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Record Group Number: 000441
Series/Collection Number: .S 736
Creator: Florida. Board of Regents.  --Office of the Chancellor.
Title, Dates: Chancellor Broward Culpepper subject files, 1954-1968.
Amount: 4.00 cubic ft.
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Biographical/Historical:     The duties of the executive Director of the Board of Control were transferred to the Chancellor of the Board of Regents in 1965 (Ch. 63-204; Ch. 65-138, Laws).  The Chancellor acts as chief administrator of the Board of Regents, which serves as Director of the Division of Universities in the Dept. of Education (Ch. 69-106, Laws).  The Chancellor is responsible for the administration of the State University System of Florida; advises the Board of university issues and problems; supervises statewide studies; and makes recommendations for improving higher education.
    J. Broward Culpepper was born in Perry, Florida on December 9, 1907.  He received his bachelor's degree from the University of Florida and his master's degree from Ohio State University.  He was awarded a doctorate from Columbia University in 1941.  He held administrative positions at Florida State College for Women and Florida State University.  From 1954 to 1965, he was the Executive Director of the Board of Control.  He became the first Chancellor of the Board of Regents in 1965, resigning in 1967.  During his tenure, the university system was expanded by the addition of campuses in Tampa, Boca Raton, Pensacola, and Orlando.  After leaving Florida's university system, Culpepper became Vice President of the Texas Woman's University in Denton, Texas.  Culpepper died in 1990.
Summary:     This series contains the subject files of Chancellor J. Broward Culpepper from 1954 to 1968, while serving as Executive Director of the Board of Control and as Chancellor of the Board of Regents.  The records include correspondence, reports, and resumes for university presidents' positions.  It documents the interaction of the Chancellor with the Board and the state universities on all topics related to higher education in Florida.
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Subject Access Fields: State University System of Florida.
Florida. Board of Regents.
Universities and colleges Administration Florida
Added Entries Culpepper, J. Broward, 1907-1990
Florida. Board of Control.