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Luther P. Eisenhart Collection on Woodrow Wilson, 1902-1960: Preliminary Finding Aid
MC063
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Published on May 10, 2007
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May 2, 2007This electronic finding aid was updated by Jennifer Cole. Updates included: dates, creator, description, arrangement, and contents list..Summary Information
- Collector:
- Eisenhart, Luther Pfahler, 1876-1965.
- Title and dates:
- Luther P. Eisenhart Collection on Woodrow Wilson, 1902-1960.
- Abstract:
- Luther P. Eisenhart taught mathematics at Princeton and was one of the original preceptors appointed in 1905 by Princeton University president Woodrow Wilson. The Luther P. Eisenhart Collection on Woodrow Wilson contains correspondence between Eisenhart and Woodrow Wilson, Eisenhart and others about Woodrow Wilson, letters received by Churchill Eisenhart, and miscellaneous Wilson-related ephemera.
- Size:
- 0.21 linear feet (1 box)
- Call number:
- MC063
- Location:
- Princeton University Library. Department of Rare Books and Special Collections.
Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library.
Public Policy Papers.
Princeton, New Jersey 08540 USA - Language(s) of material:
- English
- Storage note:
- This collection is stored onsite at the Mudd Manuscript Library.
Biography of Luther Pfahler Eisenhart
Luther P. (Pfahler) Eisenhart taught mathematics at Princeton and was one of the original preceptors appointed in 1905 by Princeton University president Woodrow Wilson. He was born on January 13, 1876 to Charles Augustus Eisenhart and Emma Catherine Pfahler Eisenhart in York, Pennsylvania. Eisenhart received his B.A. in Mathematics from Gettysburg College in 1896 and a doctorate from Johns Hopkins University in 1900. Eisenhart became an instructor at Princeton University in 1900; Wilson named him a preceptor in 1905. He became a professor of mathematics in 1909, was Dean of the Faculty from 1925-1933, Chairman of the Mathematics Department from 1929-1945 and Dean of the Graduate School from 1933-1945. He was active in the post-World War I reform of the educational program at Princeton and was the originator of the famous four-course plan of study in the last two years of undergraduate studies. Adopted in 1923, this program of independent reading and research culminating in an undergraduate thesis continues to be in effect at Princeton. Eisenhart married Anna Maria Dandridge Mitchell in 1908; they had one son. Following his wife's death in 1913, Eisenhart wed Katharine Riely Schmidt in 1918; they had two daughters. Eisenhart died in Princeton on October 28, 1965.
Description
The Luther P. Eisenhart Collection on Woodrow Wilson consists of Woodrow Wilson-related materials such as Wilson letters to Eisenhart, Eisenhart correspondence about Wilson, printed material and ephemera. In addition, there is a folder of letters received by Eisenhart's son Churchill Eisenhart (Princeton Class of 1934), from various family members and acquaintances.
Arrangement
The Luther P. Eisenhart Collection on Woodrow Wilson is broken down into three sections, Correspondence, Writings By or About Wilson, and Miscellaneous Ephemera, and arranged alphabetically within these sections.
Access and Use
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Restrictions on Use and Copyright
Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Curator of the Public Policy Papers. Researchers are responsible for determining any copyright questions.
Acquisition and Appraisal
Provenance and Acquisition
Gift of Luther P. Eisenhart on December 28, 1964.
Related Materials
Related Archival Material
This collection is part of a group of over 20 collections held at the Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library related to Woodrow Wilson, which can be located by searching for the subject "Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924" on the Princeton Finding Aids website or in the Princeton Library Main Catalog.
Please see Woodrow Wilson: A Guide to Selected Resources in the Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library for more particulars.
Processing and Other Information
Works Cited
Information in the biographical section was gathered from Luther P. Eisenhart's Faculty file at Princeton University and from Zund, Joseph D., "Eisenhart, Luther Pfahler," American National Biography Online, February 2000, http://www.anb.org/articles/13/13-00478.html.
Descriptive Rules Used
Finding aid content adheres to that prescribed by Describing Archives: A Content Standard.
Encoding
Machine-readable finding aid encoded in EAD 2002 created from MARC record via MarcEdit and XSL stylesheets in 2007
Finding aid written in English.
Preferred Citation
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Luther P. Eisenhart Collection on Woodrow Wilson; Box and Folder Number; Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, Princeton University Library.
Subject Headings
These materials have been indexed in the Princeton University Library online catalog using the following terms. Those seeking related materials should search under these terms.
- Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924.
- Eisenhart, Churchill, 1913-.
- Princeton University -- Faculty -- 20th century.
- Correspondence.
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Contents List
Series 1: Luther P. Eisenhart Collection on Woodrow Wilson, 1902-1960
Correspondence
To Eisenhart, Churchill, 1927-1928
Box 1, Folder 1 Wilson, Woodrow to Eisenhart, Luther P., 1910-1922
Box 1, Folder 2 About Wilson, Woodrow, 1956-1960
Box 1, Folder 3 Writings By or About Wilson
Baruch, Bernard, Address at Centennial Anniversary of Wilson’s Birth, 1956 November 11
Box 1, Folder 4 The Princetonian Centennial Issue, 1956
Box 1, Folder 5 Wilson, Woodrow, “The Princeton Preceptorial System,” Undated
Box 1, Folder 6 Miscellaneous Ephemera
Democratic Ticket for Governor, 1910 November 8
Box 1, Folder 7 Invitations to Wilson Events, 1902, 1913-1914
Box 1, Folder 8 Wilson, Woodrow Miscellaneous Material on Centennial of Birth, 1956
Box 1, Folder 9
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