Vincent, Arthur P. (1893-1969)
Dates
- Existence: 1893 - 1969
Biography
Arthur Porter (A.P.) Vincent (1893-1969) was born in Oil City, Pennsylvania though he grew up in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Slippery Rock State Normal School in 1913 and then from Westminster College in 1916. As the United States entered World War I, Vincent joined the U.S. Air Force in 1917 and was a part of the American Expeditionary Forces in France where he served as a Lieutenant of Artillery until 1919. Shortly after his return from service, he became the principal of Slippery Rock High School until 1922.
After 1922, Vincent accepted a position teaching science at Slippery Rock State Normal School (SRSNS), which he held for over 40 years. Over his tenure at Slippery Rock, he received his master's degree from Columbia University Teachers College in 1926 and his Ph.D. from the University of Pittsburgh in 1936. Vincent was the director of athletics, coach of the track and rifle teams, and sponsor of the Varsity Club. A.P. Vincent retired as chair of the Science Department in 1959.
In honor of Dr. A. P. Vincent’s dedication to Slippery Rock, on October 4, 1969, the school dedicated the newly constructed science hall to him, naming it the A.P. Vincent Science Hall. Since then, Vincent Science Hall has housed multiple branches of the Science Department.
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
A. P. Vincent Collection
This collection consists of miscellaneous papers and correspondence from A.P. Vincent covering topics including the crafting of his dissertation, his academic career both at Slippery Rock and not, and personal matters. Also included are various publications mostly spanning his academic career. A sizable portion of the collection contains various records and correspondence from Vincent’s service in the U.S. Air Force between 1917 and the mid-1940s.
Emma Guffey Miller Collection
The contents of the Emma Guffey Miller collection include speech transcripts, personal correspondence, and personal essays, as well as various publications by and about Miller. Also included in this collection are miscellaneous invitations, memorabilia, and ephemera, both personal and political in nature.