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Florida State University Office of the President: Doak Campbell Administration Files, 1941-1957

 

Summary

Extent:
21 boxes
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Florida State University Office of the President: Doak Campbell Administration Files, HUA 2018-062, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida. https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/fa/HUA-2018-062

Background

Scope and content:

This collection includes subject files from Doak Campbell's tenure as President of Florida State College for Women and Florida State University. The files include correspondnce and files on FSU faculty, buildings, University budgets, academic programs, and campus committees.

Select materials from this collection have been digitized and are available through the FSU Digital Library.

Biographical / historical:

Doak Campbell (1888-1973) served as president during the transition from Florida State College for Women (FSCW) to Florida State University. Prior to becoming president, he had been dean of the Graduate School at George Peabody College for Teachers. During his time in office, President Campbell worked to update FSU's curriculum to provide a more comprehensive and well-rounded education. Campbell supported the creation of an intercollegiate sports program and the construction of the football stadium, which was named for him. Campbell retired from his position 1957, but remained in the Tallahassee area as president emeritus until his death in 1973.

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: Doak Campbell Administration Files, HUA 2018-062, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida. https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/fa/HUA-2018-062

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