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Call Number:
C:0/46/34

Box 1 - UMLD1
Box 2 - UMLD1
Box 3 - Ellis
OSF 1 - MC

Record Group: 0 C
Record Sub-Group: 31
Records Title: UMC; University General; Memorabilia; Hyde Family Collection
Dates: 1886-1976, bulk 1910-1930
Volume: 1.5 cubic foot, 1.875 linear feet

Scope and Content Note

(A01-161; A03-16)
This Record Sub-Group contains approximately 700 color and black and white postcards, 15 certificates and diplomas, fourteen St. Patrick's Day buttons and commencement materials collected by Abraham Lincoln Hyde, his second wife, Emma Fisher Hyde, and his son, E. Clarendon Hyde (1886-1976). A. L. Hyde collected postcards from places in which he lived, worked, and visited. As a result, there are postcards from more than twenty-five states and several international locations. He also had an interest in architecture so there are a significant number of postcards highlighting architectural features and sites.

Since he taught at the University of Missouri-Columbia, there are many postcards of the University, but there are also quite a few Missouri towns featured. In addition to the postcards of campus buildings such as Academic Hall, notable campus sites, e.g. gardens and bridges, are also pictured. Farmer's Week and other special events are also captured in this collection. St. Patrick's Day is well-represented in the collection of buttons and the metal three-leaf clover and pipe.

The diplomas and certificates are from all three family members and represent memberships in various organizations such as the Society of Civil Engineers and the DAR and indicate educational achievements at the University of Missouri and other educational institutions.

Biographical Note:

Abraham Lincoln Hyde was raised in New Haven, Connecticut and remained in that city to attend Yale University. He graduated from Yale in 1886 with a Ph.D. Until 1902, Hyde worked in various engineering establishments such as the Berlin Iron Bridge Company, the King Bridge Company, and the Frank C. Osborn Company. He also served as the Official Photographer of the American Bridge Company. He was an Instructor in Civil Engineering at Lehigh University from 1902-1903. During 1903, he transferred to the University of Missouri as an Assistant Professor of Bridge Engineering. He continued with the University of Missouri for many years and was permanently appointed Emeritus Professor of Bridge Engineering in 1935. He died in Columbia in 1949.

His son, E. Clarendon Hyde, was born in University Hospital in 1915 and attended University High School. He received his Bachelor's degree in German with a minor in Classical Languages from the University of Missouri-Columbia (1937). Clarendon Hyde continued his education at Union Theological Seminary (1940) and the University of Minnesota (1955 MLIS). He married Mary Ruth Hyde, a native of Mountain Grove, in 1943. For thirty years, beginning in 1956, Clarendon Hyde worked as a Librarian at the University of Missouri-Columbia.

Series Descriptions:

This Record Sub-Group is divided into eight record series. Series One contains postcards documenting architectural features and styles and is arranged alphabetically according to location. Series Two contains postcards of paintings and other works of art. It is also arranged alphabetically by location, as is Series Three. Series Four is arranged alphabetically by location. Most locations are states in the U.S.; although, there is one folder for international materials. Series Five is also alphabetical by subject. Series Six is organized chronologically. Series Seven is organized by individual and by size. Finally, Series Eight is organized chronologically.

Series Outline:

  1. Series One - Architectural Postcards
  2. Series Two - Art Postcards
  3. Series Three - Event Postcards
  4. Series Four - Place Postcards
  5. Series Five - People Postcards
  6. Series Six - Commencement materials
  7. Series Seven - Diplomas and Certificates
  8. Series Eight- St. Patrick's Day materials

Inventory

Series One - Architectural Postcards

Box 1

FF 1 - Massachusetts

FF 2 - New Jersey

FF 3 - Pennsylvania

Series Two - Art Postcards

Box 1 (cont'd)

FF 4 - Art

FF 5 - Art, Colorado

FF 6 - Art, Washington, D.C.

Series Three - Event Postcards

Box 1 (cont'd)

FF 7 - 1934 Chicago International Exposition

FF 8 - Christmas

FF 9 - New York World's Fair

Series Four - Place Postcards

Box 1 (cont'd)

FF 10 - Arkansas

FF 11 - California

FF 12 - Colorado

FF 13 - Colorado, Colleges and Universities

FF 14 - Connecticut

FF 15 - Connecticut, New Haven

FF 16 - Connecticut, New Haven, Yale University

FF 17 - Illinois, Chicago; University of Chicago

FF 18 - Illinois, Springfield

FF 19 - Indiana, Indianapolis

FF 20 - International

FF 21 - Kansas, Topeka; University of Kansas

FF 22 - Kentucky

FF 23 - Louisiana

FF 24 - Massachusetts

FF 25 - Michigan

FF 26 - Minnesota

FF 27 - Mississippi, Vicksburg

Series Four - Place Postcards (cont'd)

Box 2

FF 1 - Missouri, Cape Girardeau

FF 2 - Missouri, Carthage

FF 3 - Missouri, Columbia

FF 4 - Missouri, Columbia, Colleges

FF 5 - Missouri, Columbia, University of Missouri, Academic Hall; Jesse Hall

FF 6 - Missouri, Columbia, University of Missouri, Aerial

FF 7 - Missouri, Columbia, University of Missouri, Agriculture Building; Arch; Mumford

FF 8 - Missouri, Columbia, University of Missouri, Balance Rock

FF 9 - Missouri, Columbia, University of Missouri, Bridges

FF 10 - Missouri, Columbia, University of Missouri, Cadets on the Quad

FF 11 - Missouri, Columbia, University of Missouri, Campus Scene, snow

FF 12 - Missouri, Columbia, University of Missouri, Columns

FF 13 - Missouri, Columbia, University of Missouri, Crowder Hall

FF 14 - Missouri, Columbia, University of Missouri, Education Building/Townsend Hall

FF 15 - Missouri, Columbia, University of Missouri, Ellis Library

FF 16 - Missouri, Columbia, University of Missouri, Engineering Building; St. Patrick's Day

FF 17 - Missouri, Columbia, University of Missouri, Farmer's Week

FF 18 - Missouri, Columbia, University of Missouri, Fraternity/Acacia

FF 19 - Missouri, Columbia, University of Missouri, Garden

FF 20 - Missouri, Columbia, University of Missouri, Hazing Freshmen

FF 21 - Missouri, Columbia, University of Missouri, Hinkson Creek; Grindstone Creek

FF 22 - Missouri, Columbia, University of Missouri, Lowry Hall/Bible College

FF 23 - Missouri, Columbia, University of Missouri, Medical Building/Laboratories

FF 24 - Missouri, Columbia, Columbia (Christian) College, Gateway

FF 25 - Missouri, Columbia, University of Missouri, Memorial Tower

FF 26 - Missouri, Columbia, University of Missouri, Men's Gymnasium/Rothwell

FF 27 - Missouri, Columbia, University of Missouri, New Chemistry

FF 28 - Missouri, Columbia, University of Missouri, Parker Hospital

FF 29 - Missouri, Columbia, University of Missouri, Pemberton Hall

FF 30 - Missouri, Columbia, University of Missouri, Physics Building

FF 31 - Missouri, Columbia, University of Missouri, Read Hall

FF 32 - Missouri, Columbia, University of Missouri, Rollins Field

FF 33 - Missouri, Columbia, University of Missouri, Student Health Center/Noyes

FF 34 - Missouri, Columbia, University of Missouri, Switzler Hall

FF 35 - Missouri, Columbia, University of Missouri, Veterinary Building/Agricultural Economics

FF 36 - Missouri, Columbia, University of Missouri, Walter Williams Hall

FF 37 - Missouri, Columbia, University of Missouri, YMCA

FF 38 - Missouri, General

FF 39 - Missouri, Kansas City, ca. 1912-1930s

FF 40 - Missouri, Nevada

FF 41 - Missouri, Ozarks

FF 42 - Missouri, Rocheport

FF 43 - Missouri, St. Genevieve

FF 44 - Missouri, St. Louis

FF 45 - Missouri, Springfield

FF 46 - Missouri, West Plains

FF 47 - New Hampshire

FF 48 - New Jersey, Princeton; Princeton University

FF 49 - New York, New York; City University of New York

FF 50 - Ohio, Cleveland

FF 51 - Oklahoma, Tulsa

FF 52 - Pennsylvania, Gettysburg

FF 53 - Pennsylvania, Philadelphia; University of Pennsylvania

FF 54 - Tennessee, Memphis; Pickwick Dam

FF 55 - Texas

FF 56 - Unidentified

FF 57 - Utah, 1953

FF 58 - Yellowstone

FF 59 - Washington, D.C.

Series Five - People Postcards

Box 2 (cont'd)

FF 60 - William Howard Taft, 1908

Series Six - Commencement materials

Box 2 (cont'd)

FF 61 - Commencement materials, 1937

Series Seven - Diplomas and Certificates

Box 2 (cont'd)

FF 62 - Abraham Lincoln Hyde Society of Civil Engineers Diploma, 1928

FF 63 - E. Clarendon Hyde Diplomas and Certificates including Phi Beta Kappa and University Junior High School, 1930-1976

Series Seven - Diplomas and Certificates (cont'd)

OSF 1

Diplomas and Certificates for Abraham Lincoln Hyde, Emma Fisher Hyde and E. Clarendon Hyde including Yale, Sigma Fi, University Senior High School, and several from the University of Missouri, 1886-1940

Series Eight - St. Patrick's Day materials

Box 3

ENV 1 - St. Patrick Was An Engineer button, 1932

ENV 2 - St. Patrick Was An Engineer button, 1933

ENV 3 - St. Patrick Was An Engineer button, 1934

ENV 4 - St. Patrick Was An Engineer button, 1934

ENV 5 - St. Patrick Was An Engineer button, 1936

ENV 6 - St. Patrick Was An Engineer button, 1937

ENV 7 - St. Patrick Was An Engineer button, 1938

ENV 8 - St. Patrick Was An Engineer button, 1939

ENV 9 - St. Patrick Was An Engineer button, 1940

ENV 10 - St. Patrick Was An Engineer button, 1941

ENV 11 - St. Patrick Was An Engineer button, 1942

ENV 12 - St. Patrick Was An Engineer button, 1946

ENV 13 - St. Patrick Was An Engineer button, 1947

ENV 14 - St. Patrick Was An Engineer button, 1950

ENV 15 - metal three-left clover and pipe decoration, n.d.

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