Faculty Department: English, 1931 - 1952

File — Box: N-04

Identifier: N:047

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Series: This series includes materials relating appointments/promotions/changes, awards, deaths, faculty committees, faculty departments, grants, sabbaticals, Memorial Fund, individual faculty and staff members, policy/handbook, professorships, recruitment, retirement/resignation, salary, scholarship, schedules, visiting professors, tuition exchange/remission.

Includes newspaper clippings, newsletters, handbook, and brochures.

Dates

1931 - 1952

Creator

Muhlenberg College (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research, with only a few very limited restrictions; access by appointment.

Extent

From the Collection: 50 Linear Feet (The bulk of the printed material (previously the vertical files) is contained in flip-top document cases. Textiles, memorabilia, and other realia is stored in appropriate lidded boxes.)

Additional Description

Meeting to be held to prepare students for comprehensive exam 1931; includes comprehensive exam for majors in English and American Literature; Kinter appointed instructor; McConnell appointed; Claude Dierolf appointed instructor 6/1/52, 6/1/53; English Department Faculty Memorial Fund, established; faculty, death; Stine, Russell W.; Kinter, W.L.; McConnell, R.G.; Dierolf, Claude; Smoyer, F.; Gustavson, J.R.; Brown, J.D.M.; Simpson; Kendig, P.F.; Everitt, E.B.; Badger, K.M.;** Andrew H. Erskine appointed English instructor, beginning 7/1/42 through 6/1/51; promoted to Assistant Professor 6/1/51 Ephraim B. Everett promoted to Assistant Professor 7/1/39; appointed to teach English and Public Speaking in summer session 1941; reappointed 7/1/42, 7/1/45; resigns 1/31/48 to take position at Lehigh Univ. Gordon Fister is appointed to teach Journalism class 2/42; Kendig's correspondence re: rural students have poor cultural background, have not heard correct English spoken, and need of a college course in speech Frank Smoyer appointed Instructor in English - 1953 John R. Gustavson appointed Instructor in English - 1959 8 Ralph S. Graber reappointed as Instructor in English - 1958; Janet Stamm appointed - 1958; Bessie Michael hired - 1958