Guide to the William Waddell Boyd Collection
Title:
William Waddell Boyd Collection
Repository:
Miami University
Phone: 513-529-6720
http://archives.lib.muohio.edu/
Creator:
Boyd, William Waddell, 1862-1944
Dates:
1862-1944
Bulk dates:
1914-1931
Quantity:
1 linear feet
Abstract:
 Collection of materials concerning the life of educator and administrator William Waddell Boyd who served as president of Western College from 1914 to 1931.
Identification:
1 BOYD
Location:
Western College Memorial Archives, Peabody Hall, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio
Language:
The records are in English
Sample Image:
Western College website
Sample Image:
Western College Presidents Collection

Biography of William Waddell Boyd

William Waddell Boyd served as president of Western College, Oxford, Ohio. He was born on March 8, 1862 in Allegheny, Pennsylvania. Boyd was educated in the public schools of Lancaster, Ohio. He attended Muskingum College for one year and graduated for Marietta College in Marietta, Ohio in 1884. Dr. Boyd held various positions in education throughout his career. He accepted the position as principal of a grammar school in Cambridge, Ohio and was elected a principal of Crawfish Institute in Berne Township near Lancaster, Ohio. In 1890, he was selected as principal of the high school in Marietta, Ohio. The following year he was promoted to Superintendent of the Marietta School District. In 1898, he was appointed to the State of Ohio Board of Examiners. The same year he accepted the position of Superintendent of Schools in Painesville, Ohio for the purpose of establishing closer relationships between high schools and colleges. In 1907, Dr. W. O. Thompson, then president of the Ohio State University invited Dr. Boyd to accept a position as Dean of the newly formed College of Education. He accepted the position and organized the curriculum for the college, selected a faculty and served in that position from 1907 to 1914. In that same year, the trustees of Western College selected him as the president.

During Boyd's term many changes occurred on Western's campus. Patterson Place became the home of the president; Ernst Nature Theater was dedicated. Four buildings were constructed: Kumler Chapel, Presser Hall, Mary Lyon Hall and the Western Lodge. The first artist-in-residence at any college or University Edgar Stillman Kelley was selected at Western College. President Boyd began tours of Europe for students. During the United States involvement in War World I, students called "Farmettes" helped the school by planting Victory Gardens. Dr. Boyd retired in 1931. Dr. Boyd's daughter Marion was educated at Western College. After graduating she taught at Western and later at Miami. She married Walter Havighurst, a professor at Miami. Boyd died on February 4, 1944.

Scope and Content

The collection consist of materials relating to William Waddell Boyd President of Western College from 1914 to 1931. The materials include correspondence, reports, news paper articles and photographs.

Statement of Arrangement

Collection organized and arranged into the following series: Folder 1: William Waddell Boyd, Biography, 1957: Folder 2: Inauguration, William Waddell Boyd, Invitation, Program, Address, Banquet, 1914; Folder 3: William Waddell Boyd, Financial Statements, 1924-1926; Folder 4: William Waddell Boyd, President Roudebush of Miami University, 1929; Folder 5: William Waddell Boyd, President's Reports, 1927-1930; Folder 6: William Waddell Boyd, President's Reports, Statistics, Detailed Reports, 1915-1916; Folder 7: William Waddell Boyd, Marion Letters (transcripts), 1912-1969; Folder 8: William Waddell Boyd, Susan Peabody Letters (transcripts), 1918-1929; Folder 9: William Waddell Boyd, Susan Peabody Letters (transcripts), 1931-1939; Folder 10: William Waddell Boyd, Faculty, 1929; Folder 11: William Waddell Boyd, L. S. McKee Letters (transcripts), 1923-1930; Folder 12: William Waddell Boyd, Trustee Letters, 1928-1930; Folder 13: William Waddell Boyd, L. W. Johnson Letters, 1916: Folder 14: William Waddell Boyd, United States Senate Letters, 1917; Folder 15: William Waddell Boyd, Ward Systems Company Letters, 1917; Folder 16: William Waddell Boyd, Ward System Company Letters, 1917-1918; Folder 17: William Waddell Boyd, Endowment Fund, 1917-1918; Folder 18: William Waddell Boyd, Women's Land Army of American Letters, 1918; Folder 19: William Waddell Boyd, University of Wyoming Letters, 1918; Folder 20: William Waddell Boyd, United States Food Administrction Letters, 1918; Folder 21: William Waddell BOyd, Carnegie Corporation Letters, 1918-1919; Folder 22: William Waddell Boyd, Western Reserve Academy Letters, 1918: Folder 23: William Waddell Boyd, Western Reserve Academy Letters, 1919; Folder 24: William Waddell Boyd, Association of American Colleges Correspondence, 1919; Folder 25: William Waddell Boyd, General Education Board Correspondence, 1919: Folder 26: William Waddell Boyd, Tsai Chin Hwang Correspondence, 1919; Folder 27: William Waddell Boyd, Jennie Hughers Correspondence, 1919: Folder 28: William Waddell Boyd, Death, Memoriam, Obituaries, Appreciation, etc, 1944; Folder 29: William Waddell Boyd, Honors, Alumnae, Board of Christian Education, Elizabeth Crowther, Doctor of Laws, (Undated); Folder 30: William Waddell Boyd, Honors, Faculty, Portrait, Student, Western College, 1924-1961; Folder 31: William Waddell Boyd, Boyd Hall Information, 1963; Folder 32: William Waddell Boyd, Photographs, 1919-1931. Miscellaneous materials included.

Restrictions on Access

Materials do not circulate and are made available to users in the Western College Memorial Archives.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to provide access to this collection:

Persons:

Boyd, William Waddell, 1862-1944

Occupations:

Archives-Ohio

Material Types:

Correspondence
Photographs

Preferred Citation

William Waddell Boyd, Western College Memorial Archives, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio.

Acquisition Information

Acquired from various sources.

Processing Information

The collection was processed by Western Archivist, Miami University.