Scope / Content: The collections document the events that occurred, the issues of importance, and the actions taken by the Presidents of Auburn University and its predecessors.
Note: Although this list contains all the names of the
presidents of Auburn University and its predecessors, only a few are linked
to their on-line inventories. Others will be so linked as time progresses.
| 1859-1861 | East Alabama Male College |
| 1866-1872 | East Alabama Male College |
| 1872-1899 | Agricultural and Mechanical College of Alabama |
| 1899-1960 | Alabama Polytechnic Institute (API) |
| 1960-Present | Auburn University |
| 1859-1861 | Rev. William J. Sasnett |
| 1866-1872 | Dr. James Ferguson Dowdell |
| 1872-1882 | Dr. Isaac T. Tichenor |
| 1882-1883 | Dr. William Leroy Broun |
| 1883-1884 | Dr. David French Boyd |
| 1884-1902 | Dr. William Leroy Broun |
| 1902-1920 | Dr. Charles Coleman Thach |
| 1920-1928 | Dr. Spright Dowell |
| 1928-1932 | Dr. Bradford Knapp |
| 1932-1935
|
Administrative Committee (The Triumvirate)
John J. Wilmore (Engineering) Bolling H. Crenshaw (Math) Luther N. Duncan (Agriculture) |
| 1935-1947 | Dr. Luther Noble Duncan |
| 1947-1965 | Dr. Ralph Brown Draughon |
| 1965-1980 | Dr. Harry M. Philpott |
| 1980-1983 | Dr. Hanley Funderburk |
| 1983-1984 | Dr. Wilford S. Bailey |
| 1984-1992 | Dr. James M. Martin |
| 1992-2001 | Dr. William M. Muse |
| 2001- | Dr. William Walker |
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