Richard Henry Crowder papers
Collection Statement
This collection contains many letters, all of which are in alphabetical order. Also included are two of Mr. Crowder's books, a notebook kept in Dr. Edwin Post's Latin class at DePauw, and an address by Richard Crowder to Shades Conference, Sept. 12, 1957.
Dates
- 1927 - 1989
Creator
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
Usage Restrictions
Copyright interests for this collection have been transferred to DePauw University.
Biographical Sketch
Richard Henry Crowder, the son of Richard and Mary Jane Crowder, was born on October 7, 1909 in Remington, Indiana. He married Ester Mae Haber on August 20, 1951. A graduate of DePauw University (A.B. 1931, M.A. 1933), he did postgraduate work at Yale University 1936-37 and received his Ph.D. from the University of Iowa in 1944. He taught Latin and English at Lowell High School 1934-35, taught English at Valparaiso University 1935-36, and went to Purdue University in 1937 where he rose to the rank of professor of English in 1957.
Extent
0.7 Cubic Feet (2 document cases)
Language of Materials
English
- Title
- Richard Henry Crowder papers Class of 1931
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Wesley Wilson
- Date
- 1/25/2018
- 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
