John Dashiell Stoops Papers 1890-1973

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John Dashiell Stoops Papers 1890-1973

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(1873-1973)

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John Dashiell Stoops was a Professor of Philosophy at Grinnell College from 1904 to 1943 and Professor Emeritus from 1943 until his death in 1973. He earned his A.B. from Dickinson, A.M. from Harvard, and a PhD from Boston University. He was also a graduate student at Union, Columbia, and Clark. He published three books: Ideals of Conduct: An Exposition of Moral Attitudes (1926), The Integrated Life (1951), and The Kingdom of Jesus (1951), as well as numerous articles. This collection includes manuscripts, notes, and correspondence. Unfortunately, almost all of the papers are not dated.

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John Dashiell Stoops was a professor of Philosophy at Iowa/Grinnell College from 1904 to 1943 and Professor Emeritus from 1943 until his death in 1973.  This collection of his papers, donated by Rose Stoops, is dated from 1904 to 1950s and includes manuscripts, notes, and correspondence.

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