Merritt B. Pound partial thesis The Public Career of Benjamin Hawkins, circa 1939

Summary

Creator:

Pound, Merritt B. (Merritt Bloodworth), 1898-1970

Date:

circa 1939

Extent:

1 folder(s) (2 typescripts)

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Merritt B. Pound partial thesis The Public Career of Benjamin Hawkins, ms319, The Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of two copies of a partial typescript (cover, table of contents, and pages 1-41) of Merritt B. Pound's thesis titled The Public Career of Benjamin Hawkins. The thesis was submitted to faculty of the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill in 1939 and centers on Benjamin Hawkins and Georgia history.

Biographical / historical:

Merritt B. Pound (1898-1970) was a longtime Georgia native and an alumnus of the University of Georgia. After he earned his Ph.D in History at the University of North Carolina, Dr. Pound returned to Athens and joined the UGA faculty where he taught History. In 1939, he became the first head of the Political Science department, a position he held for 25 years.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Indian agents -- United States.
Theses.

Names:

Hawkins, Benjamin, 1754-1816

Preferred citation:

Merritt B. Pound partial thesis The Public Career of Benjamin Hawkins, ms319, The Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.