Thomas Clark Pollock Papers
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Thomas Clark Pollock (1902-1988) served New York University (NYU) as an education and English professor and as a department chair and dean. The collection consists of materials relating to Pollock's proposed 20th-century history of NYU.
Biography
Thomas Clark Pollock (1902-1988) served on NYU's faculty and administration. From 1941 to 1947, he was Professor of Education, becoming Chairman of the Department of English Education in 1944. He was Professor of English and Dean of the Washington Square College of Arts and Science from 1947 to 1962. In 1951, he took a one-year leave of absence from his deanship to become acting Provost of the University. During that period he also served as Chief Administrator of the College of Dentistry. From 1958 to 1959 he was Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Science as well as Washington Square College. In 1962 he was appointed Vice President and Secretary of the University. In September 1967 he was appointed Archivist of the University, a position he held until March 1969. He retired from NYU in 1970.
Pollock was awarded honorary degrees from Muskingum College and the Universities of Brazil and Bahia.
He wrote several books, including The Philadelphia Theatre in the Eighteenth Century, The Teaching of English Grammar in the Secondary Schools of New Jersey, The Nature of Literature, A Theory of Meaning Analyzed, The English Language in American Education, and Thomas Wolfe at Washington Square (with Oscar Cargill). He was working on a 20th-century history of New York University at the time of his retirement.
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Items are arranged at the folder level.
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of papers, published articles, drafts, correspondence and duplicates relating to Pollock's proposed 20th-century history of NYU. Many of the papers are summaries of interviews Pollock conducted with faculty and administrators.
Pollock's manuscript, dated January 17, 1969, contains the results of his research and reading while he was studying background of the University for his proposed history of NYU. Bayrd Still, Pollock's successor as University Archivist, excerpted portions for the general reader and researcher under the title, "New York University in the Nineteenth Century."
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Conditions Governing Access
Materials are open without restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Any rights (including copyright and related rights to publicity and privacy) held by the creator are maintained by New York University. Permission to publish or reproduce materials in this collection must be secured from New York University Archives, (212) 998-2646, university-archives@nyu.edu.
Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date (if known), T.C. Pollock Papers, MC 109, folder number, New York University Archives, New York University Libraries.
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Materials were placed in an archival box and folders.