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Samuel Smythe Hill papers, 1942-53 (bulk 1942-51)
Author
Processed by: John LeDoux; machine-readable finding aid created by:Robert Glass
Title
Samuel Smythe Hill papers
Date
1942-53 (bulk 1942-51)
Repository
Georgetown College Special CollectionsGeorgetown, Kentucky 40324 USA
Conditions Governing Access note
Open to researchers
Preferred Citation Note
[Identification of item], Samuel Smythe Hill papers, 1942-53 (bulk 1942-51), 1953.00,Special Collections, Georgetown College, Georgetown.
Extent
5.25 linear feet
Biography/History
Born to Sterling Price and Eldora Jane (Stowe) Hill, in Halifax County, Virginia, in 1890, Hill was one of eleven children. He received his early education in the county's country schools and a military academy. In 1917, he attained his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Richmond. Before entering Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, Kentucky, in 1921, he taught in high schools and preached in rural churches of Virginia. He earned Doctor of Theology degrees at Southern 1929. While studying at the seminary, he pastored the First Baptist Church in New Albany, Indiana. Before leaving Louisville to pastor the Bainbridge Street Baptist Church in Richmond, Virginia, Hill married Mary L. Brown of Bardstown, Kentucky. They had two children--Samuel, Jr., and Mary Jane. In 1934, Dr. Hill brought his family back to Kentucky when he accepted the pastorate of the Deer Park Baptist Church in Louisville. He remained there until 1942, when he became president of Georgetown College.
During his tenure, Hill initiated the largest capital improvements program in the college's history up to that time. The centerpiece was the construction of John L. Hill Chapel, which was completed in 1949. Named in honor of an 1899 alumnus, who was a faculty member and first dean of the college, the chapel replaced the one that burned in 1930. Academic facilities also received great attention. A music building and a new library were built, and the physics building, built in 1861, was converted into general classrooms. Living space for male students and faculty were created, and a modern kitchen and cafeteria were constructed in the dining hall. He also saw the college through the World War II era, when enrollments dropped as students went to war. Overall, however, the number of students attending Georgetown College rose from 250 in 1942 to a high of 750 in 1947. Dr. Hill left the presidency in 1953. He was pastor of Belle Glade Baptist Church in Belle Glade, Florida when he died on February 3, 1961.
"Heart Attack Fatal to Dr. Samuel S. Hill, Was Eighteenth President of Georgetown." The Georgetown College Magazine V (Spring 1961): 4; "Dr. Hill, Past President of Georgetown, Expires." The Georgetonian, February 20, 1961, p. 1; Marcie Stomberger, "Dr. Samuel Hill." In Georgetown College: Past Presidents, by President's Ambassadors. 1992-99.
Scope and Content
The correspondence and subject files reveal his extensive activities as president: Baptist relations, trustee relations, speeches, student recruitment, fund raising, state, national, and Baptist education, personnel, campus activities, social issues, and others.
Subjects
- Hill, Samuel Smythe, 1890-1961
Collection Inventory
Correspondence, 1941-51
Boxes 1-11 Scope and Contents note:There are significant gaps in President Hill's correspondence. He came to the presidency of Georgetown College in 1942, but there are only eleven boxes of correspondence. For instance, there is no correspondence during the final two years of his presidency, and the volume of correspondence, when compared with previous administrations of similar length, is low.
Cla-Cu, 1941-42
[box: 1, folder: 1]Miscellaneous, 1942-44
[box: 1, folder: 1a]Miscellaneous, 1942-46
[box: 1, folder: 2]A-Y, 1942-46
[box: 1, folder: 3]M-N, 1943-44
[box: 1, folder: 4]O-S, 1943-44
[box: 1, folder: 5]Trustees, Alumni, Presidents, Sr. Liberal Arts Colleges of KY, 1943-47
[box: 1, folder: 6]A, 1943-45
[box: 1, folder: 7]American Council on Education, 1943
[box: 1, folder: 8]Applications, 1943-44
[box: 1, folder: 9]Association of American Colleges, 1942-43
[box: 1, folder: 10]B, 1943-44
[box: 2, folder: 11]C, 1943-44
[box: 2, folder: 12]Church Related Colleges, 1943-44
[box: 2, folder: 13]Clear Creek, 1942-43
[box: 2, folder: 14]Committee of Twelve, 1942-43
[box: 2, folder: 15]Contributions, 1943
[box: 2, folder: 16]D, 1943-44
[box: 2, folder: 17]E, 1943-44
[box: 2, folder: 18]Educational Associations (Miscellaneous), 1943-44
[box: 2, folder: 19]Education Commission--Southern Baptist Convention, 1943
[box: 2, folder: 20]F, 1943-44
[box: 2, folder: 21]G, 1942-44
[box: 2, folder: 22]Honorary Degrees, 1943-44
[box: 2, folder: 23]I, 1943-44
[box: 2, folder: 24]J, 1943-44
[box: 2, folder: 25]K, 1942-44
[box: 2, folder: 26]Kentucky Association of Colleges, 1942-44
[box: 2, folder: 27]Kentucky Education Association, 1942-44
[box: 2, folder: 28]Kentucky Baptist Hospital, 1942-44
[box: 3, folder: 29]Kirkpatrick, Lee, 1943
[box: 3, folder: 30]L, 1943-44
[box: 3, folder: 31]Louisville Trust Company (Ira J. Porter), 1943
[box: 3, folder: 32]M, 1943-44
[box: 3, folder: 33]Personal, 1942-44
[box: 3, folder: 34]Personal, 1942-44
[box: 3, folder: 35]Personal, 1942-44
[box: 3, folder: 36]Personal, 1942-44
[box: 3, folder: 37]Practice Teaching, 1943-44
[box: 3, folder: 38]Ra, 1943-44
[box: 3, folder: 39]Sa, 1943-44
[box: 3, folder: 40]Southern Association, 1943
[box: 3, folder: 41]T, 1943-44
[box: 4, folder: 42]Trustees--Committees, 1942-44
[box: 4, folder: 43]U, 1943
[box: 4, folder: 44]V, 1943
[box: 4, folder: 45]W, 1942-44
[box: 4, folder: 46]X-Z, 1943-44
[box: 4, folder: 47]A, 1944-45
[box: 4, folder: 48]American Council on Education, 1945
[box: 4, folder: 49]Applications for College Positions, 1944-45
[box: 4, folder: 50]B-C, 1944-45
[box: 4, folder: 51]D-E, 1944-45
[box: 4, folder: 52]F-H, 1944-45
[box: 4, folder: 53]Hill, Dr. S.S.--President, 1944-45
[box: 4, folder: 54]I-L, 1944-45
[box: 4, folder: 55]M-P, 1945
[box: 4, folder: 56]Q-T, 1944-45
[box: 4, folder: 57]W, 1944-45
[box: 4, folder: 58]Trustees--1945-46-Y, 1942-47
[box: 5, folder: 59]D-G, 1945-46
[box: 5, folder: 60]H-K, 1945-46
[box: 5, folder: 61]L-O, 1945-46
[box: 5, folder: 62]P-Z, 1945-46
[box: 5, folder: 63]A-B, 1946-47
[box: 5, folder: 64]C, 1946-47
[box: 5, folder: 65]Christian Education; Speeches, 1946-47
[box: 5, folder: 66]D-Education Commission of Southern Baptist Convention, 1946-47
[box: 5, folder: 67]F-G, 1946-47
[box: 6, folder: 68]H, 1946-47
[box: 6, folder: 69]Personal, 1945-47
[box: 6, folder: 70]I, 1946-47
[box: 6, folder: 71]J, 1946-47
[box: 6, folder: 72]K, 1946-47
[box: 6, folder: 73]L, 1946-47
[box: 6, folder: 74]M, 1946-47
[box: 6, folder: 75]N, 1946-47
[box: 6, folder: 76]Registration Procedure, 1947
[box: 6, folder: 77]P, 1946-47
[box: 6, folder: 78]Q, 1946-47
[box: 6, folder: 79]R, 1946-47
[box: 6, folder: 80]S, 1943-47
[box: 6, folder: 81]T, 1946-47
[box: 6, folder: 82]V, 1946-47
[box: 7, folder: 83]W, 1946-47
[box: 7, folder: 84]X-Z, 1946-47
[box: 7, folder: 85]John L. Hill Chapel-Speeches, Memorial Lists, 1946-48
[box: 7, folder: 86]Hinton Memorial Portrait, 1948
[box: 7, folder: 87]Kilgen Organ Co., Ministers Retirement Plan, 1948-49
[box: 7, folder: 88]Special Memorials (Williams Company--Financial Campaign), 1948-49
[box: 7, folder: 89]A, 1950-51
[box: 7, folder: 90]Am, 1950-51
[box: 7, folder: 91]Applications for Dean, 1951
[box: 7, folder: 92]Articles, Association of American Colleges, 1951
[box: 7, folder: 93]B, 1949-51
[box: 7, folder: 94]Be, 1949-51
[box: 7, folder: 95]Bi, 1950-51
[box: 7, folder: 96]Br, 1950-51
[box: 7, folder: 97]C, 1950-51
[box: 8, folder: 98]Chapel Memorials, 1950
[box: 8, folder: 99]Co, 1950-51
[box: 8, folder: 100]Courier-Journal: Paul Hughes-D, 1950-51
[box: 8, folder: 101]Do, 1950-51
[box: 8, folder: 102]E, 1950-51
[box: 8, folder: 103]F, 1950-51
[box: 8, folder: 104]G, 1950-51
[box: 8, folder: 105]Go, 1950-51
[box: 9, folder: 106]H, 1950-51
[box: 9, folder: 107]He, 1950-51
[box: 9, folder: 108]Ho, 1950-51
[box: 9, folder: 109]I, 1950
[box: 9, folder: 110]J, 1950-51
[box: 9, folder: 111]K, 1950-51
[box: 9, folder: 112]L, 1950-51
[box: 9, folder: 113]Li, 1950-51
[box: 9, folder: 114]M, 1950-51
[box: 9, folder: 115]Me, 1949-51
[box: 9, folder: 116]Mo, 1950-51
[box: 10, folder: 117]N, 1950-51
[box: 10, folder: 118]O, 1950-51
[box: 10, folder: 119]P, 1950-51
[box: 10, folder: 120]Q, 1950
[box: 10, folder: 121]R, 1950-51
[box: 10, folder: 122]Ro, 1950-51
[box: 10, folder: 123]S, 1949-51
[box: 10, folder: 124]Scholarships (Music), 1951
[box: 10, folder: 125]T, 1950-51
[box: 10, folder: 126]Treasurer's Reports, 1948-49
[box: 10, folder: 127]U, 1950-51
[box: 11, folder: 128]V, 1950-51
[box: 11, folder: 129]W, 1950-51
[box: 11, folder: 130]X-Z, 1950-51
[box: 11, folder: 131]
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