Waldo, Dwight B. (Dwight Bryant), 1864-1939
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1864 - 1939
biographical statement
Dwight Bryant Waldo served as Western Michigan University's first president for 32 years until his retirement in 1936. He was born in Arcade, N.Y., June 13, 1864, in the final year of the American Civil War and was noted for his scholarship on the life of Abraham Lincoln. He died Oct. 29, 1939, at age 75.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Oral history interview with Lawrence Russell, October 17, 1989
File — Box 4-OralHist, Object: 15
Dates:
October 17, 1989