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S.C. Hall Collection

 Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: M638

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of newspaper clippings (originals and photocopies) from Teacher’s College News, The Student Printz and the New Albany Newspaper regarding former University of Southern Mississippi (Mississippi Normal College when he was teaching) faculty member S.C. Hall. The collection also contains photocopies of a photograph of Mr. Hall, a mailing envelope from Mississippi Normal College, S.C. Hall’s instructor personal data sheet, a reference letter from Hugh McQueen Street’s assistant and an original calling card. The collection also contains a timeline of S.C. Hall’s life.

Dates

  • Creation: circa 1917-1940

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Noncirculating; available for research.

Conditions Governing Use

This collection may be protected from unauthorized copying by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code).

Biographical / Historical

Samuel Claude Hall was born November 23, 1877 in Union County, Mississippi. When he was nineteen, he taught high school in Union Country for four years and then taught in New Albany, Mississippi for two years. In 1907, Mr. Hall received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Mississippi, and he would later receive his master’s degree from the same school in 1925. In May of 1916, he became a professor and head of the Department of Social Science at the University of Southern Mississippi (Mississippi Normal College at the time). Mr. Hall remained at USM until his retirement in 1940 after twenty-four years. S.C. Hall married Blanche Ernest and they had three children. Mr. Hall died on October 10, 1947 and was buried in Highland Park Cemetery. This collection would be of interests to researchers who wish to learn more about the history of USM and its early faculty members.

Extent

12 Items

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Newspaper clippings, originals and photocopies, from Teacher’s College News, The Student Printz, and the New Albany Newspaper concerning S.C. Hall, one of Mississippi Normal College’s early faculty members.

Arrangement

The collection consists of one folder.

Provenance

Donated by Robert S. Tannehill, Jr. on May 4, 2012. Janet Vital and Angelica McIntyre on May 14, 2012.

Related Materials

Related materials found at the University of Southern Mississippi:

RG4-FSB Faculty and Staff Biographies

AM85-2 Joe Berryman Collection

AM2000-38 Edward M. Wheat Papers

M289 Bertha M. Fritzsche Collection

M476 Noel Polk Collection

Sources

• Case File

• Contents from the collection

Title
S.C. Hall Collection
Status
Completed
Author
Collection processed and finding aid written by Amanda Abulawi
Date
July 10, 2020
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Historical Manuscripts and Photographs Repository

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