Rothwell (C. Easton) Papers
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Title: Rothwell (C. Easton) Papers
Dates: 1938-1987 (bulk 1959-1967)
Collection Number: Consult repository.
Creator/Collector:
Rothwell, Charles Easton, 1902-1987
Extent: 4 linear feet (4 boxes)
Repository:
Northeastern University (Oakland)
Oakland, California 94613
Abstract: C. Easton Rothwell served as the President of Mills College from 1959 to 1967. The C. Easton Rothwell Papers primarily include
his correspondence, speeches, and records from this time.
Language of Material: English
Collection is open for research.
[Identification of item]. Rothwell (C. Easton) Papers. Collection Number: Consult repository.. Northeastern University (Oakland)
Biography/Administrative History
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
Scope and Content of Collection
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.
Mills College – History
Mills College -- Presidents
Mills College -- Administration -- History