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Drew University Archives
36 Madison Avenue
Madison, NJ 07940
Phone: 973-408-3532
Fax: 973-408-3770
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Abstract
Dr. Robert Fisher Oxnam was the eighth president of Drew University from 1962 to 1974. He served as Drew's first and only chancellor following his resignation from the presidency due to a serious illness. This collection includes a journal and scrapbooks compiled while in the U.S. Army and working at Boston University and Syracuse University ; correspondence and speeches from Oxnam's time as president of the Pratt Institute and Drew University.
Size
12.7 125 linear feet (4 5 boxes)
Location
Drew University Archives, Madison, NJ
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Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Title | Date |
Journal | 1941 |
The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938: A New Frontier in Labor History | June 1942 |
Scrapbook, United States Army | 1942-1943 |
Scrapbook, United States Army | 1944-1945 |
Scrapbook, United States Army | 1945-1946 |
Scrapbook, Syracuse University | 1948-1950 |
Scrapbook, Syracuse University | 1951-1953 |
Scrapbook, Boston University | 1953-1957 |
Series 2: Pratt Institute, 1950-1961
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Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Box | Folder | Title | Date |
1 | 1 | Syracuse | 1950-1960 |
1 | 2 | Inauguration at the Pratt Institute | 1957 |
1 | 3 | Congratulatory Letters, A-L | 1957 |
1 | 4 | Congratulatory Letters, M-Z | 1957 |
1 | 5 | Administrative File | 1957-1960 |
1 | 6 | Work at the Pratt Institute | 1957-1961 |
1 | 7 | Speeches | 1957 |
1 | 8 | Speeches | 1958 |
1 | 9 | Speeches | 1959 |
1 | 10 | Speeches | 1960 |
1 | 11 |
Departure from the Pratt Institute | 1961 | ||
2 | 1 | Photographs (from album) | 1957-1961 |
2 | 2 | Photographs | 1957-1961 |
2 | 3 | Photographs | 1957-1961 |
2 |
4 | Photographs | 1957-1961 |
2 |
13
Departure from the Pratt Institute
5 | Photographs | 1957-1961 |
2 |
6 | Pratt Miscellaneous | undated |
Series 3: Drew University, 1961-2001
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Arrangement
Subseries A arranged chronologically. Subseries B arranged by medium.
Box | Folder | Title | Date |
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| Subseries A: Papers and Photographs | |
2 |
7 | Newspaper clippings | 1959, undated |
2 |
8 | Administrative File | 1960, undated |
2 |
9 | Inauguration at Drew University | 1961 |
2 |
10 | Congratulatory Letters | 1961 |
2 |
11 | Public Speaking and Publications | 1961-1971, undated |
2 |
12 | Drew Speeches | 1961-1973 |
2 |
13 | The Great Swamp of Morristown, NJ | 1962-1964 |
2 |
14 | Student Activism | 1962-1970 |
3 |
1 | Sympathy letters regarding the death of G. Bromley Oxnam | 1963 |
3 | 2 |
The Barber Affair | 1963-1964 |
3 |
3 | Little Brook Farm Convention Center | 1964 |
3 |
4 | The Mellon Affair | 1965 |
3 |
5 | Honorary Degree from Norwich University | 1966 |
3 |
6 | The Ranson Affair | 1967 |
3 |
7 | Correspondence | 1967-1975 |
3 |
8 | Illness and Resignation | 1974 |
3 |
9 | Obituaries and Memorials | 1974-1975 |
3 |
10 | Oxnam Awards and Chairmanships | 1974, undated |
3 |
11 | Correspondence with Dalys Oxnam Jaecker | 1974-2001 |
3 |
12 | Miscellaneous | 1963-1975 |
3 |
13 | Book of Sermons and Prayer |
Book | undated |
3 |
14 | Photographs | undated |
3 |
15 | Photo Album #1 | undated |
3 |
16 | Photo Album #2 | undated |
3 |
6
Photo Album #3
undated
3
17 | 2 Photographs: Harry S. Truman with G. Bromley Oxnam | March 7, 1946 |
4 | 1 | Photo Album |
#3 | undated |
4 |
2 | Photo Album |
#4 | undated |
3
9
Photo Album #6
4 | 3 |
Photo Album |
#5 | undated |
4 |
4 | Photo Album |
#6 | undated |
4 |
5 | Photo Album |
#6 copies | undated |
4 |
6 | Photo Album |
#6 contents | undated |
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| Subseries B: Alternative Mediums |
4 |
7 | Round platter with Drew University crest | undated |
4 |
8 | Framed membership certificate to Drew University 's New Founders Society awarded to Dalys Oxnam Jaecker | undated |
5 | Reel-to-reel | Highlights of Robert Fisher Oxnam Addresses | 1961-1966 |
5 | Reel-to-reel | Highlights of Robert Fisher Oxnam Addresses | 1966-1974 |
5 | Reel-to-reel | “The Methodist Layman on the Frontier” | March 1961 |
5 | Reel-to-reel | Drew University Presidential Inaugural Ceremony | October 1961 |
5 | Reel-to-reel | The Cooper Union Forum | March 1962 |
5 | Reel-to-reel | Meeting with College Student Body | October 1965 |
5 | Reel-to-reel | HMS Pinafore, Act I (featuring Oxnam's daughter) | August 1968 |
5 | Reel-to-reel | HMS Pinafore, Act II (featuring Oxnam's daughter) | August 1968 |
5 | Reel-to-reel | Oxnam's Memorial Service at Drew University | September 1974 |
5 | Reel-to-reel | President Oxnam's Commencement Address | undated |
Last updated 0911/2015 2018 by Matthew Beland