A Guide to the James Nesbitt Anderson Papers
Finding aid prepared by Dept. Staff
University of Florida Smathers Libraries - Special and Area Studies Collections
March 2005
Descriptive Summary |
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| Provenance: | Anderson, James Nesbitt | |
| Title: | James Nesbitt Anderson Papers | |
| Dates: | 1885-1911 | |
| Abstract: | Notes taken by Anderson as a student and a paper written in 1911 on classical studies in Florida colleges. | |
| Extent: | 2 Folders and 1 Volume | |
| Identification: | Manuscript Collection 29 | |
Biographical/Historical Note
James Nesbitt Anderson was the first Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and the first Dean of the Graduate School at the University of Florida. He received a Bachelors of Literature from the University of Virginia in 1886 as well as a Master of Arts in 1887. He did graduate work in several institutions in the United States and Europe and received his Ph. D. in Greek, Latin, and Sanskrit from Johns Hopkins in 1894. He became professor of Greek at Florida State College (Tallahassee) in 1903 and joined the faculty of the University of the State of Florida in Lake City after passage of the Buckman Act of 1905. When the University was reorganized in 1909, he became Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. He retired in 1938.
Scope and Content
This small collection consists of notes taken as student at the University of Virginia, a paper he wrote as a graduate student at Johns Hopkins, and a paper on classical studies in Florida colleges in the early part of the twentieth century.
Access or Use Restrictions
Access
Collection is open for research.
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], James Nesbitt Anderson Papers, Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.
Selected Subjects and Access Points |
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| The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the Library's online catalog: | ||
| Subject Terms: | ||
| Classical education -- History -- 20th century. | ||
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