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Florida State University Office of the President: Bernard Sliger Administrative Files, 1976-1990

 

Summary

Extent:
124 Linear Feet
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Florida State University Office of the President: Bernard Sliger Administrative Files, HUA 2018-066, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida. https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/fa/HUA-2018-066

Background

Scope and content:

This collection includes files from Bernard Sliger's tenure as President of Florida State University, including correspondence, files from campus committees, campus reports, budget files, information on academic programs or colleges, and files on other universities in Florida.

Biographical / historical:

Bernie Sliger (1924-2007), a highly regarded economist, became president after four years as the university's executive vice president and chief academic officer. He returned as interim president after his successor Dale Lick resigned in 1993. The most recognized achievements of President Sliger is helping to bring the National Magnetics Laboratory to FSU, procuring Congressional funding for the supercomputer computational research institute, increasing the declining enrollment numbers, and promoting student athletics. Following his retirement, Sliger served as the director of the Gus A. Stavros Center for the Advancement of Free Enterprise and Economic Education and as a professor of economics at FSU.

Acquisition information:
State Archives of Florida
Custodial history:

Date accessioned: 2018/09/27

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection is open to all researchers.

This collection is in an offsite storage location. Please contact lib-specialcollections@fsu.edu with requests for access or for more information.

Terms of access:

Copyright restrictions may apply to works in this collection. Re-use or copying beyond Fair Use may require permission from the rights-holder. Please contact lib-specialcollections@fsu.edu for more information.

Preferred citation:

Florida State University Office of the President: Bernard Sliger Administrative Files, HUA 2018-066, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida. https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/fa/HUA-2018-066

Location of this collection:
116 Honors Way
Tallahassee
FL
32306-2047
USA