| Title |
Leroy E. Cowles, University of Utah president |
| Photo Number |
A-Fa.Cowles. |
| Description |
Portrait of Leroy E. Cowles, president of the University of Utah from 1941-1946 |
| Date |
1941; 1946 |
| Textual Date |
1941; 1946 |
| Subject |
Cowles, LeRoy E. (LeRoy Eugene), b. 1880--Photographs; University of Utah--Presidents--Photographs |
| Keywords |
Utah; University of Utah; Portraits; Men; Education |
| Spatial Coverage |
Salt Lake City (Utah) |
| Collection Number and Name |
P0305 University of Utah Archives Photograph Collection - A-Fa. Presidents |
| Additional Information |
Leroy E. Cowles served as president of the University of Utah, his presidency, 1941-46, spanned the World War II years. Classes were added in military science, economics and philosophy of war and programs began in Army pre-flight, Navy V-1 and R.O.T.C. One of the far-reaching academic achievements of the period was expansion of the medical program into a four-year medical school. In 1980 one of the first three buildings on the campus was renamed in his honor. The LeRoy E. Cowles Building currently houses Mathematics. |
| Collection Name |
U of U Presidents |
| Holding Institution |
Multimedia Archives, Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Genre |
black-and-white photographs |
| Original Source |
N/A |
| Format |
image/jpeg |
| File Name |
A-Fa.Cowles.jpg |
| Type |
Image |
| Rights |
 |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6vt2h66 |
| Setname |
uum_uapp0305 |
| ID |
980481 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6vt2h66 |
