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 2 Collections and/or Records:
Oral history interview with Leo Redmond, May 6, 1989
File — Box 4-OralHist, Object: 16
Oral history interview with Oscar Johnson, May 17, 1989
File — Box 3-OralHist, Object: 19