John "Jack" Milton Hull, Jr. papers

Collection

Identifier: MSD-1943-001

Staff Only

Collection Statement

Photocopies of original letters written by Jack Hull and a book, Freshman/Sophomore: The Class of 1943 by Jack Hull based on these letters and edited by Robert W. Jones M.D. and Ann Hull Jones. Also included is a Drama with Music by Rob Walter based on this book, for nine players and chorus.

Dates

1939 - 2002
Majority of material found within 1939 - 1941

Creator

Hull, John Milton, Jr. (class of 1943) (Author, Person)
Jones, Robert W. (Editor, Person)
Jones, Ann Hull (Editor, Person)

Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

Usage Restrictions

Biographical Sketch

John "Jack" Milton Hull, Jr. was born March 10, 1922. He was born into a family steeped in the stoneware and pottery industry of Perry County, Ohio. He was a member of the DePauw University Class of 1943 and a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity. He wrote regularly to his family during his freshman and sophomore years of college 1939-1941. He vividly and enthusiastically described the ups and downs of college life, and captured the optimistic spirit of a generation emerging from the Great Depression. But as Jack and his fraternity brothers studied, played baseball and other sports, dated, attended movies, proms and serenades, and toured Chicago and Indianapolis, their bright future clouded: the conflict in Europe threatened to engulf America. Indeed World War II shaped the lives of most members of the Class of 1943 immeasurably. The Class includes Jack's roommate, Jim Quayle, a Marine who became a newspaper owner and publisher, and the father of a U.S. Vice-President. Jack died after a protracted illness, at the age of 19 in 1941 after two years at DePauw.

Extent

0.35 Cubic Feet (1 document case)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Summary

John "Jack" Milton Hull, Jr., was a member of the DePauw University Class of 1943 and a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity. He wrote regularly to his family during his freshman and sophomore years of college 1939-1941. This collection consists of photocopies of original letters written by Jack Hull and a book, Freshman/Sophomore: The Class of 1943 by Jack Hull based on these letters and edited by Robert W. Jones M.D. and Ann Hull Jones. Also included is a Drama with Music by Rob Walter based on this book, for nine players and chorus.