MenuInventory of the William Henry Glasson Papers, 1891 - 1946 and undated
Abstract
William Henry Glasson (1874-1946) was Professor of Political Economy and Social Science at Trinity College and Duke University from 1902-1940, and Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences from 1926-1938. Glasson was instrumental in the growth of the Department of Economics and the Graduate School. Glasson specialized in U.S. pension systems. He was secretary of the Phi Beta Kappa Society for the South Atlantic district; editor of the South Atlantic Quarterly; and a member of the Durham Board of Education. Collection includes personal and professional correspondence, manuscripts, research notes, scrapbooks, diaries, account books, postcards, and photographs pertaining to Glasson's family, career, and interests. Major subjects found in the collection are the growth of the Department of Economics and the Graduate School, Trinity's efforts to obtain a Phi Beta Kappa chapter, and Duke University's contract with the Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America.
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- William Henry Glasson Papers, 1891 - 1946 and undated.
- Creator
- Glasson, William Henry, 1874-1946.
- Extent
- 4.7 Linear Feet, , 3000 Items
- Repository
- University Archives, Duke University
- Location
- For current information on the location of these materials, please consult University Archives, Duke University.
- Language
- English.
Collection Overview
Collection includes personal and professional correspondence, manuscripts, research notes, scrapbooks, diaries, diplomas, baptismal certificate, account books, postcards, and photographs pertaining to Glasson's family, career, and interests. Major subjects found in the collection are the growth of the Department of Economics and the Graduate School, Trinity's efforts to obtain a Phi Beta Kappa chapter, and Duke University's contract with the Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America. Correspondence includes a letter to William P. Few (February 22, 1934) signed by 24 faculty members praising Duke's record on academic freedom, reports directed to University administrators, and copies of family genealogical material. A significant correspondent is H. Clay Evans, the U.S. Commissioner of Pensions. In 1934, Glasson and Dean Wannamaker were among a group of academics who travelled to Germany on a Carl Schurz Tour to see the effects of Hitler's rise to power. The scrapbooks include maps, clippings, postcards, notes, and an itinerary from this trip. Glasson's manuscripts include recollections of Trinity and Duke, a variety of writings and lectures on money and banking, pension systems, and Durham's charter of incorporation. There are 10 diaries (1898-1944), 3 family account books (1900-1937) including one that details Glasson's daughters' expenses while students at Duke, and scrapbooks of clippings, photographs of Glasson as a young man, poems, and photographs of Cornell University.
Administrative Information
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Use Restrictions
Copyright for Official University records is held by Duke University; all other copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Contents of the Collection
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Expand AllCorrespondence centers around Glasson's involvement in the Dept. of Economics and the Graduate School at Trinity College and Duke University, and his interest in pension systems. Correspondence includes a letter to William P. Few (February 22, 1934) signed by 24 faculty members praising Duke's record on academic freedom, reports directed to University administrators, and copies of family genealogical material. A significant correspondent is H. Clay Evans, the U.S. Commissioner of Pensions.
Writings include class notebooks kept while Glasson was a student, manuscripts, lecture notes, diaries, account books, and personal reflections captured in poems and prose. Included are recollections of Trinity and Duke, a variety of writings and lectures on money and banking, pension systems, and Durham's charter of incorporation. There are 10 diaries (1898-1944), 3 family account books (1900-1937) including one that details Glasson's daughters' expenses while students at Duke, copies of poems, and letters to the editor written to local newspapers.
Includes correspondence.
Five lectures delivered at Johns Hopkins University.
Includes commencement and graduation exercises, and a copy of Alexander Hamilton's Report on Manufactures presented to Dr. Glasson by John Franklin Crowell.
Included are drafts and copies of the city of Durham's charter and act to incorporate, Glasson's diplomas, and scrapbooks kept while Glasson was on the 1934 Carl Schurz Tour to see the effects of Hitler's rise to power. The scrapbooks include maps, clippings, postcards, notes, and an itinerary from this trip.
Historical Note
William Henry Glasson was born in Troy, NY. on July 26, 1874. He received his Ph.B. from Cornell University in 1896 and his Ph.D. from Columbia University in 1900. Glasson was head of the Dept. of History and Civics at the George School (Newton, Pa.) from 1899-1902. He came to Trinity College in 1902. During this tenure at Trinity and Duke University, Glasson was instrumental in the development of the Dept. of Economics and the Graduate School. He was Professor of Political Economy and Social Science from 1902-1940; appointed in charge of the establishment of the retirement annuity plan for the faculty and administration; the head of the department of economics and business administration; chairman of the faculty committee on graduate instruction; and Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences from 1926-1938. Glasson was secretary of the Phi Beta Kappa Society for the South Atlantic district; editor of the South Atlantic Quarterly from 1905-1909; and a member of the Durham Board of Education.
Subject Headings
- Evans, Henry Clay, 1843-1921.
- Glasson, William Henry, 1874-1946.
- Wannamaker, William Hane, b. 1873.
- Duke University--Faculty.
- Duke University. Graduate School.
- Duke University--History.
- Phi Beta Kappa. North Carolina Beta (Trinity College)
- Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association.
- Trinity College (Durham, N.C.)
- Academic freedom.
- Economics--History.
- Pensions--United States.
- Universities and colleges--Faculty--Retirement--United States.
- Germany--Description and travel.
- Diaries.
- Diplomas.
- Photographs.
- Scrapbooks.
Related Material
- Carlos Sforza Papers, 1933-1941. (David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University. )
- Department of Economics Records. (University Archives, Duke University. )
- Graduate School Records. (University Archives, Duke University. )
- Phi Beta Kappa, Beta of North Carolina Chapter, Records. (University Archives, Duke University. )
- Portrait of William Henry Glasson. (David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University. )
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], William Henry Glasson Papers, University Archives, Duke University.
Provenance
The William Henry Glasson Papers was received by the University Archives as a gift in 1954 (A48-1942) and in 1955 (A48-2022).
Processing Information
Processed by Linda Daniel
Completed October 10, 2003
Encoded by Linda Daniel, October 6, 2003
Updated by Sherrie Bowser, January, 2007
This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.