T. Noel (Thomas Noel) Stern Writings
Scope and Contents
The collection contains the writings of T. Noel Stern and his wife, Katherine. The writings document his professional and volunteer activities, from his work with the U.S. Forestry Service (1941) to his involvement with Dartmouth town government (1990s). Also reviews of his autobiographical novel, Secret Family (published privately in 1988). The autobiography concerns his life as the child of parents born out of wedlock in early 1910's America.
Organized in seven series:
- Books and book-length research studies
- Autobiographical and family essays
- Quaker publications
- General publications
- Letters to the editor
- Publicity, interviews, programs
- Katherine Kirk Stern
Dates
- Creation: 1939-1995
Creator
- Stern, T. Noel (Thomas Noel), -1913 (Person)
- Stern, Katherine Kirk, -1915 (Contributor, Person)
- Stern, T. Noel (Thomas Noel), -1913 (Contributor, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce items in this collection beyond the bounds of Fair Use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder or their heirs/assigns. See http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-RUU/1.0/.
Biographical / Historical
T. Noel Stern is a Quaker educator. He was born in Pittsburgh, Pa., in 1913, the son of Leon T. (LeFevre) and Elizabeth G. (Limburg) Stern, and received a B.A. from Swarthmore College in 1934. He subsequently earned M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Pennsylvania. In 1940 he married Katherine Frances Kirk. Stern was a Quaker conscientious objector during World War II, working at dairy and fruit farms in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. After the war he taught at Boston University (1945-1953), served as director of the Fondation des États-Unis, Université de Paris (1953-1956), and president of West Chester State College in Pennsylvania (1960-1961). He joined the faculty of the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth in 1964, founding the political science department. He retired in 1985 as Professor Emeritus.
Katherine Kirk is the daughter of Samuel and Katie Bond Kirk of Chester Co., Pa. She was born in 1915, taught high school, and was active in community organizations and government. Both Sterns are active in North Dartmouth Monthly Meeting and New England Yearly Meeting.
Extent
0.75 linear ft. (2 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection contains the writings of T. Noel Stern and his wife, Katherine. The writings document his professional and volunteer activities, from his work with the U.S. Forestry Service (1941) to his involvement with Dartmouth town government (1990s). Also reviews of his autobiographical novel, Secret Family (published privately in 1988). The autobiography concerns his life as the child of parents born out of wedlock in early 1910's America.
Physical Location
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Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donor: T. Noel and Katherine Kirk Stern, 1995-96 (95.016, 96.020)
Existence and Location of Copies
Duplicates of T. Noel Stern's writings also available at University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth.
Processing Information
Refoldered and combined Stern deposits into single collection.
- Title
- Finding aid for T. Noel (Thomas Noel) Stern Writings, 1939-1995
- Author
- FHL staff
- Date
- 2007
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
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