Roger P. McCutcheon papers, 1908-1974 | Louisiana Research Collection

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Collection Overview

Title: Roger P. McCutcheon papers, 1908-1974

ID: LaRC/Manuscripts Collection 926

Primary Creator: McCutcheon, Roger Philip, 1889-1965.

Extent: 1.0 Boxes

Arrangement: The collection is arranged by topic as follows: biographical and personal papers, correspondence, writings and notes, clippings, pamphlets, and photographs. The collection consists of one box.

Date Acquired: 00/00/1987

Subjects: English literature., McCutcheon, Roger Philip, 1889-1965., Tulane University. Graduate School., Universities and colleges -- Graduate work.

Forms of Material: Biographies., Clippings (information artifacts), Correspondence., Essays., Pamphlets., Photographs., Poems., Speeches.

Languages: English, French

Scope and Contents of the Materials

The collection consists of a biography, correspondence (1919-1954), speeches, poems, essays, course materials, clippings (1941-1974), pamphlets, and photographs relating to the life and career of Roger P. McCutcheon (1889-1965). McCutcheon was the former dean of Tulane University's Graduate School. He joined Tulane University in 1925 and retired in 1954, when he accepted a post of head of graduate education at Vanderbilt University. He contributed to the Dictionary of American Biography, a portion of which can be found in this collection.

Biographical Note

Roger Philip McCutcheon (1889-1965), former Dean of Tulane University Graduate School, joined the University in 1925. He served as president of South Central section of the Modern Language Association and the Conference of Deans of Southern Graduate Schools and was also vice-president of the American Council of Learned Societies. In 1954, upon his retirement from Tulane, he accepted the post of head of graduate education at Vanderbilt University; he received an honorary degree of Doctor of Letters from Wake Forest University, his alma mater, the same year. He published An Anthology of English Literature with W.H. Vann in 1931; An Introduction to the Study of Poetry with R. R. Kirk in 1934; Eighteenth Century Literature in 1949; and contributed to the Dictionary of American Biography.

Subject/Index Terms

English literature.
McCutcheon, Roger Philip, 1889-1965.
Tulane University. Graduate School.
Universities and colleges -- Graduate work.

Administrative Information

Repository: Louisiana Research Collection

Access Restrictions: Collection is open to the public. No known restrictions.

Use Restrictions: Physical rights are retained by the Louisiana Research Collection. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.

Acquisition Source: Winston Lill.

Acquisition Method: Gift.

Preferred Citation: Roger P. McCutcheon papers, Manuscripts Collection 926, Louisiana Research Collection, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70118.

Finding Aid Revision History: Finding aid information entered in Archon by LAC Group in 2011.

Other Note: OCLC Number: 819572028

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Box 1: Roger P. McCutcheon papers

Folder 1: Roger P. McCutcheon biography
Folder 2: Honorary degree, University of Texas, 1960
Folder 3: Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity, 1919
Folder 4: Correspondence, 1919
Folder 5: Correspondence, 1920-1922
Folder 6: Correspondence, 1923-1927
Folder 7: Correspondence, 1931-1945
Folder 8: Correspondence, 1949-1954
Folder 9: Speeches made by Roger P. McCutcheon, 1939-1940, 1955
Folder 10: Activities of Roger McCutcheon, 1943-1944
Folder 11: "In Defense of Intelligence" by Roger P. McCutcheon
Folder 12: Notes on Southern Humanist conference
Folder 13: Wake Forest alumni "reminiscences", 1908-1910
Folder 14: "My Mother" E. Norfleet Gardner, 1948
Folder 15: "Americana in English newspapers" by Roger P. McCutcheon
Folder 16: Quiz questions
Folder 17: Poems
Folder 18: Essays
Folder 19: Roger P. McCutcheon "Graduate Programs in English"
Folder 20: "Buckwheat cakes, 1898 variety" Roger P. McCutcheon
Folder 21: Roger P. McCutcheon on graduate school
Folder 22: Dictionary of American Biography lives by Roger McCutcheon
Folder 23: Notes
Folder 24: Clippings, 1941-1974
Folder 25: Pamphlets
Folder 26: Photographs

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