Henry Young Warnock Papers

Collection

Identifier: MU-PP-0136

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection entails administrative papers, self-study manuscripts, and faculty papers from Warnock’s years at Mercer University.

Dates

Creation: 1954-1983

Rights Statement

To quote in print, or otherwise reproduce in whole or in part in any publication, including on the World Wide Web, any material from this collection, the researcher must obtain permission from (1) the owner of the physical property and (2) the holder of the copyright. Persons wishing to quote from this collection should consult the reference archivist to determine copyright holders for information in this collection. Reproduction of any item must contain the complete citation to the original.

Biographical / Historical

Henry Warnock grew up in the Middle Georgia area and received an A.B. from Mercer University, a M.A. in journalism from the University of Georgia, a M.A. in history from Northwestern University, and a Ph.D. in history from Northwestern University. He returned to Mercer in 1947 and taught history until his retirement in 1986. During that time, he served as chair of the History Department and the Lamar Lecture Series. He was married to Patricia Hellmuth Warnock, and they had one son, Henry Delmar Warnock.