University of Puget Sound Dean's Office Records, 1931-1973

Overview of the Collection

Author
University of Puget Sound. Office of the Academic Dean.
Title
University of Puget Sound Dean's Office Records
Dates
1931-1973 (inclusive)
Quantity
17.0 linear feet, (17 boxes)
Collection Number
Acc.1983.08
Summary
This collection contains the records of the Dean's Office for the College of Puget Sound (now University of Puget Sound) including those of Dean John D. Regester (1936-1965) and Dean Norman Thomas (approximately 1960-1967).
Repository
University of Puget Sound, Archives & Special Collections

Collins Memorial Library
1500 N. Warner St.
CMB1021
Tacoma, WA
98416-1021
Telephone: 2538792669
archives@pugetsound.edu
Access Restrictions

Access to boxes 13-17 is restricted.

Languages
English
Sponsor
Funding for preparing this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

This collection contains correspondence, financial records, enrollment records, curriculum records, summer session, faculty records, conferences and conventions, lists, foundations and grants, Educational Testing Service, Graduate Program Reports (1894-1970), commencement programs (1945-1953), and subject file. The collection also contains committee records including Commencement Bay Campus, UPS Wartime Program, Dean Regester's and Dean Thomas's personal papers, and 50th and 75th anniversary records. Restricted materials include faculty records.

Historical NoteReturn to Top

At the College of Puget Sound (now University of Puget Sound), John D. Regester was Dean of Faculty until 1960 and then served as Dean of the Graduate School until 1965. Norman Thomas served as Dean approximately 1960 to 1967.

John Dickinson Regester arrived at the College of Puget Sound as a 26-year-old professor of philosophy and psychology in 1924. Prior to coming to Puget Sound, Professor Regester served as a naval hospital corpsman with the Marines in France during World War I. He was a 1918 graduate of Allegheny College and later earned S.T.B. and Ph.D. degrees at Boston University. As a scholar, John Regester was known principally for his study of and his relationship with Albert Schweitzer, who referred to him as “my first American friend.” His doctoral dissertation was titled “Immediate Intuition in a New Rationalism of Albert Schweitzer.” In 1936, President Edward Todd made Regester Dean of the college. In addition to academic affairs, Regester’s responsibilities included serving as Dean of Men. When Dean of Men became a separate administrative position in 1958, his title was changed to Dean of the Faculty. In 1960, Regester became Dean of the Graduate School.

Norman Francis Thomas was born in 1917. He earned his A.B. from Yankton College (1940), A.M. from University of South Dakota (1944), and Ph.D. from University of Minnesota (1954). At the University of Puget Sound, he was a professor of history. He was Dean of the Graduate School in 1967, when he left the University of Puget Sound for position at Detroit Institute of Technology.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Processing Note

An inventory of this collection is available in the Inventory Guide to the University of Puget Sound Archives, 1888-1982, compiled by Anne T. Ostyre (revised 1984).

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Deans (Education)--Washington (State)--Tacoma
  • Methodist universities and colleges--Washington (State)--Tacoma
  • Private universities and colleges--Washington (State)--Tacoma

Corporate Names

  • University of Puget Sound.

Geographical Names

  • Tacoma
  • Washington (State)

Other Creators

  • Personal Names
    • Regester, John Dickinson (author)
    • Thomas, Norman F. (author)