Richard A. Gleeson

Richard A. Gleeson, S.J. (24 December 1861 - 23 December 1945)[1] was appointed 13th president of Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, California, USA, (1905–10) after the presidency of Robert E. Kenna.[2]

In December 1950 the University of San Francisco's Gleeson Library was dedicated and named for him.[3]

References
  1. "Obituary". Woodstock Letters. No. Volume LXXV, Number 3. 1 October 1946. pp. 254–262.
  2. "Inventory of Presidents' Papers, Papers of Richard A. Gleeson, S.J., 1905-1910". Online Archive of California.
  3. "About the Library". Gleeson Library University of San Francisco. Retrieved 29 August 2021.

Further reading
  • Cody, Alexander John (1950). A Memoir: Richard A. Gleeson, S.J., 1861-1945. University of San Francisoc Press.


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