Helen M. Clark (1908-1974) Papers 1958-1973

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Helen M. Clark (1908-1974) Papers 1958-1973

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The Helen M. Clark papers fill four boxes including one half-size box, and date between 1958 and 1972. The papers are divided into three categories. The first category is Helen Clark's biographical file which includes an obituary and vitas outlining her academic record. The second is comprised of correspondence. The general correspondence includes incoming letters and copies of outgoing letters on a variety of topics. Subject correspondence files include letters pertaining to specific topics such as the Committee on Academic Standing and the Hildebrandt dinner. The third category, teaching files, makes up the bulk of the collection. The courses include Mathematics, Algebra, Trigonometry, and Introduction to Analytic Geometry and Calculus. Papers also include final examinations, notes on grading policy, and other miscellaneous from several courses.

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Clark, Helen M. (Helen Mary), 1908-1974

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Helen Mary Clark was born on March 25, 1908 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. She attended Springfield Central High School in Grand Rapids, Michigan between 1923 and 1926. She then attended Junior College in Grand Rapids for two years before enrolling in the University of Michigan where she majored in mathematics and minored in French, receiving a B.A. in 1931. In September 1931, Clark enrolled at Northwestern University where she majored in mathematics, minored in education, and compl...

Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.). Department of Mathematics

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Mathematics at Northwestern University has been taught since the University itself first offered classes. One of the University's three original faculty members appointed in 1854 was Henry S. Noyes, professor of mathematics. Noyes held major responsibility for mathematics instruction at Northwestern until 1871 when Julius F. Kellogg took over the department chairmanship. Kellogg held this position until his death in 1894. During the University's early years, the mathematics curricul...