William Watts Folwell

William Watts Folwell
President of the University of Minnesota
Term	1869 – 1884
Predecessor	Cyrus Northrop
Born	February 14, 1833(1833-02-14) Romulus, New York
Died	September 17, 1929(1929-09-17) (aged 96) Minneapolis, Minnesota

William Watts Folwell (February 14, 1833 – September 17, 1929) was the first President of the University of Minnesota.

William Watts Folwell attended Hobart College in Geneva, New York, where he received his undergraduate degree in 1857 and his Masters of Arts degree in 1860. Soon after, Folwell joined the 50th Regiment, New York Engineers where received the rank of Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel of Engineers.

After serving in the Civil War, Folwell, at the age of just 36, became the University of Minnesota's first president, serving from 1869 to 1884. When Folwell assumed the University presidency there was but a single building, and the library consisted of only a 16 volume encyclopedia.

Folwell later became President of the Minnesota Historical Society serving there from 1924 to 1927. Folwell Hall on the East Bank of the Minneapolis campus of the University of Minnesota is named for him.

Contents 1 Publications 2 Papers 3 See also 4 References 5 External links

Publications

Books written by Folwell:

• Folwell, William Watts (1908). Minnesota, the North Star State. Boston; New York: Houghton Mifflin Co.. OCLC 409032. 
• Folwell, William Watts (1909). University Addresses. Minneapolis: H.W. Wilson. OCLC 6362596. 
• Folwell, William Watts (1918). Economic Addresses. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota. OCLC 6389162. 
• Folwell, William Watts (1921–1930). A History of Minnesota. St. Paul, Minn.: Minnesota Historical Society. OCLC 376916. 
• Folwell, William Watts; Buck, Solon J. (1933). William Watts Folwell; The Autobiography and Letters of a Pioneer of Culture. Minneapolis: The University of Minnesota Press. OCLC 2287639. 

Papers

William Watts Folwell's papers are available for research use. They include correspondence, civil war letters, genealogical correspondence, manuscripts by Folwell, newspaper clippings, and diaries by Folwell.^[1]

See also

References

External links

• University of Minnesota, Office of the President

Preceded by —

President of the University of Minnesota 1869–1884

Succeeded by Cyrus Northrop

Presidents of the University of Minnesota Folwell Northrop Vincent Burton Coffman Ford Coffey Morrill Wilson Moos Ziebarth (interim) Magrath Keller Sauer (interim) Hasselmo Yudof Bruininks Kaler

Persondata
Name	Folwell, William Watts
Alternative names
Short description	Union United States Army soldier
Date of birth	February 14, 1833
Place of birth	Romulus, New York
Date of death	September 17, 1929
Place of death	Minneapolis, Minnesota