Faculty Department: Math, 1939 - 1955

File — Box: N-05

Identifier: N:051

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

1939 - 1955

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

(3) copies of brochure "The Truman L. Koehler '24 Professorship in Mathematics"; biographical background on Koehler, professional career, time at Muhlenberg; aims of the department; Koehler, Truman L; Moser, P.A.; Deck, Luther J.; Townsend, R.R.; Feeman, G. F.; Brunner, Richard; photo and drawings of Truman L. Koehler; includes his publications in "The Mathematics Teacher" and "Peabody Journal of Education"; 1939-1942; Truman Koehler reelected Assist. Prof. of Math for three years beginning 7/1/39; summer session salaries: full Prof. ($600), assist. Prof. ($500), instructors ($400); correspondence to Tyson re: need for increase in salary; re-elected for three years beginning 7/1/42; Paul A. Moser appointed instructor in Math 1944 Muhlenberg Math Dept cited for 38th ranking in nation for math majors who have gained their Ph.D.'s in math 1956 Math professor Truman Koehler writes President Seegers about reasons for a salary increase 1955 Charles A. Gruber appointed emergency math instructor during Navy Program (1943) and continues through 1945 Luther J. Deck appointed to teach math in summer session 1939, '40, '41; friends of Oscar Bernheim, class of 1892, hope to honor him by purchasing a chapel window Samuel S. Ensor appointed math instructor 7/1/43 Robert R. Townsend appointed Instructor of Math - 1957 George F. Feeman appointed Instructor in Math 4/12/54 Salary agreement for Robert R. Townsend - 1957; George F. Feeman resigns from Assistant Professor of Math - 1959 Math instructors: Everett W. Holt, Thorman A. Nelson, Samuel H. Ottinger, John M. Woolford