George A. Hubbell Papers
Abstract
Correspondence and other files from George A. Hubbell, past LMU president.
Dates
- 1892-1957
- Majority of material found within 1910-1922
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Biographical / Historical
George A. Hubbell (1862-1943) was the Lincoln Memorial University's 4th president from 1910 until 1922.
He was born in Ohio, earned his bachelor's and master's degrees at Antioch College, then completed a doctorate at Columbia in 1902. He taught at Erasmus Hall High School in Brooklyn, Berea College, and Transylvania University and briefly for the Russell Sage Foundation. He served as president of Highland College in Kentucky before accepting in 1910. His wife, Ella M. Andrews, the dean of women at Highland College, moved with him and worked at LMU teaching History and English.
Highlights he made included changed grading systems, introduced elective courses, and created flexibility for the BA program. He advocated for the department of American History, which fell to the wayside after the lack of funds and teachers.
He continued fundraising both through the Lincoln Centennial Endowment campaign and spearheaded donations of labor and material from residents to rebuild Grant-Lee Hall. He oversaw construction of Norton Hall in 1912; the president's house in 1913; Blue Bird's Nest in 1920; and DAR Hall in 1920. He also acquired the Grace Nettleton Home in 1917.
He resigned as president in 1922 due to conflicts with the board of trustees and other faculty.
After LMU, he and his wife Ella moved to Asheville, NC where he started Asheville College, which failed due to funding. He then moved to Cleveland, TN to create a new college, but got sick and moved back to Asheville. Towards his later life, Hubble’s life fell into disrepair due to chronic illness and financial troubles. He died in 1943.
Information summarized from:
Hess, Earl J. Lincoln Memorial University and the shaping of Appalachia. Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press, 2011. Chapter 6.
Extent
1 Legal-sized Hollinger Box (0.4 Linear Feet)
Language of Materials
English
- Title
- George A. Hubbell Papers
- Author
- Finding Aid uploaded and edited by Olivia Coyne (2025)
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the University Archives & Special Collections Repository
Lincoln Memorial Univesity
Carnegie-Vincent Library
6965 Cumberland Gap Parkway
Harrogate Tennessee 37752 United States
archives@lmunet.edu