Jay F. W. Pearson papers

Identity elements

Name and location of repository

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Collectie

Titel

Jay F. W. Pearson papers

Datum(s)

  • 1926-1962 (Vervaardig)

Omvang

6.5 linear feet (11 boxes)

Naam van de archiefvormer

Biografie

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.

Content and structure elements

Bereik en inhoud

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 of access and use elements

Voorwaarden voor raadpleging

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

Voorwaarden voor reproductie

Requests to reproduce or publish materials from this collection should be directed to ngi5@miami.edu.

Languages of the material

  • Engels

Scripts of the material

Taal en schrift aantekeningen

Toegangen

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Sources used

Aantekeningen van de archivaris

Finding aid edited by Yvette Yurubi, 03-09-23.

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