ma67 News Clippings Concerning the Resignation of President Alexander Meiklejohn, 1923-1924 Finding aid prepared by Peter Nelson. Encoding funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Amherst College Archives and Special Collections

Amherst, MA

Finding aid encoded using Perl scripts and edited in XMetal 2.0. Encoded by Sarang Gopalakrishnan. 2003-12-03 Finding aid written in English. 2005-09-23 ma67 converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02-5c.xsl (sy2003-10-15). Amherst College Archives and Special Collections News Clippings Concerning the Resignation of President Alexander Meiklejohn, 1923-1924 Finding Aid: 2002 Prepared by: Peter Nelson, Assistant Archivist Encoding funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Collection Overview Amherst College News Clippings Concerning the Resignation of President Alexander Meiklejohn 1923-1924 1 records storage box, 1 oversize flat box (1.25 linear ft.) Amherst College Archives and Special Collections Newspaper clippings and one scrapbook documenting the crisis in the presidency of Alexander Meiklejohn, 1923-1924, which led to his resignation in 1923 and the appointment of George D. Olds as his successor. English. Historical Note

Alexander Meiklejohn, educator and innovator, philosopher, social reformer, was president of Amherst College from 1912 to 1924. As he tried in the course of his administration to implement his innovative ideas, relations between many members of the faculty and the administration became strained. By 1923 he had lost the confidence of a large majority of the faculty, the entire Board of Trustees and many alumni, so that the Board, after thorough investigations by several special committees, demanded his withdrawal. Professor George D. Olds was appointed acting President for 1923-1924 and became President on July 1, 1924.

Scope and Contents of the Collection

Newspaper clippings and one scrapbook documenting the crisis in the presidency of Alexander Meiklejohn, 1923-1924, which led to his resignation in 1923 and the appointment of George D. Olds as his successor.

Organization of the Collection

This collection is organized into two series:

1. Loose Clippings 2. Scrapbook Information on Use Terms of Access and Use

There is no restriction on access to the collection for research use. Particularly fragile items may be restricted for preservation purposes.

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Preferred Citation

Please use the following format when citing materials from this collection:

[Identification of item], in News Clippings Concerning the Resignation of President Alexander Meiklejohn [Box #, Folder #], Amherst College Archives and Special Collections, Amherst College Library

History of the Collection Finding Aid: 2002 Prepared by: Peter Nelson, Assistant Archivist Search Terms Meiklejohn, Alexander, 1872-1964. Amherst College--Presidents. Amherst College. Trustees. College presidents--Massachusetts. College administrators--United States--Selection and appointment. Additional Information