Owen Hawley and Ralph Schroeder
Owen Philip Hawley (August 29, 1930 – July 31, 2006) and Ralph Lietz Schroeder (February 18, 1920 – October 26, 1976) were longlife partners living in Marietta, Ohio.
Early life[edit]
Owen Philip Hawley was born on August 29, 1930, in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Ida Peterson and Anthony Weber; he was later adopted by Clarence Edgar Hawley and Alicia Myrtle Hevle.[1]
Hawley grew up in Kenosha, Wisconsin. In 1952 he graduated from St. Olaf College, A.B. in 1952,[2] where he was part of the Phi Beta Kappa. He majored in English, History, and French. He later became a Danforth Graduate Fellow and obtained an A.M. in 1954 from Harvard University in History and English.[1][2]In the summer of 1951 he attended the Summer School Abroad in London, England, organized by the University of Minnesota.[2]
Career[edit]
After graduation, Owen Hawley taught in Massachusetts, Minnesota, and Pennsylvania. [1] In the 1950s he was instructor in English at Union College, Barbourville, Kentucky, and lived in the Campus.[2] In 1964 he took a position at Marietta College and became professor emeritus. He retired in 1990.[1]
Hawley was a volunteer of the Washington County Historical Association and Washington County Public Library. Among his researches those about Ralph Waldo Emerson, Walt Whitman, and Vachel Lindsay.[1]
In 1967 Hawley published "Orient pearls at random strung: Mr. Emerson comes to Marietta".[3] In 1985 he published "Phi Beta Kappa Gamma of Ohio, Marietta College, 1860-1985: 125th anniversary history and directory" and in 1967 "Of no mean reputation: Charles Sullivan".[4]
In 1962 Schroeder published "Where a lad is: an account of Vachel Lindsay". In 1973 he published "The history-go-round". In 1976, the same year of his death, Schroeder published "History of Washington County, Ohio: with illustrations and biographical sketches".[5][6]
In 1996 Hawley published a study of the Mound Cemetery at Marietta (where he is now buried).[1]
Personal life[edit]
Hawley and Schroeder lived at 401 Aurora St., Marietta, Ohio.[1]
Owen Hawley and Ralph Schroeder are buried together at Mound Cemetery (Marietta, Ohio).
Legacy[edit]
Owen Hawley left his collection of books, including the Ralph Shroeder-Vachel Lindsay Collection, to various libraries, colleges, and historical societies.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Remembering Professor Owen Hawley". Retrieved 25 September 2017.
- ^ a b c d Union College Catalog. Union College. 1955–1959. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
- ^ Catalog of Copyright Entries. Third Series: 1967: July-December. Copyright Office, Library of Congress. 1971. p. 1911. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
- ^ "Hawley, Owen Philip". Retrieved 25 September 2017.
- ^ "Libraries Australia Authorities - Full view". Retrieved 25 September 2017.
- ^ "Schroeder, Ralph L." Retrieved 25 September 2017.