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 |
|---|---|
| Creator: | Hill, William Bancroft, 1857-1945 |
| Title: | William Bancroft Hill Papers |
| Dates: | 1884-1942 |
| Quantity: | 0.5 cubic feet (2 boxes) |
| Abstract: | Correspondence, 1884-1942, manuscript poems by William Bancroft 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. |
Biographical Note
William Bancroft Hill (1857-1945) was a professor of religion at Vassar College.
TopScope and Content Note
Correspondence, 1884-1942, manuscript poems by Hill and poems in honor of William Bancroft and Elise A. (Weyerhauser) 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.
TopAccess 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.
Restrictions on Use
Permission to quote (publish) from unpublished or previously published material must be obtained as described in the regulations of the Vassar College Archives and Special Collections Library.
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
Document Types:
- Poems
- Scrapbooks
VCL Categories:
- Family
- Religion
Encoding Information
Encoded by Elizabeth Clarke, April 2007.
Updated by Emma Gronbeck, January 2024.
TopAdministrative Information
Preferred Citation
William Bancroft Hill Papers, Archives and Special Collections Library, Vassar College Libraries.
Processing Information
Original processing date unknown.
Container List
| Folder 1.1 | Correspondence to W. B. Hill, 1884-1942 |
| Folder 1.2 | Correspondence from W. B. Hill, 1884-1927, undated |
| Folder 2.1 | Correspondence from W. B. Hill, 1937 |
| Folder 1.3 | Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1933-1936, undated |
| 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, 1942 Feb 17 |
| 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." |
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Details
Correspondence, 1884-1942, manuscript poems by William Bancroft 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.
