1. Donald Bertrand Tresidder was the fourth president of Stanford University, serving from 1943 until his sudden death in 1948.
15 Facts About Donald Tresidder
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Donald Tresidder had a longstanding association with Yosemite National Park.
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Donald Bertrand Tresidder was born on April 7,1894 in Tipton, Indiana.
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Donald Tresidder was the only son of John Treloar Tresidder, a prominent physician who was born in Cornwall, and Sarah Daunt.
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At the age of 20, Tresidder took a trip with his sister to Southern California, but due to washed-out railroad tracks, they ended up visiting Yosemite Valley instead.
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Donald Tresidder spent his summers working in Yosemite, taking on various jobs such as a porter, among others.
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For many years, Donald Tresidder assumed the role of the Squire at the Bracebridge Dinner, a grand Christmas feast held annually on Christmas Day at the Ahwahnee Hotel in Yosemite.
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In 1929, Donald Tresidder invited photographer Ansel Adams to take over as the director of the Dinner, a responsibility that Adams willingly accepted.
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Donald Tresidder served as president of Stanford from 1943 until 1948 and brought the school through the difficult years of World War II.
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Donald Tresidder often said that his main job at Stanford was fundraising for the school.
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Donald Tresidder set up a professional fundraising organization and streamlined administrative and accounting practices.
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Donald Tresidder established a scholarship program and upgraded the music program to a full department.
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Donald Tresidder abolished the sorority system on campus in 1944, after female students voted to support the move, saying there was "serious disunity" between women who pledged sororities and women who lived in dormitories.
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The organization's first director, William F Talbot, was initially instructed by Tresidder to avoid work that would conflict with the university's interests, particularly federal contracts that might attract political pressure.
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Donald Tresidder died of a heart attack at The St Regis Hotel in New York City on January 28,1948, while on University business.