Guide to the William Bancroft Hill Papers,
1884–1942
Table of Contents
- Collection Summary
- Biographical Note
- Scope and Content Note
- Subject Headings
- Administrative Information
- Access and Use
- Encoding Information
- Container List
Collection Summary
| Repository: | Archives and Special Collections Library, Vassar College Libraries |
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| Creator: | Hill, William Bancroft, 1857-1945 |
| Title: | William Bancroft Hill Papers |
| Dates: | 1884-1942 |
| Quantity: | ca. 0.5 cubic ft. (2 boxes) |
| Abstract: | Correspondence, 1884-1942, manuscript poems by Hill and poems in honor of William Bancroft and Elise Hill; booklet from the 50th anniversary of the Harvard Class of 1879, 1929; scrapbook from Hill's 85th birthday, 1942; and biographical information and clippings on Hill and his family. |
| Forms of Materials: | Correspondence, poems, clippings, and scrapbooks. |
Biographical Note
Professor of religion at Vassar College.
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Scope and Content Note
Correspondence, 1884-1942, manuscript poems by Hill and poems in honor of William Bancroft and Elise Hill; booklet from the 50th anniversary of the Harvard Class of 1879, 1929; scrapbook from Hill's 85th birthday, 1942; and biographical information and clippings on Hill and his family.
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Access and Use
Access
This collection is open for research according to the regulations of the Vassar College Archives and Special Collections Library without any additional restrictions.
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Subject Headings
Names:
- Hill family.
- Hill, Elise.
Organizations:
- Harvard University. Class of 1879.
- Vassar College--Faculty.
Subjects:
- College teachers.
- Family--New York (State)--Poughkeepsie.
- Religion--Study and teaching.
- Scrapbooks.
Document Types:
- Poems.
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Encoding Information
Encoded by Elizabeth Clarke, April 2007.
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Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
William Bancroft Hill Papers, Archives and Special Collections Library, Vassar College Libraries.
Processing Information
Original processing date unknown.
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Container List
| Folder 1.1 | Correspondence to W. B. Hill, 1884-1942 |
| Folder 1.2 | Correspondence from W. B. Hill, 1884-1927, n.d. |
| Folder 2.1 | Correspondence from W. B. Hill, 1937 |
| Folder 1.3 | Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1933-1936, n.d. |
| Folder 1.4 | Poems by W. B. Hill |
| Folder 1.5 | Poems honoring William and Elise Hill |
| Folder 1.6 | Biographical data of W. B. Hill |
| Folder 1.7 | Fiftieth Anniversary [booklet], Class of 1879, Harvard College, 1897-1929 |
| Folders 1.8-1.10 | Contents of scrapbook presented to W. B. Hill by Board of Trustees of the American University at Cairo in honor of Hill's 85th birthday, 17 February 1942 |
| Folders 1.11-1.22 | Photographs from the scrapbook (described above) |
| Folder 1.23 | Clippings about W. B. Hill, Elise W. Hill, and Joseph Hill |
| Box 2 | Scrapbook. "Hiroshige's fifty-three views of the resting places on the Yokaido (grand trunk road between Tokto ans Kioto.) Much traversed by the Daimyos and their retinues. All these places still exist although much changed. These postcards are reprints of the old prints." |