Inventory of the William Hane Wannamaker Papers, 1917 - 1948
William Hane Wannamaker (1873-1958) was a
professor and administrator at Trinity College and Duke University for over four decades. He served
as Dean of Trinity College and Vice President for the Educational Division, and was responsible for
critical decisions regarding student, faculty, and administrative policies. The William H.
Wannamaker Papers are the official files of the Dean and Vice President of Trinity College and Duke
University. Materials include correspondence, reports, evaluations, and other administrative
materials. Major subjects include student discipline, faculty issues, World Wars I and II, college
sports, the hiring and promotion of faculty, and other administrative matters.
- Title
- William H. Wannamaker Papers, 1917 - 1948.
- Creator
-
Wannamaker, William Hane, b. 1873.
- Extent
- 14 Linear Feet, , 14000 Items
- Repository
- University Archives, Duke University
- Location
- For current information on the location of these materials, please
consult University Archives, Duke University.
- Language
- English.
The William H. Wannamaker Papers are the official files of the Dean and Vice President of
Trinity College and Duke University. The first series,
Correspondence, covers the period of Wannamaker's tenure in those
positions, 1917-1948, and is arranged chronologically. Topics include student discipline, faculty
issues, World Wars I and II, and other administrative concerns. The second series,
Personnel, concerns the recruitment and development of the faculty
for the years 1930 to 1948, and is arranged chronologically. Faculty appointments and promotions at
all levels are included, as are the reports of departmental chairs. The third series,
Subject Files, consists of a variety of materials related to Duke
University, such as committee and council reports, and reports to the President. It is organized
alphabetically.
Access Restrictions
Patrons must sign the Acknowledgement of Legal Responsibility and Privacy Rights form before using this collection.
For a period of twenty-five years from the origin of the material, permission in writing
from the office of origin and the University Archivist is required for use. After twenty-five
years, records that have been processed may be consulted with the permission of the University
Archivist.
Records, such as search committee files or others pertaining to employment where
individuals are identified, are closed for 70 years.
In accordance with the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 as amended, Duke
University permits students to inspect their education records and limits the disclosure of
personally identifiable information from education records.
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.
This Correspondence series covers the complete period of Wannamaker's tenure as Dean
and Vice President, 1917-1949. He was involved in many administrative, faculty, and student issues.
It is arranged chronologically. Most of the letters are copies of Wannamaker's outgoing
correspondence. Topics include the discipline of students, the effect of World War I and World War
II on students and college life, the recruitment and hiring of new faculty and staff, the inquiries
of potential students, athletics issues (the Faculty Committee on Athletics), and the Board of
Education of the City of Durham, of which Wannamaker was Chairman.
Some personnel and student information may be contained in this series; records, such
as search committee files or others pertaining to employment where individuals are identified, are
closed for 70 years. In accordance with the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 as
amended, Duke University permits students to inspect their education records and limits the
disclosure of personally identifiable information from education records.
September 1917-December 1917
Box 1
Folder 1
June 4, 1918-April 23, 1919
Box 1
Folder 3
May 4, 1919-September 13, 1919
Box 1
Folder 4
October 1919-January 1920
Box 1
Folder 5
September 1920-November 1920
Box 1
Folder 9
June 23, 1921-September, 1921
Box 2
Folder 12
October 1921-December 1921
Box 2
Folder 13
July 10, 1922-August, 1922
Box 2
Folder 16
September 1922-December 1922
Box 2
Folder 17
August 1923-September 1923
Box 2
Folder 21
October 1923-November 1923
Box 3
Folder 22
December 1923-February 1924
Box 3
Folder 23
July 1, 1924-August 13, 1924
Box 3
Folder 26
August 14, 1924-November 7, 1924
Box 3
Folder 27
November 8, 1924-November 29, 1924
Box 3
Folder 28
December 1924-February 1925
Box 3
Folder 29
November 1925-February 1926
Box 3
Folder 32
August 1926-October 20, 1926
Box 4
Folder 35
October 21, 1926-December 1926
Box 4
Folder 36
January 1927-February 1927
Box 4
Folder 37
March 1927-April 11, 1927
Box 4
Folder 38
April 12, 1927-May 14, 1927
Box 4
Folder 39
May 16, 1927-June 10, 1927
Box 4
Folder 40
June 11, 1927-June 30, 1927
Box 4
Folder 41
September 1927-October 1927
Box 5
Folder 44
November 1927-December 1927
Box 5
Folder 45
January 1928-February 1928
Box 5
Folder 46
April 3, 1928-May 15, 1928
Box 5
Folder 48
May 17, 1928-December 1928
Box 5
Folder 49
January 1929-December 1929
Box 5
Folder 50
October 1931-November 2, 1931
Box 5
Folder 55
November 3, 1931-December 10, 1931
Box 6
Folder 56
December 11, 1931-December 31, 1931
Box 6
Folder 57
March 1932-April 27, 1932
Box 6
Folder 60
July 23, 1932-August 1932
Box 6
Folder 63
December 1932-January 16, 1933
Box 6
Folder 67
January 17, 1933-January 31, 1933
Box 6
Folder 68
February 1, 1933-February 21, 1933
Box 7
Folder 69
February 22, 1933-March 31, 1933
Box 7
Folder 70
April 1, 1933-May 15, 1933
Box 7
Folder 71
May 16, 1933-June 8, 1933
Box 7
Folder 72
June 9, 1933-June 30, 1933
Box 7
Folder 73
July 1, 1933-August 28, 1933
Box 7
Folder 74
August 29, 1933-September 30, 1933
Box 7
Folder 75
October 1933-November 1933
Box 7
Folder 76
December 4, 1933-December 31, 1933
Box 7
Folder 77
January 5, 1934-April 18, 1934
Box 7
Folder 78
April 20, 1934-June 29, 1934
Box 7
Folder 79
November 1934-December 1934
Box 7
Folder 81
January 1935-March 15, 1935
Box 8
Folder 82
March 21, 1935-May 31, 1935
Box 8
Folder 83
June 1935-September 15, 1935
Box 8
Folder 84
September 18, 1935-November 29, 1935
Box 8
Folder 85
December 1935-January 1936 (2 folders)
Box 8
Folder 86-87
February 3, 1936-March 16, 1936
Box 8
Folder 88
March 17, 1936-April 23, 1936
Box 8
Folder 89
April 25, 1936-May 29, 1936
Box 8
Folder 90
June 6, 1936-September 28, 1936
Box 8
Folder 91
September 29, 1936-November 9, 1936
Box 8
Folder 92
November 10, 1936-November 30, 1936
Box 8
Folder 93
December 1, 1936-December 18, 1936
Box 8
Folder 94
December 19, 1936-January 29, 1937
Box 9
Folder 95
March 1, 1937-March 5, 1937
Box 9
Folder 97
March 6, 1937-April 13, 1937
Box 9
Folder 98
April 14, 1937-May 3, 1937
Box 9
Folder 99
November 1, 1937-November 23, 1937
Box 9
Folder 105
November 24, 1937-December 1937
Box 9
Folder 106
January 1938-March 14, 1938
Box 9
Folder 107
March 15, 1938-April 30, 1938
Box 9
Folder 108
August 1, 1938-September 21, 1938
Box 10
Folder 111
September 22, 1938-October 14, 1938
Box 10
Folder 112
October 15, 1938-October 31, 1938
Box 10
Folder 113
November 1, 1938-November 25, 1938
Box 10
Folder 114
November 28, 1938-December 4, 1938
Box 10
Folder 115
December 5, 1938-December 14, 1938
Box 10
Folder 116
December 15, 1938-January 16, 1939
Box 10
Folder 117
January 17, 1939-February 13, 1939
Box 10
Folder 118
February 14, 1939-March 10, 1939
Box 10
Folder 119
March 11, 1939-March 30, 1939
Box 10
Folder 120
April 1, 1939-May 9, 1939
Box 10
Folder 121
May 10, 1939-May 31, 1939
Box 10
Folder 122
July 6, 1939-September 1939
Box 11
Folder 124
October 2, 1939-November 9, 1939
Box 11
Folder 125
November 10, 1939-November 30, 1939
Box 11
Folder 126
December 1, 1939-December 18, 1939
Box 11
Folder 127
December 19, 1939-December 31, 1939
Box 11
Folder 128
January 2, 1940-January 16, 1940
Box 11
Folder 129
January 17, 1940-January 31, 1940
Box 11
Folder 130
February 1, 1940-February 14, 1940
Box 11
Folder 131
February 15, 1940-February 29, 1940
Box 11
Folder 132
March 1, 1940-April 5, 1940
Box 11
Folder 133
April 8, 1940-May 21, 1940
Box 11
Folder 134
May 22, 1940-July 31, 1940
Box 12
Folder 135
August 2, 1940-September 30, 1940
Box 12
Folder 136
October 3, 1940-November 14, 1940
Box 12
Folder 137
November 15, 1940-November 30, 1940
Box 12
Folder 138
December 1, 1940-December 26, 1940
Box 12
Folder 139
January 2, 1941-February 12, 1941
Box 12
Folder 140
February 13, 1941-February 28, 1941
Box 12
Folder 141
March 3, 1941-April 20, 1941
Box 12
Folder 142
April 21, 1941-May 31, 1941
Box 12
Folder 143
June 2, 1941-August 28, 1941
Box 12
Folder 144
September 1, 1941-October 31, 1941
Box 12
Folder 145
June 1942-August 18, 1942
Box 13
Folder 152
August 20, 1942-September 1942
Box 13
Folder 153
October 2, 1942-October 27, 1942
Box 13
Folder 154
October 28, 1942-November 1942
Box 13
Folder 155
December 1942-January 1943
Box 14
Folder 156
April 1, 1943-May 6, 1943
Box 14
Folder 159
June 1, 1943-July 5, 1943
Box 14
Folder 161
July 6, 1943-July 29, 1943
Box 14
Folder 162
August 2, 1943-September 8, 1943
Box 14
Folder 163
September 9, 1943-October, 1943
Box 14
Folder 164
November 1, 1943-December 15, 1943
Box 14
Folder 165
December 16, 1943-January 31, 1944
Box 14
Folder 166
April 3, 1944-April 20, 1944
Box 15
Folder 168
April 21, 1944-May 31, 1944
Box 15
Folder 169
June 1, 1944-June 24, 1944
Box 15
Folder 170
June 26, 1944-July 30, 1944
Box 15
Folder 171
August 2, 1944-October 7, 1944
Box 15
Folder 172
October 9, 1944-October 31, 1944
Box 15
Folder 173
November 3, 1944-December 31, 1944
Box 15
Folder 174
January 1945-February 1945
Box 15
Folder 175
March 1, 1945-April 10, 1945
Box 15
Folder 176
April 11, 1945-May 30, 1945
Box 15
Folder 177
June 4, 1945-July 21, 1945
Box 16
Folder 178
July 23, 1945-August 31, 1945
Box 16
Folder 179
September 1, 1945-October 10, 1945
Box 16
Folder 180
October 11, 1945-November 8, 1945
Box 16
Folder 181
November 9, 1945-November 30, 1945
Box 16
Folder 182
December 3, 1945-January 10, 1946
Box 16
Folder 183
January 11, 1946-February 28, 1946
Box 16
Folder 184
April 5, 1946-April 30, 1946
Box 16
Folder 186
May 16, 1946-May 30, 1946
Box 16
Folder 188
June 4, 1946-June 24, 1946
Box 16
Folder 189
June 25, 1946-July 15, 1946
Box 16
Folder 190
July 16, 1946-July 31, 1946
Box 17
Folder 191
August 1, 1946-August 22, 1946
Box 17
Folder 192
August 23, 1946-September 28, 1946
Box 17
Folder 193
September 30, 1946-October 31, 1946
Box 17
Folder 194
January 2, 1947-January 16, 1947
Box 17
Folder 197
January 17, 1947-January 20, 1947
Box 17
Folder 198
January 21, 1947-February 13, 1947
Box 17
Folder 199
February 14, 1947-March 10, 1947
Box 17
Folder 200
March 11, 1947-April 5, 1947
Box 17
Folder 201
April 7, 1947-April 30, 1947
Box 18
Folder 202
May 28, 1947-June 30, 1947
Box 18
Folder 204
July 1, 1947-July 28, 1947
Box 18
Folder 205
July 30, 1947-August 30, 1947
Box 18
Folder 206
September 1, 1947-October 21, 1947
Box 18
Folder 207
October 22, 1947-November 19, 1947
Box 18
Folder 208
November 20, 1947-December 16, 1947
Box 18
Folder 209
December 17, 1947-January 21, 1948
Box 18
Folder 210
January 22, 1948-February 28, 1948
Box 18
Folder 211
March 1, 1948-March 23, 1948
Box 18
Folder 212
March 24, 1948-April 15, 1948
Box 19
Folder 213
April 16, 1948-April 30, 1948
Box 19
Folder 214
May 15, 1948-May 31, 1948
Box 19
Folder 216
June 1, 1948-June 9, 1948
Box 19
Folder 217
June 10, 1948-July 30, 1948
Box 19
Folder 218
August 2, 1948-October 9, 1948
Box 19
Folder 219
October 11, 1948-November 30, 1948
Box 19
Folder 220
The Personnel series includes correspondence detailing the hiring and promotion of
Duke University faculty and staff during Wannamaker's tenure. The Appointments subseries includes
both new hires and promotions. The Salary Schedules subseries includes information about department
budget allocations, as well as individual faculty members' salaries.
Because this series contains personally identifiable information, it is restricted;
please contact the University Archives for more information.
May 1, 1931-October 14, 1931
Box 20
Folder 223
January 5, 1932-March 8, 1932
Box 20
Folder 224
March 10, 1932-December 10, 1932
Box 20
Folder 225
April 12, 1933-May 23, 1934
Box 20
Folder 226
May 24, 1934-December 31, 1934
Box 20
Folder 227
January 12, 1935-March 31, 1935
Box 20
Folder 228
April 1, 1935-June 29, 1935
Box 20
Folder 229
July 10, 1935-July 31, 1935
Box 20
Folder 230
August 1, 1935-August 21, 1935
Box 20
Folder 231
August 22, 1935-December 31, 1935
Box 20
Folder 232
January 4, 1936-March 31, 1936
Box 20
Folder 233
April 1, 1936-May 5, 1936
Box 20
Folder 234
June 1, 1936-July 31, 1936
Box 21
Folder 236
August 3, 1936-December 23, 1936
Box 21
Folder 237
January 5, 1937-February 18, 1937
Box 21
Folder 238
February 19, 1937-April 13, 1937
Box 21
Folder 239
April 14, 1937-May 31, 1937
Box 21
Folder 240
June 1, 1937-July 24, 1937
Box 21
Folder 241
July 27, 1937-December 8, 1937
Box 21
Folder 242
January 12, 1938-March 8, 1938
Box 21
Folder 243
March 10, 1938- April 28, 1938
Box 21
Folder 244
April 30, 1938-May 31, 1938
Box 21
Folder 245
June 1, 1938-October 6, 1938
Box 21
Folder 246
October 10, 1938-February 28, 1939
Box 21
Folder 247
March 1, 1939-May 11, 1939
Box 22
Folder 248
May 12, 1939-June 30, 1939
Box 22
Folder 249
July 1, 1939-July 21, 1939
Box 22
Folder 250
August 1939-December 1939
Box 22
Folder 251
August 1940-December 1940
Box 22
Folder 254
July 21, 1941-August 1941
Box 22
Folder 258
September 1941-January 1942
Box 23
Folder 259
July 9, 1942-July 31, 1942
Box 23
Folder 262
August 1, 1942-August 14, 1942
Box 23
Folder 263
August 15, 1942-September 30, 1942
Box 23
Folder 264
October 1942-February 1943
Box 23
Folder 265
July 15, 1943-August 1943
Box 23
Folder 268
September 1943-November 10, 1943
Box 24
Folder 269
November 11, 1943-January 1944
Box 24
Folder 270
July 20, 1944-September 1944
Box 24
Folder 274
October 1944-December 1944
Box 24
Folder 275
January 1945-March 7, 1945
Box 24
Folder 276
August 2, 1945-August 18, 1945
Box 25
Folder 280
August 20, 1945-August 31, 1945
Box 25
Folder 281
September 4, 1945-October 2, 1945
Box 25
Folder 282
October 3, 1945-October 30, 1945
Box 25
Folder 283
November 1945-December 1945
Box 25
Folder 284
January 1946-February 1946
Box 25
Folder 285
September 1946-March 1947
Box 26
Folder 289
June 21, 1947-August 1947
Box 26
Folder 291
March 16, 1946-January 31, 1947
Box 26
Folder 293
February 1947-November 1947
Box 26
Folder 294
The Subject File series contains information about a number of Duke University offices
and organizations. It mainly includes correspondence and reports, including President's Reports.
The series is arranged alphabetically.
Alumni Office, Duke University, circa 1934-1937
Folder 296
Cameron Indoor Stadium, Duke University, circa 1940
Folder 297
Classroom Capacities, Duke University, undated
Folder 298
Committees and Councils, 1936-1939
Folder 299
Committees and Councils, 1940-1946
Folder 300
Curriculum Committee, Duke University, undated
Folder 301
Degree Requirements, Duke University, undated
Folder 302
Educational Research Committee, Duke University, 1935
Box 27
Folder 303
Ellwood, Charles Abram, undated
Box 27
Folder 304
Graduate School, Duke University, undated
Box 27
Folder 305
Guidance Office, Duke University, undated
Box 27
Folder 306
Hispanic American Historical Review, undated
Box 27
Folder 307
Miscellany, circa 1926-1940
Includes information about distribution of grades in various departments, statistics
about the religious affiliation of Duke students, regulations and policies, and the Dean's welcome
for the 1940-1941 school year.
Box 27
Folder 308
Naval ROTC, Duke University, undated
Box 27
Folder 309
Personnel Dept., Duke University, undated
Box 27
Folder 310
Physical Education, Duke University, undated
Box 27
Folder 311
Publications Council, Duke University, undated
Box 28
Folder 320
Religious Emphasis Week, Duke University, undated
Box 28
Folder 321
Schedule of Courses, Duke University, 1936-1938, undated
Box 28
Folder 322
Scholarships and Fellowships, Duke University, undated
Box 28
Folder 323
Student Grades, Duke University, 1933-1941
Includes statistical information on grades, not personally identifiable
information.
Box 28
Folder 324
Student Health Dept., Duke University, 1935-1942
Box 28
Folder 325
Student Honors, Duke University, 1935-1947
Box 28
Folder 326
Student Scholarship Committee, Duke University, undated
Box 28
Folder 327
Teacher-Course Evalutions, Duke University, undated
Box 28
Folder 328
Tuition, Duke University, circa 1946
Box 28
Folder 329
Undergraduate Scholarship Committee, Duke University, undated
Box 28
Folder 330
Undergraduate Teaching Council, Duke University, 1941
Box 28
Folder 331
Woman's Student Forum, Duke University, undated
Box 28
Folder 332
William Hane Wannamaker was born September 28, 1873 in Bamberg, South Carolina. He
attended Wofford College, Spartanburg, S.C., and received the A.B. degree in 1895. He worked as a
school principal for several years, then in 1900, his former professor at Wofford, Trinity
President John C. Kilgo, encouraged him to come to Trinity College, Durham, N.C., as instructor in
English and graduate student. He received the A.M. degree from Trinity in 1901. He studied at
Harvard University, earning an A.M. there in 1902, and completed additional study at several
universities in Germany.
He returned to Trinity College as a professor of German language and literature in 1905.
In 1910, another former professor from Wofford, William P. Few, became president at Trinity, and
Wannamaker became a member of the college's administrative committee. In 1917, he received a
Litt.D. degree from Wofford College. In the same year he was named Dean of Trinity College. After
Trinity College became Duke University, Wannamaker remained as Dean and became Vice President for
the Educational Division in 1926, a post he held until he retired in 1948. According to historian
Robert F. Durden, "Wannamaker held the primary responsibility (along with President Few) for
faculty recruitment and development--a large task in a rapidly expanding, new research
university."
In addition to his academic administrative duties, Wannamaker chaired the Athletic
Committee at Duke. He also served on the Board of Education of the City of Durham for 24 years, and
was chairman of this board from 1925 to 1947. Wannamaker was also a Trustee of Watts Hospital and a
Rotarian.
After his retirement, Wannamaker was named Vice-Chancellor, a title he held until his
death in Pine Bluff, N.C., on August 2, 1958. Wannamaker is buried in Maplewood Cemetery, Durham,
N.C. Wannamaker married Isabel Stringfellow of Chester, S.C., on June 30, 1903. They had four
children: Margaret Elizabeth, William Hane, Isabel, and Harriet Foote. Isabel Stringfellow
Wannamaker died in November 1957.
- Kilgo (John C.) Records and Papers, 1888-1970 (bulk 1894-1920) (Duke University Archives)
- Few (William P.) Records and Papers, 1814-1971 and undated (bulk
1911-1940) (Duke University Archives)
- William Henry Glasson papers, 1891-1946 and undated (Duke University Archives)
- William Hane Wannamaker, Biographical File (Duke University Archives)
[Identification of item], William Hane Wannamaker Papers, University Archives, Duke
University.
The William Hane Wannamaker Papers were received as a transfer in 1972 and 1973.
Processed by Valerie Gillispie
Completed July 28, 2004
Encoded by Valerie Gillispie, August 10, 2004
This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.
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