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Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Title: John R. Hubbard papers
Creator:
Hubbard, John R. (John Randolph), 1918-2011
Identifier/Call Number: 5009
Identifier/Call Number: /repositories/3/resources/564
Physical Description:
16.563 Linear Feet
16 boxes
Date (inclusive): 1935-1988
Abstract: John R. Hubbard served as the eighth president of the University of Southern California from 1970 to 1980, during which time
the university rose from 33rd to 19th in National Science Foundation rankings for federally sponsored research. During that
decade, applications for admission to USC rose from 4,100 in 1970 to more than 11,000 in 1979, and the mean grade point average
for admitted freshmen vaulted to 3.4 on a 4.0 scale. Prior to joining USC, Hubbard served as President of Newcomb College,
chief education advisor for the U.S. Agency for International Development in India (where he later served as US Ambassador).
While President of USC, Hubbard established the Office of International Alumni and the Emeriti Center. Hubbard passed away
in 2011. The collection documents more than fifty years of Dr. John Hubbard's life from his life as a naval aviator during
World War II through his many years as an educator, dean, and university president at several universities. A good portion
of his papers consists of correspondence, both personal and business, the bulk of it from the 1940s and 1950s. Hubbard's
multi-faceted career at USC is represented through over twenty years of speeches, recommendations, Board of Trustees files,
and ephemera pertaining to the many organizations with which he was associated in his capacity as Provost, Vice-President,
and President of USC.
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John R. Hubbard served as the eighth president of the University of Southern California from 1970 to 1980, during which time
the university rose from 33rd to 19th in National Science Foundation rankings for federally sponsored research. During that
decade, applications for admission to USC rose from 4,100 in 1970 to more than 11,000 in 1979, and the mean grade point average
for admitted freshmen vaulted to 3.4 on a 4.0 scale.
A graduate of the University of Texas with a Ph.D. in history, Hubbard began his career as a naval aviator during World War
II and attained the rank of lieutenant commander. Following his military service, Hubbard held a variety of academic posts,
including faculty appointments at Louisiana State University, Tulane University, and Yale University. In 1953, he returned
to New Orleans to accept a deanship at H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College, an historic women's college that is part of Tulane
University.
In 1965, Hubbard and his family left for India where he served as chief education advisor for the U.S. Agency for International
Development. Four years later, they returned to the United States where Hubbard accepted the position of vice-president and
provost at USC. He then succeeded Norman Topping as president and established the Office of International Alumni and the
Emeriti Center. In the late 1980s, Hubbard returned to India as U.S. Ambassador and was awarded the Alben W. Barkley Medal
for Distinguished Service.
When he returned to USC, Hubbard continued to support the USC Emeriti Center as a senior advisor and served as a trustee emeritus
on the USC Board of Trustees, and continued to teach history until failing health at age 91 forced him to stop. Hubbard passed
away in 2011 at his home in Rancho Mirage, California.
The collection documents more than fifty years of Dr. John Hubbard's life from his life as a naval aviator during World War
II through his many years as an educator, dean, and university president at several universities. A good portion of his papers
consists of correspondence, both personal and business, the bulk of it from the 1940s and 1950s. Hubbard's multi-faceted
career at USC is represented through over twenty years of speeches, recommendations, Board of Trustees files, and ephemera
pertaining to the many organizations with which he was associated in his capacity as Provost, Vice-President, and President
of USC.
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[Box/folder# or item name], John R. Hubbard papers, Collection no. 5009, University Archives, USC Libraries, University of
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Subjects and Indexing Terms
Aeronautics, Military -- Archival resources
College presidents -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources
Speeches, addresses, etc., American -- 20th century -- Archival resources
Universities and colleges -- History -- Archival resources
Correspondence
Printed ephemera
Hubbard, John R. (John Randolph), 1918-2011 -- Archives
University of Southern California -- Archives
Newcomb College -- Archives
Tulane University -- Archives