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Hugh Edwin Young
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Portrait of Hugh Edwin Young, chancellor of UW-Madison from 1968 to 1977. Young was chancellor during the Vietnam War era and made the controversial decision to call in the Wisconsin National Guard during student protests on campus. He was a graduate of UW-Madison, where he received a PhD in economics in 1950. He also served as faculty prior to and after his tenure as chancellor.
1975
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William Francis Allen
1879
Quarter-length carte-de-visite portrait of William Francis Allen, professor of ancient languages and history at UW-Madison. Dr. Allen had taught newly emancipated slaves in South Carolina during th...
Edward Alsworth Ross
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