James Sumner Julian, DePauw (Honorary 1970), Undated

File — Box: DC2905, Folder: 8

Staff Only

Collection Statement

From the Collection:

The Percy Lavon Julian family papers are divided into three series: Series I, arranged chronologically, is papers, speeches, photographs, events, publications and awards of Percy L. Julian ‘20. Series II contains papers and photographs of Julian’s family members: James Sumner Julian (Honorary '70), Mattie Julian Brown '26, Elizabeth Julian White '28, Irma Julian Raybon '33, and Emerson R. Julian ‘38. Also included in this series are papers of Percy Julian’s parents and children. Series II is arranged alphabetically by name. The final section, Series III, consists of the annual Julian Memorial Lecture Series records, 1977-1996. These are arranged chronologically. The Julian family papers also includes manuscripts of six siblings: Percy Lavon Julian ’20, eminent scientist; James Sumner Julian, Jr. (Honorary ’70), physician; Mattie Julian Brown ’26, the first black woman to graduate from DePauw University and later a YWCA executive whose husband was in the U.S. diplomatic corps; Elizabeth Julian White ’28, Baltimore High School language teacher; Irma Julian Raybon ’33, Brooklyn social worker; Emerson R. Julian ’38, Baltimore physician and city council member.

Dates

Undated

Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

Biographical Sketch

James Sumner Julian, Jr. followed his older brother, Percy L. Julian '20, to DePauw after graduating from Greencastle High in 1920. A brother and three sisters followed him. Determined to become a doctor and unable to get the precise courses he wanted at DePauw, James transferred to the University of Chicago and was awarded his B.S. there. He subsequently received his M.D. with honors at Howard University in 1934 and began his general practice in nearby Baltimore soon after. On May 24, 1970, the 68 year old physician was awarded an honorary bachelor of arts degree from DePauw, becoming the last of the six Julian siblings to receive a DePauw diploma. The Julian family used the occasion to announce the establishment of a memorial fund of over $25,000 at DePauw honoring their deceased parents who moved to Greencastle from Montgomery, Alabama in 1918 to see that their children attended DePauw.