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Guide to the Frank Ernest Hill Collection , 1905-1969 M0212
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Box 1, folder 1

Geoffrey Chaucer, unpublished and unused radio script dating from the 1940's

Box 1, folder 2

TLS - Margaret Lesser to FEH, 6/23/47

 

TLS - Margaret Lesser to FEH, 3/29/49

 

plus possible additions for new edition (discussed in letters but never published) of Winged Horse Anthology

Box 1, folder 3

TLS - Edward T. James to FEH, 2/27/64

 

T copy FEH to ETJ, 2/10/64

 

copy of directions for contributors to Supplement 3 of the Dictionary of American Biography

 

T copy, FEH to ETJ, 2/13/64

 

T copy, FEH to Owen (Ford Motor Co.), 9/22/64

 

TLC, Owen to FEH, 9/25/64

 

T copy, FEH to Owen, 9/28/64

 

A copy, FEH to ETJ undated

 

T copy, FEH to ETJ, 10/3/64

 

TLS, ETJ to FEH, 10/30/64

 

T copy, FEH to ETJ, 11/2/64

 

T copy (incomplete) of Edsel Ford article

 

T copy of Henry Ford Article with A notes and rough draft

 

A notes-outline for Henry Ford Article

 

A draft for bibliography

 

T copy of 11/64 article version, uncorrected

 

T copy, FEH to ETJ, 11/19/64

 

TLS, ETJ to FEH, 12/4/64

 

T copy, FEH to ETJ, 12/7/64

 

These all deal with negotiations for FEH to write the Henry and Edsel Ford articles for the third supplement of the Dictionary of American Biography

Box 1, folder 4

TLS, Harold A. Basilius to FEH, 5/19/64

 

T copy, FEH to David McKay and Co., 5/19/64

 

T copy, FEH to HAB. 5/21/64

 

TLS, Edward E. Mills to FEH, 5/26/64

 

TLS, HAB to FEH, 5/27/64

 

T copy, FEH to HAB, 6/2/64

 

T copy, FEH to EEM, 6/9/64

 

TLS, EEM to FEH, 6/12/64

 

T copy, FEH to HAB, 6/16/64

 

T copy, FEH to EEM, 6/19/64

 

TLS, EEM to FEH, 6/18/64

 

T copy, FEH to EEM, 6/22/64

 

T copy - introduction to reissue of Chaucer

 

TLS, EEM to FEH, 7/1/64

 

T copy, FEH to EEM, 7/2/64

 

TLS, HAB to FEH, 7/13/64

 

T copy of letter and agreement, EEM to FEH, 7/16/64

 

T copy, FEH to EEM, 7/28/64

 

TLS, EEM to FEH, 7/29/64

 

Wayne State University Press Board of Advisors Newsletter, Vol. VIII No. 1. (1965)

 

T copy, FEH to HAB, 2/1/65

 

TLS, EEM to FEH, 2/7/65

 

T copy, FEH to EEM, 2/8/67

 

T copy, FEH to EEM, 2/12/67

 

TLS, EEM to FEH, 4/4/67

 

T copy FEH to EEM, with history of Chaucer translation 4/13/67

 

TLS, EEM to FEH, 4/14/67

 

T copy, FEH to EEM, 4/15/67

 

TLS, EEM to FEH, 4/18/67

 

T copy, Mrs. FEH to EEM

 

copies of some comments on the Chaucer Translation, copy of review of book in New York Times, 1935

Box 1, folder 5

unpublished poems to his wife, 25 (1938 - 1969)

Box 1, folder 6

copy of TLS, Vincent P. Carosso to Mrs. FEH, 4/2/71

 

A. promotional material and T final draft to introduction of Father Was President by FEH and VPC

Box 1, folder 7

Chap. 1, Father Was President

Box 1, folder 8

Chap. 2, Father Was President

Box 1, folder 9

Chap. 3, Father Was President

Box 1, folder 10

Chap. 4, Father Was President

Box 1, folder 11

Chap. 5, Father Was President

Box 1, folder 12

Chap. 7, Father Was President

Box 1, folder 13

Chap. 8, Father Was President

Box 1, folder 14

Chap. 9, Father Was President

Box 1, folder 15

Chap. 10, Father Was President

Box 1, folder 16

Chap. 11, in note form

Box 1, folder 17

Chap. 11, Father Was President

Box 1, folder 18

Chap. 12, Father Was President

Box 1, folder 19

Chap. 13, Father Was President

Box 1, folder 20

Miscellaneous - list of books on historians

 

New York Times obituary

 

copy of review of book, What is American? by FEH in New York Herald Tribune, 1933

General note

1/4/72 ADDITION TO OVERSIZE - ILLUSTRATION FOR CHAUCER'S CANTERBURY TALES, [7th] EDITION, ARTIST
Box 4, folder 1-4

Illustrations for Canterbury Tales

Box 1, folder 21

Correspondence, mostly from Andrew P. Hill to Florence Hill to Frank and Elsa Hill 1916-1918,

Box 2, folder 1

TLS, Stephen T. Mather to Hill with enclosed copy of TL James McCormick to Mather 1. 5/12/26 5/11/26

General note

SEE BACK FOR ADDITIONS
 

TLS copy, Hill to Manhattan Traffic Court 2. 2/5/62

 

TLS copy, Robert [cocoalt] to Hill re: gift to Columbia University of Letters and correspondence of Sarah Sumner Broughton (1802 - 1853) with copy of perspective on Broughton by Hill. 3. 2/23/62

 

TL copy, Hill to Bruce [Bliven] 4. 4/4/63

 

TLS, Lawrence H. Chamberlain to Hill 5. 4/9/63

 

TL copy, Hill to Davis F. Pritchett 6. 4/18/63

 

TLS, Allan Nevins to Hill re: who to write comment on Ford Overseas by Hill 7. 5/10/63

 

TLS, Allan Nevins to Hill re: 3rd volume of Ford history 8. 6/25/63

 

TLS, Fred K. Weyerhaeuser to Hill re: Hill's history of Weyerhaeuser Company 9. 7/26/63

 

TPCS, Bruce [Bliven] to Hill 10. 8/13/63

 

TLS, William D. Boutwell to Hill 11. 8/14/63

 

TLS, Earl J. Pallasch to whom this will concern (Hill) 12. 12/30/63

 

TLS, Lawrence H. Chamberlain to Hill 13. 1/7/64

 

TL copy, Hill to Ralph [W. Hidy?] re: The New World of Wood and Father Was President 14. 1/30/64

 

TL copy, Hill to Allan [Nevins] 15. 2/12/64

 

TLS, Allan Nevins to Hill 16. 2/13/64

 

TLS, Ralph W. Hidy to Hill re: Timber and Men 17. 2/14/64

 

TL copy, Hill to Allan [Nevins] re: work on Father Was President and The New World of Wood, and The Fabulous Forest 18. 2/17/64

 

TL copy, Hill to Ralph [W. Hidy] 19. 2/17/64

 

TLS, Allan Nevins to Hill 20. 3/2/64

 

TL copy, [Hill] to Allan[Nevins] re: American Business Abroad, New World of Wood, Father Was President 21. 3/5/64

 

TLS, Allan Nevins to Hill re: proposed book on James Truslow Adams 22. 4/5/64

 

TL copy, Hill to Allan [Nevins] 23. 4/7/64

 

TLS, Allan Nevins to Hill re: James Truslow Adams letters 24. 4/13/64

 

TL copy, Hill to Nevins re: J. T. Adams letters 25. 4/15/64

 

TLS, Nevins to Hill re: J. T. Adams letters 26. 4/22/64

 

TL copy, Hill to Nevins re: J. T. Adams letters 27. 4/27/64

 

TLS, Nevins to Hill re: J. T. Adams letters 28. 5/4/64

 

TLS copy, Hill to Nevins re: J. T. Adams letters 29. 5/7/64

 

TLS copy, Hill to Nevins re: J. T. Adams letters 30. 5/8/64

 

TL copy, Hill to Nevins re: J. T. Adams letters 31. 5/8/64

 

TLS, Nevins to Hill re: J. T. Adams Letters 32. 5/11/64

 

TLS, Nevins to Hill 33. 5/11/64

 

TL copy, Hill to Nevins re: J. T. Adams papers and books 34. 5/14/64

 

TLS copy, Hill to Russ[ell Hill] 35. 5/18/64

 

TLS copy, Hill to Nevins 36. 6/2/64

 

TL copy, Nevins to Dr. Jacques Barzun (provost of Columbia University 37. 6/18/64

 

TL copy, Hill to Nevins 38. 6/23/64

 

TL copy, Hill to Nevins re: Chaucer and possible teenage book on famous historians. 39. 7/11/64

 

TLS. Harold A. Basilius to Hill re: requesting Hill's opinion on Louis Marshall and the Defense of Jewish Rights in the U.S. 40. 7/13/64

 

TLS, Stanley Salmen to Hill 41. 7/14/64

 

TL copy, Hill to Stanley Salmen 42. 7/15/64

 

TL copy, Hill to Harold A. Basilius re: Hill's comments on Louis Marshall and the Defense etc. 43. 7/29/64

 

TLS, David J. Innis to Hill 44. 7/30/64

 

TLS, Harold A. Basilius to Hill 45. 8/6/64

 

TL copy, Hill to Justin [Miller] re: Chaucer, Famous Historians, relatives 46. 8/17/64

 

ALS [UNK] to [UNK] [UNK] 46.a 8/27/64

 

ALS, Justin Miller to Hill 47. 8/29/64

 

TL copy, Hill to Nevins re: Famous Historians 48. 8/31/64

 

TLS, Marilyn Abel to Hill re: submitting American Business Abroad for Pulitzer Prize 49. 9/3/64

 

TL copy, Hill to Allen and Mary Nevins re: Chaucer, Ford, current politics 50. 12/1/64

 

TLS, Nevins to Hill re: references to Masefield, T. S. Eliot, Sandburg 51. 12/9/64

 

TLS copy, Hill to Nevins re: 1 volume Ford history, Famous Historians 52. 12/15/64

 

TLS copy, Hill to Russ[ell Hill] 53. 12/17/64

 

TLS copy, Hill to Lyndon Baines Johnson 54. 1/24/65

 

TL copy, Hill to Mary and Allan Nevins 55. 1/26/65

 

TL copy, Hill to Allan and Mary Nevins 56. [1/65?]

 

TL copy, Hill to Allan [Nevins] 57. 2/7/65

 

TLS, Douglas Cater to Hill 58. 2/10/65

 

TL copy, Hill to Allan Nevins re: single columer Ford history and Famous Historians 59. 3/31/65

 

TL copy, Hill to Allan and Mary Nevins 60. [5/65?]

 

TL copy, Hill to Russ[ell Hill] 61. 5/3/65

 

TL copy, Hill to Anabel 62. 6/6/65

 

TL copy, Hill to Russ[ell Hill] 63. 6/27/65

 

ALS, A[llan] N[evins] to Hill 64. 7/11/65

 

TLS, Allan [Nevins] to Frank and Ruth Hill 65. 8/14/65

 

TL copy, Hill to Anabel [Hill] 66. 9/2/65

 

TLS, Bruce Bliven to Hill 67. 9/4/65

 

TLS copy, Hill to Editor, The Listener re: politics 68. 9/4/65

 

TLS, Allan Nevins to Hill 69. 9/9/65

 

TLS copy, Hill to Anabel [Hill] 70. 9/12/65,

 

TL copy, Hill to Kay and Russ[ell] [Hill] 71. 11/4/65

 

TLS copy, Frank Ernest Hill to Frank E. Hill re: package Hill received intended for a different Frank E. Hill of Baltimore, Maryland 72. 11/12/65

 

TLS, Nevins to Hill 73. 12/6/65

 

APS, Barbara Tuch[man?] to Hill 74. 1/66

 

TLS [UNK] to [UNK] 74.a 1/24/66

 

TL copy, Hill to Allan and Mary Nevins re: automobile book 75. 1/24/66

 

TLS copy, Hill to Allan Nevins 76. 2/15/66

 

TLS, Seth M. Agnew to Hill 77. 2/15/66

 

TLS, Ruth [Hill] to Frank [Hill] 78. [1966?]

 

TLS copy, Hill to Miller 79. 2/26/66

 

TLS, Russell [Hill] to Hill 80. 4/24/66

 

TLS, Allan Nevins to Hill re: Famous Historians 81. 4/24/66

 

TLS, Nevins to Hill 82. 1/10/67

 

TLS, Nevins to Hill 83. 1/23/67

 

TLS, Barbara Kraft to Hill 84. 1/24/67

 

TL copy, Hill to Val May 85. 2/26/67

 

TLS, Russell [Hill] to Ruth and Frank Hill 86. 3/19/67

 

TL copy, Hill to Allan [Nevins] 87. 1/67 or 5/67

 

TL copy, Hill to Herbert Baldwin 88. 4/14/67

 

TL copy, Hill to Nevins 89. 4/24/67

 

TL copy, Hill to Russ[ell Hill] 90. 5/2/67

 

TLS copy, Hill to William D. Hart re: The Automobile, etc. 91. 8/21/67

Box 2, folder 2

ALS, Mrs. Leland to Hill 1. 1/17/68

 

TL copy, Hill to The Librarian, Library of the Performing Arts, Lincoln Center, N. Y. 2. 1/25/68

Container Summary: (2 copies)
 

TL copy, Hill to The Librarian, Library of the Performin Arts, Lincoln Center, N. Y. 3. 2/15/68

 

TLS Bernard A Weisberger to Hill 4. 2/17/68

 

TLS. Thor E. Wood (Library of the Performing Arts) to Hill 5. 2/20/68

 

TL copy, Hill to Thor E. Wood re: radio scripts 6. 2/24/68

 

TLS, E. B. Long to Hill re: book on sons of Presidents 7. 3/3/68

 

TLS, Jeanne M. Walsh to Hill 8. 3/5/68

 

TL copy, Hill to E. B. Long 9. 3/7/68

 

TLS Louis [Starr] to Hill with enclosed copy, TLS, Erik Barnouw to Paula Barrett 10. 3/29/68

 

TL copy, Hill to Mary and Allan Nevins 11. 4/8/68

 

TLS, Allan Nevins to Hill 12. 8/27/68

 

TL copy, Hill to Grandson Alan with enclosed 2 copies of 8 page typed essay on Types of Writing and Materials for it - advice and biographical information 13. 9/29/68

 

TL copy, Hill to Russell [Hill] 14. 10/2/68

 

TLS, Alan [Hill] to Hill 15. 10/28/68

 

TL copy, Hill to grandson Alan: comments on story by Alan 16. [10-11/68?]

 

TLS, Alan to Hill 17. 11/2/68

 

TLS copy, Hill to Russell [Hill] 18. 11/7/68

 

ALS, Alan Hill to Granddad and Aunt Ruth Hill 19. 11/8/68

 

TL copy, Hill to Mary and Allan Nevins re: sons of Presidents book 20. 11/16/68

 

TLS Louis Starr to Hill 21. 11/21/68

 

TL copy, Hill to Louis Starr 22. 11/27/68

 

TL copy, Hill to Alan 23. 12/11/68

 

ALS, Allan [Nevins] to Hill 24. [12/68?]

 

ALS, Mary [Nevins] to Ruth and Frank Hill 25. 12/15/68

 

ALS, Mary [Nevins] to Ruth and Frank Hill 26. 12/25/[68?]

 

TLS, Allan Nevins to Ruth and Frank Hill 27. 12/25/68

 

TL copy, Hill to Harry Emerson Fosdick re: Blacks and education--civil rights, 28. 12/28/68

 

TLS, Harry Emerson Fosdick to Hill 29. [12/68]

 

TLS, Allan Nevins to Frank and Ruth Hill re: The Ordeal 30. 1/5/69

 

TL copy, Hill to Mary and Allen Nevins 31. 1/8/69

 

AL, [Allen Nevins] to Frank and Ruth Hill with cover 32. 3/[8]/69

 

ALS Alan Hill to Hill 33. 3/4/69,

 

TL copy, Hill to Allen [Nevins] re: politics and Father Was President 34. 3/14/69

 

ALS, Robert Duffus to Hill re: ´politics, Jason Goose; on verso, ALS from Leah Louise Duffus to Hill 35. 3/15/69

 

TLS, Russell Hill to Ruth Hill 36. 3/22/69

 

TLS, Andy [Andrew P. Hill - Hill's brother] to Ruth and Frank Hill with enclosed biographical note on Cornelia Barth Hill, deceased wife of Andrew 37. 3/27/69

 

TL copy, Hill to Andy [Andrew P. Hill] 38. 4/5/69

 

TL copy, Hill to Kay and Russell [Hill] 39. 4/6/69,

 

ALS, [Birdella Hill?], daughter of Andrew P. Hill to Ruth and Frank Hill 40. [5-8/69?]

 

TLS, Hill to Leah-Louise and Robert [Duffus] 41. 4/18/69

 

TLS, Allan Nevins to Frank and Ruth Hill with postscript by Mary Nevins 42. 4/20/69

 

TLS, Allan Nevins to Hill 43. 5/21/69

 

ALS, Rachel Hill [granddaughter of F. Hill] to Hill 44. [4-5/69]

 

ACS, Rachel to Hill 45. [6/3/69]

 

TLS, Allan Nevins to Hill 46. 6/4/69

 

ALS, Rachel Hill to Hill 47. [6-7/69]

 

TL copy, Hill to Andy [Hill] re: Father Was President 48. 7/2/69

 

TLS, [Mrs. C. Gillard[to Hill 49. 7/2/69

 

ALS, [Harry] A. Hamilton to Hill 50. 7/8/69

 

TL copy, Hill to Victoria L. Schact 51. 7/10/69

 

TLc opy, Hill to Mary and Allan Nevins re: N. Y. politics 52. 7/11/69

 

ALS, Shirley Sargent to Hill 53. 7/14/69

 

ALS, Mary [Nevins] to Ruth and Frank Hill 54. 7/20/69

 

ALS, Mary [Nevins] to Ruth and Frank Hill 55. 7/29/[69]

 

TLS, Allan Nevins to Hill with enclosed copy, TL, Nevins to Warren A. Peters 56. 8/1/69 8/1/69

 

TL copy, Allan Nevins to Charles T. Duncan 57. 8/1/69

 

TL copy, Hill to Allan and Mary Nevins re: Father Was President 58. 8/5/69

 

TLS, Allan Nevins to Hill and William Q. Maxwell 59. 8/5/69

 

ACS, Owen and Georgia [] to Ruth and Frank Hill 60. 8/8/69

 

ALS, Mary [Nevins] to Ruth and Frank Hill 61. 8/19/[69]

 

ALS, Mary [Nevins] to Ruth and Frank Hill 62. 9/2/[69]

 

TLS, Allan Nevins to Hill 63. 9/3/69

 

TL copy, Hill to American Academy of Pplitical and Social Science 64. 9/4/69

 

TLS copy, Hill to Allan Nevins 65. 9/6/69

 

TLS and copy, Hill to Robert Duffus re: politics 66. 9/11/69

 

TLS, Philip Hill [grandson] to Hill 67. 9/24/69

 

TL copy, Hill to Mary and Allan Nevins 68. 9/24/69

 

TLS, Allan Nevins to Hill 69. 9/25/69

 

TLS copy, HILL to Mary and Allan Nevins 70. 9/27/69

 

ALS Bridella [] to Ruth and Frank Hill 71. [9/69]

 

TL copy, Hill to Philip [Hill] 72. 10/2/69

 

TLS copy, Gary L. Shumway to Hill with questionnaire on Oral History Projects in U. S. 73. 10/17/69

 

TLS copy, Hill to Gary L. Shumway 74. 10/20/69

 

TLS, Allan Nevins to Frank and Ruth Hill 75. 10/27/69

 

TLS, Andy [Hill] to Ruth and Frank Hill 76. 10/29/69

 

ALS, Louis Starr to Ruth Hill - condolences 77. 11/4/69

 

TLS, Henry Ford Jr. to Ruth Hill - condolences with cover 78. 11/7/69

 

ALS, [Mary Duclous or Mary F. Robinson?] to Hill 79. undated 7-7-?

Box 2, folder 3

ALS Xerox, Hill to Mrs. Horace Laughlin (Birdella) 1. 12/26/60

 

ALS Xerox, Hill to Birdella 2. 12/18/63

 

ALS Xerox, Hill to Birdella 3. 1/6/64

 

ALS Xerox, Hill to Birdella 4. 1/8/64

 

TLS Xerox with A. diagram and A. postscript, Hill to Birdella 5. 1/22/64

 

ALS Xerox, Hill to Birdella 6. 9/20/64

 

TLS Xerox, Hill to Birdella 7. 10/11/66

 

TLS Xerox, Hill to Birdella 8. 1/31/67

 

TLS Xerox, Hill to Birdella 9. 2/12/69

 

TLS Xerox, Hill to Andrew P. Hill 10. 2/12/69

 

ALS Xerox, Hill to Birdella 11. 8/29/69

 

ALS Hill to Birdella (Xerox) 12. 10/16/69

Scope and Contents note

These letters deal mostly with Frank Hill's personal life, his work and his daily activities.
Box 2, folder 4

Carbon - jacket notes on Frank Ernest Hill, probably to accompany three volume work on Ford Motor Company 1.

 

Biographical-A Note on My Family and My Own Early Work as a Writer by FEH explanation by [UNK] [UNK] [UNK] 2.

 

Notes concerning the five pages entitled Biographical, by Mrs. Horace Laughlin 3.

 

Obituary in New York Times - Frank Ernest Hill 4.

General note

See [UNK] [UNK] [UNK]
Box 2, folder 5

Diploma of Graduation - Leland Stanford Junior University, B.A. 1. 5/22/11

 

Diploma of Graduation - Leland Stanford Junior University, M.A. 2. 5/18/14

Box 2, folder 6

Early Poems - typed and autographed with typed carbon copy

Box 2, folder 7

Poems, autograph manuscript copy with illustrations by Frank Ernest Hill 1905 - 1907,

Box 2, folder 8

Poems, with illustrations by Frank Ernest Hill and typed carbon copy 1908 - 1909

Box 2, folder 9

Debate delivered by Frank Ernest Hill, 1. undated

 

The Fantasy of the Navigators and the Sea God (2) 2.

 

Zoroaster - A Poem 3.

 

Phi Beta Kappa Address - The Saving Fire, a poem by Frank Ernest Hill 4.

 

Go thy way and I go mine... manuscript copy of poem by Frank Ernest Hill 5.

 

The California Redwood Park by Frank Ernest and Florence W. Hill 6.

 

The California Redwood - poem by F. A. Nattinger 7.

 

The Poet Faces the Machine Age, lecture by Frank Ernest Hill 8.

 

The School in the Camps by Frank Ernest Hill 9.

 

Famous Belgians - Guido Gazelle, Poet of Flanders, radio script by Frank Ernest Hill (2) 10.

Box 3, folder 10

Illustrations for Stone Dust

Box 3, folder 11

Miscellaneous post cards, catalogues and newspaper articles not by Frank Ernest Hill, map

Box 3, folder 12

2 copies, honorable discharge from service

 

2 copies - Army drawing class

Box 2, folder 9

Student [UNK] at the [UNK] (2) 11 1943-44 - 1945-46

 

[UNK] 12

 

[UNK] [UNK] - a [UNK] [UNK] (2) 13