Overview
| Repository: |
Manuscripts and Archives
Sterling Memorial Library 128 Wall Street P.O. Box 208240 New Haven, CT 06520 Web: http://www.library.yale.edu/mssa/ Email: mssa.assist@yale.edu Phone: (203) 432-1735 Fax: (203) 432-7441 |
| Call Number: | RU 50 |
| Creator: | Yale University. Office of the Secretary. |
| Title: | Secretary's office, Yale University, records concerning George F. Gundelfinger |
| Dates: | circa 1920-1969 |
| Physical Description: | 1 linear foot (2 boxes) |
| Language(s): | The materials are in English. |
| Summary: | The records consist of correspondence of Yale Secretary Carl Lohman, newspaper clippings, and publications by and concerning George Frederick Gundelfinger. Correspondence between Yale administrators, faculty and lawyers concerning Gundelfinger is also included. |
| Note: | Forms part of Yale Record Group 4-A (YRG 4-A), Records of the Yale secretary"s office. |
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| Finding Aid Link: | To cite or bookmark this finding aid, use the following address: http://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/mssa.ru.0050 |
| Catalog Record: | A record for this collection, including location information, may be available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog. |
Administrative Information
Provenance
The records were transferred from the Office of the Secretary, 1970.
Information about Access
The materials are open for research.
Cite As
Secretary"s Office, Yale University, Records Concerning George F. Gundelfinger (RU 50). Manuscripts and Archives, Yale University Library.
Processing Notes
Yale University records are arranged and described at the accession level by the creating office. The University Archives creates collection level descriptive records, but typically does no further arrangement and description at the accession level.
Biographical History
George Frederick Gundelfinger (1884 – 1974) graduated from the Sheffield Scientific School in 1906. He received a Ph.D. in Mathematics from Yale in 1909, and served as a professor of Mathematics from 1909 – 1913. After leaving Yale, Gundelfinger taught at several other institutions before retiring to Pennsylvania. He began a campaign to improve the morality of Yale men through his publication, "The New Fraternity." He was prolific and frequently mailed his works to the student body and administrators. The material he sent was considered offensive by the Yale administration, which brought Gundelfinger to the attention of the Postmaster General and Attorney General of Pennsylvania. Gundelfinger was tried and convicted of mailing obscene material through the U.S. postal system.
Description of the Papers
The records consist of correspondence of Yale Secretary Carl Lohman, newspaper clippings, and publications by and concerning George Frederick Gundelfinger. Correspondence between Yale administrators, faculty and lawyers concerning Gundelfinger is also included.
Arrangement
Arranged by record type.