Charles D. Mahaffie, Sr. goes to Oxford: 1905 to 1908

Post 1: Episodes from the Life of Charles D. Mahaffie Sr.

Word of a Rhodes Scholarship and a Letter Home Charles D. Mahaffie, Sr. was awarded a Rhodes scholarship in early...

News around Hobart of Charles’ scholarship Charles' news was news in town. The Hobart newspapers included a number of stories...

Letter of congratulations and advice from a leader of Kingfisher College, Rev. C. G. Murphy News of Mahaffie’s Rhodes Scholarship...

Charles spent a few days as he began his trip East in Olathe, Kansas, just west of Kansas City, Missouri....

The thoughts of Aunt Ella about her nephew Charles: "A mighty fine specimen of American Youth" Ella Mahaffie was Charles’...

By late September, Charles had arrived in Philadelphia to meet his ship for the Atlantic voyage. But as was his...

Charles boarded the Steamer Haverford in Philadelphia. The Haverford left Philadelphia on September 31, 1905 for a ten-day crossing. It...

SETTLING IN TO COLLEGE LIFE AT OXFORD On October 11, 1905, Charles finally reached Oxford. This post draws on his...

Below is the first letter home from Oxford. Charlie wrote it after having settled in for just a few days....

Like a lot of long-established big institutions, Oxford had and has a language all its own. It picked up a...

Charlie spent his first Christmas in Europe in New Quay, Cornwall, on the Southwest coast of England. He had almost...

Over his first term at Oxford, in the fall of 1905, Charlie shared a little about his academic experiences and...

As Charlie was adjusting to Oxford, Oxford was still adjusting to the Rhodes Scholars. The Scholars' arrival was a notable...

Charlie had already written about the change in hats after he left Hobart. But his move to Oxford meant a...

An Oxford Freshman had a lowly status, but the Rhodesmen seemed to get somewhat better treatment than average. Perhaps as...

Charlie wrote home regularly about food, both from Oxford and from his between-term travels in England and Europe. His focus...

“Hardly the disposition to be happy” CDM Sr. Post 15, on the status of the Freshers, included this excerpt about...

Charlie was a college athlete of considerable accomplishment. Those skills were a part of getting a Rhodes Scholarship and Charlie...

Despite his being just a fresher, Charlie was obligated socially at Oxford. Teas with the dons and their wives were...

Throughout CDM, Sr.’s letters home, from Oxford and from his travel between terms, are opinions about the character of people...