Guide to the Lawrence Earl Hinkle Papers, 1853-1964

Collection Number MC 78

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Collection Information
Abstract:

The Lawrence Earl Hinkle papers include correspondence, writings, lecture notes, publications, and academic journals, 1853 to 1964. It chiefly documents Hinkle's career as an educator and linguist at North Carolina State College (later North Carolina State University), 1915-1955.

Educator and linguist, Lawrence Earl Hinkle served as Assistant Professor of Modern Languages to Professor of Modern Languages at North Carolina State College from 1915 until his retirement in 1955 and as Head of the Department of Modern Languages beginning in 1922. At North Carolina State, he established the Translation Service, founded Sigma Pi Alpha, a national honorary language fraternity, and revised the registration and final examination system.

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Descriptive Summary

Repository

North Carolina State University Libraries, Special Collections Research Center

Creator

Hinkle, Lawrence E., 1889-1964

Title

Lawrence Earl Hinkle Papers, 1853-1964

Call Number

MC 78

Extent

3.5 linear feet, 7 archival boxes

Location

For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Special Collections Research Center Reference Staff.

Language of Material

English

Information for Users

Restrictions to Access

This collection is open for research; access requires at least 24 hours advance notice.
Acquisitions Information

Received from Lawrence Earl Hinkle Jr., November 1974 (Accession no. 1974-0007); May 2005 (Accession no. 2005-0004).
Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Lawrence Earl Hinkle Papers, MC 78, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
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Biographical Note


Educator and linguist Lawrence Earl Hinkle was born in Marshfield, Missouri, on January 27, 1889. At age 22, he earned a Bachelors of Arts degree from the University of Colorado. He entered into the service of North Carolina State College on January 1, 1915. During his tenure at the college, Hinkle earned a Masters of Art degree from Columbia University in 1919 and a Docteur es Sciences du Langage from Dijon University (France) in 1929. Likewise, Hinkle studied at the University of Chicago, Harvard University, Princeton University, and Duke University. Prior to his appointment at North Carolina State College, Dr. Hinkle served as the President of Cokesbury Conference College and as a Professor of German at Northwestern State Teachers' College.

Hinkle served as Assistant Professor to Professor of Modern Languages at North Carolina State College from 1915 until his retirement in 1955 and as Head of the Department of Modern Languages beginning in 1922. While at N.C. State, Dr. Hinkle was actively involved in the academic structure of the institution. He established the Translation Service, founded Sigma Pi Alpha, a national honorary language fraternity, and revised the registration and final examination system.

While at N.C. State, Hinkle wrote and lectured on many topics. These topics include the following titles, "Some Things We Owe to Spain," "Modern Languages and Literature in Relation to Citizenship," "The Cherokee Language," "The Nature and Growth of Language," "Reading Knowledge Requirements and a Translation Service," and "German Language." He was also a contributor to the United States Department of Agriculture Library, American Documentation Institute, and Journal of Documentary Reproduction. His many honors include being President of American Association of Teachers of Spanish, President of North Carolina Teachers of German, President of North Carolina Modern Language Association, President of German Section, South Atlantic Modern Lanugage Assocaiation, Phi Kappa Phi, Sigma Pi Alpha, International Who's Who, and Who's Who in American Education. On July 1, 1955 Dr. Hinkle retired and became Dean Emeritus. He died on October 2, 1964, in New York City.

Scope and Content Note


This collection includes correspondence, writings, lecture notes, publications, and academic journals of educator and linguist Lawrence Earl Hinkle, who served on the faculty of North Carolina State College (later North Carolina State University). The primary subject of Hinkle's papers refers to linguistics. Hinkle dedicated his life to education, especially foreign language education.

Organization of the Collection


The collection is arranged into ten series:
MC 78 Series 1. Linguistics
MC 78 Series 2. Europe
MC 78 Series 3. Arts and Literature
MC 78 Series 4. Latin America
MC 78 Series 5. United States
MC 78 Series 6. Ancient History
MC 78 Series 7. Folklore
MC 78 Series 8. Publications
MC 78 Series 9. Personal Papers
MC 78 Series 10. Religion

Online Catalog Terms

Individuals

  • Godbey, Allen Howard, 1864-1948.
  • Hinkle, Lawrence Earl, 1889-1964.

Corporate Entities

  • Christ Church (Raleigh, N.C.).
  • North Carolina State University--Faculty--History.

Topics

  • Episcopalians--North Carolina--History--20th century.
  • Linguistics--Study and teaching--North Carolina.

Detailed Description of the Collection


  • Series 1:Linguistics, 1853-1955


    1.25 linear feet, 2.5 archival boxes

    This series contains information on linguistics. It is divided into ten subseries: general, slang, Spanish, technical language, word games, Word Study, journals, etymology, world languages, and miscellaneous. This information in this series is in the form of typed class notes, journal articles, and scholarly publications.

    • General, 1853-1950
      • Chief Foreign Alphabets, undated [MC 00078 Box 1, Folder 1]
      • The Epic of the Alphabet, undated [MC 00078 Box 1, Folder 2]
      • Story of the Alphabet, 1934 [MC 00078 Box 1, Folder 3]
      • American Indian Proverbs, undated [MC 00078 Box 1, Folder 5]
      • Cherokee [1 of 2], undated [MC 00078 Box 1, Folder 6]
      • Cherokee [2 of 2], undated [MC 00078 Box 1, Folder 7]
      • Cherokee Alphabet, undated [MC 00078 Box 1, Folder 8]
      • The Cherokee Indians of Qualla Reservation, 1937 [MC 00078 Box 1, Folder 9]
      • The Cherokee Language [1 of 2], 1935 April [MC 00078 Box 1, Folder 10]
      • The Cherokee Language [2 of 2], 1935 April [MC 00078 Box 1, Folder 11]
      • The Cherokee in Romance Tragedy and Song, 1946 [MC 00078 Box 1, Folder 12]
      • Sequoya, undated [MC 00078 Box 1, Folder 13]
      • Southern Indian Studies, 1949 October [MC 00078 Box 1, Folder 14]
      • Unto These Hills, 1950 [MC 00078 Box 1, Folder 15]
      • The American Language, 1936 [MC 00078 Box 1, Folder 16]
      • American Language, undated [MC 00078 Box 1, Folder 17]
      • American Word Origins Sought, 1936 June 21 [MC 00078 Box 1, Folder 18]
      • Handbook of American Languages, undated [MC 00078 Box 1, Folder 19]
      • Vagaries of Modal Auxiliaries in German, 1935 March 6 [MC 00078 Box 1, Folder 24]
      • Grammatical Categories, undated [MC 00078 Box 1, Folder 25]
      • Weak Verb, undated [MC 00078 Box 1, Folder 27]
      • Kurdish Newspaper, undated [MC 00078 Map Folder 1]
      • Kurdish Newspaper, undated [MC 00078 Map Folder 1]
      • Kurdish Newspaper, undated [MC 00078 Map Folder 1]
      • Old Turkish, undated [MC 00078 Box 1, Folder 38]
      • Languages of Africa, undated [MC 00078 Map Folder 1]
      • Languages of Asia, undated [MC 00078 Map Folder 1]
      • Languages of Australia, undated [MC 00078 Map Folder 1]
      • Languages of Central America, undated [MC 00078 Map Folder 1]
      • Languages of Europe, undated [MC 00078 Map Folder 1]
      • Languages of North America, undated [MC 00078 Map Folder 1]
      • Languages of South America, undated [MC 00078 Map Folder 1]
      • Names, undated [MC 00078 Box 1, Folder 41]
      • Names and Naming, undated [MC 00078 Box 1, Folder 42]
      • Naming the Animals, undated [MC 00078 Box 1, Folder 43]
      • Europe Photostat [1 of 4], undated [MC 00078 Map Folder 1]
      • Europe Photostat [2 of 4], undated [MC 00078 Map Folder 1]
      • Europe Photostat [3 of 4], undated [MC 00078 Map Folder 1]
      • Europe Photostat [4 of 4], undated [MC 00078 Map Folder 1]
      • American Indians, undated [MC 00078 Box 1, Folder 4]
      • Composition Table of Ablaut Series, undated [MC 00078 Box 1, Folder 20]
      • Einfuhrung in den Unterricht in der russischen Sprache, undated [MC 00078 Box 1, Folder 21]
      • Einleitung in die Symachwissenschaft, undated [MC 00078 Box 1, Folder 22]
      • Trubners Deutsches Worterbuch, 1936 April [MC 00078 Box 1, Folder 23]
      • Vagaries of Modal Auxiliaries, undated [MC 00078 Box 1, Folder 26]
      • Analisis Gloto Logico de la Lengua Guarni-tupi, 1941 [MC 00078 Box 1, Folder 28]
      • La Lenga Guarani, 1936 [MC 00078 Box 1, Folder 29]
      • Guarani People, undated [MC 00078 Box 1, Folder 30]
      • Guarani People, 1945 December [MC 00078 Box 1, Folder 31]
      • What Guarni-Tupi is, undated [MC 00078 Box 1, Folder 32]
      • Languages of India, 1853 March 7 [MC 00078 Box 1, Folder 33]
      • Aryan Language, undated [MC 00078 Box 1, Folder 34]
      • Assyrian, undated [MC 00078 Box 1, Folder 35]
      • Gothic, undated [MC 00078 Box 1, Folder 36]
      • Linguistic Families, undated [MC 00078 Box 1, Folder 37]
      • Tutun Dusmanlarina Kars Mucadele, 1935 [MC 00078 Box 1, Folder 39]
      • Story of Surnames, 1932 [MC 00078 Box 1, Folder 44]
      • Magic Potency of Names, undated [MC 00078 Box 1, Folder 40]
    • Slang, 1935-1946
      • Aviation Vocabulary , undated [MC 00078 Box 2, Folder 1]
      • Baseball English, undated [MC 00078 Oversize Box 7, Folder 1]
      • Common Speech, undated [MC 00078 Box 2, Folder 2]
      • Dialects, undated [MC 00078 Box 2, Folder 3]
      • German Dialect of Rowan County, undated [MC 00078 Box 2, Folder 4]
      • New Roots and Words, undated [MC 00078 Box 2, Folder 5]
      • Popular Parlance, undated [MC 00078 Box 2, Folder 6]
      • Puritan Nomenclature, undated [MC 00078 Box 2, Folder 7]
      • Postwar War Words, undated [MC 00078 Box 2, Folder 8]
      • American Dialect Society No. 3, 1945 May [MC 00078 Box 2, Folder 9]
      • Dialects and Slang, undated [MC 00078 Box 2, Folder 10]
      • Roman Soldier Slang, undated [MC 00078 Box 2, Folder 11]
      • U.S. Press Heads Dazzle London Weekly, 1935 September 28 [MC 00078 Box 2, Folder 12]
      • Use of Nigger, 1946 August 10 [MC 00078 Box 2, Folder 13]
      • What is Slang, 1936 [MC 00078 Box 2, Folder 14]
      • Word List from Virginia and North Carolina, 1946 November [MC 00078 Box 2, Folder 15]
    • Spanish, 1951-1955
      • Pensando en Espaņol [1 of 6], undated [MC 00078 Box 2, Folder 20]
      • Pensando en Espaņol [2 of 6], undated [MC 00078 Box 2, Folder 21]
      • Pensando en Espaņol [3 of 6], undated [MC 00078 Box 2, Folder 22]
      • Pensando en Espaņol [4 of 6], undated [MC 00078 Box 2, Folder 23]
      • Pensando en Espaņol [5 of 6], undated [MC 00078 Box 2, Folder 24]
      • Pensando en Espaņol [6 of 6], undated [MC 00078 Box 2, Folder 25]
      • The Status of Spanish in South Atlantic States, undated [MC 00078 Box 2, Folder 26]
      • Vocabulario Ingles - Espaņol [1 of 4], undated [MC 00078 Box 2, Folder 28]
      • Vocabulario Ingles - Espaņol [2 of 4], undated [MC 00078 Box 2, Folder 29]
      • Vocabulario Ingles - Espaņol [3 of 4], undated [MC 00078 Box 2, Folder 30]
      • Vocabulario Ingles - Espaņol [4 of 4], undated [MC 00078 Box 2, Folder 31]
      • Bound Suffix in Spanish, 1955 September 3 [MC 00078 Box 2, Folder 16]
      • Grammar of Interlingua, 1951 [MC 00078 Box 2, Folder 17]
      • Interlingua-English Dictionary, undated [MC 00078 Box 2, Folder 18]
      • Ollantay, undated [MC 00078 Box 2, Folder 19]
      • Grammatica de Interlingua pro Lectores, 1951 [MC 00078 Box 2, Folder 27]
    • Technical Language, 1931-1937
      • Glossary of Medical Terms, undated [MC 00078 Box 2, Folder 32]
      • Languages in Technical Education, undated [MC 00078 Box 2, Folder 33]
      • Standardization of Chemical Nomenclature, 1931 July [MC 00078 Box 2, Folder 34]
      • Words and Sentences in Science and Industry, 1937 December 17 [MC 00078 Box 2, Folder 35]
    • Word Games, 1940
      • Dear John, undated [MC 00078 Box 2, Folder 36]
      • Fun with Chinese, 1940 [MC 00078 Box 2, Folder 37]
      • Sosnoki's First Chinese Puzzle - Arithmetic, undated [MC 00078 Box 2, Folder 38]
      • Sosnoki's Second Chinese Puzzle - Timetable, 1940 [MC 00078 Box 2, Folder 39]
      • Sosnoki's Third Chinese Puzzle - Man, 1940 [MC 00078 Box 2, Folder 40]
      • Sosnoki's Fourth Chinese Puzzle - Zoology, 1940 [MC 00078 Box 2, Folder 41]
    • Word Study, 1935-1955
      • Word Study, undated [MC 00078 Box 2, Folder 42]
      • Word Study, 1935-1936 [MC 00078 Box 2, Folder 43]
      • Word Study, 1937 [MC 00078 Box 2, Folder 44]
      • Word Study, 1939 March [MC 00078 Box 2, Folder 45]
      • Word Study, 1939 [MC 00078 Box 2, Folder 46]
      • Word Study, 1940 [MC 00078 Box 2, Folder 47]
      • Word Study, 1941-1942 [MC 00078 Box 2, Folder 48]
      • Word Study, 1943, 1945, 1948 [MC 00078 Box 2, Folder 49]
      • Word Study, 1950-1951 [MC 00078 Box 2, Folder 50]
      • Word Study, 1952-1953 [MC 00078 Box 2, Folder 51]
      • Word Study, 1954 [MC 00078 Box 2, Folder 52]
      • Word Study, 1955 [MC 00078 Box 2, Folder 53]
    • Journals, 1929-1950
      • American Journal of Semitic Languages, 1930 July [MC 00078 Box 3, Folder 1]
      • Birmingham Southern College Bulletin, 1929 May [MC 00078 Box 3, Folder 2]
      • Bulletin of the University of Minnesota, 1950 July [MC 00078 Box 3, Folder 3]
    • Etymology, undated
      • Blendings, undated [MC 00078 Box 3, Folder 4]
      • Classification of Languages, undated [MC 00078 Box 3, Folder 5]
      • Composite Words, undated [MC 00078 Box 3, Folder 6]
      • Compound Words, undated [MC 00078 Box 3, Folder 7]
      • Literary Language, undated [MC 00078 Box 3, Folder 8]
      • Development of Language, undated [MC 00078 Box 3, Folder 9]
      • English-German Cognates, undated [MC 00078 Box 3, Folder 10]
      • French Words in English Usage, undated [MC 00078 Box 3, Folder 11]
      • English Vowels, undated [MC 00078 Box 3, Folder 12]
      • Etymology, undated [MC 00078 Box 3, Folder 13]
      • Euphemisms, undated [MC 00078 Box 3, Folder 14]
      • Expressions Taboo in English and German, undated [MC 00078 Box 3, Folder 15]
      • Familiar Phrases Misquoted or Misunderstood, undated [MC 00078 Box 3, Folder 16]
      • Future of English, undated [MC 00078 Box 3, Folder 17]
      • Folk Etymology, undated [MC 00078 Box 3, Folder 18]
      • History of Language, undated [MC 00078 Box 3, Folder 19]
      • Latent Meanings, undated [MC 00078 Box 3, Folder 20]
      • Meaning of Words, undated [MC 00078 Box 3, Folder 21]
      • Nature and Growth of Language, undated [MC 00078 Box 3, Folder 22]
      • Philology at Work, undated [MC 00078 Box 3, Folder 23]
      • Psychology of Language, undated [MC 00078 Box 3, Folder 24]
      • Rose by any other Name, undated [MC 00078 Box 3, Folder 25]
      • Social Aspect of Language, undated [MC 00078 Box 3, Folder 26]
      • Translation, undated [MC 00078 Box 3, Folder 27]
      • Words, undated [MC 00078 Box 3, Folder 28]
    • World Languages, 1919-1954
      • Eskimo, undated [MC 00078 Oversize Box 7, Folder 2]
      • Languages in Europe, undated [MC 00078 Box 3, Folder 29]
      • Languages in Europe and Near East, 1919 [MC 00078 Box 3, Folder 30]
      • Growth of Israeli Hebrew, 1954 [MC 00078 Box 3, Folder 31]
      • Languages of the World, undated [MC 00078 Box 3, Folder 32]
    • Miscellaneous, 1942-1943
      • Fonetik Crythqgrafi, undated [MC 00078 Box 3, Folder 33]
      • History of Mankind, undated [MC 00078 Box 3, Folder 34]
      • Intelligence, undated [MC 00078 Box 3, Folder 35]
      • Language, undated [MC 00078 Box 3, Folder 36]
      • Languages and Social Survival, undated [MC 00078 Box 3, Folder 37]
      • Legend of Herbs, undated [MC 00078 Box 3, Folder 38]
      • Magical Fomulae, undated [MC 00078 Box 3, Folder 39]
      • Miscellaneous, undated [MC 00078 Box 3, Folder 40]
      • Sensibl Simplyfyd Spelling, 1943 [MC 00078 Box 3, Folder 41]
      • Tom Tit Tot [1 of 2], undated [MC 00078 Box 3, Folder 42]
      • Tom Tit Tot [2 of 2], undated [MC 00078 Box 3, Folder 42]
      • Pleasure of Publishing, 1942 July 6 [MC 00078 Oversize Box 7, Folder 3]

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  • Series 2:Europe, 1924-1925


    0.25 linear feet, 0.5 archival boxes

    This series contains socioeconomic information written and collected by Hinkle about Europe in the 1920s. It contains articles published in the Saturday Evening Post.

    • Composite France, 1924 April 19 [MC 00078 Box 3, Folder 43]
    • Racial Realities in Europe, 1924 March 22 [MC 00078 Box 3, Folder 44]
    • Mediterranean South, 1924 May 10 [MC 00078 Box 3, Folder 45]
    • Present Day German, 1924 May 24 [MC 00078 Box 3, Folder 46]
    • Disrupted Central Europe, 1924 June 7 [MC 00078 Box 3, Folder 47]
    • Merge Idea to World, 1924 June 28 [MC 00078 Box 3, Folder 48]
    • Balkan Flux, 1924 July 12 [MC 00078 Box 3, Folder 49]
    • Overbalance of Power, 1925 January 10 [MC 00078 Box 3, Folder 50]
    • European Politics, undated [MC 00078 Box 3, Folder 51]
    • Europe-Social, undated [MC 00078 Box 3, Folder 52]
    • Europe-Reference, undated [MC 00078 Box 3, Folder 53]

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  • Series 3:Arts and Literature, undated


    0.5 linear feet, 1 archival box

    This series contains class lecture notes for classes Hinkle taught about literature, both foreign and domestic. It is divided into five subseries and deals mostly with European literature and its background information.

    • General, undated
      • Foreign Literature [1 of 3], undated [MC 00078 Box 3, Folder 54]
      • Foreign Literature [2 of 3], undated [MC 00078 Box 3, Folder 55]
      • Foreign Literature [3 of 3], undated [MC 00078 Box 3, Folder 56]
      • Development of Drama, undated [MC 00078 Box 3, Folder 57]
      • Poetry, undated [MC 00078 Box 3, Folder 58]
    • France, undated
      • Forms, undated [MC 00078 Box 3, Folder 59]
      • Eras [1 of 3], undated [MC 00078 Box 3, Folder 60]
      • Eras [2 of 3], undated [MC 00078 Box 4, Folder 1]
      • Eras [3 of 3], undated [MC 00078 Box 4, Folder 2]
      • Authors and Institutions, undated [MC 00078 Box 4, Folder 3]
      • Quiz, undated [MC 00078 Box 4, Folder 4]
    • Germany, undated
      • Germany [1 of 4], undated [MC 00078 Box 4, Folder 5]
      • Germany [2 of 4], undated [MC 00078 Box 4, Folder 6]
      • Germany [3 of 4], undated [MC 00078 Box 4, Folder 7]
      • Germany [4 of 4], undated [MC 00078 Box 4, Folder 8]
      • Literature, undated [MC 00078 Box 4, Folder 9]
      • Education, undated [MC 00078 Box 4, Folder 10]
      • Aus dem Leben der Bienen, undated [MC 00078 Box 4, Folder 11]
      • Civilization, undated [MC 00078 Box 4, Folder 12]
      • Government, undated [MC 00078 Box 4, Folder 13]
      • Deutscher Reichbahn Kalendar, undated [MC 00078 Box 4, Folder 14]
      • Geschichte der Deutschen Sprache, undated [MC 00078 Box 4, Folder 15]
      • Idiomatic Particles, undated [MC 00078 Box 4, Folder 16]
    • Spain, undated
      • Spanish Literature, undated [MC 00078 Box 4, Folder 17]
      • Spanish Culture, undated [MC 00078 Box 4, Folder 18]
      • Social, undated [MC 00078 Box 4, Folder 19]
      • Exploration, undated [MC 00078 Box 4, Folder 20]
    • Soviet Union, undated
      • Soviet Union, undated [MC 00078 Box 4, Folder 21]

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  • Series 4:Latin America, undated


    0.16 linear feet, 0.25 archival boxes

    This series contains images of Latin America, along with class lecture notes about the respective countries.

    • Latin America, undated [MC 00078 Box 4, Folder 22]
    • Visuals [1 of 2], undated [MC 00078 Box 5, Folder 1]
    • Visuals [2 of 2], undated [MC 00078 Box 5, Folder 2]
    • Argentina, undated [MC 00078 Box 5, Folder 3]
    • Mexico, undated [MC 00078 Box 5, Folder 4]
    • Peru and Bolivia, undated [MC 00078 Box 5, Folder 5]
    • Uruguay and Paraguay, undated [MC 00078 Box 5, Folder 6]

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  • Series 5:United States, 1930-1954


    0.16 linear feet, 0.33 archival boxes

    This series contains United States of America history, specifically of the American South. It contains information about race relations and also contains background information about World War II. The series has newspaper and magazine articles, governmental publications, and handwritten notes.

    • Another Theory as to Tar Heel, undated [MC 00078 Box 5, Folder 7]
    • Heriot Clarkson, 1930 August 8 [MC 00078 Box 5, Folder 8]
    • Congressional Record, 1953 July 30 [MC 00078 Box 5, Folder 9]
    • Earlier Pochahantas, 1947 November 6 [MC 00078 Box 5, Folder 10]
    • Fort Sumter, 1954 [MC 00078 Box 5, Folder 11]
    • Francis Marion, undated [MC 00078 Box 5, Folder 12]
    • Negro preacher, undated [MC 00078 Box 5, Folder 13]
    • Harry S Truman, 1952 [MC 00078 Box 5, Folder 14]
    • War background, undated [MC 00078 Box 5, Folder 15]

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  • Series 6:Ancient History, 1935-1957


    0.16 linear feet, 0.33 archival boxes

    This series contains information about ancient civilization and early man. The information is in the form of handwritten notes, journals, and magazine and newspaper articles.

    • Anthropology, undated [MC 00078 Box 5, Folder 16]
    • North Carolina Archeology Society, 1935 April [MC 00078 Box 5, Folder 17]
    • Crypt of Civilization, 1938 January [MC 00078 Box 5, Folder 18]
    • Celts, undated [MC 00078 Box 5, Folder 19]
    • Magic and Experimental Science, undated [MC 00078 Box 5, Folder 20]
    • Primitive Man, undated [MC 00078 Box 5, Folder 21]
    • Roman Life, 1957 February [MC 00078 Box 5, Folder 22]
    • Sexual Life of Savages, undated [MC 00078 Box 5, Folder 24]
    • Roman Roads, 1956 November 15 [MC 00078 Box 5, Folder 23]

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  • Series 7:Folklore, undated


    0.16 linear feet, 0.33 archival boxes

    This series contains rewritings of folklore by Professor Hinkle. The stories are titled "Peter Zwirn,""Balder and Loki,""Fountain of Forgetfullness,""Hans and the Three Wishes,""Magic Fiddle Bow,""Magic Organ,""Goldener," and "Three Stupid Boys."

    • American Folklore, 1933 [MC 00078 Box 5, Folder 25]
    • Old Legends for Young People, undated [MC 00078 Box 5, Folder 26]
    • Peter Zwirn, undated [MC 00078 Box 5, Folder 27]
    • Balder and Loki, undated [MC 00078 Box 5, Folder 28]
    • Fountain of Forgetfulness, undated [MC 00078 Box 5, Folder 29]
    • Hans and the Three Wishes, undated [MC 00078 Box 5, Folder 30]
    • Magic Fiddle Bow, undated [MC 00078 Box 5, Folder 31]
    • Magic Organ, undated [MC 00078 Box 5, Folder 32]
    • Goldener, undated [MC 00078 Box 5, Folder 33]
    • Three Stupid Boys, undated [MC 00078 Box 5, Folder 34]

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  • Series 8:Publications, undated


    0.12 linear feet, 0.25 archival boxes

    This series contains manuscripts of two works by Professor Hinkle: English as a Second Language and an untitled manuscript about linguistics.

    • English as Second Language [1 of 5], undated [MC 00078 Box 5, Folder 35]
    • English as Second Language [2 of 5], undated [MC 00078 Box 6, Folder 1]
    • English as Second Language [3 of 5], undated [MC 00078 Box 6, Folder 2]
    • English as Second Language [4 of 5], undated [MC 00078 Box 6, Folder 3]
    • English as Second Language [5 of 5], undated [MC 00078 Box 6, Folder 4]
    • Untitled Manuscript, undated [MC 00078 Box 6, Folder 5]

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  • Series 9:Personal Papers, 1933-1954


    0.12 linear feet, 0.25 archival boxes

    This series contains correspondence and other miscellaneous personal papers.

    • Correspondence [1 of 2], 1933 April 22 - 1941 January 31 [MC 00078 Box 6, Folder 6]
    • Correspondence [2 of 2], 1941 February 3 - 1954 September 13 [MC 00078 Box 6, Folder 7]
    • Coffee Houses, undated [MC 00078 Box 6, Folder 8]
    • Sippy Diet, undated [MC 00078 Box 6, Folder 9]

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  • Series 10:Religion, 1922-1941


    0.25 linear feet, 0.5 archival boxes

    These handwritten notes were used in lectures given by Lawrence Earl Hinkle to a Bible Class at Christ Episcopal Church. In tham, he discussed Biblical history and some general history of religious thought.

    • Allen Godbey, 1922 - 1941 [MC 00078 Box 6, Folder 10]
    • Churches, undated [MC 00078 Box 6, Folder 11]
    • Song of Solomon, undated [MC 00078 Box 6, Folder 12]
    • Abraham and Sarah, undated [MC 00078 Box 6, Folder 13]
    • Abraham sacrifices Isaac, undated [MC 00078 Box 6, Folder 14]
    • Ancient Hebrew Attitudes, undated [MC 00078 Box 6, Folder 15]
    • Ancient Scientific Concepts, undated [MC 00078 Box 6, Folder 16]
    • Athens, undated [MC 00078 Box 6, Folder 17]
    • Attitudes Towards the Bible, undated [MC 00078 Box 6, Folder 18]
    • Attitudes Towards the Bible (Historical), undated [MC 00078 Box 6, Folder 19]
    • Battle Heroes, undated [MC 00078 Box 6, Folder 20]
    • Beliefs about Contact with Deity, undated [MC 00078 Box 6, Folder 21]
    • Christianity, undated [MC 00078 Box 6, Folder 22]
    • Church Pathways, undated [MC 00078 Box 6, Folder 23]
    • Epistles, undated [MC 00078 Box 6, Folder 24]
    • Religious Practices, undated [MC 00078 Box 6, Folder 25]
    • Judaism, undated [MC 00078 Box 6, Folder 26]
    • Scripture, undated [MC 00078 Box 6, Folder 27]
    • Backgrounds to Christianity, undated [MC 00078 Box 6, Folder 28]
    • Miracles, undated [MC 00078 Box 6, Folder 29]
    • Hagiography, undated [MC 00078 Box 6, Folder 31]
    • Bible Stories, undated [MC 00078 Box 6, Folder 30]
    • Peace, undated [MC 00078 Box 6, Folder 32]
    • Problems in Christianity, undated [MC 00078 Box 6, Folder 33]
    • Society, undated [MC 00078 Box 6, Folder 34]
    • Psychology, undated [MC 00078 Box 6, Folder 35]
    • Bible Translations, undated [MC 00078 Box 6, Folder 36]
    • Miscellaneous, undated [MC 00078 Box 6, Folder 37]
    • Chinese Christian Poster, undated

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