William Preston Few

William Preston Few

William Preston Few (1867—1940) was the first president of Duke University and the fifth president of its predecessor, Trinity College.

Few received his B.A. from Wofford College, Class of 1889, where he was a member of the Chi Phi Fraternity. He also received a Ph.D. from Harvard University. He joined the faculty of Trinity College in Durham, North Carolina in 1896 as a professor of English. He became dean in 1902 and president in 1910. [ [http://library.duke.edu/uarchives/history/presidents.html Duke's Presidents] "Duke University Archives" Accessed on January 29, 2008]

In 1924, he presided over the transformation of Trinity College into Duke University, and was president of the renamed university until his death in 1940.During his 30 years as president, Few oversaw an expansion of the institution that is difficult to compare in modern terms. He worked with James B. Duke to make The Duke Endowment a reality and led the school’s growth from a college of 363 students and 32 faculty in 1910 to a university consisting of nine schools, 3,716 students, and 476 faculty. Much of the growth occurred during the Great Depression, which brought hard financial times to most universities. [ [http://library.duke.edu/uarchives/history/histnotes/few_wp.html William Preston Few] "Duke University Archives" Accessed on January 29, 2008]

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External links

* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=7797487 William Preston Few At Find A Grave]
* [http://library.duke.edu/digitalcollections/rbmscl/uapresfew/inv/ Guide to William Preston Few Papers in the Duke University Archives]


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