Noah Calvin Hirschy papers

Collection

Identifier: RG 09-9.24

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection contains the papers of Noah C. Hirschy and includes biographical information and tributes; correspondence (both general and a collection of letters Hirschey received from President William J. Hutchins); Hirschy's Berea College worker commisions; handwritten notes on a number of topics including the principles of education, religion, and labor; printed materials and clippings collected by Hirschy (some with handwritten notes); photographs; and notes on public appearances and his work withBerea College and teaching Sunday School.

Dates

Other: Majority of material found in circa 1920-1929

Creator

Hirschy, Noah Calvin. (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Records can be accessed through the Reading Room, Berea College Special Collections and Archives, Hutchins Library, Berea College.

Conditions Governing Use

Federal copyright regulations apply. Cite all information.

Biographical / Historical

Noah C. Hirschy (1867-1925) was asked to join the faculty of Berea College as Associate Professor of Modern Languages and Science in 1920 (same year Dr. William J. Hutchins was appointed President of the College -- Hutchins and Hirschy had been seminary students together at Oberlin). Hirschy would become a Professor of Botany one year later and serve as head of the botany department until his death in March of 1925. While at Berea, Dr. Hirschy was known as a “real” teacher-- with his Sunday school classes crowded and his lectures well attended.