%eadnotat; ]> PUBLIC "-//Stanford University::Libraries::Dept. of Special Collections//TEXT (US::CSt::M0212::Frank Ernest Hill Collection )//EN" "m0212.sgm"Guide to the Frank Ernest Hill Collection , 1905-1969Department of Special Collections
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Text converted and initial EAD tagging provided by Apex Data Services, 1999 May 14. Supplementary encoding and revision supplied by Steven Mandeville-Gamble.Finding aid is written in English.Guide to the Frank Ernest Hill Collection , 1905-1969Collection number: M0212Department of Special Collections Stanford University Libraries Stanford, CaliforniaContact InformationDepartment of Special CollectionsGreen LibraryStanford University LibrariesStanford, CA 94305-6004 Phone: (650) 725-1022Email: speccoll@sulmail.stanford.eduURL: http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/spc/Special Collections staff1971 Sept. 21

© 1999 The Board of Trustees of Stanford University. All rights reserved.

Descriptive SummaryFrank Ernest Hill Collection , 1905-1969Special Collections M0212Hill, Frank Ernest, 1888-1969.1.5 linear ft.Stanford University. Libraries. Dept. of Special Collections.Administrative InformationAccess Restrictions

None.

Publication Rights

Property rights reside with the repository. Literary rights reside with the creators of the documents or their heirs. To obtain permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the Public Services Librarian of the Dept. of Special Collections.

Provenance

Gift of Mrs. Frank Ernest Hill, 1970 and 1971.

Preferred Citation:

[Identification of item] Frank Ernest Hill Collection , M0212, Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Biographical Note

Frank Ernest Hill, son of photographer Andrew Putnam Hill (1853- 1922), born 29 August 1888 in San Jose, California, was a newspaperman, college professor, aviator, poet, and author. He received his A.B. (1911) and A.M. (1914) from Stanford University in English literature. His began his career as a poet, but later turned to expository prose and toward the end of his life wrote industrial history. He died 2 November 1969.

Scope and Content

Collection includes typescripts, with some corrections in pencil ("Geoffrey Chaucer," WINGED HORSE ANTHOLOGY revision, FATHER WAS PRESIDENT, and unpublished poems), correspondence dating chiefly from the 1960's and pertaining to negotiations for the publication of articles and books, and miscellaneous unpublished works by Hill. Also includes biographical material, diplomas, photographs, and illustrations. There is one folder of correspondence from Andrew Putnam Hill and his wife Florence to their son Frank, 1916-1918.

Container List11“Geoffrey Chaucer,” unpublished and unused radio script dating from the 1940's12TLS - Margaret Lesser to FEH, 6/23/47TLS - Margaret Lesser to FEH, 3/29/49plus possible additions for new edition (discussed in letters but never published) of Winged Horse Anthology13TLS - Edward T. James to FEH, 2/27/64T copy FEH to ETJ, 2/10/64copy of directions for contributors to Supplement 3 of the Dictionary of American BiographyT copy, FEH to ETJ, 2/13/64T copy, FEH to Owen (Ford Motor Co.), 9/22/64TLC, Owen to FEH, 9/25/64T copy, FEH to Owen, 9/28/64A copy, n.d. FEH to ETJT copy, FEH to ETJ, 10/3/64TLS, ETJ to FEH, 10/30/64T copy, FEH to ETJ, 11/2/64T copy (incomplete) of Edsel Ford articleT copy of Henry Ford Article with A notes and rough draftA notes-outline for Henry Ford ArticleA draft for bibliographyT copy of 11/64 article version, uncorrectedT copy, FEH to ETJ, 11/19/64TLS, ETJ to FEH, 12/4/64T copy, FEH to ETJ, 12/7/64These all deal with negotiations for FEH to write the Henry and Edsel Ford articles for the third supplement of the Dictionary of American Biography14TLS, Harold A. Basilius to FEH, 5/19/64T copy, FEH to David McKay and Co., 5/19/64T copy, FEH to HAB. 5/21/64TLS, Edward E. Mills to FEH, 5/26/64TLS, HAB to FEH, 5/27/64T copy, FEH to HAB, 6/2/64T copy, FEH to EEM, 6/9/64TLS, EEM to FEH, 6/12/64T copy, FEH to HAB, 6/16/64T copy, FEH to EEM, 6/19/64TLS, EEM to FEH, 6/18/64T copy, FEH to EEM, 6/22/64T copy - introduction to reissue of ChaucerTLS, EEM to FEH, 7/1/64T copy, FEH to EEM, 7/2/64TLS, HAB to FEH, 7/13/64T copy of letter and agreement, EEM to FEH, 7/16/64T copy, FEH to EEM, 7/28/64TLS, EEM to FEH, 7/29/64Wayne State University Press Board of Advisors Newsletter, Vol. VIII (1965) No. 1.T copy, FEH to HAB, 2/1/65TLS, EEM to FEH, 2/7/65T copy, FEH to EEM, 2/8/67T copy, FEH to EEM, 2/12/67TLS, EEM to FEH, 4/4/67T copy FEH to EEM, 4/13/67 with history of Chaucer translationTLS, EEM to FEH, 4/14/67T copy, FEH to EEM, 4/15/67TLS, EEM to FEH, 4/18/67T copy, Mrs. FEH to EEMcopies of some comments on the Chaucer Translation, copy of review of book in New York Times, 193515unpublished poems (1938 - 1969) to his wife, 2516copy of TLS, Vincent P. Carosso to Mrs. FEH, 4/2/71A. promotional material and T final draft to introduction of Father Was President by FEH and VPC17Chap. 1, Father Was President18Chap. 2, Father Was President19Chap. 3, Father Was President110Chap. 4, Father Was President111Chap. 5, Father Was President112Chap. 7, Father Was President113Chap. 8, Father Was President114Chap. 9, Father Was President115Chap. 10, Father Was President116Chap. 11, in note form117Chap. 11, Father Was President118Chap. 12, Father Was President119Chap. 13, Father Was President120Miscellaneous - list of books on historiansNew York Times obituarycopy of review of book, What is American? by FEH in New York Herald Tribune, 1933

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

121Correspondence, 1916-1918, mostly from Andrew P. Hill to Florence Hill to Frank and Elsa Hill211.TLS, 5/12/26 Stephen T. Mather to Hill with enclosed copy of TL 5/11/26 James McCormick to Mather

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2.TLS copy, 2/5/62 Hill to Manhattan Traffic Court3.TLS copy, 2/23/62 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.4.TL copy, 4/4/63 Hill to Bruce [Bliven]5.TLS, 4/9/63 Lawrence H. Chamberlain to Hill6.TL copy, 4/18/63 Hill to Davis F. Pritchett7.TLS, 5/10/63 Allan Nevins to Hill re: who to write comment on Ford Overseas by Hill8.TLS, 6/25/63 Allan Nevins to Hill re: 3rd volume of Ford history9.TLS, 7/26/63 Fred K. Weyerhaeuser to Hill re: Hill's history of Weyerhaeuser Company10.TPCS, 8/13/63 Bruce [Bliven] to Hill11.TLS, 8/14/63 William D. Boutwell to Hill12.TLS, 12/30/63 Earl J. Pallasch “to whom this will concern” (Hill)13.TLS, 1/7/64 Lawrence H. Chamberlain to Hill14.TL copy, 1/30/64 Hill to Ralph [W. Hidy?] re: The New World of Wood and Father Was President15.TL copy, 2/12/64 Hill to Allan [Nevins]16.TLS, 2/13/64 Allan Nevins to Hill17.TLS, 2/14/64 Ralph W. Hidy to Hill re: Timber and Men18.TL copy, 2/17/64 Hill to Allan [Nevins] re: work on Father Was President and The New World of Wood, and The Fabulous Forest19.TL copy, 2/17/64 Hill to Ralph [W. Hidy]20.TLS, 3/2/64 Allan Nevins to Hill21.TL copy, 3/5/64 [Hill] to Allan[Nevins] re: American Business Abroad, New World of Wood, Father Was President22.TLS, 4/5/64 Allan Nevins to Hill re: proposed book on James Truslow Adams23.TL copy, 4/7/64 Hill to Allan [Nevins]24.TLS, 4/13/64 Allan Nevins to Hill re: James Truslow Adams letters25.TL copy, 4/15/64 Hill to Nevins re: J. T. Adams letters26.TLS, 4/22/64 Nevins to Hill re: J. T. Adams letters27.TL copy, 4/27/64 Hill to Nevins re: J. T. Adams letters28.TLS, 5/4/64 Nevins to Hill re: J. T. Adams letters29.TLS copy, 5/7/64 Hill to Nevins re: J. T. Adams letters30.TLS copy, 5/8/64 Hill to Nevins re: J. T. Adams letters31.TL copy, 5/8/64 Hill to Nevins re: J. T. Adams letters32.TLS, 5/11/64 Nevins to Hill re: J. T. Adams Letters33.TLS, 5/11/64 Nevins to Hill34.TL copy, 5/14/64 Hill to Nevins re: J. T. Adams papers and books35.TLS copy, 5/18/64 Hill to Russ[ell Hill]36.TLS copy, 6/2/64 Hill to Nevins37.TL copy, 6/18/64 Nevins to Dr. Jacques Barzun (provost of Columbia University38.TL copy, 6/23/64 Hill to Nevins39.TL copy, 7/11/64 Hill to Nevins re: Chaucer and possible “teenage book on famous historians.”40.TLS. 7/13/64 Harold A. Basilius to Hill re: requesting Hill's opinion on Louis Marshall and the Defense of Jewish Rights in the U.S.41.TLS, 7/14/64 Stanley Salmen to Hill42.TL copy, 7/15/64 Hill to Stanley Salmen43.TL copy, 7/29/64 Hill to Harold A. Basilius re: Hill's comments on Louis Marshall and the Defense etc.44.TLS, 7/30/64 David J. Innis to Hill45.TLS, 8/6/64 Harold A. Basilius to Hill46.TL copy, 8/17/64 Hill to Justin [Miller] re: Chaucer, Famous Historians, relatives46.a8/27/64 ALS [UNK] to [UNK] [UNK]47.ALS, 8/29/64 Justin Miller to Hill48.TL copy, 8/31/64 Hill to Nevins re: Famous Historians49.TLS, 9/3/64 Marilyn Abel to Hill re: submitting American Business Abroad for Pulitzer Prize50.TL copy, 12/1/64 Hill to Allen and Mary Nevins re: Chaucer, Ford, current politics51.TLS, 12/9/64 Nevins to Hill re: references to Masefield, T. S. Eliot, Sandburg52.TLS copy, 12/15/64 Hill to Nevins re: 1 volume Ford history, Famous Historians53.TLS copy, 12/17/64 Hill to Russ[ell Hill]54.TLS copy, 1/24/65 Hill to Lyndon Baines Johnson55.TL copy, 1/26/65 Hill to Mary and Allan Nevins56.TL copy, [1/65?] Hill to Allan and Mary Nevins57.TL copy, 2/7/65 Hill to Allan [Nevins]58.TLS, 2/10/65 Douglas Cater to Hill59.TL copy, 3/31/65 Hill to Allan Nevins re: single columer Ford history and Famous Historians60.TL copy, [5/65?] Hill to Allan and Mary Nevins61.TL copy, 5/3/65 Hill to Russ[ell Hill]62.TL copy, 6/6/65 Hill to Anabel63.TL copy, 6/27/65 Hill to Russ[ell Hill]64.ALS, 7/11/65 A[llan] N[evins] to Hill65.TLS, 8/14/65 Allan [Nevins] to Frank and Ruth Hill66.TL copy, 9/2/65 Hill to Anabel [Hill]67.TLS, 9/4/65 Bruce Bliven to Hill68.TLS copy, 9/4/65 Hill to “Editor, The Listener” re: politics69.TLS, 9/9/65 Allan Nevins to Hill70.9/12/65, TLS copy, Hill to Anabel [Hill]71.TL copy, 11/4/65 Hill to Kay and Russ[ell] [Hill]72.TLS copy, 11/12/65 Frank Ernest Hill to Frank E. Hill re: package Hill received intended for a different “Frank E. Hill” of Baltimore, Maryland73.TLS, 12/6/65 Nevins to Hill74.APS, 1/66 Barbara Tuch[man?] to Hill74.a1/24/66 TLS [UNK] to [UNK]75.TL copy, 1/24/66 Hill to Allan and Mary Nevins re: automobile book76.TLS copy, 2/15/66 Hill to Allan Nevins77.TLS, 2/15/66 Seth M. Agnew to Hill78.TLS, [1966?] Ruth [Hill] to Frank [Hill]79.TLS copy, 2/26/66 Hill to Miller80.TLS, 4/24/66 Russell [Hill] to Hill81.TLS, 4/24/66 Allan Nevins to Hill re: Famous Historians82.TLS, 1/10/67 Nevins to Hill83.TLS, 1/23/67 Nevins to Hill84.TLS, 1/24/67 Barbara Kraft to Hill85.TL copy, 2/26/67 Hill to Val May86.TLS, 3/19/67 Russell [Hill] to Ruth and Frank Hill87.TL copy, 1/67 or 5/67 Hill to Allan [Nevins]88.TL copy, 4/14/67 Hill to Herbert Baldwin89.TL copy, 4/24/67 Hill to Nevins90.TL copy, 5/2/67 Hill to Russ[ell Hill]91.TLS copy, 8/21/67 Hill to William D. Hart re: The Automobile, etc.221.ALS, 1/17/68 Mrs. Leland to Hill2.TL copy, 1/25/68 Hill to “The Librarian, Library of the Performing Arts, Lincoln Center, N. Y.”(2 copies)3.TL copy, 2/15/68 Hill to “The Librarian, Library of the Performin Arts, Lincoln Center, N. Y.”4.TLS 2/17/68 Bernard A Weisberger to Hill5.TLS. 2/20/68 Thor E. Wood (Library of the Performing Arts) to Hill6.TL copy, 2/24/68 Hill to Thor E. Wood re: radio scripts7.TLS, 3/3/68 E. B. Long to Hill re: book on sons of Presidents8.TLS, 3/5/68 Jeanne M. Walsh to Hill9.TL copy, 3/7/68 Hill to E. B. Long10.TLS 3/29/68 Louis [Starr] to Hill with enclosed copy, TLS, Erik Barnouw to Paula Barrett11.TL copy, 4/8/68 Hill to Mary and Allan Nevins12.TLS, 8/27/68 Allan Nevins to Hill13.TL copy, 9/29/68 Hill to Grandson Alan with enclosed 2 copies of 8 page typed essay on “Types of Writing and Materials for it” - advice and biographical information14.TL copy, 10/2/68 Hill to Russell [Hill]15.TLS, 10/28/68 Alan [Hill] to Hill16.TL copy, [10-11/68?] Hill to grandson Alan: comments on story by Alan17.TLS, 11/2/68 Alan to Hill18.TLS copy, 11/7/68 Hill to Russell [Hill]19.ALS, 11/8/68 Alan Hill to “Granddad and Aunt Ruth Hill”20.TL copy, 11/16/68 Hill to Mary and Allan Nevins re: sons of Presidents book21.TLS 11/21/68 Louis Starr to Hill22.TL copy, 11/27/68 Hill to Louis Starr23.TL copy, 12/11/68 Hill to Alan24.ALS, [12/68?] Allan [Nevins] to Hill25.ALS, 12/15/68 Mary [Nevins] to Ruth and Frank Hill26.ALS, 12/25/[68?] Mary [Nevins] to Ruth and Frank Hill27.TLS, 12/25/68 Allan Nevins to Ruth and Frank Hill28.TL copy, Hill to Harry Emerson Fosdick re: Blacks and education--civil rights, 12/28/6829.TLS, [12/68] Harry Emerson Fosdick to Hill30.TLS, 1/5/69 Allan Nevins to Frank and Ruth Hill re: The Ordeal31.TL copy, 1/8/69 Hill to Mary and Allen Nevins32.AL, 3/[8]/69 [Allen Nevins] to Frank and Ruth Hill with cover33.3/4/69, ALS Alan Hill to Hill34.TL copy, 3/14/69 Hill to Allen [Nevins] re: politics and Father Was President35.ALS, 3/15/69 Robert Duffus to Hill re: ´politics, Jason Goose; on verso, ALS from Leah Louise Duffus to Hill36.TLS, 3/22/69 Russell Hill to Ruth Hill37.TLS, 3/27/69 Andy [Andrew P. Hill - Hill's brother] to Ruth and Frank Hill with enclosed biographical note on Cornelia Barth Hill, deceased wife of Andrew38.TL copy, 4/5/69 Hill to Andy [Andrew P. Hill]39.TL copy, 4/6/69, Hill to Kay and Russell [Hill]40.ALS, [5-8/69?] [Birdella Hill?], daughter of Andrew P. Hill to Ruth and Frank Hill41.TLS, 4/18/69 Hill to Leah-Louise and Robert [Duffus]42.TLS, 4/20/69 Allan Nevins to Frank and Ruth Hill with postscript by Mary Nevins43.TLS, 5/21/69 Allan Nevins to Hill44.ALS, [4-5/69] Rachel Hill [granddaughter of F. Hill] to Hill45.ACS, [6/3/69] Rachel to Hill46.TLS, 6/4/69 Allan Nevins to Hill47.ALS, [6-7/69] Rachel Hill to Hill48.TL copy, 7/2/69 Hill to Andy [Hill] re: Father Was President49.TLS, 7/2/69 [Mrs. C. Gillard[to Hill50.ALS, 7/8/69 [Harry] A. Hamilton to Hill51.TL copy, 7/10/69 Hill to Victoria L. Schact52.TLc opy, 7/11/69 Hill to Mary and Allan Nevins re: N. Y. politics53.ALS, 7/14/69 Shirley Sargent to Hill54.ALS, 7/20/69 Mary [Nevins] to Ruth and Frank Hill55.ALS, 7/29/[69] Mary [Nevins] to Ruth and Frank Hill56.TLS, 8/1/69 Allan Nevins to Hill with enclosed copy, TL, 8/1/69 Nevins to Warren A. Peters57.TL copy, 8/1/69 Allan Nevins to Charles T. Duncan58.TL copy, 8/5/69 Hill to Allan and Mary Nevins re: Father Was President59.TLS, 8/5/69 Allan Nevins to Hill and William Q. Maxwell60.ACS, 8/8/69 Owen and Georgia [] to Ruth and Frank Hill61.ALS, 8/19/[69] Mary [Nevins] to Ruth and Frank Hill62.ALS, 9/2/[69] Mary [Nevins] to Ruth and Frank Hill63.TLS, 9/3/69 Allan Nevins to Hill64.TL copy, 9/4/69 Hill to American Academy of Pplitical and Social Science65.TLS copy, 9/6/69 Hill to Allan Nevins66.TLS and copy, 9/11/69 Hill to Robert Duffus re: politics67.TLS, 9/24/69 Philip Hill [grandson] to Hill68.TL copy, 9/24/69 Hill to Mary and Allan Nevins69.TLS, 9/25/69 Allan Nevins to Hill70.TLS copy, 9/27/69 HILL to Mary and Allan Nevins71.ALS [9/69] Bridella [] to Ruth and Frank Hill72.TL copy, 10/2/69 Hill to Philip [Hill]73.TLS copy, 10/17/69 Gary L. Shumway to Hill with questionnaire on Oral History Projects in U. S.74.TLS copy, 10/20/69 Hill to Gary L. Shumway75.TLS, 10/27/69 Allan Nevins to Frank and Ruth Hill76.TLS, 10/29/69 Andy [Hill] to Ruth and Frank Hill77.ALS, 11/4/69 Louis Starr to Ruth Hill - condolences78.TLS, 11/7/69 Henry Ford Jr. to Ruth Hill - condolences with cover79.ALS, n.d. [7/7/?] [Mary Duclous or Mary F. Robinson?] to Hill231.ALS Xerox, 12/26/60 Hill to Mrs. Horace Laughlin (Birdella)2.ALS Xerox, 12/18/63 Hill to Birdella3.ALS Xerox, 1/6/64 Hill to Birdella4.ALS Xerox, 1/8/64 Hill to Birdella5.TLS Xerox with A. diagram and A. postscript, 1/22/64 Hill to Birdella6.ALS Xerox, 9/20/64 Hill to Birdella7.TLS Xerox, 10/11/66 Hill to Birdella8.TLS Xerox, 1/31/67 Hill to Birdella9.TLS Xerox, 2/12/69 Hill to Birdella10.TLS Xerox, 2/12/69 Hill to Andrew P. Hill11.ALS Xerox, 8/29/69 Hill to Birdella12.ALS 10/16/69 Hill to Birdella (Xerox)

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

241.Carbon - jacket notes on Frank Ernest Hill, probably to accompany three volume work on Ford Motor Company2.Biographical-A Note on My Family and My Own Early Work as a Writer by FEH explanation by [UNK] [UNK] [UNK]3.Notes concerning the five pages entitled Biographical, by Mrs. Horace Laughlin4.Obituary in New York Times - Frank Ernest Hill

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251.Diploma of Graduation - Leland Stanford Junior University, B.A. 5/22/112.Diploma of Graduation - Leland Stanford Junior University, M.A. 5/18/1426Early Poems - typed and autographed with typed carbon copy27Poems, 1905 - 1907, autograph manuscript copy with illustrations by Frank Ernest Hill28Poems, 1908 - 1909 with illustrations by Frank Ernest Hill and typed carbon copy291.Debate delivered by Frank Ernest Hill, n.d.2.The Fantasy of the Navigators and the Sea God (2)3.Zoroaster - A Poem4.Phi Beta Kappa Address - The Saving Fire, a poem by Frank Ernest Hill5.“Go thy way and I go mine...” manuscript copy of poem by Frank Ernest Hill6.“The California Redwood Park” by Frank Ernest and Florence W. Hill7.“The California Redwood” - poem by F. A. Nattinger8.“The Poet Faces the Machine Age,” lecture by Frank Ernest Hill9.The School in the Camps by Frank Ernest Hill10.“Famous Belgians - Guido Gazelle, Poet of Flanders,” radio script by Frank Ernest Hill (2)310Illustrations for Stone Dust311Miscellaneous post cards, catalogues and newspaper articles not by Frank Ernest Hill, map3122 copies, honorable discharge from service2 copies - Army drawing class2911“Student [UNK] at the [UNK] (2) 1943-44 - 1945-4612“[UNK]”13“[UNK] [UNK]” - a [UNK] [UNK] (2)