ma84 Hugo Saglio (AC 1931) Correspondence, 1929-1968 Finding aid prepared by Sarang Gopalakrishnan, Peter Nelson. Encoding funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Amherst College Archives and Special Collections

Amherst, MA

Finding aid encoded using Perl scripts and edited in XMetal 2.0. Encoded by Sarang Gopalakrishnan. 2003-06-24 Finding aid written in English. 2005-09-23 ma84 converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02-5c.xsl (sy2003-10-15). Amherst College Archives and Special Collections Hugo Saglio (AC 1931) Correspondence, 1929-1968 Processed: 2003 Jan By: Sarang Gopalakrishnan '06, Student Encoding Assistant Finding Aid: 2003 Jan Prepared by: Sarang Gopalakrishnan '06, Student Encoding Assistant Edited by: Peter A. Nelson, Assistant Archivist Encoding funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Collection Overview Saglio, Hugo T. Saglio Correspondence 1929-1968 1 half archives box (0.25 linear ft.) Amherst College Archives and Special Collections Business administrator. Collection consists of correspondence, mostly personal. English. Biographical Note

Hugo Tresello Saglio was born in Glastonbury, Connecticut, on June 1, 1909. At the age of nine, a pistol accident caused him to lose his eyesight. Despite this misfortune, he finished school, attended Amherst College (Class of 1931) and received his AM from Harvard in 1932. During his long and varied career, he worked as an instructor in English at Hartford Federal College (1934-1937), as a representative of the Equitable Life Assurance Society (1937-1942), as information officer for the Connecticut District Office of Public Affairs (1943-1947), as director of public relations for Hillyer College (1948-1952), and for the Connecticut Development Commission, where he worked as publicist (1952-1960), information officer (1960-1966), and chief of research and information. Saglio retired from work in 1975. He has been an active member of the Amherst Alumni Association and the Harvard-Radcliffe Association of Connecticut. Saglio married Helen Miller in 1940.

Scope and Contents of the Collection

Personal correspondence, including letters from Paul Abbott, James Hayford, Gail Kennedy, Sterling Lamprecht, David Morton, James Notopoulos and Arthur Stanley Pease.

Arrangement of the Collection

The correspondence is arranged alphabetically.

Information on Use Terms of Access and Use

There is no restriction on access to the Saglio Correspondence for research use. Particularly fragile items may be restricted for preservation purposes.

Requests for permission to publish material from the Saglio Correspondence should be directed to the Archives and Special Collections. It is the responsibility of the researcher to identify and satisfy the holders of all copyrights.

Preferred Citation

Please use the following format when citing materials from this collection:

[Identification of item], in Hugo Saglio Correspondence [Box #, Folder #], Amherst College Archives and Special Collections, Amherst College Library

Search Terms Saglio, Hugo T. Abbott, Paul Robert, 1909-1978. Hayford, James. Kennedy, Gail, 1900- Lamprecht, Sterling Power, 1890- Morton, David, 1886-1957. Notopoulos, James A. (James Anastasios) Pease, Arthur Stanley, 1881- Amherst College. Class of 1928. Notopoulos. Amherst College. Class of 1931. Abbott. Amherst College. Class of 1931. Saglio. Amherst College. Class of 1935. Hayford. Additional Information 1 1 Abbott, Paul - 17 1927-1937 1 2 Bell, John - 1 1931 1 3 Hayford, James - 1 1936 1 4 Kennedy, Gail - 2 1931, 1935 1 5 Lamprecht, Sterling - 16 1931-1968 1 6 Morton, David - 10 1930-1935 1 7 Notopoulos, James - 8 1932-1934 1 8 Pease, Arthur Stanley - 3 1930s 1 9 Miscellaneous 1930s