Oliver William Robinson papers
Collection Statement
This collection consists of newspaper articles, articles in professional periodicals, and reviews of books. Correspondence from the DPU President's file is also included in this collection.
Dates
- 1911 - 1972
Creator
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
Usage Restrictions
Copyright interests for this collection are held by DePauw University.
Biographical Sketch
Oliver W. Robinson, son of Oliver P. and Grace Dunn Robinson, was born on December 14, 1911 in Ogdensburg, New York. He received an A.B. degree from DePauw University in 1933 and an M.A. from the University of Chicago in 1939. In 1934 he became an associate instructor of English at Vincennes University and had risen to the position of Academic Dean, when in 1947 he resigned from Vincennes to teach at DePauw. As an associate professor of English, he taught writing at DePauw until his retirement in 1964. Oliver Robinson died on September 28, 1972.
Extent
0.8 Cubic Feet (2 document cases)
Language of Materials
English
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Hailee Newton
- 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
