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Edward Hawes Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0012

Scope and Contents

This collection contains research, notes, published works, correspondence, memoranda, and course material.

Series I: Administration, 1971-1991, consists of administrative materials relating to Sangamon State University, including academic program and course development, Hawes’ personnel files [restricted], and university events. Arranged alphabetically.

Series II: Courses Taught-, 1971-1991, contains material relating to courses taught by Hawes, including syllabi, notes, student assignments [restricted], and related materials. Arranged chronologically according to term.

Series III: Clayville Rural Life Center, 1900-2012 (bulk 1972-1987), contains material relating to the creation and administration of the Clayville Rural Life Center, including extensive research, notes, memoranda, project proposals, and National Endowment for the Humanities grant reports. Arranged alphabetically. Audiovisual items containing related material can be found in Series V: Audio Cassettes.

Series IV: Research, Projects, and Publications, 1972-2002, contains material relating to Hawes’ academic work, including published papers, consultancy work for museums and public history projects, and files relating to professional organizations. Arranged alphabetically.

Series V: Audio Cassettes, 1977-1985 contains twenty audio cassettes relating to Hawes’ work.

Dates

  • 1900-2012
  • Majority of material found within 1971-1991

Creator

Access

The collection is open under the rules and regulations of the University of Illinois-Springfield (UIS).

Copyrights

Copyrights to this collection are held by UIS.

Biography

Edward Laurie Hawes was born on September 28, 1936 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He received his Bachelor’s from the University of Pennsylvania in 1958, focusing on American Civilization and European history. Hawes attended the University of Wisconsin for his Master’s and Ph.D, received in 1963 and 1971 with focus on Modern European History.

Hawes was a professor of history at Sangamon State University from 1971 until his retirement in 1991, teaching courses in American environmental history, historic environmental preservation, museum and historic site methods, museum interpretation, and regional social history and folklife. He was a driving force in the development of the Clayville Rural Life Center and its first Director.

He was an active member various professional associations, acting at times as president and board member of the Association for Living Historical Farms and Agricultural Museums and the International Association of Agricultural Museums, as well as a member of the American Association of Museums, American Society for Environmental History, the Maine Historical Society, and the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

Extent

8 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Provenance

Transferred to the archives by Edward Hawes in 1990, 1991, 2001, 2002, and 2003.

Property Rights

UIS owns the property rights to this collection.

Processing Information

This collection was reprocessed in August-September 2024

Title
Finding Aid to the Edward Hawes Papers
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the UIS Archives/Special Collections Repository

Contact:
Archives/Special Collections LIB 144
One University Plaza, MS BRK 140
Springfield IL 62703-5407 US
217-206-6520