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 Machine-readable finding aid derived from XML authoring program. Date of source: January 2010 Description is in English Finding aid was prepared using DACS Guide to the H. Kenneth Shook Manuscript,2009 Special Collections & ArchivesWesleyan University Middletown, CT, USA

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 Descriptive Summary Special Collections & Archives, Wesleyan University Shook, H. Kenneth. H. Kenneth Shook Manuscript,2009 2009-41 Material in English 0.25 1 archival box For current information on the location of these materials, please consult Special Collections & Archives staff. Dr. H. Kenneth Shook was a 1954 graduate of the Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program at Wesleyan University. This manuscript in two parts is titled Memoirs of a College Gatekeeper, Set I and More Memoirs from a College Gatekeeper, Set II. Written by Dr. H. Kenneth Shook, it includes autobiographical stories, including a passage about Robert Frost's 1953 visit to Wesleyan University while Shook was a student in the Master of Arts in Teaching program. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Copyright for official University records is held by Wesleyan University; all other copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.

 Preferred Citation

H. Kenneth Shook Manuscript, Collection #2009-41, Special Collections & Archives, Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT, USA.

 Acquisitions Information

Given by Dr. H. Kenneth Shook, August 2009

 Processing Information

Processed by Valerie Gillispie, January 2010

Encoded by Valerie Gillispie, January 2010

 Historical Note

Dr. H. Kenneth Shook received a bachelor's degree from Western Maryland College and was a 1954 graduate of the Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program at Wesleyan University. He served as director of admissions and financial aid at Western Maryland College from 1958 to 1975, then as Executive Director of the Maryland State Scholarship Board. He later taught high school before retirement.

 Collection Overview

This manuscript in two parts is titled Memoirs of a College Gatekeeper, Set I and More Memoirs from a College Gatekeeper, Set II. Written by Dr. H. Kenneth Shook, it includes autobiographical stories, including a passage about Robert Frost's 1953 visit to Wesleyan University while Shook was a student in the Master of Arts in Teaching program.

 Online Catalog Headings

These and related materials may be found under the following headings in online catalogs.

Shook, H. Kenneth. Wesleyan University (Middletown, Conn.)--Students. Frost, Robert, 1874-1963. Detailed Description of the Collection 11 Memoirs of a College Gatekeeper, Set I, by Dr. H. Kenneth Shook, 2009 12 More Memoirs from a College Gatekeeper, Set II, by Dr. H. Kenneth Shook, 2009