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Collection
Title
Jay F. W. Pearson papers
Date(s)
- 1926-1962 (Creation)
Extent
6.5 linear feet (11 boxes)
Name of creator
Biographical history
President of the University from 1953 to 1962 and a charter faculty member of the University as a marine biologist, Jay F. W. Pearson was recruited from the University of Pittsburgh and succeeded Bowman Foster Ashe as President. Pearson ushered in a decade of growth for UM. During his presidency, UM awarded its first doctorate degrees and ended racial segregation. Enrollment increased by more than 4,000 during his tenure. Pearson was named Chancellor after retiring as President.
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Scope and content
This collection contains speeches, interviews, scrapbooks, programs, writings, newspaper clippings, and other items from the office of Jay F. W. Pearson, second president of the University of Miami.
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Conditions governing access
This collection is open for research.
Physical access
This collection is kept in an off-campus storage facility. Please contact the University Archivist, Nick Iwanicki, at ngi5@miami.edu with the boxes you are interested in prior to your visit, and allow up to 1 week for delivery of materials.
Technical access
Conditions governing reproduction
Requests to reproduce or publish materials from this collection should be directed to ngi5@miami.edu.
Languages of the material
- English
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Finding aids
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Archivist's note
Finding aid edited by Yvette Yurubi, 03-09-23.
Access points
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Name access points
- Pearson, Jay F. W., 1901-1965 (Subject)