William Hammond Mathers papers, 1929-1940
A Guide to his Papers at the Indiana University Archives
Finding aid prepared by Rachel E. Hancock
Summary Information
Repository
Indiana University Archives
1320 East Tenth Street
Herman B Wells Library E460
Bloomington, IN 47405-7000
Phone: 812-855-1127
Email: archives@indiana.edu
http://www.libraries.iub.edu/archives
Creator
Mathers, William Hammond,
1916-1938.
TitleWilliam Hammond Mathers papers, 1929-1940
Collection No.
C506
Extent
1.2 cubic foot (2 boxes)
Language
Materials are in English
Abstract
William Hammond Mathers attended Bloomington
(Ind.) High School in the early 1930s before attending Indiana University where he graduated
in 1938 with his BA in Chemistry with High Honors. Mathers fell ill during his last few
years at I.U. and passed away on September 5, 1938 after a long battle against cancer. This
collection consists of William Mathers education related papers, notebooks, textbooks, and
various coursework completed both at Bloomington High School and at Indiana University. Also
included are a few travel journals kept by Mathers from 1936-1937.
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research. Advance notice required.
Biographical Note
Born in 1916 to Frank Curry Mathers
(distinguished Chemistry Professor at Indiana University), and
Maud (Bowser) Mathers, William Hammond Mathers
attended Bloomington High School in the early 1930s before attending Indiana University
where he graduated in 1938 with a BA in Chemistry with High
Honors. William Mathers fell ill during his last few years at I.U. and passed away on September 5, 1938 after a long battle against cancer.
The Mathers Museum of World Cultures located on Indiana University’s
Campus was renamed as “The William Hammond Mathers Museum” in October of 1980 to honor both Frank C.
Mathers and his late son.
Arrangement
Collection is organized into one Biographical series and is further organized into three
sub-series: General, Bloomington High School and Indiana University. Series and folders are
filed alphabetically by folder title; within the folders, items are arranged
chronologically.
Scope and Content Note
This collection is organized into one Biographical series (1929-1940), which is further
organized into three sub-series. The General sub-series (1936-1940) includes two of
William’s bank account books as well as two travel journals. The first journal begins in
June 1936 and runs through August 1936 and documents a Mathers family road trip throughout
much of the western United States including stops in many of the country’s great national
parks such as Yosemite, Lake Tahoe, Sequoia and Yellowstone and Little Big Horne as well as
stops at Stanford and Berkley Universities, San Francisco and the Mormon tabernacle in Salt
Lake City, Utah, San Francisco. The second journal from August 1937 documents a trip through
the upper northeast and documents stops in New York City and Washington D.C.
The Bloomington High School (1929-1934) and Indiana University (1933-1939) sub-series both
consist primarily of textbooks, notes, course papers, and various assignments, exams, and
compositions. When possible, the coursework was separated by subject matter and/or course
title.
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Indexing Terms
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The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in
IUCAT, the IU Libraries' online catalog.
Materials about related topics, persons or places can be found by searching the catalog
using these terms.
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Related Material
Related photographs may be available in the
University Archives
Photographs Database
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Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
Accession: 0916, 0918 and 0951
Usage RestrictionsThe donor(s) of this collection have transferred their copyrights for the materials to the Trustees of Indiana University
through a Deed of Gift. For more information, please contact the Indiana University Archives staff.
The Indiana University Archives respects the intellectual property rights of others and does not claim any copyrights for
non-university records, materials in the public domain, or materials for which we do not hold a Deed of Gift. Responsibility
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Preferred Citation
[Item], William Hammond Mathers papers, Collection C506, Indiana University Archives, Bloomington.
Provenance
Given to I.U. Archives by Thomas N. Mathers on July 01, 2002.
Processing InformationProcessed by Rachel E. Hancock.
Completed in 2015
Container List
Series:
Box 1
Biographical, 1929-1940
Subseries:
General, 1923-1940
Bank Books- First National Bank Bloomington, 1938-1940
Correspondence, 1923
Correspondence, 1938
Pocket New Testament
Travel Journals, 1936-1937
Subseries:
Box 1
Bloomington High School, 1927-1934
“Class of 1934” documents, 1933-1934
English VI, 1929
“The Reflector”, 1929
Report Cards, 1927-1934
Subseries:
Box 1
Indiana University, 1933-1939
Algebra, undated
Biology II, undated
Diploma & Awards, 1938
Embryology exams & notes, 1937
English VIII,
Compositions, undated
Notes and Compositions, 1934
Exams,
Genetics and Zoology Vertebrate, 1936
Chemistry, Physical Lecture, Quantitative Analysis, & Mental Hygiene,
1938
Genetics, 1937
Harvard Medical School and University of Pennsylvania Medical School
Correspondence, 1938
Hygiene Lectures, 1936
Misc. Notes and compositions, 1935
Misc. School Documents, 1933-1938
Notebook – Notes and Personal Journal, 1934
Organic Chemistry,
Lectures and Notes, 1937
Notes and Exams, 1936
Organic Lab – Notes, Spring 1937
Physical Lectures & Second Semester Work, 1937
Physics VII notes, undated
Physics Journal, undated
Physiological Psychology, 1937
Qualitative Chemistry, 1935
Report Cards, 1935-1938
R.O.T.C. Reserve Officers’ Training Corps Certificate (Cadet Sergeant),
1936
Scientific drawings, undated
Student Planner and Journal, 1934
Textbook,
A course in Quantitative Chemical Analysis, undated
“Eastward Ho! Habits and Skills: Book III”, 1934
Manual of General Chemistry, 1934
Box 2
Trigonometry Exams, 1935
Trigonometry Notes, undated
Zoology Dissection Kit – circa 1936
Zoology notes and sketches, September
1936
Zoology, Invertebrate, 1936
Zoology, Vertebrate, 1937