Glenn Frank Papers
Scope and Contents
Speeches, correspondence, and papers from alumnus Glenn Frank. Frank was managing editor of The Century Publishing Company (publisher of books and The Century Magazine) for several years, was later President of the University of Wisconsin and became active in Wisconsin and national politics.
Dates
- 1880-1948
- bulk from the late 1920s and the 1930s.
Creator
- Frank, Glenn, 1887-1940 (Person)
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Biographical Note
Glenn Frank was born on October 1, 1887, and was raised in Greentop, Missouri. As a young man, he was a Methodist preacher, known throughout Northeast Missouri as the "boy preacher." At the age of seventeen, he enrolled in the Normal School in Kirksville in 1904. In 1909, he entered Northwestern University and graduated with baccalaureate and master's degrees. In 1919, he became associate editor of the Century Magazine, and its editor-in-chief in 1921, serving until 1925 when he became president of the University of Wisconsin. Following a political disagreement with the LaFollette organization in Wisconsin, he left the university in 1937. Dr. Frank met his untimely death in 1940 in an automobile accident, while campaigning as a candidate for the United States Senate from Wisconsin. In this accident, his only child, Glenn Frank Jr., was also killed.
Extent
43 linear feet
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is organized into 12 series.
- General correspondence, 1925-1940
- Family correspondence, approximately 1915-1940
- Speeches, 1919-1940
- Publications, 1912-1954
- University of Wisconsin, 1924-1946
- Politics, 1935-1940
- Family miscellaneous, 1910-1941
- Binders, 1880-1940
- Bibles and books, 1924-1934
- Media, 1931-1950
- Artifacts, undated
- Oversize, 1922-1949
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The Glenn Frank Collection was given to the Northeast Missouri State Teachers College (now Truman State University) by Mary Smith Frank as a memorial to her husband, Dr. Glenn Frank. Items began arriving in 1943, and the collection was dedicated in 1948.
Physical Description
This collection is comprised of 18 linear feet of documents in Paige cartons in addition to 25 linear feet of bound correspondence, speeches, publications and other material.
Processing Information
Over the history of the collection, some level of processing had been undertaken. It is not possible to determine whether it follows the original order or not. Arrangement scheme for the collection was imposed during processing in the absence of a useable original order.
- Title
- Glenn Frank Papers
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Elizabeth Westhoff, Tessa Sottile, and Cheryl Musch.
- Date
- 2020
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Truman State University, Pickler Memorial Library, Special Collections Manuscripts Repository