Smith, S. L. (Samuel Leonard), 1875-1956
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- Affiliation End: 1913
- Organization: Southwestern Presbyterian University
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- Affiliation End: 1918
- Organization: George Peabody College
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- Organization: Harvard University
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- Organization: University of Chicago
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found: Builders of goodwill, 1950:t.p. (S.L. Smith)
found: OCLC, 3/6/2002(hdg.: Smith, Samuel Leonard, 1875-; usage: S.L. Smith)
found: NUCMC data from Fisk University for His Papers, 1869-2007(Samuel Leonard Smith (1875-1956), more commonly known as S. L. Smith, played many roles in his life including administrator, advocate, architect, author, and educator. Through traditional hard work and determination, Smith established himself as a national leader and key innovator addressing school plant problems, planning and construction, rehabilitation and landscaping; b. Oct. 10, 1875 in Humpreys County, Tenn.; lawyer; passed Tennessee Bar in 1902; studied education; later became 1st supervisor of rural schools and state agent in Tennessee; estab. and dir. the Julius Rosenwald Fund Southern Office in Nashville, Tenn. in 1920; retired 1937; provost of Peabody College from 1938 to 1947; d. Sept. 9, 1956; education: attended Pinewood Academy; Waverly Training School; McEwen and Dickson Normal School; B.A. Southwestern Presbyterian Univ. in Clarksville in 1913; M.A. from George Peabody College in 1918; postgrad work at Harvard and Univ. of Chicago)
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2002-03-06: new
2012-05-18: revised
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