One man's time and chance : a memoir of eighty years, 1895-1975

Title

One man's time and chance : a memoir of eighty years, 1895-1975

Subject

Todd School--Woodstock Illinois

Description

The reminiscences of Roger Hill, former headmaster for the Todd School for Boys in Woodstock Illinois.

Publisher

Roger Hill

Date

1977

Format

163 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm

Language

en-US

Table Of Contents

CONTENTS
These rambling recollections follow little sequence and double back on themselves continually. You will need the index at the end if you use the album for reference. In general, the material covered is:
Childhood and the John Rogers ancestry 1-24
College and married life in Chicago 25-68
Early pedagogy and the Todd School 69-95
Children and their marriages 96-102
Grandchildren and great-grandchildren 103 -116
A distinguished cousin, Robert Wilson 107 -109
A foster son, Orson Welles 110-130
Sea Fever, a family under sail 130-150
Postscript and Index 151

Date Created

2022

Date Copyrighted

1977

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Collection

Citation

Roger Hill, 1895-1990, “One man's time and chance : a memoir of eighty years, 1895-1975,” Woodstock Public Library Archives, accessed October 11, 2024, https://woodstockpubliclibraryarchives.omeka.net/items/show/608.

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