Frederick Middlebush (October 15, 1890 – June 8, 1971)
was an American educator and thirteenth president of the
University of Missouri
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in
Columbia, Missouri
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from 1935 to 1954. His presidency was the longest term ever served at the University.
[Mizzou On Canvas: A Portrait in Leadership]
/ref> His presidency included the completion of the Memorial Union and a tripling in enrollment after World War II
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.University of Missouri Leaders
/ref> Middlebush Hall, on the Columbia campus, is named after him.
Role in Segregation
Middlebush played a key role in continuing segregation on the University of Missouri campus prior to 1950. He was instrumental in working to try to deny African-American applicant Lloyd Gaines admission to Missouri's law school in the mid-1930s. Documents in the University Archives show that Middlebush and administrator Thomas Brady worked to prevent Black students from coming to the university to participate in a United Nations conference held in 1947.
See also
* History of the University of Missouri
References
External links
MU archives biography
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Leaders of the University of Missouri
Educators from Columbia, Missouri
University of Missouri faculty
1890 births
1971 deaths
Burials at Columbia Cemetery (Columbia, Missouri)
20th-century American academics