Assistant Dean of DePauw University records
Scope and Contents
This collection contains information gathered by John R. Anderson when he was the Assistant Dean of DePauw University from 1973-1976, including items from the DePauw student profile and faculty publications.
Dates
- 1962 - 1976
- Majority of material found within 1973 - 1976
Creator
- Anderson, John R., 1928-2018 (Author, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with the Archives and Special Collections, DePauw University, Greencastle, IN. All requests to publish or quote must be submitted to Archives and Special Collections.
Biographical Note
John R. Anderson joined the DePauw faculty in 1960 where he taught full-time in the department of mathematics and astronomy. In 1973, he was appointed assistant dean of the University and director of graduate studies with the rank of associate professor.
A native of Stromsburg, Nebraska, Anderson joined the DePauw faculty after spending six years as a senior project engineer with the Allison Division of General Motors in Indianapolis. From 1952-1954, Anderson was a graduate assistant in the department of mathematics at the University of Nebraska. During the preceding year, he taught mathematics and science at Bloomfield High School in Nebraska. He earned the AA degree from Luther College and the B.S. and M.A. degrees from the University of Nebraska. The recipient of a Danforth Fellowship, Anderson earned a Ph.D. from Purdue University in 1970. Anderson passed away on August 5, 2018 in Greencastle, Indiana.
Source: DePauw University Communications and Marketing.
Extent
0.35 Cubic Feet (1 document case)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged in the following series:
Series 1: John R. Anderson, 1962-1972Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing and finding aid completed on 2012/10/09 by Paxton Stephenson. Finding aid revised on 2022/03/21 by Bethany Fiechter.
- Anderson, John R., 1928-2018 (Author)
- Title
- Assistant Dean of DePauw University records
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Paxton Stephenson
- Date
- 10/9/2012
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Description is in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Archives of DePauw University and Indiana United Methodism Repository
Roy O. West Library
405 S. Indiana St.
Greencastle Indiana 46135 United States
archives@depauw.edu
