Hankins (John Erskine) Records, 1944-1994

Authors

Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine

Files

Description

John Hankins was born in 1905. He earned his B.A. in 1924 from the University of South Carolina, his M.A. in 1925 and his Ph.D. from Yale in 1929. He came to the University of Maine in 1956 as Head of the English Department. Hankins retired in 1970. He was Professor Emeritus in 1970.

Collection includes biographical information from the faculty index,correspondence, dramatic pieces, poems, and short stories (including some written by Hankin), articles, and speeches, newspaper clippings on a range of subjects, conference material, and various items regarding events Hankin attended celebrating William Shakespeare's birth.

Publication Date

2018

Keywords

Education, Languages and Literature

Disciplines

English Language and Literature | United States History

Size of Collection

1 Half-size box

Dates of Collection

1944-1994

Manuscript Number

UA RG 0011.011

Recommended Citation

Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine, "Hankins (John Erskine) Records, 1944-1994" (2018). Finding Aids. Number 427.
https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/findingaids/427