Call Number:

MC.975.07.046

Repository:

Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections

Extent:

0.06 linear ft. (1 volume)

Language:

English

Preferred Citation:

"Allen David Hole: His life and Thought" (HC.MC.975.07.046), Quaker & Special Collections, Haverford College, Haverford, PA.

Date:

1945 (inclusive)

Creator:

Hole, Allen David, 1866-1940 and Hole, Francis Doan

Form:

manuscripts (documents) and biographies (documents)

Abstract:

This manuscript, entitled "Allen David Hole: His Life and Thought," edited by Francis Doan Hole, includes a description of his early life, attendance at Earlham College, and essays written by Allen David Hole, which include "The Prophet," "Fundamental Concepts," "Real Safeguards for Individuals and Nations," and "He doeth all things well."

Allen David Hole (1866-1940) was born August 6, 1866, in Bridgeport, Indiana, the son of Benjamin Hole and Isabel Wilson Hole. He married Mary D. Hole on September 9, 1908, and the couple had two children, Allen David Hole, Jr. and Francis Doane Hole. Hole was a Quaker school teacher for many years at a number of schools including schools in Bridgeport, Indiana and Friendswood, Wisconsin. After a year in Wisconsin, Allen returned to Indiana and attended Earlham College. After graduation, Hole was the principal and sole teacher of the Sand Creek Seminary, and later became a professor at Earlham College. Allen David Hole died August 23, 1940, in Richmond, Indiana.

This collection is comprised of the single volume manuscript, entitled "Allen David Hole: His Life and Thought," edited by Francis Doan Hole. The manuscript includes a description of his early life, attendance at Earlham College, and essays written by Allen David Hole, which include "The Prophet," "Fundamental Concepts," "Real Safeguards for Individuals and Nations," and "He doeth all things well."