Alexander Heard
Savannah, Georgia
1 year old

Alexander Heard
Savannah, Georgia
26 months old

Official First Aid Kit, Boy Scouts of America, c. 1928. Alexander Heard was a member of the Boy Scouts of America, Troop 11, Savannah, Georgia. He earned 22 merit badges and was a senior patrol leader and a Star Scout.

Order of the Golden Fleece, honorary society at the University of North Carolina.

In 1938, Alexander Heard received a scholarship to Columbia University.

1939-1941
Served as an administrative officer in the Health Division of the United Pueblos Agency, United States Indian Service, Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Newspaper clipping regarding appointment to Department of Interior, Division of Indian Affairs. c1939

1941-1943
American Vice Consul and Assistant to the Chief, Economic Warfare Division at the American Embassy in Quito, Ecuador.

Alexander Heard in his embassy office in Quito, Ecuador, 1942.

Announcement of the wedding of Jean Keller and Alexander Heard on June 17, 1949 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

Newspaper announcement of the wedding Jean Keller and Alexander Heard.

Wedding portrait of Jean and Alexander Heard.

In 1950, Alexander Heard joined the faculty at the University of North Carolina as Associate Professor of Political Science. In 1958 he was named Dean of the Gradaute School, a position he held until being elected Chancellor of Vanderbilt University in 1963.

The Heard family in 1958, L to R: Connie, Alexander, Frank, Jean, Kit (Christopher), and Stephen.

Violinist Jean Heard, August 9, 1962.

Heard family Christmas program, December 23, 1964.