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THE STATE
University of Iowa
IOWA CITY
June 5, 1943
Dear Mr. and Mrs. Kinnick:
I was in Des Moines yesterday when the news was
flashed through that Nile was missing in action. It was my
misfortune that I knew Nile only by reputation during his
football years, but I count it my good fortune that I became
well acquainted with him after I came to the University in
November, 1940. So much has been written about him that
there is nothing new which I can hope to add, but I do wish
to pay tribute to the qualities which made him not only an
outstanding athlete but a remarkable student and gentleman
as well. It would have been very easy for a young man of
his years to be affected by the great praise which was
heaped upon him, but never by word or act was there a false
note in his conduct.
His life until June Z was as near perfection as
anything I expect to see in my time here. The inspiration
of his example has affected and will continue to affect his
college generation. The tragedy of his death is that the
qualities and abilities which he possessed will be so much
needed in the years after the war. I wrote of him in that
connection when he left for service, and I enclose copies
of a letter that I wrote him at that time and his reply.
The whole university community is saddened
by the news of Nile's death. Mrs. Hancher and I send our
sincere sympathy.
Sincerely yours,
Virgil M. Hancher
Mr. and Mrs, Nile C. Kinnick
Omaha, Nebraska
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Object Description
| Rating | |
| Title | Correspondence concerning the commemoration of Nile Kinnick, 1941-1997 |
| Creator |
Kinnick, Nile C. (Nile Clarke), 1918-1943 Kinnick, Nile Clark Hobbs, Robert Hancher, Virgil Melvin, 1896-1965 Paterno, Joe, 1926-2012 |
| Date Original | 1941/1997 |
| Description | Letters concerning memorials, scholarships, a biography, and the renaming of the University of Iowa football stadium in honor of Nile Kinnick. |
| Topical Subject (LCTGM) |
Football players Students Heroes Monuments & memorials |
| Personal Name Subject |
Kinnick, Nile C. (Nile Clarke), 1918-1943 Kinnick, Nile Clark |
| Corporate Name Subject | University of Iowa |
| Geographic Subject | United States -- Iowa |
| Type (DCMIType) | Text |
| Type (AAT) |
Correspondence Photographs Poems |
| Type (IMT) | jpeg |
| Digital Collection | Nile Kinnick Collection |
| Contributing Institution | University of Iowa. Libraries. Special Collections Dept. |
| Archival Collection | Papers of Nile C. Kinnick, 1935-1991 |
| Collection Identifier | MSC0112 |
| Collection Guide | http://lib.uiowa.edu/collguides/?MSC0112 |
| Box Number | 1 |
| Folder | Correspondence |
| Rights Management | Educational use only, no other permissions given. U.S. and international copyright laws may protect this digital object. Commercial use or distribution of the object is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. |
| Contact Information | Contact the Special Collections Department at the University of Iowa Libraries: http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/spec%2Dcoll/contact/index.html |
| Digitization Specifications | Scanned with Ricoh Aficio 3228C Scanner at 600 ppi, 24-bit color. Master image available in tiff format. |
| Date Digital | 2011-12 |
| File Name | 31858060071036 |
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