Albert L. Hammond correspondence

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: MS-0146

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of 10 letters from George Edwin Dorsey to Albert Hammond, 26 letters from C.D. Benson, Jr. to Albert L. Hammond, and 15 draft letters from Albert L. Hammond to C.D. Benson, Jr.

Dates

Creation: 1920-1923

Creator

Hammond, Albert L. (Albert Lanphier), 1892-1970 (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is housed off-site and requires 48-hours' notice for retrieval. Please contact Special Collections for more information.

Collection is open for use.

Conditions Governing Use

Single copies may be made for research purposes. Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Special Collections department. Researchers are responsible for determining any copyright questions.

Biographical / Historical

Albert L. Hammond was a professor of philosophy at Johns Hopkins, and a devotee of horse racing. He was born in Baltimore in 1892, attended City College and received his B.A. from Hopkins in 1914, and his Ph.D. in 1924. He took a nine-year leave of absence from teaching in the late 1920s to follow horseracing in the US and Canada.

Extent

0.167 Cubic Feet (51 items)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Albert L. Hammond was a professor of philosophy at Johns Hopkins. This collection contains correspondence between Hammond, George Edwin Dorsey, and C.D. Benson, Jr.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The letters were acquired by Mary Elizabeth Dowling from Albert L. Hammond's library. They were donated by Elizabeth W. Dowling, Mary E. Dowling's mother.