Charles Adam Harkness papers
Collection Statement
The majority of this collection is comprised of original letters from home, written by the parents and siblings of Charles A. Harkness to him while a student at DePauw University. Also included is a transcription of these letters, his high school valedictorian speech and various obituary clippings of family members.
Dates
- 1880 - 1963
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
Usage Restrictions
Copyright interests for this collection are held by DePauw University.
Historical Sketch
Charles Adam Harkness entered DePauw University in September of 1897 and later became a pharmacist. He married Uda Louisa Kohl in 1902. Hugo Kohl’s Apothocary had become the Harkness Pharmacy, and he was actively involved as a pharmacist until about 1961. The couple’s first-born child, Charles A. Harkness, Jr., was born June 28, 1903. Following Charles were Dorothy, Alfred, Richard, Beth and Marjorie. The elder Charles A. Harkness died in Hays, Kansas, in 1963.
His son, Charles, Jr., was also a pharmacist, graduating from the University of Kansas School of Pharmacy in 1923, and active as a pharmacist in Hays, Kansas until 1970. A great-grandson, Charles Eric Harkness, continued the tradition, graduating from Kansas University School of Pharmacy in 1981.
Extent
0.2 Cubic Feet (1 document case)
Language of Materials
English
- Title
- Charles Adam Harkness papers Class of 1901
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Hailee Newton
- Date
- 11/2/2011
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Description is in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Archives of DePauw University and Indiana United Methodism Repository
Roy O. West Library
405 S. Indiana St.
Greencastle Indiana 46135 United States
archives@depauw.edu
