James Harold Hopkins collection,
Collection
Identifier: 200-220
Scope and Contents
This collection is the creation of J. Harold Hopkins, a 1919 graduate of Edinboro State Normal School. It contains documents typical of what a student would have possessed and other materials reflective of the Hopkins downtown Edinboro business. Thus it is a town and gown collection
Biographical Note: J. Harold Hopkins, as he was usually refered to, attended Edinboro State Normal school from 1916 to 1919. In the 1916 yearbook, Harold Hopkins was listed as a member of the Philo Literary Society. In 1920 he was listed as the sole "graduate" student, an unusual designation for the time. He was part of the Hopkins family that owned businesses in downtown Edinboro. One, a dry goods store, often advertised in school publications such as the yearbook. The collection also has a photograph of a Hopkins Insurance and Real Estate store on Meadville Street
Biographical Note: J. Harold Hopkins, as he was usually refered to, attended Edinboro State Normal school from 1916 to 1919. In the 1916 yearbook, Harold Hopkins was listed as a member of the Philo Literary Society. In 1920 he was listed as the sole "graduate" student, an unusual designation for the time. He was part of the Hopkins family that owned businesses in downtown Edinboro. One, a dry goods store, often advertised in school publications such as the yearbook. The collection also has a photograph of a Hopkins Insurance and Real Estate store on Meadville Street
Dates
- 1891-1967
- bulk 1912-1924, bulk photos 1938-1960
- Other: Date acquired: 2008-10-08
Creator
- Hopkins, J. Harold (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Available for use in the University Archive
Extent
0.00 unknown
Arrangement
The collection is not large and is simply separated between photographs and printed material
Custodial History
This is a legacy collection. The original donation is not documented
Source of Acquisition
Edinboro University
Method of Acquisition
Transfer
Other Descriptive Information
Related URL: http://www.edinboro.edu/departments/library/archives/frames2.html http://www.edinboro.edu/departments/library/archives/frames2.html
- Hopkins, J. Harold
- Edinboro (Pa.)
- Edinboro (Pa.) -- History
- Edinboro (Pa.) -- History -- Sources
- Edinboro (Pa.) -- Photographs
- Edinboro State Normal School
- Edinboro State Normal School -- History
- Edinboro State Normal School -- History -- Sources
- Edinboro State Normal School -- Photographs
- Edinboro State Normal School -- Songs and music
- Edinboro State Normal School -- Students
- Hopkins, J. Harold -- Archives
- Teachers college students
- Teachers college students -- Sources
- Teachers colleges
- Teachers colleges -- Edinboro
- Teachers colleges -- Edinboro -- Sources
Creator
- Hopkins, J. Harold (Person)
- Author
- Dave Obringer
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Edinboro University Archives Repository
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