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Seattle University Office of the President: Edmund Ryan, SJ Records, 1975-1976
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Seattle University. Office of the President.
- Title
- Seattle University Office of the President: Edmund Ryan, SJ Records
- Dates
- 1975-1976 (inclusive)19751976
- Quantity
- 1 linear foot, (1 box)
- Collection Number
- RG 005.05 (collection)
- Summary
- Edmund Ryan, SJ, assumed office as Seattle University's 19th President on June 6, 1975, but served only 133 days after inauguration. The collection is not comprehensive.
- Repository
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Seattle University, Lemieux Library and McGoldrick Learning Commons, Special Collections
Special Collections
Lemieux Library & McGoldrick Learning Commons
Seattle University
901 12th Avenue
Seattle, WA
98122-1090
Telephone: 2062966209
Fax: 2062966224
speccoll@seattleu.edu - Access Restrictions
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The collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- Funding for preparing the finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Edmund Ryan, SJ, assumed office as Seattle University's 19th President in 1975, but served only 133 days after inauguration. His resignation for medical and personal reasons was announced by the Board of Trustees on March 8, 1976. Fr. Ryan, originally from New York, was the first Seattle University President selected from outside the northwest Oregon Province of the Society of Jesus. William J. Sullivan, SJ who was serving as Provost for educational programming under President Ryan was immediately named acting President by the Board of Trustees.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The collection contains some newsclippings and media stories chronicling the brief tenure of Seattle University's 19th President, Edmund Ryan SJ. The collection is not comprehensive.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
Seattle University Office of the President: Edmund Ryan, SJ Records, Special Collections, Lemieux Library and McGoldrick Learning Commons, Seattle University.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Education, Higher--Washington (State)--Seattle
- Universities and colleges--Washington (State)--Seattle--Administration
Personal Names
- Ryan, Edmund, SJ.
Corporate Names
- Seattle University--Administration
- Seattle University--Faculty
- Seattle University--History--20th century
- Seattle University--Presidents--20th century
- Seattle University. Office of the President
Form or Genre Terms
- Clippings (Information artifacts)
Rick Block and Mary Linden Sepulveda
2011
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