Bradford Knapp
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Bradford Knapp was the President of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute, now known as Auburn University
from 1928 to 1933.
on December 24, 1870 to Seaman A. Knapp
. In 1899, he attended Iowa State College and graduated with a B.A. in chemistry from Vanderbilt University
in 1892. In 1894, he attended Georgetown University
and received a B.L. from the University of Michigan
in 1896. In 1909, he worked as an assistant for his father in the Bureau of Plant Industry
of the United States Department of Agriculture
. From 1911 to 1915, he was took up his father's position as Chief of Farm Demonstration Work. In 1915, he became Chief of Southern Extension Work for the States Relations Service of the USDA.
In 1920, he became Dean of the College of Agriculture at the University of Arkansas
. From 1923 to 1928, he served as President of the Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College. He served as the President of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute, now known as Auburn University from 1928 to 1933, of Texas Technological College from 1933 to 1938. At Tech, he enlisted assistance from several New Deal
programs to build dormitories, pave streets, add a golf course and swimming pool, and to revitalize and landscape the campus, located on a semi-arid steppe
. Knapp Hall is named in his honor.
He served on the National Council of Boy Scouts, the federal Farm Board, and the National Economic League. He wrote for the Progressive Farmer
.
Auburn University
Auburn University is a public university located in Auburn, Alabama, United States. With more than 25,000 students and 1,200 faculty members, it is one of the largest universities in the state. Auburn was chartered on February 7, 1856, as the East Alabama Male College, a private liberal arts...
from 1928 to 1933.
Biography
Bradford Knapp was born in Vinton, IowaVinton, Iowa
-2010 census:The 2010 census recorded a population of 5,257 in the city, with a population density of . There were 2,299 housing units, of which 2,187 were occupied....
on December 24, 1870 to Seaman A. Knapp
Seaman A. Knapp
Seaman Asahel Knapp was a Union College graduate, Phi Beta Kappa member, physician, college instructor, and, later, administrator, who took up farming late in life, moving to Iowa to raise general crops and livestock....
. In 1899, he attended Iowa State College and graduated with a B.A. in chemistry from Vanderbilt University
Vanderbilt University
Vanderbilt University is a private research university located in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Founded in 1873, the university is named for shipping and rail magnate "Commodore" Cornelius Vanderbilt, who provided Vanderbilt its initial $1 million endowment despite having never been to the...
in 1892. In 1894, he attended Georgetown University
Georgetown University
Georgetown University is a private, Jesuit, research university whose main campus is in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Founded in 1789, it is the oldest Catholic university in the United States...
and received a B.L. from the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
in 1896. In 1909, he worked as an assistant for his father in the Bureau of Plant Industry
Bureau of Plant Industry
Bureau of Plant Industry may be:*Bureau of Plant Industry , an agency of the Philippine government under the Department of Agriculture*Bureau of Plant Industry , an agency of the United States Department of Agriculture...
of the United States Department of Agriculture
United States Department of Agriculture
The United States Department of Agriculture is the United States federal executive department responsible for developing and executing U.S. federal government policy on farming, agriculture, and food...
. From 1911 to 1915, he was took up his father's position as Chief of Farm Demonstration Work. In 1915, he became Chief of Southern Extension Work for the States Relations Service of the USDA.
In 1920, he became Dean of the College of Agriculture at the University of Arkansas
University of Arkansas
The University of Arkansas is a public, co-educational, land-grant, space-grant, research university. It is classified by the Carnegie Foundation as a research university with very high research activity. It is the flagship campus of the University of Arkansas System and is located in...
. From 1923 to 1928, he served as President of the Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College. He served as the President of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute, now known as Auburn University from 1928 to 1933, of Texas Technological College from 1933 to 1938. At Tech, he enlisted assistance from several New Deal
New Deal
The New Deal was a series of economic programs implemented in the United States between 1933 and 1936. They were passed by the U.S. Congress during the first term of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The programs were Roosevelt's responses to the Great Depression, and focused on what historians call...
programs to build dormitories, pave streets, add a golf course and swimming pool, and to revitalize and landscape the campus, located on a semi-arid steppe
Steppe
In physical geography, steppe is an ecoregion, in the montane grasslands and shrublands and temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands biomes, characterized by grassland plains without trees apart from those near rivers and lakes...
. Knapp Hall is named in his honor.
He served on the National Council of Boy Scouts, the federal Farm Board, and the National Economic League. He wrote for the Progressive Farmer
Progressive Farmer
DTN/The Progressive Farmer is a country life oriented magazine, published twelve times a year by DTN, a division of Telvent. The magazine is based in Birmingham, Alabama.-History:...
.
External links
- Papers, 1891-1940 and undated, in the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library at Texas Tech University
- Papers, 1856-1931, of his father Seaman Knapp in the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library at Texas Tech University