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Address delivered by the Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., President, University of Notre Dame, at the 287th Charter Day Convocation of the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, Saturday, February 9, 1980, 1980/0209

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Identifier: CPHS 142/16.01

Scope and Contents

"All of America must be grateful to Thomas Jefferson, then Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, and to the Board of Visitors of William and Mary who two hundred years ago 'formed it into a university,' to quote that famous letter of the student, John Brown, to his uncle in December of 1779."

The Future of Liberal Education

Copy of address Father Hesburgh delivered at College of William and Mary with his handwritten corrections and remarks. Manuscript of address is filed in (CPHS 142/15.01).

Dates

  • Creation: 1980/0209

Language of Materials

English, Spanish, French, Latin, Italian.

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16 pages

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Repository Details

Part of the University of Notre Dame Archives Repository

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