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Wells, Herman B

While man is blowing trumpet at beginning of film we see, at left, Peter Fraenkel in white suit and Herman B Wells in dark suit.

At the 1:18 mark we see the unfurling of Indiana University's World War II service flag.

The Herman B Wells papers includes materials pertaining to Wells' family and personal finances, his activities in the banking profession, his work in Germany for the United States government after World War II, and to his research and teaching and professional activities as a member of the faculty of Indiana University.

Wells, Herman B; Indiana University, Bloomington; Indiana University--Presidents; College presidents - Indiana

Herman B Wells Papers

University Archives

English

For more information, contact the Indiana University Archivist.

ADDITIONAL CITATION INFORMATION:
Herman B Wells papers, Collection C75, Indiana University Archives, Bloomington.
Bibliographical/Historical Note
Before becoming president of Indiana University, Herman B Wells served as an assistant cashier at the National Bank of Lebanon before going on to work for the Indiana Bankers Association, the Indiana Commission for Financial Institutions, and the Indiana Department of Financial Institutions. He was named dean of the Indiana University School of Business administration in 1935 by IU President William Lowe Bryan. In 1937 he was named acting president of the university and president the following year, a position he held until 1962. Upon his retirement, IU created the position of University Chancellor, which Dr. Wells held until his death in 2000.

Catalog Key: 6440423; Catalog Key: C75