Auburn Through the Years
The Old South, Civil War, and Reconstruction: 1856-1872
In November, 1859, East Alabama Male College student B.C. Lee wrote his mother with news of the previous semester at school and his encounter with the local read more...
The New South: 1872-1900
Between the years 1872 and 1900, the Agricultural & Mechanical College of Alabama gradually emerged as a leading institution for the scientific study of agriculture and
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The Progressive Era: 1902-1919
Shortly before API President William Leroy Broun’s death in 1902, the United States Congress considered a bill to establish mining engineering programs at all the read more...
The Roaring Twenties and The Crash: 1919-1932: The thirteen years between 1919 and 1932 may have been the most turbulent in the history of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute. They began with the read more...
The Depression and World War II: 1933-1946: Following Bradford Knapp's resignation, the business and professional people of Auburn asked Governor B.M. Miller to appoint Luther N. Duncan, director of the Extension Service, interim president. read more...
Ralph Draughon's Presidency: 1947-1965: Luther Duncan’s death on July 27, 1947, left Alabama Polytechnic Institute without a president. The following day the board appointed read more...
Harry Philpott's Presidency: 1965-1980: Harry Philpott became president of Auburn after serving as academic vice president at the University of Florida. With a read more...
Hanly Funderburk's Presidency: 1980-1983: Hanly Funderburk became president after a highly politicized search in which Governor Fob James read more...