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UNIVERSITY ARCHIVES
 

 

exhibit title: Our Presidents

 

James D. Williamson
(3/12/1849-9/17/1935)

Acting President, Western Reserve University, 11/11/1921-6/12/1923

President James D. Williamson

Education

A.B., Western Reserve College, 1870

A.M., Western Reserve College, 1873

B.D., Union Theological Seminary, 1875
 

 

University Awards

Western Reserve University awarded Williamson the honorary Doctor of Laws, 1926.

Western Reserve University named the Bellfower Road Mather College residence Williamson House in honor of Williamson’s service as President and trustee, 1945.

Western Reserve University named the Euclid Avenue residence Williamson House and Annex in honor of Williamson’s service as President and trustee, 1961.

 

Career

Pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Norwalk, Ohio, 1875-1884

Pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Warren, Ohio, 1885-1888

Pastor, Beckwith Memorial Church, Cleveland, Ohio, 1888-1901

Trustee, Western Reserve University, 1905-1935

Trustee, Adelbert College, 1905-1935

Acting President, Society for Savings, Cleveland, Ohio, 1912-1915

Executive Vice President, Society for Savings, Cleveland, Ohio, 1915-1921, 1924-1927

 

University Numbers
  1921/22 1922/23
Enrollment 2,991 3,213
Donations $132,933.92 $146,729.93
Tuition $200 $200
     

 

Milestones
Planning and funding began for the move of the Medical School from downtown to University Circle.
1921
  
 
1922
 The USS Langley became the first commissioned U.S. aircraft carrier.
 
Howard Carter uncovered King Tutankhamen's tomb.
 
Time Magazine was first published.
 
1923
 Yankee Stadium, home of baseball’s New York Yankees, opened its doors for the first time.
     

 

Regional Population
  1920  
Cleveland 796,841  
Cuyahoga County 943,495  
     

 

Caution should be taken when comparing financial data across long periods of time. Accounting practices have changed substantially during CWRU's nearly 200-year history. In compiling these numbers, we have relied on the most authoritative contemporaneous sources available.

Information was compiled by staff of the Case Western Reserve University Archives, March 2007.