Latture, Rupert Nelson
Dates
- Existence: 1892 - 1995
Biography
B.A., 1915, M.A., 1916, LL.D., 1981, W&L; A.M., University of Chicago, Instructor of French and history, W&L, 1913-16; assistant professor of political science and sociology, W&L, 1920; associate professor, W&L, 1926; director freshman work, W&L, 1938-43, 1944-61; professor of sociology, W&L, 1941-47; dean students, W&L, 1942-43; registrar, W&L, 1944-45; professor of political science, W&L, 1947; professor political science emeritus, W&L, 1962; special assistant to president, W&L, 1962-82; professor politics emeritus, W&L, 1969-1995. Croix de Guerre, 1918. See Who's Who, 1954-55; See Alumni Magazine, Nov./Dec. 1986, p.34.
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Latture, Rupert N. , 1974 - 1995
News Letter. Washington and Lee University Bulletin. Vol.42 No.6, 1943
This edition of the Washington and Lee University Bulletin is a Christmas issue prepared for students who had joined the armed forces.
Rupert Latture (WLU 1915) Interview
Rupert Nelson Latture Valedictory address
Rupert Latture's address recalls highlights of the Class of 1915 at Washington and Lee University. It makes an extended analogy to Nathaniel Hawthorne's short story, 'The Great Stone Face.' It also includes humorous references to Washington and Lee President George Hutcheson Denny.
Series 2, 1987 - 1993
This series includes correspondence, proofs, and reviews concerning Leyburn's book The Way We Lived. Correspondents include Kenneth Rockwell, Marshall Fishwick, Rupert Nelson Latture, Michael Barr, and Lon K. Savage. There are also photographs of Leyburn, his music programs, and notices of his death.
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