John C. R. Whiteley papers
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of Wesleyan University course-related papers, notebooks, and theses, along with notes and notebooks related to his studies at Wadham College. There is a scrapbook of letters, clippings, and invitations documenting his Rhodes Scholarship. One of the items of interest is an invitation to a dance given by the Prince of Wales and Lady Astor for all the Rhodes scholars. A list of Rhodes Scholars for that year also appears in the scrapbook.
Dates
- Creation: 1921-1947
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
University records - Copyright held by Wesleyan University; all other copyright is retained by the creator - In Copyright – Non-Commercial Use Permitted
Some material is in public domain - No Copyright - United States
Biographical / Historical
John Cecil Rushworth Whiteley (1904-1959) was a member of the Wesleyan Class of 1925. Whiteley received a Rhodes Scholarship and studied at Wadham College, Oxford, from 1925 to 1928. He received a BA from the University of Oxford in 1927, and an MA in 1931. Whiteley worked at a number of paper companies as a financial officer. He married Dorothy Cooper in 1935.
Extent
1.75 Linear Feet (3 hollinger boxes and 1 half hollinger box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection consists of Wesleyan University course-related papers, notebooks, and theses, along with notes and notebooks related to his studies at Wadham College. There is a scrapbook of letters, clippings, and invitations documenting his Rhodes Scholarship. One of the items of interest is an invitation to a dance given by the Prince of Wales and Lady Astor for all the Rhodes scholars. A list of Rhodes Scholars for that year also appears in the scrapbook.
Arrangement
Collection was arranged in the order it was received.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Acquired in late 2003 as part of a bequest from the estate of Sarah M. Whiteley.
Subject
- Whiteley, John C. R. (John Cecil Rushworth) (Person)
- Wadham College (Organization)
- Title
- John C. R. Whiteley papers, 1921-1947
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by Patricia Bodak Stark, March 2004 Encoded by Valerie Gillispie, October 2007 Migrated to ArchivesSpace by Erica Ciallela, June 2020
- Date
- June 19, 2020
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the University Archives Repository