Edwin Mortimer Hopkins papers 1887-1894.

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Edwin Mortimer Hopkins papers 1887-1894.

The collection documents the undergraduate and graduate career of Edwin Mortimer Hopkins at Princeton, and consists primarily of orations, poetry, and literary essays. Notable are an essay describing his experiences at the University's Sesquicentennial Celebration as well as a card signed by president James McCosh identifying Hopkins as the recipient of the Class of '61 Prize.

4.5 linear ft. (1 box)

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SNAC Resource ID: 8326012

Princeton University Library

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Hopkins, Edwin Mortimer, 1862-

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Edwin Mortimer Hopkins was a member of the Princeton University class of 1888, earning an AB in English and completing his MA a year later. After graduating he became a faculty member at the University of Kansas, returning briefly to Princeton to complete his pHD in 1894. Hopkins served on the faculty at the University of Kansas from 1891 until 1937. During his time there he was instrumental in forming the National Council of Teachers of English and the American Quill Society. From t...

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Princeton University

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The collection documents the physical expansion of the University from its earliest period through the acquisition of large tracts of land in the 20th century, including the properties around Carnegie Lake and numerous farms. Early records document transactions with such Princeton University notables as Nathaniel Fitz Randolph, John Witherspoon, Walter Minto, John and Richard Stockton, and John Maclean. For the most part, the papers consist of standard legal documents with detailed descriptions ...