Harold Brodhead Flagler papers
Scope and Contents
Included in this collection are: Diaries (5 volumes) 1922-1926, with content covering most of his time at Wesleyan, including clippings and photos; 1 annotated student handbook (1922-1923); grade report cards (1923-1926); WTIC (Hartford) radio response cards from listeners to 1925 syndicated Wesleyan broadcasts by the Glee Club and other Wesleyan groups; 1921 silver Exeter fob.
Dates
- Creation: 1921-1926
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
Biographical / Historical
Harold Brodhead Flagler (1903-1957), Wesleyan class of 1926, primarily concerning his undergraduate years. Flagler was a member of the 1926 Glee Club which in March 1926, it won the National Intercollegiate Glee Club Championship at Carnegie Hall.
Extent
0.5 Linear Feet (1 hollinger box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The papers of Harold Broadhead Flagler class of 1926.
Arrangement
Collection is arranged in the order it was received.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Flagler’s son, Philip Brodhead Flager, Wesleyan class of 1954, and included some of his Wesleyan publications.
Separated Materials
Items removed from the collection
To object case: Silver Wesleyan pocket knife, ca. 1920s Tiny pearl-encrusted “W” pin, ca. 1920 Mother-of-pearl pocket knife with chain and attached Atwater Club, Glee Club, and Pre-Medical Club fobs belonging to Harold Flagler
To broadside case: Panoramic photo of the Wesleyan student body, 1922-23 To ’92 Theater Collection: Annotated typescript of William Saroyan’s Hello Out There, ca. 1951-54 Annotated actor’s edition of Sean O’Casey’s Juno and the Paycock, ca. 1951-54
To Vertical Files and duplicates collections: Olla Podrida, 1923, 1925-26, 1951-54 Wesleyan Songbook, 5th and 7th editions Songs of Beta Theta Pi, 1949 Single issues of the Argus, Cardinal, and Class of ’26 printed ephemera
- Title
- Harold Brodhead Flagler papers, 1921-1926
- Status
- Unprocessed
- Author
- Erica Ciallela
- Date
- April 9, 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