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'''Charles Woolsey Cole''' (February 8, 1906 – February 20, 1978)<ref>[http://www.authorandbookinfo.com/ngcoba/co2.htm New General Catalog of Old Books and Authors]</ref> was an American diplomat and academic who served as the twelfth [[academic administration|president]] of [[Amherst College]] from 1946 to 1960, serving longer in that post than any other president.


==Biography==
'''Charles Woolsey Cole''' (February 8, 1906 – February 20, 1978)<ref>[http://www.authorandbookinfo.com/ngcoba/co2.htm New General Catalog of Old Books and Authors]</ref> was the twelfth [[academic administration|president]] of [[Amherst College]] from 1946 to 1960. Cole was also involved with the [[Committee on the National Security Organization]], [[American Cancer Society]], [[U.S. Air Force]], [[Charles E. Merrill|Merrill Foundation for the Advancement of Financial Knowledge]], [[Educational Testing Service]], and [[Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association]].<ref name="asteria">[http://asteria.fivecolleges.edu/monarch/findaids/amherst/ma163_scope.html Charles W. Cole Papers] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110926220027/http://asteria.fivecolleges.edu/monarch/findaids/amherst/ma163_scope.html |date=September 26, 2011 }}, Amherst College Archives and Special Collections.
Cole was also involved with the [[Committee on the National Security Organization]], [[American Cancer Society]], [[U.S. Air Force]], [[Charles E. Merrill|Merrill Foundation for the Advancement of Financial Knowledge]], [[Educational Testing Service]], and [[Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association]].<ref name="asteria">[http://asteria.fivecolleges.edu/monarch/findaids/amherst/ma163_scope.html Charles W. Cole Papers] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110926220027/http://asteria.fivecolleges.edu/monarch/findaids/amherst/ma163_scope.html |date=September 26, 2011 }}, Amherst College Archives and Special Collections.
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Charles W. Cole attended Amherst College and was a brother of the [[Delta Kappa Epsilon]] fraternity (Sigma chapter).
Charles W. Cole attended Amherst College and was a brother of the [[Delta Kappa Epsilon]] fraternity (Sigma chapter).


Cole received his masters and Ph.D. from [[Columbia University]]. He was then a history professor at Columbia. From 1961-1964 he was [[United States Ambassador to Chile]].
Cole received his master's degree and Ph.D. from [[Columbia University]]. He was then a history professor at Columbia. From 1961 to 1964 he was [[United States Ambassador to Chile]].

==See also==
*[[John William Ward (professor)|John William Ward]]


==References==
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==External links==
* {{cite web|url=https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/cole-charles-woolsey|title=Charles Woolsey Cole (1906–1978)|author=[[Office of the Historian]]}}
* [https://archivesspace.amherst.edu/repositories/2/resources/164 Charles W. Cole (AC 1927) Papers] at the Amherst College Archives & Special Collections


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Latest revision as of 07:30, 15 July 2024

For other people named Charles Cole, see Charles Cole (disambiguation).

Charles Woolsey Cole (February 8, 1906 – February 20, 1978)[1] was an American diplomat and academic who served as the twelfth president of Amherst College from 1946 to 1960, serving longer in that post than any other president.

Biography

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Cole was also involved with the Committee on the National Security Organization, American Cancer Society, U.S. Air Force, Merrill Foundation for the Advancement of Financial Knowledge, Educational Testing Service, and Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association.[2]

Charles W. Cole attended Amherst College and was a brother of the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity (Sigma chapter).

Cole received his master's degree and Ph.D. from Columbia University. He was then a history professor at Columbia. From 1961 to 1964 he was United States Ambassador to Chile.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ New General Catalog of Old Books and Authors
  2. ^ Charles W. Cole Papers Archived September 26, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, Amherst College Archives and Special Collections.
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  • Office of the Historian. "Charles Woolsey Cole (1906–1978)".
  • Charles W. Cole (AC 1927) Papers at the Amherst College Archives & Special Collections
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by United States Ambassador to Chile
October 21, 1961 – September 27, 1964 		Succeeded by
Academic offices
Preceded by President of Amherst College
1946–1960 		Succeeded by


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