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George W. Peavy seated in library's McDonald Room, 1934

Date
  • 1934
Description
  • George Wilcox Peavy, Dean of Forestry, was appointed acting president of Oregon State College in 1932 when William J. Kerr was chosen as the first chancellor of the Oregon State System of Higher Education. Peavy became Oregon State College's seventh president in 1934, the first OSC faculty member to also serve as president of the institution. He remained dean of forestry during his presidency until his retirement in 1940, upon which he was appointed as dean emeritus and president emeritus of OSC.
Subject
Work Type
Location
Identifier
  • P001:056
Local Collection Name
Institution
Submission Date
  • 12/12/2017
Modified
  • 06/01/2023
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Chicago

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Data Sources
Footer Number Term External URI
1 Portraits http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85105182
2 Peavy, George Wilcox, 1869-1951 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n95087229
3 College presidents http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85028315
4 photographic prints http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300127104
5 photographs http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300046300
6 Corvallis >> Benton County >> Oregon >> United States https://sws.geonames.org/5720727/
7 Presidents of Oregon State University Photographic Collection, circa 1865-1999 (P 001) http://opaquenamespace.org/ns/localCollectionName/p_001
8 Oregon State University http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80017721

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