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Arthur C. Hicks Collection
Western Collection: Hicks, A. C. (Box)
Biographical Note
A scholar and teacher of English literature, specializing in the English romantic poets, Arthur Clark Hicks (pictured here in 1949) was born on December 21, 1901, in Canyon City, Oregon. He was educated at the University of Oregon (BA, 1922; MA 1927) and at Stanford University (PhD (English), 1932). His doctoral dissertation was entitled The Place of Christianity in Shelley's Thought. A proficient pianist, Dr. Hicks received a piano teacher's certificate from the Peabody Conservatory of Music in 1924 and studied at the Julliard School of Music from 1927 to 1930. His academic experience included appointments at the University of Oregon and San Jose (Calif.) State Teacher's College. In 1933, Dr. Hicks joined the faculty of the department of English of the Washington State Normal School at Bellingham (later, Western Washington University), serving as department chair from 1933 to 1962. On his retirement in 1969, he was honored by his colleagues with the designation Professor Emeritus of English. Dr. Hicks' scholarly interests included the Victorian novel, the English romantic period, and Shakespeare and the Renaissance. A strong supporter of the Bellingham Theatre Guild, he was instrumental in creating at the Guild the second public performance in the United States of Percy Bysshe Shelley's only drama, The Cenci. He also authored extensive histories of Western on the occasion of its 50th and 75th anniversaries in 1949 and 1974 respectively. Beloved for his insightful, rigorous teaching and passionate devotion to reading and music, as well as for his dedication to the cause of world peace, Arthur C. Hicks died greatly mourned in 1994.
Scope and Contents Note
The Arthur C. Hicks Collection consists of works by Arthur C. Hicks, manuscript materials, extensive teaching and research notes, and limited biographical material including correspondence.
Notes on Arrangement
Separately cataloged works authored by Arthur C. Hicks are shelved under "Hicks, A. C." in The Western Collection stacks area, sub-arranged by title. Additional copies of these works may also be available in the Libraries' circulating collection; search the library catalog by author or title for more information.
Other material in the collection is organized into continuously numbered boxes and folders. The arrangement is by Special Collections.
Provenance
The collection was formerly housed in the University Archives & Records Center; its transfer to Special Collection was authorized by the Bureau for Faculty Research in 2002.
Copyright Notice
Material in this collection may be under copyright.
Separately cataloged works:
An American Performance of The Cenci, by Arthur C. Hicks. Stanford University, Calif.: The University, 1941. Reprinted from Stanford Studies in Language and Literature, 1941.
Dear Mr. President: Letters on the Nuclear Arms Race Written Every Week from April 2, 1982 til April 28, 1985, by Arthur C. Hicks. Bellingham, Wash.: Whatcom County Chapter, United Nations Association of the United States of America, 1985.
The First Fifty Years. Bellingham, Wash., 1949.
The First Fifty Years. 2nd ed. Bellingham, Wash, 1960.
The Place of Christianity in Shelley's Thought. Stanford, Calif., Stanford University, 1932. Unpublished doctoral dissertation.
Shelley's The Cenci & the Bellingham Theatre Guild: a Tribute in Honor of the Bellingham Theatre Guild's Golden Anniversary, 1929-1979, by Arthur C. Hicks & R. Milton Clarke. Bellingham, Wash.: Fourth Corner Registry, 1979.
A Stage Version of Shelley's Cenci, by Arthur C. Hicks and R. Milton Clarke. Caldwell, Id.: The Caxton Printers, 1945.
The Structure of Meredith's Novels and the Comic Spirit, by Arthur C. Hicks. Eugene, Or., 1939. Unpublished MA thesis.
Western at 75. Bellingham, Wash.: Western Washington State College Foundation, 1974.
Box Inventory
Writings and other works
1/1 Student papers
"The Author's Attitude Toward His Public." Undated. Typescript. 13 leaves.
"Ramus as Humanist." [Student paper by A. C. Hicks]. 1931. Typescript. 52 leaves.
"Reading Report for 196a, Literature and Civlization." Undated. Typescript. [3] leaves.
"The Relationship between Society and the Author." Undated. Typescript. [17] leaves.
Miscellaneous student work
1/2 Doctoral dissertation draft
Shelley and Christianity. Undated. Typescript. 288 leaves.
1/3 The First Fifty Years draft
The First Fifty Years of the Western Washington College of Education, 1899-1949. Typescript. Unpaged.
1/4 Various writings 1941-1989 and undated
"An American Performance of the The Cenci." Stanford Studies in Language and Literature (1941). Photocopy.
"Preface," The Fiftieth Anniversary Committee Presents Cavalcade of Years: a Memory Show in Seven Episodes, by V. H. Hoppe. 1955. Photocopy.
"Scholarship in the Tradition of Western: Address to the Scholarship Society, Western Washington College of Education, June 1, 1960." Typescript; copy. 9 leaves. 4 copies.
"Shakespeare's Depiction of Law and Its Agents in Relation to William O. Douglas." 1977. Typescript and one copy. 17 leaves.
"Article for Whatcom County Encyclopedia." 1989. Typescript and carbon; part manuscript.
Miscellaneous writings, 1946-1960 and undated.
2/1 Texts of and notes for talks, 1934-1982(?) (arr. by date)
2/2 Texts of and notes for talks, undated (arr. by title)
2/3 "Poets and poetry" presentations; introductions (arr. by poet)
3/1 Misc. materials used by A. C. Hicks as student
3/2 Misc. study and research notes
3/3 Personal reading lists
Teaching materials
4 Individual authors, A-D
5 Individual authors, E-L
6 Individual authors, M-Scott
7 Individual authors, Shakespeare
8 Individual authors, Shelley-W
9 Individual courses, College Problems-English 2xx
10 Individual courses, English 3xx-English Literature
11 Individual courses, Film-Loyalty; Miscellaneous materials
Biographical materials
12/1 Re: Faculty matters at Western, 1957-1960 and undated
12/2 Re: English department, 1958-1971 and undated
12/3 Faculty Men's Discussion Club, 1942-1964 and undated
12/4 Re: AH's relationship to Fairhaven College
12/5 Re: AH's involvement with AAUP
12/6 Bellingham Chamber Music, 1968-90 and undated; programs, 1965-1987
12/7 Bellingham Theatre Guild; miscellaneous; programs, 1969-1981 and undated
12/8 State tax reform, 1938
12/9 Correspondence: outgoing, 1944-1992
12/10 Correspondence: incoming, 1935-1983 and undated