Simon F. Kropp Papers, 1876-1978

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Simon F. Kropp Papers, 1876-1978

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The Simon F. Kropp papers comprise 2.5 linear feet and span the years 1877-1964. The collection contains drafts of Kropps published articles and books, including That All May Learn: New Mexico State University, 1888-1964. There are additional writings on the early educational efforts of Hiram Hadley and Albert Jennings Foundation. There are also several copies of underground NMSU publications from the 1960s and 1970s such as The Conscience. There are also photographs from Kropp which were used in the publication, Victory in World War II: The New Mexico Story. The collection is arranged into three series: Manuscripts; Research Notes, 1878-1978; Printed Materials, 1910-1972 and Photographs.

4.5 linear feet.

New Mexico State University

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New Mexico State University

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The New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts was established by a legislative act in 1889 (1889 Laws of N.M., Chp. 138, Sec. 2). In 1959 a constitutional amendment changed the name to New Mexico State University (1959 Laws of N.M., Constitutional Amendment No. 7). The University is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico. From the description of New Mexico State University records, 1890-[ongoing]. (Santa Fe Public Library). WorldCat record id: 37786743 ...

Hadley, Hiram, 1833-1922

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Founder of New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts and the college's first president. Throughout his lifetime he worked as a teacher, a traveling schoolbook salesman, a wholesale and retail book dealer, the principal of one private academy, and the proprietor of two others. From the description of Hiram Hadley papers, 1849-1963 (bulk 1849-1922). (New Mexico State University). WorldCat record id: 45864188 Hiram Hadley was born on a farm near Wilmingto...

Kropp, Simon F.

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Simon F. Kropp received a bachelors degree in education from the Southern Missouri Teachers College in 1938. He received his masters degree from the University of Missouri in 1939. He began advanced graduate study at University of California Los Angeles in 1940, but left in 1941 to do military service. From 1941-1946 Kropp was a Warrant Officer for the United States Army. He completed another summer of graduate study in the summer of 1946 at University of California Los Angeles. He arrived in th...