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Winthrop University Digital Commons @ Winthrop University Manuscript Collection Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections 2018 Jack Holt Boger Papers - Accession 1517 Jack Holt Boger Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/ manuscriptcollection_findingaids Finding Aid Citation Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections, Winthrop University, "Jack Holt Boger Papers - Accession 1517" Finding Aid 1086 https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/manuscriptcollection_findingaids/1086 This Finding Aid is brought to you for free and open access by the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections at Digital Commons @ Winthrop University It has been accepted for inclusion in Manuscript Collection by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ Winthrop University For more information, please contact digitalcommons@mailbox.winthrop.edu WINTHROP UNIVERSITY LOUISE PETTUS ARCHIVES & SPECIAL COLLECTIONS MANUSCRIPT COLLECTION ACCESSION 1517 JACK HOLT BOGER PAPERS 1841-1973 Box, Folders, and 20 bound volumes Jack Holt Boger Papers, Acc 1517 Manuscript Collection, Winthrop University Archives WINTHROP UNIVERSITY LOUISE PETTUS ARCHIVES & SPECIAL COLLECTIONS MANUSCRIPT COLLECTION ACC NO.: 1517 ADDITIONS: _, _, _ PROCESSED BY: Kaitlynn Fillet DATE: September 7, 2018 NO OF SECTIONS: JACK HOLT BOGER PAPERS I The Jack Holt Boger Papers were received as a gift by the Archives from Bronson Holt Boger on August 25, 2015 Linear feet of shelf space occupied: 1.00 Approximate no of pieces: pieces and 25 bound volumes Restrictions: Open to researchers under the rules and regulations of the Louise Pettus Archives & Special Collections at Winthrop University Literary Rights: For information concerning literary rights please contact the Louise Pettus Archives & Special Collections at Winthrop University Notices were released to the following journals, catalogs, and newspapers: NUCMC on December 9, 1975, Johnsonian on November 24, 1975 (See collection control file for any additional notices or publicity.) Scope and Content Note: This collection consists mostly of books collected by Dr Jack Holt Boger (1922-2008) and the Boger family Included in the collection is former Winthrop Professor and Administrator (1965-1985), Dr Jack Boger’s graduate thesis titled, An Inquiry into Life Certification of Teachers and a1973 Citadel yearbook (The Sphinx) that belonged to his son, Thomas Alcott Boger (1951-1976) The collection also consists of journals written by W.W Hall of Lilly Chapel, Madison County, Ohio from 1892 to 1905 W.W Hall was related to Jack’s wife (June Durrant Boger, 1920-2013) through her mother Edna Wayne Hall Durrant and was possibly her grandfather Also, included in the collection is a journal kept by Jack Holt Boger while he served as Lieutenant in the U.S Navy aboard the U.S.S Wasatch during WWII from June 27, 1944 through October 20, 1944 There are also several books that were collected by Jack Holt Boger, many of which belonged to his wife’s Durrant Family that range in years from 1841 to 1971 Transfer of Items: None Jack Holt Boger Papers, Acc 1517 Manuscript Collection, Winthrop University Archives II BIOGRAPHICAL DATA DR JACK HOLT BOGER 1922 Born, Kingsport, Tennessee 1939 Graduate, Scottsville High School, Va 1939-1943 B.S., University of Virginia, Charlottesville Virginia 1944-1945 Served in the U.S Navy 1946 M.A., University of Virginia 1946 Graduate Thesis An Inquiry into Life Certification of Teachers 1946-1949 Instructor in Dramatics, Petersburg High School, Petersburg, Va 1948-1950 Ph.D., University of Virginia 1949-1950 Instructor in Education, University of Virginia 1950-1954 Assistant Director of Research, Public Schools, Richmond, Va 1954-1960 Director, Public Schools, Richmond, Va 1957-1958 Principal, Lee Elementary School, Richmond, Va 1960-1965 Winthrop Training School Director, Winthrop College 1961-1967 Chairman, Department of Education, Winthrop College 1967-1980 Dean, School of Education 1985 Retired from Winthrop 2008 Death * (See biographical file for more information.) Jack Holt Boger Papers, Acc 1517 Manuscript Collection, Winthrop University Archives III DESCRIPTION OF SERIES Box(es) Folder(s) Series Year(s) 1 W W HALL JOURNALS This series includes threes journals relating penned by W.W Hall of Lilly Chapel, Madison County, Ohio from 1892-1906 Most of the entries details the weather and includes the temperature for the day, but also includes some local happenings Several entries include accounting notes Lilly Chapel in now an unincorporated community in Fairfield Township, Madison County, Ohio W.W Hall was most likely the grandfather of Jack Boger’s wife, June Durrant Boger (1920-2013) June’s mother was Edna Wayne Hall Durrant 1892-1893, 1896, 19051906 U.S.S WASATCH (AGC-9) DIARY This series consists of a diary written on U.S.S Wasatch letterhead during WWII by Dr Jack Holt Boger, Lieutenant in the U.S Navy The diary starts on June 27, 1944 when the U.S.S Wastach left Norfolk Naval Shipyard and follows the author’s experiences aboard the ship through October 18, 1944 in the Philippines The USS Wasatch was a Mount McKinley-class amphibious force command ship that was commissioned on May 20, 1944 and decommissioned on August 30, 1946 June 27, 1944-Oct 18, 1944 JACK HOLT BOGER THESIS This series consists of Jack Holt Boger’s graduate thesis titled, An Inquiry into Life Certification of Teachers: A Thesis Presented to the Graduate Faculty of the University of Virginia in Candidacy for the Degree of Master of Arts, August 1946 1946 THOMAS ALCOTT BOGER YEARBOOK This series consists of a 1973 Citadel Yearbook titled The Sphinx that belonged to Lt Thomas Alcott Boger (1951-1976), a 1973 graduate of The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina 1973 LITERARY BOOKS This series consists of fiction works (1850-1923) including poetry written by John Whittler, Henry Longfellow with other novels written by writers like Charles Dickens and some religious books like Hulburt’s story of the Bible This series also consists of nonfiction (1841-1971) works including informational books such as essays written by Charles Lamb, James Chalmers with other books that cover other types of information like Preben Liebetrau’s book that is dedicated to the topic of rugs This also includes history books with writers like J.W Barber, Kathrine Elwes Thomas, and F.B Carpenter * See Appendix I for listing of books 1841-1971 Jack Holt Boger Papers, Acc 1517 Manuscript Collection, Winthrop University Archives IV APPENDIX #1 ALPHABETICAL LIST OF LITERARY BOOKS Addison, Steele, and Budgell The Sir Roger De Coverley Papers: From the Spectator, New York: American Book Company, 1892 -Owned and signed by E P Durrant Barber, J W Incidents In American History; Being A Selection of the Most Important and Interesting Events Which Have Transpired Since the Discovery of America, To the Present Time 3rd edition New York: George F Cooledge & Brother, 1847 -Owned and signed by Joseph Liston Durant (1837-1907), Methodist Minister Also, note says bought from “Old Mr Ransome, A Methodist Pastor.” Carpenter, Francis Bicknell Six Months At The White House with Abraham Lincoln: The Story of a Picture New York: Hurd and Houghton, 1866 -Owned and signed by Joseph Liston Durant (1837-1907), Methodist Minister Also signed by Rev H Bushnell, Granville, Ohio Castelfranco, Giorgio Leonardo Da Vinci (1452-1519) New York: Harry N Abrams, Inc., 1960 Chalmers, James The Students’ Series of English Classics: Macaulay’s Essays on Milton and Addison Boston: Sibley & Ducker, 1893 Dickens, Charles The Personal History and Experiences of David Copperfield New York: A L Burt Company, nd (ca 1850) -Owned by E.P Durrant Gibran, Kahlil The Prophet New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1940 -Signed “Dec 25th 1940, Gift from June.” Gulliver, John P The Complete Works of John Bunyan, With an Introduction by Rev John P Gulliver Philadelphia: Bradley, Garretson & Co., 1874 -Signed “Great Aunt Jo Durrent Shoemaker gave this to mother- who turned it over to Tommy in 1971.” Hudson, Henry N Shakespeare’s King Richard The Second With Introduction, And Notes Explanatory And Critical: For Use in Schools and Classes Boston: Ginn, Heath, & Co., 1885 -owned by E.P Durrant 10 Hurlbut, Jesse Lyman Hurlbut’s Story of the Bible Self-Pronouncing: The Complete Bible Story, running from Genesis to Revelation, Told in the Simple Language of To-day for Young and Old: One Hundred and Sixty-eight Stories Each Complete in Itself, and Together Forming a Connected Narrative of the Holy Scripture Philadelphia: Universal Book And Bible House, 1904 -Signed by June Durant Jack Holt Boger Papers, Acc 1517 Manuscript Collection, Winthrop University Archives APPENDIX #1 (cont.) ALPHABETICAL LIST OF LITERARY BOOKS 11 Lamb, Charles Maynard’s English Classic Series.-No 158-159: Essays With Introduction and Notes New York: Maynard, Merrill, & Co., 1895 -Note stating “Private Library of Harry Monroe Bartleson, Carbondale, Illinois.” 12 Liebetrau, Preben Oriental rugs in colour New York: The Macmillan Company1963 -Signed “A Brown, June 1964.” 13 Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth The Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1881 -Signed, “presented by A Friend To Edwin Poe Durant, Christmas Eve 1881 Forget me not.” 14 Parker, Richard Green Parker’s Rhetorical Reader: Progressive Exercises In Rhetorical Reading; Particularly Designed To Familiarize The Younger Classes Of Readers With The Pauses And Other Marks In General Use; And To Introduce Them To The Practice Of Modulation And Inflection Of The Voice Boston: Crocker and Brewster, 1841 15 Ray, Joseph Eclectic Educational Series: Ray’s Arithmetical Key: Containing Solutions To The Questions In Ray’s Third Book, And To Some Of The Most Difficult Questions in The Second Book: Also An Appendix, Of Test Examples For The Slate Or Blackboard New York: Clark, Austin & Smith, nd (ca 1858) -Signed Joseph Durrant 16 Shakespeare, William English Classics for Schools: The Comedy of Twelfth Night Or, What You Will New York: American Book Company, 1892 17 Smith, Mrs F B (Frances Irene Burge Griswold) Little Floy: The Story Of A Day Boston: D Lothrop & Co., 1877 -Signed “Ruth Newell, from Cousin Annah Kiddes, Dec 25, 1880.” Also stamped “G.A Whitaker Late R.M Whitaker & Son 941 Penn Avenue.” 18 Thackeray, William Makepeace The History Of Henry Esmond, Esq.: A Colonel In The Service Of Her Majesty Queen Anne New York: A.L Burt, Publisher, 1852 -Signed by E P Durant 19 Thomas, Katherine Elwes The Personages of Mother Goose Boston: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co., 1930 -Signed by Florence H Andrews 20 Whittier, John Greenleaf The Poetical Works of John Greenleaf Whittier, Complete Edition Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1882 -Signed E.P Durrant 1880 ... ARCHIVES & SPECIAL COLLECTIONS MANUSCRIPT COLLECTION ACCESSION 1517 JACK HOLT BOGER PAPERS 184 1-1 973 Box, Folders, and 20 bound volumes Jack Holt Boger Papers, Acc 1517 Manuscript Collection, Winthrop... DATE: September 7, 2018 NO OF SECTIONS: JACK HOLT BOGER PAPERS I The Jack Holt Boger Papers were received as a gift by the Archives from Bronson Holt Boger on August 25, 2015 Linear feet of shelf... of books collected by Dr Jack Holt Boger (192 2-2 008) and the Boger family Included in the collection is former Winthrop Professor and Administrator (196 5-1 985), Dr Jack Boger? ??s graduate thesis