Charles W. Havens (1903-1996) Papers

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: MS-2015-31

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of materials produced and collected by Charles W. Havens. Materials include personal correspondence and papers/correspondence relating to Havens’ tenure as football coach at Western Maryland College, limited personal materials about Charles “Rip” Engle and Richard “Dick” Harlow. Other materials include newspaper clippings about Engles, Harlow, and Havens, as well as photographs of Havens and the Green Terror Football team (undated). Programs from banquets attended by Havens and in Havens’ honor are also a substantial part of the collection. WMC football game programs and other sports programs from the late 1920s to the late 1950s also make up the bulk of collection materials.

Dates

1929-1996
Majority of material found in 1929-1956

Creator

Havens, Charles (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

1 folder of restricted materials; see Archivist for use. All other materials are unrestricted.

Conditions Governing Use

McDaniel College may hold copyright to sections of this material. McDaniel College makes no representation that it is the owner of any copyright or other literary property in the materials contained in its archives and special collections, (b) that in providing access to or permitting the reproduction of any such materials, the McDaniel College Archives does not assume any responsibility for obtaining or granting any permission to publish or use the same, and (c) that the responsibility (i) for determining the nature of any rights, and the ownership or interest therein, and for obtaining the appropriate permissions to publish or use and (ii) for determining the nature of any liabilities (including liabilities for defamation and invasion of privacy or publicity) that may arise from any publication or use, rest entirely with the researcher.

Biographical or Historical Information

Charles “Charlie” W. Havens, was born in 1903 in Rome, New York. He entered Western Maryland College in 1926, transferring from Colgate University. He played football as center for WMC from 1926-1929, captaining the team in 1929. Havens was named to the All-Maryland football team in 1928 and 1929, and in 1929 was also an honorable mention Associated Press All-American. While a student at WMC, Havens also played baseball and lacrosse. After graduating in 1930 from WMC with a bachelor’s degree in English and History, Havens played professional football for the Frankford Yellow Jackets (forerunners of the current Philadelphia Eagles). Havens returned to WMC in 1931 as assistant football coach, leaving a year later to coach at St. Aloysius Academy, and returning as WMC assistant coach in 1934. He was named head coach in 1935. Havens joined the Army Air Corps in 1942 and became an intelligence officer with the 486^th Bomber Group in Sudbury, England. On May 20, 1944, two B-24 Bombers collided. Risking his own life, Havens ran to the wreckage and pulled out 22 men, 12 of whom survived. For his action, he received the Soldier’s Medal, the highest award for noncombat bravery. After World War II, Havens returned to WMC as football coach, also coaching baseball, basketball, lacrosse, and boxing, teaching physical education and health, and working as Director of Athletics. He retired from WMC in 1956, and taught for 12 years in Carroll County Public Schools. He served in various capacities with many professional associations such as the Intercollegiate Boxing Association (Secretary-Treasurer), the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (member of the executive council), the Mason-Dixon Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (President) and the Middle-Atlantic Athletic Conference (President). Havens served for many years as Director of the City Playground (Westminster) and was actively involved with the City Parks Board and the Recreation Council, and was known as the “Father of Recreation in Carroll County” because of his countywide efforts in establishing recreational programs. He also served for many years as a member of the Westminster Volunteer Fire Department and its ambulance crew. Havens was also a charter member of the Westminster Rotary Club. In 1970, the Western Maryland College Alumni Association recognized him as one of Western Maryland’s outstanding alumni by bestowing upon him its prestigious meritorious Service Award. Havens was married for 46 years to the former Jessie Money, who died in 1981. He had two children, Richard G. Havens, and Charles W. Havens III. Havens died in May, 1996. References: Charles W. Havens (1903-1996) Papers, MS2015.31, McDaniel College Archives.

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Extent

4.00 boxes

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement Note

Materials arrived minimally organized and unsorted in several file boxes. Programs and published materials were separated from unpublished materials and arranged chronologically. Unpublished materials were organized by type of material (correspondence, certificates, photographs, etc.) and by subject (WMC Correspondence, Richard “Dick” Harlow, etc.), and arranged chronologically within their folders. Newspaper clippings were separated into their own folders for preservation purposes, and do not have a particular arrangement. Photographs were separated into their own folder for preservation purposes.