James Canfield, Correspondence, Chancellor
Records
Title: James Canfield,
Correspondence, Chancellor Records
Creator: Canfield, James Hulme,
1847-1909
Dates: 1891-1895
Quantity: 1 box (0.5 linear
ft.)
Collection Number: RG 05-07-01
Language: English
Restrictions: None
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Preferred Citation: James Canfield, Correspondence, Chancellor Records (RG 05-07-01). Archives &
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Biography:
James Canfield served 4 years as chancellor of the University of Nebraska, from 1891
to 1895. He focused closely on university development, both the campus and the
number of students in attendance. He left Nebraska to become president of
Ohio State University.
He was born in Delaware, Ohio, to Eli Hawley and Martha Hulme Canfield, on March 18,
1847. Canfield and his wife Flavia Camp Canfield were parents of author Dorothy
Canfield Fisher. Canfield died on March 29, 1909, in New York.
For more information, please visit the Office of the Chancellor, James H.
Canfield.
Scope and Content:
The records include correspondence and a journal relating to university
administration and activities.
Subjects:
Canfield, James Hulme, 1847-1909
University of Nebraska (Lincoln campus). Office of the
Chancellor
University of Nebraska (Lincoln campus) --
Administration
Universities and colleges -- Administration --
Nebraska
College administrators -- Nebraska
University of Nebraska (Lincoln campus) -- Administration
-- History -- Sources
Container List:
Box 1. Folder 1. Correspondence, 1891-1895
Box 1. Folder 2. Correspondence, university 25th anniversary 1894
Box 1. Folder 3. Correspondence, law college, 1891-1895
Box 1. Folder 4. Journal
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