MC 00078 Guide to the Lawrence Earl Hinkle Papers, 1853-1964

• MC 00078 Series 1. Linguistics
• MC 00078 Series 2. Europe
• MC 00078 Series 3. Arts and Literature
• MC 00078 Series 4. Latin America
• MC 00078 Series 5. United States
• MC 00078 Series 6. Ancient History
• MC 00078 Series 7. Folklore
• MC 00078 Series 8. Publications
• MC 00078 Series 9. Personal Papers
• MC 00078 Series 10. Religion
• Artifact Accession 1974.6.1 - 1974.6.7. Personal Artifacts

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Creator

Hinkle, Lawrence Earl, 1889-1964

Quantity

3.9 Linear feet 7 archival boxes, 1 cardbox

General Physical Description note

7 archival boxes, 1 cardbox

Location

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

Language

English

Acquisitions Information

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

Processing

Processed by: Jason Smith,;machine-readable finding aid created by: Jason Smith

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.

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 College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts (later North Carolina State College and then North Carolina State University) 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 North Carolina 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.

Controlled Terms

1. Christ Church (Raleigh, N.C.)
2. Episcopalians--North Carolina--History--20th century
3. Godbey, Allen Howard, 1864-1948
4. Hinkle, Lawrence Earl, 1889-1964
5. Linguistics--Study and teaching--North Carolina
6. North Carolina State University--Faculty--History.

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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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