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Photographer: WIlliam B. Ingersall
Caption: Henry Durant - First Univsity President of the University of California
Additional Description: Henry Durant (1802-1875) was elected the first university president of the University of California by the university regents on August 16, 1870. He served for two years before resigning in favor of someone younger and with the necessary energy to build the institution. (Photo courtesy of The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley)
Submitted: May 20, 2009, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
Database Locator Identification Number: p64144
File Size: 3.094 Megabytes

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