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University of Connecticut
President's Office Records [Rufus W. Stimson, 1901-1908]
405 Babbidge Road, Unit 1205
Storrs, Connecticut 06269-1205
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| Repository: | Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center. |
| Creator: | University of Connecticut. |
| Title: | University of Connecticut, President's Office Records [Rufus W. Stimson, 1901-1908]. |
| Dates: | undated, 1899-1908. |
| Quantity: | .25 linear feet. |
| Identification: | MSS20000003 |
| Language: | English. |
| Abstract: | Professor of English language and literature (1897-1901). Appointed president pro tempore by the Board of Trustees 5 October 1901. Resigned in 1908 to “become the executive head of an agricultural college that is to be established at Northampton, MA to be known as the Smith Agricultural School.” |
History
Rufus Whittaker Stimson was born 20 February 1868 on a farm near Palmer, MA. He attended Colby College in Maine and studied philosophy at Harvard University (A.B., 1895; A.M., 1896) and divinity at Yale Divinity School (B.D., 1897). Hired by the Connecticut Agricultural College as a professor of English, ethics and public speaking in 1897, Stimson was appointed president pro tempore in October 1901. He was made president within the year, replacing the controversial George W. Flint.
During his administration, the enrollment at the College grew from 18 to 125 regular students and twenty-five short term students. Under his administration, the summer school was established, a new dormitory constructed, the horticulture building and greenhouses begun and appropriations from the state increased.
Stimson resigned in 1908 to become the director of Smith Agricultural School in Northampton, MA. In 1911, he became the state supervisor of agricultural education for Massachusetts, a position he held until his retirement in 1938. In 1939, at the age of 71, “Stimson received an appointment as a Research Specialist in Agricultural Education in the U.S. Office of Education for the purpose of writing a history of agricultural education.” [Moore, 1988]
Rufus Stimson died 1 May 1947.
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Scope and Content
The collection contains collected and purchased materials dating to Rufus Stimson's tenure as President of the Connecticut Agricultural College. Documents include correspondence, publications, programs, an article written by Stimson and newspaper clippings.
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Restrictions
Restrictions on Access
There are no access restrictions on this collection.
Restrictions on Use
Permission to publish from these Papers must be obtained in writing from both the University of Connecticut Libraries and the owner(s) of the copyright.
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Related Material
Archives & Special Collections has a substantial collection of materials pertaining to the University, its history, administration, faculty, staff and students. For detailed information on these collections please contact the curator or ask at the reference desk.
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Index Terms
This record series is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.
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Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
[Item description, #:#], University Of Connecticut, President's Office Records [Rufus W. Stimson, 1901-1908]. Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center, University of Connecticut Libraries.
Acquisition Information
Letter to Mr. Chandler and two promotion materials were purchased in 2000; remaining materials are the only surviving documents of this tenure.
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Bibliography
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Detailed Description
| Series I: Records, undated, 1899-1908 | |||||||||||||
| 1:1 | Correspondence, undated, 1903-1908 | ||||||||||||
| 1:2 | Courses, 1902 | ||||||||||||
| 1:3 | “English Language and Literature”, 1899 | ||||||||||||
| 1:4 | Newspaper clippings, 1901-1902 | ||||||||||||
| 1:5 | Rhetoricals programs, 1906-1908 | ||||||||||||
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