Bradford Knapp
Bradford Knapp | |
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 Bradford pictured in The Glomerata 1929, Auburn yearbook | |
| President of the Auburn University | |
| In office 1928–1933 | |
| Preceded by | Spright Dowell |
| Succeeded by | Luther Duncan |
| President of the Texas Tech University | |
| In office 1932–1938 | |
| Preceded by | Paul W. Horn |
| Succeeded by | Clifford B. Jones |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 24, 1870 Vinton, Iowa |
| Died | June 11, 1938 (aged 67) Lubbock, Texas |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan |
Bradford Knapp (December 24, 1870 – June 11, 1938) was the President of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute, now known as Auburn University from 1928 to 1933.[1]
Biography
Bradford Knapp was born in Vinton, Iowa, on December 24, 1870, to Seaman A. Knapp.[1] In 1899, he attended Iowa State College and graduated with a B.A. in chemistry from Vanderbilt University in 1892. In 1894, he attended Georgetown University and received a B.L. from the University of Michigan in 1896.[1] In 1909, he worked as an assistant for his father in the Bureau of Plant Industry of the United States Department of Agriculture.[1] From 1911 to 1915, he took up his father's position as Chief of Farm Demonstration Work.[1] In 1915, he became Chief of Southern Extension Work for the States Relations Service of the USDA.[1]
In 1920, he became Dean of the College of Agriculture at the University of Arkansas.[1] From 1923 to 1928, he served as President of the Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College.[1] He served as the President of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute, now known as Auburn University from 1928 to 1933, of Texas Technological College from 1933 to 1938.[1] At Tech, he enlisted assistance from several New Deal programs to build dormitories, pave streets, add a golf course and swimming pool, and to revitalize and landscape the campus, located on a semi-arid steppe. Knapp Hall is named in his honor.[2]
He served on the National Council of Boy Scouts, the federal Farm Board, and the National Economic League.[1] He wrote for the Progressive Farmer.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Auburn biography
- ^ Sarah J. Barwinkel, "Breaking Ground to Keep from Breaking Down: How the New Deal Kept the Texas Tech Campus Moving Forward in the 1930s", West Texas Historical Association, annual meeting in Fort Worth, February 26, 2010
External links
- Works by or about Bradford Knapp at the Internet Archive
- Papers, 1891-1940 and undated, in the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library at Texas Tech University
- Papers, 1856-1931, of his father Seaman Knapp in the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library at Texas Tech University
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- 1870 births
- 1938 deaths
- People from Vinton, Iowa
- Iowa State University alumni
- Vanderbilt University alumni
- Georgetown University alumni
- University of Michigan Law School alumni
- University of Arkansas faculty
- Oklahoma State University faculty
- Presidents of Oklahoma State University
- American agricultural writers
- American male non-fiction writers
- Presidents of Auburn University
- Presidents of Texas Tech University