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Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Letter to Edward A. Hancock, Ms1988-045, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Source of Acquisition

The Letter to Edward A. Hancock was acquired by Special Collections before 1988.

Processing Information

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Letter to Edward A. Hancock was completed in October 2013.

Biographical Note - Edward A. Hancock

Edward Alexander Hancock (1911-1988) was a professor of English at Virginia Polytechnic Institute from 1946-1978. He graduated with an A. B. from Davidson College in 1933 and an M. A. from the University of Virginia in 1948. Hancock was born in West Virginia to Charles B. Hancock and Ora Lee Hunters and is buried alongside his family in Maple Park Cemetery, Bluefield, West Virginia.

Sources:

University Catalogs.

"Edward Alexander Hancock" entry, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014. Ancestry.com. Virginia, U.S., Death Records, 1912-2014 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. https://search.ancestrylibrary.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=9278&h=4691011 , accessed Dec. 12, 2022.

"Edward Alexander Hancock" entry, Findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19804093/edward-alexander-hancock , accessed Dec. 12, 2022.

Biographical Note - Herbert F. West

Herbert Faulkner West (1898-1974) graduated from Dartmouth College in 1922 and 1924 and taught there until his retirement in 1964. He established Westholm Publications in 1955.

Source: "West, Herbert Faulkner, 1898-1974", Rauner Special Collections Library, Dartmouth College, https://archives-manuscripts.dartmouth.edu/agents/people/1717 , accessed Dec. 13, 2022.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of a letter written to Edward A. Hancock from Herbert Faulkner West at Dartmouth College on August 21, 1964. The letter was a reply to ongoing correspondence and discusses a range of topics, including recent events, Hancock's teaching activities, and a loan.

Related Material

See the Herbert Faulkner West papers, 1909-1975, ML-51 , and Herbert Faulkner West letters, 1948-1972, MS-654 , both at Rauner Special Collections Library, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Faculty
• University History
• Virginia Polytechnic Institute (1944-1970)

Rights Statement for Archival Description

The guide to the Letter to Edward A. Hancock by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).