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Chancellors Rufus Fitzgerald and John G. Bowman

1940-1950

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Chancellors Rufus Fitzgerald and John G. Bowman
  • Title
  • Chancellors Rufus Fitzgerald and John G. Bowman
  • Date
  • 1940-1950
  • Identifier
  • CHAN01.UA
  • Description
  • Dr. Rufus Henry Fitzgerald and John G. Bowman. Bowman, Chancellor of the University of Pittsburgh from 1921 through 1945, rebuilt and reformed the university during his tenure. He was the driving force behind projects such as the Cathedral of Learning, the Stephen Foster Memorial, and the Nationality Classrooms. Fitzgerald, chancellor from 1945 through 1955, established a code of tenure, increased the university's endowment, and handled the challenges of post-war expansion.
  • Extent
  • 6 x 7 in.
  • Type
  • still image
  • Genre
  • photographs
    photographic prints
    gelatin silver prints
  • Subject
  • College presidents
    University of Pittsburgh
    Fitzgerald, Rufus Henry
    Bowman, John G. (John Gabbert), 1877-1962
  • Geographic Subjects
  • Oakland (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
  • Source
  • University of Pittsburgh Historic Photographs, 1884-present
  • Contributor
  • University of Pittsburgh
  • Collection
  • University of Pittsburgh Historic Photographs
  • Rights Information
  • Copyright Not Evaluated. The copyright and related rights status of this Item has not been evaluated. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.
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