Oliver Cromwell Carmichael (1891-1966) biographical file
Collection
Identifier: EBL-0404
Abstract
File includes photographs, programs, and other biographical information.
Dates
- 1938 - 1973
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Reproduction Rights
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Historical or Biographical Note
Born in 1891 in Alabama, Oliver C. Carmichael earned his B.A. and M.A. at the University of Alabama and his B.Sc. and Diploma in Anthropology in 1917 as a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford. Dr. Carmichael was a specialist in languages, with a knowledge of Greek, Latin, and seven modern languages.
After World War I service, public school teaching, and nine years as President of Alabama College, he came to Vanderbilt. He became a Dean at Vanderbilt in 1935, Vice-Chancellor in 1936, and Chancellor in July 1937, serving in the latter post until 1946.
After World War I service, public school teaching, and nine years as President of Alabama College, he came to Vanderbilt. He became a Dean at Vanderbilt in 1935, Vice-Chancellor in 1936, and Chancellor in July 1937, serving in the latter post until 1946.
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0.1 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
- Title
- Oliver Cromwell Carmichael (1891-1966) biographical file
- Author
- Processed by EBL Special Collections Staff
- Date
- 2010-03-30
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Description is inEnglish.
Repository Details
Part of the VUMC Historical Images and Biographies Repository
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Eskind Biomedical Library
2209 Garland Ave.
Nashville TN 37232
historyofmedicine@vanderbilt.edu