Finding aid for the Raymer McQuinston diaries


Title:
Raymer McQuinston diaries
Repository:
Ohio University
Phone: 740-593-2710
http://www.ohio.edu/library/collections/archives-special-collections/
Creator:
McQuinston, Raymer.
Dates:
1919-1980
Quantity:
1.75 cubic feet (4 Hollinger boxes)
Abstract:
The Raymer McQuinston diaries span from 1919 and then 1957 to 1980 and contain a written record by RM of his daily life.
Identification:
UA00328
Language:
The records are in English

Biography of Raymer McQuinston

Raymer McQuinston was born in 1892 in Kokomo, Indiana. He received two undergraduate degrees and one master's degree from the University of Kansas. He also received a master's degree from Harvard University in 1921. RM joined Ohio University as an Associate Professor of English in 1922. RM died in 1981 in Athens, Ohio.

Scope and Content

The Raymer McQuinston diaries span from 1919 and then 1957 to 1980 and contain a written record by RM of his daily life. There is one diary per year.

Statement of Arrangement

Organized chronologically.

Subject Terms

The following terms have been used to describe this collection.

Subjects:

Ohio University.
Universities and colleges--Faculty.

Preferred Citation

Researchers are requested to cite collection name, collection number, and Ohio University, Athens, Ohio in all footnotes and bibliographical references.