Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections
Evelyn Scholl Papers
UA.17.41
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections
- Creator - Correspondent
- Nordoff, Paul, 1909-1977
- Creator - Correspondent
- Quirt, Walter, 1902-1968
- Creator - Donor
- Scholl, Evelyn Harwood
- Creator - Author
- Van de Luyster, Nelson
- Creator
- Wilson, John Delane
- Title
- Evelyn Scholl papers
- ID
- UA.17.41
- Date [inclusive]
- 1920-1968
- Extent
- 2.2 Cubic feet
- Language
- English
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: "Item title, Collection title, Collection Identifier, Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections, East Lansing, Michigan."
Biographical Note
Evelyn H. Scholl joined the staff of Michigan State College (now Michigan State University) in October 1937. Scholl earned her B.A. (1920), M.A. (1923) and Ph.D. (1935) from the University of Michigan. She also studied French at Western Reserve University.
Before coming to MSC, Scholl was a teaching assistant at Smith College from 1920-1922; head of the English department at Port Huron Junior College from 1923-1924; an instructor in English at the University of Rochester from 1926-1930; the head of the English department at Cleveland Institute of Music from 1930-1933; and the head of the English department at Hanover College from 1935-1937. Scholl’s first position at MSC was instructor of English. In July 1945, she was promoted to assistant professor and, in July 1951, to associate professor. Scholl was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Le Cercle Francais, Modern Language Association, Midwest Renaissance Group, Shakespeare Association, Michigan Linguistic Society, and American Association of University Professors. Evelyn H. Scholl retired from her position as associate professor on July 1, 1964. She passed away April 28, 1983.
Scope and Contents note
The Evelyn Scholl papers consist of correspondence, artwork, publications, cards, a thesis, notebook, a photo album of scenes around the Michigan State University campus, and scrapbook pages.
Scholl’s correspondence files contain letters to her from her colleagues and friends, Paul Nordoff and Walter Quirt. Nordoff’s letters were received between 1940 and 1955, Quirt’s between 1947 and 1968. In addition to his letters, Scholl also received artwork by Quirt and publications promoting that work.
The scrapbook pages contain programs for various plays and music programs, newspaper clippings about events related to MSU and its students, and some pictures.
Arrangement
Arranged by material type and then alphabetically by last name.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections January 2009
Conrad Hall888 Wilson Road, Room 101
East Lansing , MI, 48824
517-355-2330
archives@msu.edu
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Legal Status note
Copyright: Michigan State University. Property Rights: Michigan State University.
Conditions Governing Use
Permission to publish material from this collection must be obtained from University Archives & Historical Collections, Michigan State University.
Controlled Access Headings
Genre(s)
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
- Course materials
- Letters (correspondence)
- Photograph albums
- Photographs
- Publications
- Scrapbooks
Personal Name(s)
- Falcone, Leonard
- Millar, Branford P., (Branford Price), 1914-1975
- Moffit, William C.
- Nordoff, Paul, 1909-1977
- Quirt, Walter, 1902-1968 -- Form subdivision--Artwork.;
- Richardson, John Shelby, 1910-2001
- Scholl, Evelyn Harwood
- Wilson, John Delane
Collection Inventory
Correspondence |
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Paul Nordoff |
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| Box | Folder | |||
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1940-1946 |
2391 | 1 | ||
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1947 |
2391 | 2 | ||
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1948-1949 |
2391 | 3 | ||
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1950-1953 |
2391 | 4 | ||
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1954-1955, Undated |
2391 | 5 | ||
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Walter Quirt |
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| Box | Folder | |||
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1947 |
2391 | 6 | ||
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1948 |
2391 | 7 | ||
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1949-1950 |
2391 | 8 | ||
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1951-1958 |
2391 | 9 | ||
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1959-1967 |
2391 | 10 | ||
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1968, undated |
2391 | 11 | ||
| Box | Folder | |||
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Quirt Family |
2391 | 12 | ||
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| Box | Folder | |||
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Walter Quirt Artwork |
2391 | 13 | ||
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Publications, Walter Quirt 1955-1960 |
2391 | 14 | ||
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Evelyn Scholl’s Notebook for LFA Music Lectures |
2391 | 15 | ||
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Basic College Lecture Notes, Art in the Western World |
2391 | 16 | ||
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Basic College Lecture Notes, Music |
2391 | 17 | ||
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English Department, Policy on Plagiarism |
2391 | 18 | ||
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English Examinations 1952, Undated |
2391 | 19 | ||
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John D. Wilson Examinations, Newspaper Clippings 1953, Undated |
2391 | 20 | ||
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Publications about/by Evelyn Scholl 1941-1968 |
2391 | 21 | ||
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Printed materials given to Evelyn Scholl 1942-1976 |
2391 | 22 | ||
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Nelson Van de Luyster Thesis, Emigration to America as Reflected in the German Novel of the Nineteenth Century 1941 |
2391 | 23 | ||
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Photo Album circa 1920s |
2391 | 24 | ||
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Loose Scrapbook Pages |
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| Box | Folder | |||
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section 1 |
2392h | 1 | ||
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section 2 |
2392h | 2 | ||
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section 3 |
2392h | 3 | ||
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section 4 |
2393h | 1 | ||
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section 5 |
2393h | 2 | ||
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section 6 |
2393h | 3 | ||