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Charles Edward Gause papers

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Held at: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections [Contact Us]370 Lancaster Ave, Haverford, PA 19041

This is a finding aid. It is a description of archival material held at the Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections. Unless otherwise noted, the materials described below are physically available in their reading room, and not digitally available through the web.

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Call Number:
MC.950.082
Repository:
Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections
Extent:
0.44 linear ft.
Language:
English
Preferred Citation:
Charles Edward Gause papers (HC.MC.950.082), Quaker & Special Collections, Haverford College, Haverford, PA.
Date:
1883-1940 (inclusive)
Creator:
Gause, Charles Edward, Jr
Form:
Commonplace books and Correspondence
Abstract:
This collection is comprised mostly of journals that Charles Edward Gause wrote, including during travels with friends. There are also some letters.

Charles Edward Gause Jr. was born in Rahway, New Jersey, in 1859. He graduated from Haverford College in 1880, and was the Alumni Prize Orator in 1880. He was also editor of The Haverfordian in 1880. He taught mathematics and was Curator of the Museum at Haverford College from 1883 to 1884, and was a graduate student at Harvard University from 1884 to 1885. He was an overseer for the Philadelphia Monthly Meeting for the Western District, and died in 1935.

This collection is comprised mostly of journals that Charles Edward Gause wrote, including during travels with friends. There are also some letters.

Unknown.

Processed by Mary A. Crauderueff; completed March, 2016.

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Subject

Publisher
Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections
Finding Aid Author
Mary A. Crauderueff
Finding Aid Date
March, 2016
Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research use.

Use Restrictions

Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).

Collection Inventory

Scope and Contents

This series contains journals from Gause's travels, alone or with friends. The journals often contain quotes or other writings not authored by Gause, and many also include his reflections on the Bible.

Archival Resource Key. Journal, France., 1896.
Box 18
Scope and Contents

"With Ernest Richards" Details a trip to Valence, France.

Archival Resource Key. Journal, 1897.
Box 18
Scope and Contents

This item is part journal, part commonplace book, including quotes and other notes, along with personal notes.

Archival Resource Key. Journal, 1902-1903, 1907.
Box 18
Scope and Contents

With Charles Hopkins, 1902; alone in England, 1903; with Warren Meyers, 1907

Archival Resource Key. Journal, Eastern Canada, Yellowstone Park, and England., 1908-1909.
Box 18
Scope and Contents

With Harold Hall.

Archival Resource Key. Journal, England and Florida, 1909-1910.
Box 18
Archival Resource Key. Journal, Florida and California, 1910-1911.
Box 18
Archival Resource Key. Journal, California, Norway, Virginia, 1911-1912.
Box 18
Scope and Contents

California and Norway, Virginia with Paul M. Cope.

Archival Resource Key. Journal, Asheville, 1914-1915.
Box 18
Archival Resource Key. Journal, Europe, 1912-1914.
Box 19
Archival Resource Key. Journal, 1916, 1918, 1921.
Box 19
Archival Resource Key. Journal, 1919.
Box 19
Archival Resource Key. Journal, 1920, 1922.
Box 19
Archival Resource Key. Journal, New Orleans, 1930.
Box 19
Archival Resource Key. Journal, 1931-1933.
Box 19
Archival Resource Key. Journal, 1933-1935.
Box 19
Archival Resource Key. Letters, 1883-1940.
Box 19
Scope and Contents

Includes several letters written by Gause, including to Warren Meyers. Also includes two photographs of Gause. There is one piece of correspondence by Gause's wife, Ella Townsend Gause, to Warren Meyers' wife, presumably after Charles' death.

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