Henry Heald Speeches
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Abstract
The Henry Heald Speeches contain numerous addresses, interviews, and commencement speeches made by Henry T. Heald between 1952 and 1956, while he was Chancellor of New York University.
Biographical Note
Henry Townley Heald was born on November 8, 1904, in Lincoln, Nebraska. He obtained his bachelor's degree in 1923 from Washington State University and went on to get his master's degree in civil engineering from the University of Illinois. He went on to work at the Illinois Institute of Technology, eventually becoming President in 1938. Following his tenure there he became the Chancellor of New York University in 1950, where he helped strengthen the institution. He was an outspoken proponent for evaluating and restructuring higher education with an outlook toward accessibility for all. In 1956, Heald became President of the Ford Foundation. During his ten years as foundation president, the Ford Foundation gave $1.75 billion towards philanthropic purposes and established programs for the arts, the physical sciences, and engineering. Henry T. Heald died on November 23, 1975 in Winter Park, Florida.
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This collection is arranged chronologically.
Scope and Contents
The Henry Heald Speeches contain more than 100 speeches and addresses made by Henry T. Heald between 1952 and 1956, when he was Chancellor at New York University (NYU). Included are addresses on the importance of higher education, the future of NYU, engineering, and the connection between education and freedom.
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Access Restrictions
Materials are open without restrictions.
Use Restrictions
Any rights (including copyright and related rights to publicity and privacy) held by the creator are maintained by New York University. Permission to publish or reproduce materials in this collection must be secured from the repository. Please contact New York University Archives, (212) 998-2646, university-archives@nyu.edu.
Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date (if known); Henry Heald Speeches; MC 50; box number; folder number; New York University Archives, New York University Libraries.
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Provenance is undocumented.
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Original archival boxes, folders, and folder labels were retained. Folders were renumbered in November 2018 to conform to current arrangement and description standards.