Call Number:

001.034

Repository:

Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections

Extent:

0.08 linear ft. (1 folder )

Language:

English

Preferred Citation:

Frederic Palmer Jr. letters (HCS.001.034) Quaker and Special Collections, Haverford College, Haverford, PA.

Date:

1922-1923 (inclusive)

Form:

letters (correspondence)

Abstract:

This collection features letters spanning from the fall of 1922 to the summer of 1923, which were sent to a number of recipients.

Frederic Palmer Jr. (1878-1967) was a Professor of Physics and Dean at Haverford College. Palmer attended Harvard and obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1900 along with a doctorate in 1913. In 1904, Palmer began as an associate professor and dean for Haverford College, while working towards his doctorate. He continued as a professor and dean of the college until 1945, when he retired to work for the National Defense Research Committee and the Franklin Institute. Source: New York Times

This collection features letters spanning from the fall of 1922 to the summer of 1923, which were sent to a number of recipients. The letters cover a range of subjects including correspondences with various students, and often their parents, regarding poor academic performance. The letters also contain numerous recommendations for Haverford alumni for positions at high schools, other academic institutions and in finance. Included in the letters are a few letter between Palmer and a microscope manufacturing company regarding specific alterations needed to be made to his personal microscope as well as proposed designs for a scientific mechanism, refered to as the "Millikan Oil Drop apparatus." The requirements for admission to Haverford College is also a popular subject in the letters, with Palmer directing the majority of those inquiring to the College's four examination and 15 credit admission policy. A few letters included in the collection are not written by Palmer; however, they provide context for other letters sent by Palmer.

Letters are arranged in chronological order beginning with the one dated September 13, 1922 and ending with the one dated July 16th, 1923. One undated letter is included at the end of the collection.