Raymond F. and Beatrice K. McLain Greeting Card and Postcard Collection
Collection
Identifier: MSS-4099
Scope and Contents
The collection contains greeting cards and postcards to and from Raymond and Beatrice "Bicky" McLain during their time in Cairo, Egypt, when Raymond was the president of American University from 1954 to 1963. About one third of the postcards are from Beatrice to her mother and are postmarked from a variety of countries in Europe.
Dates
- 1949-1977
Creator
- McLain, Beatrice Kane (Person)
Biographical / Historical
Raymond Francis McLain, son of Edward O. and Clyda Fisk McLain, was born on February 9, 1905, in Lancaster, Ohio. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1943-1945. He married Beatrice Kane sometime in 1926; the couple had two children: Raymond K. and Rosemary.
McLain served as the president of Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky, from 1939-1951. In 1954, he became the president of American University in Cairo, Egypt, where he served until 1963. He came to the University of Alabama in 1967 as Vice President for Academic Affairs and was the dean for the International Programs.
Beatrice Kane McLain was born in Ohio, on August 15, 1905. She was Dean of Students at American University in Cairo during Raymond's tenure as president of the institution. At the University of Alabama she was the Director of the Center for Southern Regional Folklife Studies and was also the Foreign Student Advisor. She was known as an international folklorist, dance leader, and educator.
Raymond died in May 1981, and Beatrice died on April 3, 2004, both in Tuscaloosa.
McLain served as the president of Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky, from 1939-1951. In 1954, he became the president of American University in Cairo, Egypt, where he served until 1963. He came to the University of Alabama in 1967 as Vice President for Academic Affairs and was the dean for the International Programs.
Beatrice Kane McLain was born in Ohio, on August 15, 1905. She was Dean of Students at American University in Cairo during Raymond's tenure as president of the institution. At the University of Alabama she was the Director of the Center for Southern Regional Folklife Studies and was also the Foreign Student Advisor. She was known as an international folklorist, dance leader, and educator.
Raymond died in May 1981, and Beatrice died on April 3, 2004, both in Tuscaloosa.
Extent
0.4 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Overview
Greeting cards and postcards to and from Raymond and Beatrice "Bicky" McLain during their time in Cairo, Egypt.
Provenance
unknown (possibly Wade Hall, 2009)
General
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Processed by
Martha Bace, 2015
Creator
- McLain, Beatrice Kane (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Raymond F. and Beatrice K. McLain Greeting Card and Postcard Collection
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- March 2015
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections Repository