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| Title: | Harper, Paul Vincent. Papers |
|---|---|
| Dates: | 1941-1949 |
| Size: | 2.5 linear ft. (5 boxes) |
| Repository: |
Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center |
| Abstract: | Paul Vincent Harper, son of William Rainey Harper, trustee of the University (1941 to 1949). Paul Vincent Harper Papers relate primarily to his activity as a trustee, particularly fund-raising and University re-organization which occurred from 1942 to 1944. There is a small group of non-University correspondence, including some relating to the Chicago Opera Company, and the Council of Foreign Relations. |
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Paul Vincent Harper (1889-1949), son of William Rainey Harper, was a trustee of the University from 1941-1949.
Paul Vincent Harper Papers relate primarily to his activity as a trustee, particularly fund-raising and University re-organization which occurred from 1942 to 1944. There is a small group of non-University correspondence, including some relating to the Chicago Opera Company, and the Council of Foreign Relations.
| Box 1 Folder 1 | Correspondence, Committee on Humanities, Library, and Graduate School Development 1947, 1948; Paul V. Harper, Chairman |
| Box 1 Folder 2 | Correspondence, Miscellaneous; 1945-1949; primarily related to Harper as U. of C. trustee |
| Box 1 Folder 3 | Correspondence, Alumni School, U. of C.; 1947-1948, Harper as chairman of Committee on Alumni Education |
| Box 2 Folder 1 | University of Chicago, general correspondence and literature, 1941-1949 |
| Box 2 Folder 2 | Board of Trustees |
| Box 2 Folder 3 | Fundamental Business |
| Box 2 Folder 4 | Current Business |
| Box 2 Folder 5 | The U. of C. as a Christian Institution |
| Box 3 Folder 1 | The U. of C. Reorganization, 1942-1945 |
| Box 3 Folder 2 | Statutes of the University and related correspondence |
| Box 3 Folder 3 | Correspondence, 1942-1944 |
| Box 3 Folder 4 | Correspondence, 1944-1945 |
| Box 4 Folder 1 | Encyclopedia Britannica correspondence, 1942-1944 |
| Box 4 Folder 2 | Friends of the Library |
| Box 4 Folder 3 | Board of Trustees Meetings, U. of C. 1. |
| Box 4 Folder 4 | Reports of Board |
| Box 5 Folder 1 | Financing Committee of Board of Trustees |
| Box 5 Folder 2 | Council on Foreign Relations, 1943-1949 |
| Box 5 Folder 3 | Correspondence of Chicago Council |
| Box 5 Folder 4 | American Foundation for Political Education |
| Box 5 Folder 5 | University of Chicago Study Program of Council |
| Box 5 Folder 6 | Reports and Miscellaneous Correspondence |
| Box 5 Folder 7 | Educational Project of Council, correspondence |
| Box 5 Folder 8 | Christian Education, articles and speeches, 1946, 1947 |