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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...concluding address as President of Radcliffe College last night, Wilbur K. Jordan spoke on the life of Ann Radcliffe, the seventeenth century English philantropist for whom the College is named. Although gaps exist in the historical documentation of her life, Jordan said, there is abundant evidence that Ann Radcliffe was a "truly remarkable woman" and a "sagaciously tough lady...

Author: By Penelope C. Kline, | Title: Jordan Finishes 16 Years as President | 12/15/1959 | See Source »

...Wilbur K. Jordan, retiring president of Radcliffe, will receive a formal farewell from members of the college at the traditional Radcliffe Christmas program tomorrow evening...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Jordan Will Speak At Formal Farewell | 12/14/1959 | See Source »

...Texan Anderson's painful decision in 1952 to bolt the Democrats and vote for Eisenhower. Anderson keeps in close touch with the leaders, tells them in detail about his plans and programs. He also has a warm friendship with Speaker Rayburn's top fiscal adviser, Arkansas' Wilbur Mills, able chairman of the powerful House Ways & Means Committee. These leadership contacts, plus his unflagging attention to every staffer and stenographer, give Anderson more support in Congress than a member of a Republican Cabinet has any right to expect from a Democratic majority...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE ECONOMY: The Quiet Crusader | 11/23/1959 | See Source »

...original Briggs-Copeland program, which was started in the early 1930's employed many instructors who have since grown to national prominence. Notable examples are Professor Mark Schorer of the University of California, Professor Wallace Stegner of Stanford, and Pulitzer Prize winner Richard Wilbur...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Department of English May Revive Courses Instructed by Writers | 11/21/1959 | See Source »

Announced yesterday by Radcliffe president Wilbur K. Jordan, the scholarship will offer an award of $3000 for the next five years to a member of the graduating class. A small New York private foundation, the Gordon Foundation, Inc., established the award...

Author: By Pauline A. Rubbelke, | Title: Cliffe Graduating Seniors Eligible For New $3000 Travel Scholarship | 11/18/1959 | See Source »

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