Richard L. and Kathleen A. Hauke Papers (Mss. Gr. 68)
University of Rhode Island Library, University Archives and Special Collections
15 Lippitt RoadKingston, RI 02881-2011
Tel: 401-874-4632
email: archives@etal.uri.edu
Inventory
InventorySub-group One. Richard L. Hauke Papers
Sub group 1, Richard L. Hauke, contains Series I, Subject File; Series II, Manuscripts; Series III, Botany Department; Series IV, Courses; Series V, Conference and Seminar Papers, and Series VI, National Science Foundation. The papers are arranged alphabetically within each series by folder title and chronologically within each folder.
Series I, Subject File, contains correspondence, records from committees within the University, correspondence and records pertaining to professional societies, and subjects of interest to Professor Hauke such as Nuclear Winter, Creationism, and Bioethics. There are also two folders on a survey of flora at the W. Alton Jones Campus (box 9, folders 76 & 77).
Series II, Manuscript, contains Hauke's publications, book manuscripts, research material, and his masters thesis. Most of his research dealt with the genus Equisetum (commonly known as horsetails). Of particular interest are the research materials relating to botanists Agnes Arber, Edith Saunders, and Edmund Sinnott. The resulting article entitled "Vignettes from the History of Plant Morphology" is available in the collection (see box 15B, folder 100) and on the web at http://members.aol.com/cefield/hauke/, accessed in May, 2001. Also in the Manuscripts series are drafts of sermons given by Professor Hauke for the congregation of the Episcopal Chapel of Saint Augustine's located Lower College Rd. in Kingston, Rhode Island. The Chapel serves as the Episcopal Center for the URI campus community.
Series III, Botany Department, contains materials dealing with Professor Hauke's functions within the Botany Department. The records include departmental correspondence and the agenda and minutes of the departmental meetings. This series also contains records kept by Professor Hauke while serving on the Merger Committee, Space Committee, Ranger Hall Renovation Committee, and the Safety Committee of which he was Chair. Of interest is the Merger Committee (box 17, folder 15) in which the merger of Plant Science, Botany, and Plant Pathology/ Entomology is explored. There are also memoranda concerning his work as Chair of the Greenhouse Committee within the Space Committee (box 18, folder 21). This series also contains Professor Hauke's peer reviews and access is by permission of the Archivist.
Series IV, Courses, contains course notes and general information for specific courses. Folders 20 and 21 contain class and grade record books and may be researched only by permission of the Archivist.
Series V, Conference and Seminar Papers, contains correspondence, papers, notes and drafts for talks given by Professor Hauke for seminars, lectures, and conferences.
Series VI, National Science Foundation, contains research proposals and the supporting documentation submitted for approval to the National Science Foundation.
Series 1. Subject File
This series contains records and correspondence that deal with Richard Hauke's activities and interests. Correspondence is arranged alphabetically by the sender or the receiver and then chronologically.
There are also records relating to the American Fern Society, Association of American University Professors (AAUP), the Faculty Senate, among other organizations in which Professor Hauke was active. Records relating to his Fulbright scholarships and sabbaticals are also located in this series. In addition, Professor Hauke had reference files on subjects of interest to him. These subjects include Nuclear Winter, Creationism, and Bioethics. There are also two folders on a survey of flora at the W. Alton Jones Campus (box 9, folders 76 & 77).
The subjects are arranged alphabetically within the series and chronologically within each folder.
Series 2. Manuscripts
This series contains Hauke's publications, book manuscripts, research material, and his masters thesis, "A Review of the Literature and a Study of the Anatomy of Stomata and Sheathes of Equesetum." Most of his research dealt with the genus Equisetum. Of particular interest are the research materials relating to botanists Agnes Arber, Edith Saunders, and Edmund Sinnott. This research resulted in an article entitled "Vignettes from the History of Plant Morphology" available in the collection (see box 15B, folder 100) and on the web at http://members.aol.com/cefield/hauke/, accessed May, 2001.
Also in Manuscripts are drafts of sermons given by Professor Hauke for the congregation of the Episcopal Chapel of Saint Augustine's located on Lower College Rd. in Kingston, RI. The Chapel serves as the Episcopal Center for the URI campus community.
Series 3. Botany Department
This series contains materials dealing with the Botany Department. The records include departmental correspondence and the agenda and minutes of the departmental meetings. There are also records of Professor Hauke's own Annual Peer Review and resume. This folder may be accessed by permission of the Archivist. This series also contains records kept by Professor Hauke while serving on the Merger Committee, Space Committee, Ranger Hall Renovation Committee, and the Safety Committee of which he was Chair. There are also memoranda concerning his work as Chair of the Greenhouse Committee within the Space Committee (box 18, folder 21).
The records are arranged alphabetically by subject and chronologically by date within folders.
Series 4. Courses
This series contains syllabi and records of the courses that Professor Hauke taught. The records contain articles that dealt with the subject matter of the course, lecture notes and exams. The courses are arranged by their course code. Folders 21 and 22 which contain class grade/ record books may be accessed by permission of the Archivist.
Series 5. Conference and Seminar Papers
This series contains correspondence, papers, notes and drafts for the talks and lectures presented by Professor Hauke for the American Fern Society, New England Fern Conference, and the Botanical Society of America, among others.
Series 6. National Science Foundation Dates
This series contains research proposals and supporting documentation submitted for approval to the National Science Foundation.
Series 2. Kathleen A. Hauke Papers
Sub group 2, Kathleen A. Hauke, contains one Subject File series. This series is comprised of writings by Kathleen A. Hauke. Of particular interest is her family newsletter, the Jargonian. She began writing it in 1949 and offers an interesting look into the life and thoughts of an intellectually mature teenaged girl during the post WWII years. She continued writing the Jargonian into her adult years. In addition there are "Notes From African Diary" written in 1955 (Jargonian), journals of tours to South Africa, and a typescript manuscript entitled "Biography of John Bilson, M.D" written in 1975. Another item of note is the CANE newsletter the first few issues which Kathleen Hauke edited. Citizens for the Advancement of Negro Education (CANE) was an organization created to stimulate educational opportunities for Black children. A result of CANE's work was the establishment of the CANE Day Care Center which continues to operate today. The issues of the newsletter document the struggle for racial equity in education which was a big part of campus life in the 1970s.
Prior to 1998, Kathleen Hauke donated about 1.75 linear feet of her journals to the Schlesinger Library at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University.
Series 7. Subject File
This series is mostly comprised of writings by Kathleen A. Hauke. Of particular interest is her family newsletter, the Jargonian. She began writing her newsletter in 1949 and offers an interesting look into the life and thoughts of an intellectually mature teenaged girl during the post WWII years. She continued writing the Jargonian into her adult years. Of interest are "Notes From African Diary" written in 1955 (Jargonian, folder 9), journals of tours to South Africa, and a typescript manuscript entitled "Biography of John Bilson, M.D" written in 1975. Another item of note is the CANE newsletter the first few issues which Kathleen Hauke edited. Citizens for the Advancement of Negro Education (CANE) was an organization created to stimulate educational opportunities for Black children. A result of CANE's work was the establishment of the CANE Day Care Center which continues to operate today. The issues of the newsletter document the struggle for racial equity in education which was a big part of campus life in the 1970s.
