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Biographical Note

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Correspondence

Scrapbooks

Subject Series

Wellesley College

Publications

The Hall of Fame

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Special Collections

CAROLINE HAZARD PAPERS
1871-1939

MSG# 7

SERIES VI

THE HALL OF FAME

DATES
6" (2 boxes) 1900-1939

Caroline Hazard was an elector for the New York University Hall of Fame from 1900 to 1935. Started in 1900, the Hall of Fame, through its distinguished panel of electors, every five years elected noteworthy Americans from a variety of endeavors to its membership. Those so honored had bronze tablets in their names placed in the Hall of Fame. This series contains correspondence concerning Hazard's involvement with the Hall of Fame, as well as biographical sketches of proposed candidates. Election results for the quintennial elections from 1900 to 1935 are also included.

The series is arranged alphabetically by subject and chronologically by date within folders.

BOX FOLDER

FOLDER TITLE

DATES
13 186 Candidates, A-F 1907-35, scattered
  187 Candidates, G-L 1914-35, scattered
  188 Candidates, M-0 1904-35, scattered
  189 Candidates, P-Penn 1917, 1920,1935
  190 Candidates, Pep-Z 1905-30, scattered
  191 Constitution, Conditions of the Gift, and Rules for Elections 1900, 1922
  192 Correspondence, Miscellaneous 1903-39, scattered
  193 Election Results 1900-1935
  194 Elections, 1900, 1915 1900, 1915
  195 Elections, 1920 1920
14 196 Elections, 1930 1929, 1930
  197 Elections, 1935 1935
  198 Handbooks 1922, 1925,1933, 1937
  199 Invitations 1926, 1928,1930-32
  200 Programs for Bust Unveilings 1921, 1924,1927