By Leanna Barcelona
Collection Overview
Title: Arthur Hall Papers, 1897-1955
ID: 28/3/24
Creator: Hall, Arthur R. (Arthur Raymond) (1894-1948)
Extent: 1.2 cubic feet
Date Acquired: 08/18/1995
Scope and Contents of the Materials
The papers of Arthur Raymond Hall (1869-1955) (MA, English and Rhetoric, 1902), including correspondence, photographs, postcards, athletic artifacts, newspaper clippings, road building plans, governmental documents, speeches, diploma, programs, pamphlets, and certificates relating to his time as both a student and an athlete in football and baseball (1897-1902) as well as coach of the Illini Football team (1904, 1907-1912); his work as a lawyer in Danville and his project of building hard-surfaced roads. The series also includes athletic uniform sweaters, hats, and gear from his time at the University of Illinois (1897-1912).