Wilbur Kitchener Jordan (1902-1980) was a historian of sixteenth and seventeenth century Britain

Early Modern Britain

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. In 1943, Kitchener rejected the presidency of the prestigious Scripps College

Scripps College

Scripps College is a progressive liberal arts women's college in Claremont, California, United States. It is a member of the Claremont Colleges. Scripps ranks 3rd for the nation's best women's college, ahead of Barnard College, Mount Holyoke College, and Bryn Mawr College at 23rd on the list for...

, and he chose to become the fourth President of Radcliffe College

Radcliffe College

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 (1943-1960), a constituting school of Harvard University

Harvard University

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Raised in Lynnville, Indiana

Lynnville, Indiana

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, Jordan received a bachelor's degree from Oakland City College

Oakland City University

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 in 1923, before earning a master's (1926) and doctoral (1931) degree from Harvard University

Harvard University

Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...

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