Ohio State University, Office of the Assistant to the President (Norval N. Luxon) Records 1947-1952

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RG.4.C

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Ohio State University, Office of the Assistant to the President (Norval N. Luxon) Records

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  • 1947-1952 (Creation)

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2.4 Cubic feet

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(2) cartons

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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.

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  • English

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    English

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    Accession Number UA.1977.0024: President's Office, date unknown

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    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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    Archivist's note

    Finding aid written by Karen Glenn, 2016 November

    Archivist's note

    Finding aid prepared by Karen Glenn

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