Rothwell (C. Easton) Papers, 1938-1987 (bulk 1959-1967)

Collection context

Summary

Creators:
Rothwell, Charles Easton, 1902-1987
Abstract:
Extent:
4 linear feet (4 boxes)
Language:
Preferred citation:

Rothwell (C. Easton) Papers. Northeastern University (Oakland)

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists of primarily correspondence and speeches from time of Rothwell’s Mills College presidency; press clippings and press releases; records (related to travel, College Affairs Assembly, Milhaud Festival, Women’s College Board, and more); personal papers of Easton and Virginia Rothwell, and some UN materials.

Biographical / historical:

After a childhood in Butte, Montana, C. Easton Rothwell attended Reed College in Oregon from 1920-1924. During his career, he worked for the U. S. State Department from 1941-1946; he helped found the United Nations; he was affiliated with the Hoover Institute and Library at Stanford University from 1947-1959, including serving as its director; and he was the president of Mills College from 1959-1967. References: Charles Easton Rothwell, “From Mines to Minds,” an oral history conducted 1984 by Malca Chall, Regional Oral History Office, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley, 1985. https://ohc-search.lib.berkeley.edu/catalog/MASTER_520

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Preferred citation:

Rothwell (C. Easton) Papers. Northeastern University (Oakland)

Location of this collection:
Special Collections, F. W. Olin Library
5000 MacArthur Blvd.
Oakland, CA 94613, US