First Registrar

Professor Frederic De Forest Allen was appointed the first registrar of the university in 1872, “to assist the President and the Treasurer in the matriculation of students and to institute a system of keeping student records.”

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  • Title First Registrar
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  • Keywords First Registrar
  • Website Name Volopedia
  • Publisher University of Tennessee Libraries
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  • Access Date December 22, 2025
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  • Date of Last Update October 7, 2018