This collection consists of material written by or about Dr. Robert C. McClelland. Materials include a publication on the William T. Hodges scandal at the Norfolk Division of the College of William and Mary in 1941, Masontown Pennsylvania, poetry, newspaper clippings, and the NATO Symposium directed by Dr. McClelland from 1955 to 1956.
The collection is organized into six series: Series I: General Publications; Series II: In the Case of Bryan Vs. Hodges; Series III: Masontown History; Series IV: Poetry; Series V: Other Writings; and Series VI: NATO Symposia.
Open to researchers without restrictions.
Before publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from Special Collections and University Archives, and the holder of the copyright, if not Old Dominion University Libraries.
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The NATO Sympsium material was previously part of the NATO Sympsium Collection (RG 21-3A) and was added to this collection in October 2015.
[Identification of item], Box [insert number], Folder [insert number and title], Dr. Robert C. McClelland Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
The collection was processed and finding aid developed by Corey Fenelon in 2009.
Dr. Robert Crawford McClelland was born in Uniontown, Pennsylvania in 1901. In 1914 he graduated from the Masontown public schools and went off to German Township High School where he graduated in 1918. Afterwards he worked at the local coal mines for some time until he departed for college at the West Virginia University. He graduated there in 1930 with a Bachelor of Arts degree. McClelland taught at College of William and Mary in Williamsburg from 1930 to 1937. While teaching there he also earned his Master's degree. In 1937 he became a teaching fellow at the Norfolk Division of the College of William and Mary. He taught Latin, Greek and history. In the summers from 1945 to 1950, he returned to WVU as a teaching fellow and earned his Ph.D. in history. In 1948, Dr. McClelland became the Director of the Evening College at the Norfolk Division of the College of William and Mary. He worked at the college until 1962.
Dr. McClelland was known for his involvement in preserving the history of Masontown in Pennsylvania. He had compiled several histories of the Norfolk Division of the College of William and Mary including the
Dr. McClelland died in Masontown, Pennsylvania in 1962.
Note written by Corey Fenelon
This series contains bound publications related to Russian, Greek, and Chinese history.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 1, General Publications, 1954-1959, Robert Crawford McClelland Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 2, Junior College Journal, 1954, Robert Crawford McClelland Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 3, Russian-American Relations, 1955-1956, Robert Crawford McClelland Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
This series contains a publication about the student grading scandal between College of William and Mary President John Stewart Bryan and Norfolk Division Director William T. Hodges in 1941.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 4, In The Case of Bryan vs. Hodges, 1941, Robert Crawford McClelland Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
This series contains materials related to Dr. McClelland's pursuit to preserve the history of Masontown, Pennsylvania. Materials include newsletters and speeches.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 5, Historical Newsletter to Citizens of the Masontown Community, 1960 September-1962 February, Robert Crawford McClelland Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 6, Historical Notes on the Masontown Community: An Introduction, 1960 September, Robert Crawford McClelland Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 7, Flowers, Tree, and Economics or The Practical, the Beautiful, and the Good, 1961 September, Robert Crawford McClelland Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 8, The Klondike Heritage, 1961 May, Robert Crawford McClelland Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 9, A Sketch of Ephraim Walters: A Pioneer of Fayette County, Pennsylvania, 1961 December, Robert Crawford McClelland Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
This series contains a variety of poetry written by Dr. McClelland, some bound, some unbound, as well as a newspaper clipping.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 10, Silhouettes: Poetry Born of the Hills, 1958 June, Robert Crawford McClelland Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 11, Substance and Shadow: More Poetry Born of the Hills, 1958 October, Robert Crawford McClelland Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 12, Under the Bo Tree: Poems of Reflection, 1958 November, Robert Crawford McClelland Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 13, Miscellaneous Poems, undated, Robert Crawford McClelland Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 14, Newspaper Clipping, 1958 July 10, Robert Crawford McClelland Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
This series contains documents that do not fit in with any of the other series. These include a short story, some written articles he wrote for newspapers, and a newspaper clipping.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 15, The Professor Speaks--The High Hat, 1942 February 18, Robert Crawford McClelland Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 16, Jose Ortega y Gasset--The Washington Post, 1955 October 22, Robert Crawford McClelland Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 17, Der Veilchenstrauss (The Bunch of Violets), undated, Robert Crawford McClelland Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 18, Newspaper Clipping, 1961 September 5, Robert Crawford McClelland Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 19, The Liberal Arts College: Its Functions and Responsibilities, 1953 February, Robert Crawford McClelland Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
This series includes correspondence, programs, and other material related to the NATO Symposium directed by Dr. McClelland.
[Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 1, 1955 NATO Symposium--Applications from the Public, 1955, Robert Crawford McClelland Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 2, 1955 NATO Symposium--Correspondence with Prospective and Final Guest Lecturers and Presenters, 1955, Robert Crawford McClelland Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 3, 1955 NATO Symposium--Correspondence with the Public, 1955, Robert Crawford McClelland Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 4, 1955 NATO Symposium--Correspondence and Meeting Minutes of the Symposium Planning Committee, 1955, Robert Crawford McClelland Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 5, 1955 NATO Symposium--Official Report and Summary, 1955, Robert Crawford McClelland Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 6, 1955 NATO Symposium--Public Relations Items, 1955, Robert Crawford McClelland Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 7, 1956 NATO Symposium--Correspondence with Prospective and Final Guest Lecturers and Presenters, 1956, Robert Crawford McClelland Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 8, 1956 NATO Symposium--Correspondence with the Public, 1956, Robert Crawford McClelland Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 9, 1956 NATO Symposium--Correspondence and Meeting Minutes of the Symposium Planning Committee, 1955-1957, Robert Crawford McClelland Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 10, 1956 NATO Symposium--Official Report and Summary, 1956, Robert Crawford McClelland Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 11, 1956 NATO Symposium--Public Relations Items, 1956, Robert Crawford McClelland Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 12, Supplemental Material from NATO Symposiums, 1955-1956, Robert Crawford McClelland Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.