Charles E. Hovey Presidential Papers, 1855-2009 | Dr. JoAnn Rayfield Archives at Illinois State University

Title: Charles E. Hovey Presidential Papers, 1855-2009

ID: PO/IAI19XX_01

Extent: 12.5 Linear Feet

Predominant Dates: 1880-1913

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Restrictions: The entire collection is open for research.

Rights: Materials held within the Dr. JoAnn Rayfield Archives are pretected by copyright. Permission to publish, quote or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder.

Access Notes: Some materials in this collection may be too fragile for patron access. Please see Archives staff for for assistance.

Acquisition Note: Most materials in this collection were held by Milner Library until they were transferred to the newly created University Archives in the 1970's. Some materials have since been added by University Archives staff.

Related Publications:

Champagne, Roger J. A Place of Education: Illinois State University, 1967-1977. Normal: Illinois State University Foundation, 1978.

Champagne, Roger J. The Thirteenth Decade: Illinois State University, 1977-1987. Normal, IL: Illinois State University, 1989.

Cook, John W., and James V. McHugh. A History of the Illinois State Normal University: Normal, Illinois. Normal, IL: 1882.

Freed, John B. Educating Illinois: Illinois State University, 1857-2007. Virginia Beach, VA: Donning Co. Publishers, 2009.

Harper, Charles A. Development of the Teachers College in the United States, with Special Reference to the Illinois State Normal University. Bloomington, Ill: McKnight & McKnight, 1935.

Illinois State Normal University. Semi-Centennial History of the Illinois State Normal University, 1857-1907. 1907.

Marshall, Helen E. The Eleventh Decade Illinois State University, 1957-1967. Normal: Illinois State University, 1967.

Marshall, Helen E. Grandest of Enterprises: Illinois State Normal University, 1857-1957. 1956.

Wyman, Mark. The Fourteenth Decade: Illinois State University, 1987-1997. Normal, IL: Illinois State University, 1999.

Preferred Citation: Charles E. Hovey Presidential Papers, Dr. JoAnn Rayfield Archives, Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois.

Collection Material Type: Personal Papers

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Scope and Contents:

Series I: Correspondence, 1856, 1880, 1883, 1889, 1893-1895, 1912-1913, contains correspondence from Charles E. Hovey to various persons during his later years in Washington D.C. This series also includes correspondence from former students and colleagues who were asked to share their memories of Hovey for the 1913 Founders Day celebration.

Series II: Governance, 1857-1858, 1886-1887 holds materials for the Illinois State Normal University governing board the Board of Education.

Series III: Commemorations, 1912-1913, 1931, 1935, contains correspondence and ephemera related to events celebrating the life of both Charles E. Hovey and his son Richard Hovey.

Series IV: Memorabilia, c. 1855, c. 1865, contains Charles E. Hovey's ceremonial sword that he used during the Civil War. This series also contains the flag Hovey flew during the Civil War with the 33rd Illinois Infantry that he commanded.

Series V: Photographs, c. 1858, c. 1880, 1900, 1931, contains cabinet cards of members of the Hovey family. This series also contains images from a plaque unveiling ceremony for Richard Hovey at the former Hovey family home and Richard's birthplace in Normal, Illinois.

Series VI: Publications, 1913, 1929, 1935, 2000 and 2009, contains news clippings for both Charles E. Hovey and his son Richard Hovey.

Detailed Description
Series I: Correspondence, 1856, 1880, 1883, 1889, 1893-1895, 1912-1913.
Series II: Governance, 1857-1858, 1886-1887.
Series III: Commemorations, 1912-1913, 1931, 1935.
Series IV: Memorabilia, c. 1855, c. 1865.
Series V: Photographs, 1858, c. 1880, c. 1900, 1931.
Series VI: Publications, 1913, 1929, 1935, 2000, 2009.

Other URL: https://library.illinoisstate.edu/collections/presidential-history/