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sh2009-41
Guide to the H. Kenneth Shook Manuscript,
2009
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Guide to the H. Kenneth Shook Manuscript,2009
Special Collections &
Archives
Wesleyan University
Middletown, CT, USA
© 2009 Wesleyan University. All Rights
Reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Special Collections & Archives, Wesleyan
University
Shook, H. Kenneth.
H. Kenneth Shook Manuscript,2009
2009-41
Material in English
0.25
1 archival box
For current information on the location of these materials,
please consult Special Collections & Archives staff.
Dr. H. Kenneth Shook was a 1954 graduate of the Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program at
Wesleyan University.
This manuscript in two parts is titled Memoirs of a College Gatekeeper, Set I and More Memoirs from a College Gatekeeper, Set II.
Written by Dr. H. Kenneth Shook, it includes autobiographical stories, including a
passage about Robert Frost's 1953 visit to Wesleyan University while Shook was a
student in the Master of Arts in Teaching program.
Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
No restrictions.
Copyright Notice
Copyright for official University records is held by Wesleyan University; all
other copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their
descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Preferred Citation
H. Kenneth Shook Manuscript, Collection #2009-41, Special Collections &
Archives, Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT, USA.
Acquisitions Information
Given by Dr. H. Kenneth Shook, August 2009
Processing Information
Processed by Valerie Gillispie, January 2010
Encoded by Valerie Gillispie, January 2010
Historical Note
Dr. H. Kenneth Shook received a bachelor's degree from
Western Maryland College and was a 1954 graduate of the Master of Arts in Teaching
(MAT) program at Wesleyan University. He served as director of admissions and
financial aid at Western Maryland College from 1958 to 1975, then as Executive
Director of the Maryland State Scholarship Board. He later taught high school before
retirement.
Collection Overview
This manuscript in two parts is titled
Memoirs of a
College Gatekeeper, Set I and More Memoirs
from a College Gatekeeper, Set II. Written by Dr. H. Kenneth Shook, it
includes autobiographical stories, including a passage about Robert Frost's 1953
visit to Wesleyan University while Shook was a student in the Master of Arts in
Teaching program.
Online Catalog Headings
These and related materials may be found under the following headings in online
catalogs.
Shook, H. Kenneth.
Wesleyan University (Middletown, Conn.)--Students.
Frost, Robert,
1874-1963.
Detailed Description of the Collection
11
Memoirs of a College Gatekeeper, Set
I, by Dr. H. Kenneth Shook, 2009
12
More Memoirs from a College Gatekeeper, Set
II, by Dr. H. Kenneth Shook, 2009