Scope and Contents
Diary, printed matter, correspondence and notes of Kenneth McLeod Bissell, relating to the Yale College Class of 1907. Of particular note is the diary which is a detailed account in four volumes of Bissell's experiences at Yale (1903-1907) covering academic, social, cultural and athletic life. The diary also includes accounts of summer vacations, among them a trip to Europe in 1906. The printed matter comprises annotated class books, class histories and clippings, largely obituaries of class members (1932-1968).
Dates
- 1903-1968
Creator
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Extent
1.25 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
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Abstract
Diary, printed matter, correspondence and notes of Kenneth McLeod Bissell, relating to the Yale College Class of 1907. Of particular note is the diary which is a detailed account in four volumes of Bissell's experiences at Yale (1903-1907) covering academic, social, cultural and athletic life. The diary also includes accounts of summer vacations, among them a trip to Europe in 1906. The printed matter comprises annotated class books, class histories and clippings, largely obituaries of class members (1932-1968).
Biographical / Historical
Kenneth McLeod Bissell. Clerical position, Lamont, Corliss & Company (importing agents), New York City, November, 1907-February, 1908; graduate student, Columbia University, 1908; travel, work on ranches and with surveying parties in Mexico, and growing oranges in Riverside, Calif., with five trips to Europe and one to North Africa interspersed, 1908-13; salesman, Holmes-Walton company (real estate), Los Angeles, 1914-1917; graduate student and instructor, French Department, University of Southern California, 1917-18 (M.A. 1919); officer candidate, Officers' Training Camp, Presidio of San Francisco, July-September 1918; instructor in military French, S.A.T.C. Unit, University of Southern California, 1918; assistant professor, 1920; student, Universities of Geneva and Paris, and travel in various countries, 1920-22; professor, University of Southern California, 1922-27; chairman, Department of French, and chief student advisor, 1927-29; trip around the world (Tahiti, New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, Switzerland, Italy, England, Scotland, Scandinavia, Germany, and France), 1929-31; professor, University of Southern California, 1931-.
Married, October 8, 1913, in London, England, Josephine Lillian Jayne (attended Horace Mann School, New York City), daughter of William and Edith (Heim) Jayne, of New York City.
Appointed Officier d'Académie ( Les Palmes Académiques) by the French Government. Republican. Interested in welfare organizations which care for crippled, sick, and orphaned children. Member: American Association of University Professors; Philological Association of the Pacific Coast; Modern Language Association of America, Phi Beta Kappa Alumni Association of Southern California; Hollywood Lodge, No. 355, A.F. and A.M.; Hollywood Chapter, No. 120, Royal Arch Masons; Hollywood Post, No. 43, American Legion (charter member). Clubs: University (Los Angeles); Sierra (California); Swiss Alpine, Yale (Los Angeles).
(Taken from the History of the Class of 1907, Yale College, Twenty-five year record.)
- Title
- Guide to the Kenneth McLeod Bissell Papers
- Status
- Under Revision
- Author
- compiled by Staff of Manuscripts and Archives
- Date
- June 1982
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Created In Accordance With Manuscripts And Archives Processing Manual
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Part of the Manuscripts and Archives Repository
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Location
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