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Guide to the Administrative Papers of the Chancellor Harry Woodburn Chase
1933-1951
RG.3.0.5
Descriptive Summary
| Title: |
Records of the Office of the President (Harry Woodburn Chase) |
| Dates [inclusive]: |
1933-1951 |
| Abstract: |
Harry Woodburn Chase was Chancellor at New York University from 1933-1951. Prior he
had been with the University of North Carolina and the University of Illinois. Chase
was a firm believer in the value of general education, the important role of education
in safeguarding democracy, freedom of expression, academic freedom, racial and religious
tolerance, awareness of international affairs, and Negro education. He was involved
in numerous organizations, namely: the Lotos Club, Trinity Church, the American Committee
for Christian German Refugees, the Metropolitan Opera Association, the Federal Committee
on the Older Worker, the New York State Committee for the Retail Trade Minimum Wage
Board, and Memorial Hospital. These papers contain speeches, correspondence, and ephemera
from the period of his Chancellorship. Much of the material deals with University
life during World War II.
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| Quantity: |
23 Linear Feet in 85 boxes |
| Call Phrase: |
RG.3.0.5 |
