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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
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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.
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Processed by Mary A. Crauderueff; completed March, 2016.
- Publisher
- Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections
- Finding Aid Author
- Mary A. Crauderueff
- Finding Aid Date
- March, 2016
- Access Restrictions
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The collection is open for research use.
- Use Restrictions
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Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).
Collection Inventory
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.
"With Ernest Richards" Details a trip to Valence, France.
This item is part journal, part commonplace book, including quotes and other notes, along with personal notes.
With Charles Hopkins, 1902; alone in England, 1903; with Warren Meyers, 1907
With Harold Hall.
California and Norway, Virginia with Paul M. Cope.
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.