Government and Administration, 1914–1964

This chapter examines the changes in the University of Oxford's administrative structure during the period from 1914 to 1964. It suggests that the growth in the university's central direction and administration stemmed from its mounting size and complexity and from its tightening relations with outside bodies. It describes the university's structure in three consecutive periods. These include the ancien regime from 1914 up to the early 1930s, the years of Sir Douglas Veale until the mid-1950s, and the age of reform that lasted from then until the mid-1970s.