Earl Fee Cruickshank Collection
Collection
Identifier: MSS.0094
Scope and Contents
This collection contains one handwritten letter, in Spanish, from Aurelio Vina to Earl F. Cruickshank.
Dates
- 1939 June 15
Conditions Governing Access
This collection may be viewed only in the reading room of Special Collections in the Jean and Alexander Heard Library. Collections should be requested 2-3 days prior to visiting in order to facilitate easier access. For questions or to request a collection, contact specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu.
Biographical Note - Earl Fee Cruickshank
Earl Fee Cruickshank was born on August 30, 1901 in Hallowell, Kansas to George William Cruickshank and Florence Fee. He held a PhD in history from the University of Pennsylvania and was appointed as a professor of European history at Vanderbilt in 1932. He was a member of Phi Beta Kappa. He eventually would become Dean of History at Vanderbilt. In 1935 he wrote "Morocco at the Parting of the Ways," The Story of Native Protection to 1885.
He took a leave of absense from Vanderbilt in 1942 to serve in WWII as an officer at the Pentagon. He would resign his position from Vanderbilt in 1945. He later worked for the United States Chamber of Commerce at the United Nations building in New York City. Cruickshank retired to Joplin, Missouri a few years before he died. He died on December 30, 1979.
He took a leave of absense from Vanderbilt in 1942 to serve in WWII as an officer at the Pentagon. He would resign his position from Vanderbilt in 1945. He later worked for the United States Chamber of Commerce at the United Nations building in New York City. Cruickshank retired to Joplin, Missouri a few years before he died. He died on December 30, 1979.
Extent
.01 Linear Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Overview
This collection contains one handwritten letter dated 1939, in Spanish, from Aurelio Vina to Earl F. Cruickshank.
Physical Location
Special Collections & Archives
- Title
- Finding Aid for the Earl Fee Cruickshank Collection
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Vanderbilt University Special Collections Repository
Contact:
Jean and Alexander Heard Library
419 21st Avenue South
Nashville TN 37203 United States
specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu
Jean and Alexander Heard Library
419 21st Avenue South
Nashville TN 37203 United States
specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu