Babbitt, Samuel F.
Biography
President of Kirkland College -- Samuel Fisher Babbitt was born in New Haven, CT, on 22 February, 1929. After earning a silver star for his service as a Master Sergeant during the Korean War, Babbitt graduated from Yale College in 1953. He later earned his Master's degree in general studies (1957) and his Ph.D. in American Studies (1965) from Yale Graduate School. He later received an honorary degree from Hamilton College in 1969. Babbitt came to Kirkland College after serving as lecturer in English and Dean of Men at Vanderbilt University from 1957-1962, and Assistant Dean of Yale Graduate School (1962-1966). Babbitt was appointed President of the newly incorporated Kirkland College in 1966, and was officially inaugurated in April of 1969. He held that position until Kirkland College merged with Hamilton College in 1978. After completing his service as President of Kirkland, Babbitt was appointed vice president of Program Planning and Resources at the Memorial Sloane-Kettering Cancer Center of New York in 1980 and in 1983 became the vice president for development at Brown University, a position he held until his retirement in 1993.
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Additional Kirkland College and Limited Engagement materials from Samuel Babbitt
Hamilton College Presidential Records
Kirkland College Archives
Kirkland College Archives, Addenda, from Samuel Babbitt
Kirkland College Archives: President's Office Files Addendum (Samuel Babbitt)
Kirkland College publications and correspondence
Samuel F. Babbitt Correspondence with Students Papers, 1971-1974
Sidney Wertimer, Jr. Papers
Contains professional correspondence of Sidney Wertimer and William A. Jamison with various college offices and administrators while they were Hamilton College Provost and Kirkland College Director of Institutional Affairs, respectively. Correspondence and files provide an excellent description of the operation (Administrative as well as Academic Affairs) of both colleges during the period 1972 - 1980, including the dissoloution of Kirkland College and its merger with Hamilton College.
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