Cox Family Collection

Collection — Container: 1 box

Identifier: MC-0008

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Content includes an issue of the The Carthage Alumnus, seven issues of the Carthage College Bulletin, and eight issues of The Carthage Collegian. Editions ranging from 1901 to 1903 belonged to Carolyn Cutler Cox who taught at Carthage College during these years. The other editions going until 1933 belonged to Howard Ellis Cox, a Carthage student who graduated in 1933. The memorabilia and different bulletins were primarily between 1930 and 1933, when Howard Ellis Cox was attending Carthage, but the memorabilia from earlier dates were from Carolyn Cutler Cox. Some items were associated with the fraternity Theta Tau Sigma as well as many being programs of Commencement weekend for the Class of 1933.

Dates

Created: 1899-1933
Other: Majority of material found in 1933
Other: Date acquired: 10/29/2013

Creator

Cox Family (Family)

Biographical or Historical Information

The collection holds publications, memorabilia, and bulletins from two sources; Carolyn Cutler Cox and Howard Ellis Cox. Carolyn Cutler Cox taught at Carthage College, primarily as a music teacher and was a Carthage graduate herself in 1904. Her son, Howard Ellis Cox became a student of Carthage in 1929 and was a member of Theta Tau Sigma fraternity during his college years. He graduated in 1933 and proceeded to go on to Harvard Law and Business School. He became a successful lawyer as the head of Cox, Treanor & Shaughnessy Law Firm as well as a Wall Street businessman. Due to his success, the college named him a Honor Alumnus in 1952.

Note written by Ashlynn Rickord

Extent

1.00 boxes

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The collection consists of copies of different Carthage College publications from 1901 to 1933 as well as miscellaneous bulletins and memorabilia from 1899 to 1933. The items in the collection come from Carolyn Cutler Cox, a faculty member at Carthage in the early 1900s, as well as her son, Howard Ellis Cox, who was a Carthage student and graduated in 1933.

Arrangement Note

The collection is arranged in two series: Carthage College Publications and Miscellaneous Bulletins & Memorabilia. Within these two series, the items are catalogued chronologically.

Physical Access Requirements

The Staubitz Archives collections are owned, held, or licensed by Carthage College and are available for free personal, non-commercial, and educational use, provided that ownership of the materials is properly cited. Any commercial use of the materials, without the written permission of the Staubitz Archives of Carthage College, is strictly prohibited. Please contact the archivist at archives@carthage.edu for permissions and hi-resolution copies. Archival records must be consulted in the Archives Reading Room.