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Date(s)
- 1947-1952 (Creation)
Extent
2.4 Cubic feet
Container summary
(2) cartons
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Name of creator
Biographical history
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Administrative history
Content and structure elements
Abstract
The Ohio State University, Office of the Assistant to the President (Norval N. Luxon) Records contain administrative files from the period of time that Luxon served as the assistant to Ohio State University President Howard L. Bevis. Files include budget material, correspondence, personnel information, questionnaires, reports on the Twilight School and other colleges and departments, and publications. Norval Luxon was appointed Assistant to President Howard L. Bevis in 1946, serving until 1953.
Preferred citation
[identification of item], Ohio State University, Office of the Assistant to the President (Norval N. Luxon) Records, RG 4.C, Ohio State University Archives, The Ohio State University
Scope and content
The Ohio State University, Office of the Assistant to the President (Norval N. Luxon) Records contain administrative files from the period of time that Norval Luxon was Assistant to Ohio State University President Howard L. Bevis. Files include budget material, correspondence, personnel information, questionnaires, reports on the Twilight School and other colleges and departments, and publications.
System of arrangement
Materials are arranged in the order received.
Conditions of access and use elements
Conditions governing access
Materials in this collection are available for patron research, but may be used only in the University Archives Reading Room. Some materials in this collection may be stored off-site, and are only available if requested 72 hours in advance of your visit. Contact the University Archives for more information.
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Languages of the material
English
Scripts of the material
Language and script notes
English
Finding aids
Acquisition and appraisal elements
Custodial history
Immediate source of acquisition
Accession Number UA.1977.0024: President's Office, date unknown
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Related archival materials
Ohio State University Archives Biographical File: Norval Neil Luxon
RG 3.H: Ohio State University, Office of the President (Howard Landis Bevis) Records
The Southern Historical Collection at the Louis Round Wilson Library: Norval Neil Luxon Papers
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Biographical / Historical Note
Norval Neil Luxon (1899-1989) taught at Ohio State University's School of Journalism from 1928 to 1943. In 1944 he became director of the Twilight School. He was appointed Assistant to President Howard L. Bevis in 1946, serving until 1953 when he left Ohio State University to become dean of the School of Journalism at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. As Assistant to the President Luxon was in charge of the personnel budget.
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Rules or conventions
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
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Archivist's note
Finding aid written by Karen Glenn, 2016 November
Archivist's note
Finding aid prepared by Karen Glenn
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Name access points
- Ohio State University--Administration. (Subject)
- Ohio State University--History. (Subject)
- Ohio State University. Office of the Assistant to the President. (Subject)
- Ohio State University. Office of the President. (Subject)
- Ohio State University. Twilight School. (Subject)
- Luxon, Norval Neil, 1899- (Subject)