Arnold Eugene Jenny papers

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: MSS-015

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The collection includes papers, correspondence, photographs, clippings and postcards.

During World War II, in a secret meeting at the Dresden YMCA, Jenny met a young pre-medical student named Hans Mueller with whom he would later correspond regarding a scholarship in honor of the Nobel Prize-winning German writer Thomas Mann. That correspondence led to an exchange with Mann, and the collection contains photocopies of some of those letters. Following World War II he worked with displaced persons in Germany.

For many years Jenny was director of World Y Tours, operated by the International Committee of the YMCAs of the United States and Canada as a pioneer project for the promotion of better international understanding and friendship. His professional and personal travels took him to 45 countries on five continents.

Dates

Creation: 1900-1977

Creator

Jenny, Arnold Eugene (Donor, Person)

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright and any related rights protect materials in this collection. Researchers are free to use these materials for any purpose that is permitted by the copyright and any rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses, researchers need to obtain permission from the rights holder(s). http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

For fair use/educational reproduction, please provide the following credit: From the Arnold Eugene Jenny papers, courtesy of Southern Oregon University Hannon Library.

Biographical / Historical

Arnold Eugene Jenny was born in Switzerland in 1895 and educated in New York City. He became a U.S. citizen in 1911. Jenny died in Medford in 1977.

During a year in Siberia during the Russian Revolution as YMCA representative with the American Expeditionary Forces, he developed a lifelong interest in photography. Well after retirement, he gave illustrated lectures about his travels to a wide variety of audiences.

Arnold Eugene Jenny was born in Switzerland in 1895 and educated in New York City. He became a U.S. citizen in 1911. After his retirement to the Rogue Valley in 1960, Jenny began editing a poetry column in the Medford Mail Tribune. “Poet’s Corner” debuted in 1961 and continued until 1975. His love of travel and photography prompted many visits to the area’s scenic and historic spots, and he developed illustrated lectures on local attractions such as Crater Lake, the Rogue River, and Lava Beds National Monument in addition to his talks on international sites.

Jenny died in Medford in 1977.

Extent

2 Linear Feet (4 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The collection contains papers, correspondence, photographs, clippings, and postcards reflecting Arnold Eugene Jenny life and work. For many years Jenny was director of World Y Tours, operated by the International Committee of the YMCAs of the United States and Canada. During World War II Jenny met a young pre-medical student named Hans Mueller. During a year in Siberia during the Russian Revolution as YMCA representative with the American Expeditionary Forces, he developed a lifelong interest in photography. Well after retirement, he gave illustrated lectures about his travels to a wide variety of audiences. Jenny began editing a poetry column in the Medford Mail Tribune. “Poet’s Corner” debuted in 1961 and continued until 1975.

Arrangement

The archivist arranged the materials in this collection.

Materials are arranged as follows: boxes 1-3 contains papers, correspondence, photographs, clippings; box 4 contains post cards, photographs, card file, and miscellaneous.