotus
- Bennett, Dorothy A., 1909-
- Blegen, Theodore Christian, 1891-1969
- Briggs, William Paul
- Brown University. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Buck, Solon J. (Solon Justus), 1884-1962
- Burt, Alfred L., 1888-
- Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota.
- Century Association.
- Chapin, F. Stuart (Francis Stuart), 1888-1974
- Christensen, A.N. (Asher Norman), 1903-1961
- Christianson, John O.
- Clapesattle, Helen B.
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Coffey, Walter Castella, 1876-1956
- Coffman, Lotus Delta, 1875-1938
- Congregational Church.
- Constitution, U.S. 18th Amendment. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Cosmos Club, Washington, D.C.
- Crawford, William Hopkins
- Curti, Merle E., 1897-
- Davis, William Stearns, 1877-1930
- Edwards, Marcia, 1909-
- Epstein, Fritz Theodore.
- Europe. Subject Source: Lcnaf
- F.E. Compton & Company.
- Ford Family. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Ford, Thomas.
- Foreign Policy Association
- Foreign Students. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Forest History Products Foundation.
- German War Documents. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Gortner, Ross Aiken, 1885-1942
- Greene, Evarts Boutell, 1870-1947
- Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.
- Haggerty, Melvin E. (Melvin Everett), 1875-1937
- Hall, Arnold Henney, 1881-1936
- Hansen, Alvin Harvey, 1887-
- Harding, Margaret S.
- Harding, Samuel banister, 1866-1927
- Harpers Monthly.
- Harpers historical series Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Heaton, Herbert, 1890-
- Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery.
- Higher Education in Minnesota. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Historic Preservation of Sites and Buildings. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- History -- Study and teaching Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Howland, Rihard Hubbard.
- International Committee of Historical Sciences.
- Jackson, Clarence Martin, 1875-1947
- Jameson, John Franklin, 1859-1937
- Jenks, Albert Ernest, 1869-1953
- Jesness, Oscar B. (Oscar Bernard), 1889-1980
- John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.
- Johnston, John B. (John Black), 1868-1939
- Junior Colleges. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Kensington Rune Stone. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Krey, August C. (August Charles), 1887-1961
- Leland, Waldo G.
- Letters Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- Loehr, Rodney C. (Rodney Courtney), 1907-
- Lorenz, Theodore.
- Lucas, Henry W.
- Lynd, Robert Staughton, 1892-1970
- MacGregor, Frank, 1897-1971
- Mayo, William James, 1861-1939
- Middlebrook, William T.
- Minnesota Historical Society
- Minnesota Territorial Papers. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Moe, Henry Allen.
- Morrill, J.L. (James Lewis), 1891-1979
- National Advisory Committee on Education.
- National Bureau of Economic Research.
- National Committee on the Emeriti.
- National Council for Historic Sites and Buildings.
- National Historical Publications Committee.
- National Research Council (U.S.)
- National Trust for Historic Preservation in the U.S.
- New York University Hall of Fame.
- Newcomb, Edwin L.
- Noble, George Bernard, 1892-
- Notestein, Wallace, 1879-
- Patterson, Ernest Minor, 1879-
- Perkins, Dexter, 1889-
- Pharmacy Education. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Photostats. Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- Pulitzer Prize Awards in History. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Quigley, Harold S. (Harold Scott), 1889-1968
- Read, Conyers, 1881-
- Reports Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Research -- Historical. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Rhodes Scholarship Trust.
- Schaper, William A., 1869-1955
- Schlesinger, Arthur Meier, 1888-
- Smith, William Fletcher.
- Social Science Research Council (U.S.)
- Social Science Research Council Commission of Inquiry on National Policy in International Economic Relations.
- Social Science Research Council. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Sockman, Ralph Washington.
- Speeches Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- Steefel, Lawrence D. (Lawrence Dinkelspiel), 1894-1976
- Stephenson, Carl, 1886-
- Tilden, Josephine E. ( Josephine Elizabeth.)
- Tuition and Fees. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- U.S. Constitution. 18th Amendment. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- U.S. National Advisory Committee on Radio.
- University of Minnesota Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- University of Minnesota
- University of Minnesota Committee on Administrative Reorganization.
- University of Minnesota Ford Hall. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- University of Minnesota Northrop Memorial Auditorium. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- University of Minnesota. College of Science, Literature, and the Arts
- University of Minnesota. Department of History
- University of Minnesota. General College
- University of Minnesota. Graduate School
- University of Minnesota. Libraries
- University of Minnesota. President's Office
- Upgren, Arthur Reinhold, 1897-
- Vincent, George E. (George Edgar), 1864-1941
- Walter, Frank Keller, 1874-1945
- Washington, Patty.
- Willey, Malcolm M. (Malcolm Macdonald), 1897-1974
- Willson, David Harris, 1901-
- World War, 1939-1945. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Guy Stanton Ford papers, 1885-1965
- Author
- Alma O. Scott; revised by Penelope Krosch.
- Date
- 2007
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English
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