James Lewis Morrill papers
Scope and Content
The collection includes correspondence, invitations accepted and rejected, speeches and articles, records of honorary degrees, reports and papers to organizations including various committees of the American Council on Education, the Ford Foundation Committee on University and World Affairs, the Institute of International Education, and the Commission on Government Security.
Dates
- Creation: 1945-1964
Creator
Language of Materials
English
Access to Materials
Items in this collection do not circulate and may be used in-house only.
Portions of this collection are not processed. Contents are minimally described and require further review to determine suitability for research use. Email uar@umn.edu for more information. Do not make travel arrangements or plans to visit Andersen Library without making prior arrangements with University Archives staff.
Copyright
Requests for permission to quote James Lewis Morrill should be arranged with the University of Minnesota Archives.
Biographical Sketch of James Lewis Morrill 1891-1979
James Lewis Morrill was born in Marion, Ohio on September 24, 1891 and was the president of the University of Wyoming from 1942-45 when he was appointed president of the University of Minnesota. He served during a time of unprecedented growth in post World War II and oversaw enrollment of one of the largest veteran populations in the country. During Morrill’s tenure the Duluth Branch and the School of Agriculture at Waseca were established as well as the School of Veterinary Medicine on the St. Paul Campus and expansion to the West Bank was begun. Morrill resigned from the presidency in 1960 and became an educational consultant to the Ford Foundation. In 1962 the administration building on the Minneapolis campus was renamed Morrill Hall in his honor. He died on July 20, 1979 in Columbus, Ohio at the age of 87.
Extent
22.6 Linear Feet (19 boxes)
Abstract
This collection contains the papers of James Lewis Morrill, University of Minnesota president, 1945-1960
Source of acquisition
A number of Morrill's speeches were donated to University Archives in 1959 by Anna M. Nygren. The source of acquisition of the remainder of the collection is unknown.
Subject
- Ford Foundation (Organization)
- American Council on Education (Organization)
- Institute of International Education New York, N.Y. (Organization)
- United States. Commission on Government Security (Organization)
- Title
- James Lewis Morrill papers, 1945-1964
- Author
- University Archives Staff
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
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