Lester L. Hale Papers

Collection

Identifier: Ms Coll. 094

Scope and Content

The collection consists primarily of records related to his work in the Speech and Hearing Clinic in the Florida Center for Clinical Studies, his work with cleft palate disorders, and his association with Florida's exceptional student education programs. Also included in the collection are copies of his publications and publicity files related to his reading of the Christmas Carol.

Dates

Creation: 1940-1956

Creator

Hale, Lester L. (Person)

Access

University Archives collections are available for research. Portions of the collections may be restricted due to the requirements of applicable state and federal laws, including but not limited to FERPA and HIPAA, and in accordance with best practices as defined by the Society of American Archivists.

Biographical/Historical Note

Lester Leonard Hale was born July 6, 1913 in Rice Lake, Wisconsin. After a stint as an instructor of speech at Louisiana State University, where he received his Master's (1935) and doctoral (1942) degrees, he joined the University of Florida's Dept. of Speech in 1935. From 1935 to 1939 he was also director of the Florida Players. In 1956, he was appointed Dean of Men and was promoted to Dean of Student Affairs in 1960. He assumed the rank of Vice President for Student Affairs in 1967. He stepped down in 1972 and served for one year as a special advisor in the Office of Academic Affairs surveying the University's career and academic counseling programs. Dean Hale was an accomplished and popular speaker, and his annual reading of the Christmas Carol in the University Auditorium became a campus tradition.

Extent

1.7 Linear feet (4 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Records related to Hale's work in the Speech and Hearing Clinic in the Florida Center of Clinical Services, his work with cleft palate disorders, and his association with Florida's exceptional student education programs.

Physical Location

University of Florida Smathers Library Building

Related Material

Hale's records related to his directorship of the Florida Players were removed and placed in Series 77 of the Archives' Public Records Collection. His administrative records as dean and vice president are in Series 49c.