Florida State University Office of the President: Bernard Sliger Administrative Files
Scope and Contents
This collection includes files from Bernard Sliger's tenure as President of Florida State University, including correspondence, files from campus committees, campus reports, budget files, information on academic programs or colleges, and files on other universities in Florida.
Dates
- created: 1976-1990
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open to all researchers.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright restrictions may apply to works in this collection. Re-use or copying beyond Fair Use may require permission from the rights-holder. Please contact lib-specialcollections@fsu.edu for more information.
Biographical or Historical Information
Bernie Sliger (1924-2007), a highly regarded economist, became president after four years as the university’s executive vice president and chief academic officer. He returned as interim president after his successor Dale Lick resigned in 1993. The most recognized achievements of President Sliger is helping to bring the National Magnetics Laboratory to FSU, procuring Congressional funding for the supercomputer computational research institute, increasing the declining enrollment numbers, and promoting student athletics. Following his retirement, Sliger served as the director of the Gus A. Stavros Center for the Advancement of Free Enterprise and Economic Education and as a professor of economics at FSU.
Extent
124 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
Date accessioned: 2018/09/27
Immediate Source of Acquisition
State Archive
- Title
- Florida State University Office of the President: Bernard Sliger Administrative Files
- Author
- Paige Downey
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the FSU Special Collections & Archives Repository
116 Honors Way
PO Box 3062047
Tallahassee FL 32306-2047 US
850-644-3271
lib-specialcollections@fsu.edu
