page_title: Robert W. Oliver
hierarchical_section_title: Robert W. Oliver
caption_attribution_description: English: Photograph of R. W. Oliver, the first Chancellor of the University of Kansas. From Google Books archive: Title Quarter-centennial history of the University of Kansas, 1866-1891 Authors Wilson Sterling, James Burrill Angell, Carrie M. Watson, Arthur Graves Canfield, D. H. Robinson Editor Wilson Sterling Publisher G.W. Crane &amp; co., 1891 Original from the University of Michigan Digitized Jun 26, 2007 Length 198 pages
context_page_description: Rev. Robert W. Oliver was the first Chancellor of the University of Kansas from 1865 to 1867.
  In November 1863, the Rev. Robert W. Oliver, rector of the Trinity Episcopal Church, met with church leaders to review the status of plans for establishing a university in Lawrence. He led the building of North College Hall, which opened to 55 students on Sept. 16, 1866.
context_section_description: Rev. Robert W. Oliver (1815–1899) was the first Chancellor of the University of Kansas from 1865 to 1867.
  In November 1863, the Rev. Robert W. Oliver, rector of the Trinity Episcopal Church, met with church leaders to review the status of plans for establishing a university in  Lawrence. He led the building of North College Hall, which opened to 55 students on Sept. 16, 1866.
caption: Rev. R. W. Oliver
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