O. Meredith Wilson was born on 21 September 1909 in Chihuahua, Mexico, to Guy C. and Melissa Stevens Wilson. He graduated from Brigham Young University in 1934 and received his Ph.D. from the University of California in 1943. He was named president of the University of Oregon in 1954, then became president of the University of Minnesota in 1961.
The O. Meredith Wilson papers (1961) consist of a biographical sketch and materials relating to Wilson's Milton Bennion Memorial Lecture at the University of Utah. Also included are materials pertaining to Wilson's inauguration as president of the University of Minnesota, including a microfilmed scrapbook.
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Received from University of Utah President's office in 1970.
A microfilmed scrapbook is located in the Manuscripts Division's microfilm cabinet.
Processed by Sharon Thorup in 1984.