Joseph T. Kingsbury
Joseph T. Kingsbury | |
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University of Deseret | |
Personal details | |
Born | November 4, 1853 Weber County, Utah |
Died | April 10, 1937 (aged 84) Salt Lake City, Utah |
Alma mater | University of Utah Cornell University |
Joseph Thomas Kingsbury (November 4, 1853 – April 10, 1937) was Acting President of the
Family and Childhood
Joseph T. Kingsbury was born on November 4, 1853, to pioneer parents Joseph C. Kingsbury and Dorcas Moore, in Weber County, Utah. A few years after his birth, his family moved to Salt Lake City from the farm in Weber County, Utah. Kingsbury’s father was a bishop in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).
Kingsbury married Jane Mair on August 7, 1879. They had six children.
Education and early career
Kingsbury attended the University of Deseret from 1872 to 1875 and Cornell University from 1875 to 1877. Kingsbury received his doctorate in 1894 through non-resident study from Illinois Wesleyan University.[3]
Kingsbury joined the small faculty of the University of Deseret in 1878. (Until 1883, he was one of only three faculty members.)[4] His teaching assignments included physics, chemistry, mineralogy, geology, geography and civil government.[5]
University Presidency
Kingsbury was the acting president of the University of Utah from 1892 to July 1894, when he became university vice president under James E. Talmage. He returned to the presidency on a permanent basis in 1897. He implemented plans to move the university to a new site on lands purchased from your
During Kingsbury’s presidency the university added a law school. In 1907, a department of law was founded, with Kingsbury as one of its initial faculty members. In 1913, the department was organized into the School of Law.[7]
University expansion continued. From 1900 to 1916 the total number of students tripled.[8]
An escalating series of controversies began in 1914 — stemming from a similar 1911 controversy at Brigham Young University — which resulted in Kingsbury’s resignation in 1916.[9] On June 14, 1914, Milton H. Sevy, a student speaking at commencement, criticized Governor William Spry, the conservative atmosphere of Utah, and the political influence of Mormon leaders.[10][11]
The following spring Kingsbury moved against professors supportive of Sevy’s speech. On February 26, 1915, Kingsbury announced that the university would not reappoint two professors and two instructors.
The controversy aligned opponents of Church influence with earlier detractors of Kingsbury’s leadership.
The dismissals and protests were reported in the local and national press. They prompted the first ever investigation conducted by the
Majorities on the Board of Regents initially supported Kingsbury despite calls for his resignation.[22] In April, Kingsbury traveled to the eastern United States to recruit replacements for departing faculty.[23][24] Kingsbury finally resigned as president on January 20, 1916. John A. Widtsoe became the next university president.[25][26]
Later life
While accepting his resignation as president, the board gave Kingsbury an appointment in the chemistry department. Because that also was controversial, Kingsbury instead was given other work in the University, including chairing a committee on graduate work.[27][28]
Kingsbury was an uncle of Joseph F. Merrill; also of Oliver Kingsbury Meservy.
In 1930 university auditorium was named Kingsbury Hall in his honor.[29] Kingsbury died on April 10, 1937, in Salt Lake City.
References
- ^ a b c "The New U of U, 1892-1914". University of Utah. Archived from the original on 2008-11-16. Retrieved 2009-04-06.
- ^ Bowen, Craig H. (1995). Academic Freedom and the Utah Controversies of 1911 and 1915, Unpublished Master's thesis (Call Number: LC72.3.U8 B68 1995), J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections, University of Utah, Salt Lake City.
- ^ Chamberlin, Ralph V. (1960). The University of Utah: A History of Its First Hundred Years. Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press. p. 212.
- ^ Chamberlin, Ralph V. (1960). The University of Utah: A History of Its First Hundred Years. Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press. pp. 107–108.
- ^ History of the University of Utah College of Engineering, p. 2 Archived 2012-02-12 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Chamberlin, Ralph V. (1960). The University of Utah: A History of Its First Hundred Years. Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press. p. 234.
- ^ Chamberlin, Ralph V. (1960). The University of Utah: A History of Its First Hundred Years. Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press. p. 262.
- ^ Chamberlin, Ralph V. (1960). The University of Utah: A History of Its First Hundred Years. Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press. p. 264.
- ^ Bowen, Craig H. (1995). Academic Freedom and the Utah Controversies of 1911 and 1915, Unpublished Master's thesis, J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections, University of Utah, Salt Lake City.
- ^ Bowen, Craig H. (1995). Academic Freedom and the Utah Controversies of 1911 and 1915, Unpublished Master's thesis, J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections, University of Utah, Salt Lake City.
- ^ Chamberlin, Ralph V. (1960). The University of Utah: A History of Its First Hundred Years. Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press. p. 327.
- ^ Chamberlin, Ralph V. (1960). The University of Utah: A History of Its First Hundred Years. Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press. p. 328.
- ^ Bowen, Craig H. (1995). Academic Freedom and the Utah Controversies of 1911 and 1915, Unpublished Master's thesis, J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections, University of Utah, Salt Lake City.
- ^ Bowen, Craig H. (1995). Academic Freedom and the Utah Controversies of 1911 and 1915, Unpublished Master's thesis, J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections, University of Utah, Salt Lake City.
- ^ Chamberlin, Ralph V. (1960). The University of Utah: A History of Its First Hundred Years. Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press. pp. 328–329.
- ^ Bowen, Craig H. (1995). Academic Freedom and the Utah Controversies of 1911 and 1915, Unpublished Master's thesis, J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections, University of Utah, Salt Lake City.
- ^ Chamberlin, Ralph V. (1960). The University of Utah: A History of Its First Hundred Years. Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press. p. 332.
- ^ a b Alexander, Thomas G. (1986). Mormonism in Transition. Urbana: University of Illinois Press. p. 175.
- ^ Bowen, Craig H. (1995). Academic Freedom and the Utah Controversies of 1911 and 1915, Unpublished Master's thesis, J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections, University of Utah, Salt Lake City.
- ^ Bowen, Craig H. (1995). Academic Freedom and the Utah Controversies of 1911 and 1915, Unpublished Master's thesis, J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections, University of Utah, Salt Lake City.
- JSTOR 40222666.
- ^ Bowen, Craig H. (1995). Academic Freedom and the Utah Controversies of 1911 and 1915, Unpublished Master's thesis, J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections, University of Utah, Salt Lake City.
- ^ Bowen, Craig H. (1995). Academic Freedom and the Utah Controversies of 1911 and 1915, Unpublished Master's thesis, J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections, University of Utah, Salt Lake City.
- ^ Chamberlin, Ralph V. (1960). The University of Utah: A History of Its First Hundred Years. Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press. p. 339.
- ^ Chamberlin, Ralph V. (1960). The University of Utah: A History of Its First Hundred Years. Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press. p. 340.
- ^ Bowen, Craig H. (1995). Academic Freedom and the Utah Controversies of 1911 and 1915, Unpublished Master's thesis, J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections, University of Utah, Salt Lake City.
- ^ Chamberlin, Ralph V. (1960). The University of Utah: A History of Its First Hundred Years. Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press. pp. 340, 392.
- ^ Bowen, Craig H. (1995). Academic Freedom and the Utah Controversies of 1911 and 1915, Unpublished Master's thesis, J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections, University of Utah, Salt Lake City.
- ^ Chamberlin, Ralph V. (1960). The University of Utah: A History of Its First Hundred Years. Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press. p. 464.
- Bowen, Craig H. (1995), Academic Freedom and the Utah Controversies of 1911 and 1915. Unpublished Master's thesis, Arthur O. Lovejoy and John Dewey. Call Number: LC72.3.U8 B68 1995. Filed with the present work is a companionate 'Pictorial Scrapbook' to the two Utah controversies, containing additional notes and references, photocopied images (people, campuses, boards, etc.) and news clippings. Call Number: LC72.3.U8 B682.
- Chamberlin, Ralph V. (1960), The University of Utah: A History of its First Hundred Years, 1850 to 1950, Salt Lake City, Utah: University of Utah Press.
- Metzger, Walter P. (September 1961), "The First Investigation", AAUP Bulletin, 47 (3), New York: 206–210, E. R. A. Seligman(Chairman, AAUP Committee of Inquiry), 19 April 1915.
External links
- American Association of University Professors
- AAUP, 1915: "The First Investigation"
- AAUP's 1915 Declaration of Principles
- AAUP's Mission
- History of the AAUP
- AAUP Timeline: 1915-1920