Index
Scholarships
The James Taylor Dunn Scholarship
The James Taylor Dunn Scholarship, established in 1997 by James Taylor Dunn, Class of 1936, to honor James W. Taylor, Class of 1838, is awarded with preference given to students in the liberal arts who are in need of scholarship assistance and whose academic performances have earned them places on the Dean's List.
The James Taylor Dunn Scholarship was established by the great grandson of James Wickes Taylor (1819-1893), who established the Cincinnati Morning Signal, worked as a special agent with the U.S. Treasury Department from 1859-1869, and was appointed as United States Consul in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada in 1870.
James Taylor Dunn was born in St. Paul, Minnesota. He entered Hamilton in 1932, where he majored in English literature and French. He was an active member of the Emerson Literary Society. After graduating in 1936, he earned a master’s degree in library science from Syracuse University. He worked as a librarian before enrolling in the U.S. Army, serving as 1st Lieutenant with an anti-aircraft battalion in England, France and Germany. During his service, James met Marie-Cathérine Bach of Luxembourg and the two wed in 1946.
After the war, James continued his career as a librarian and, in 1955, accepted the position of Chief Librarian at the Minnesota Historical Society which he held until 1972. He was passionate about local history (authoring six books and numerous articles for magazines and newspapers) and also collected letters (such as the correspondence of Ezra Pound), books, and art (much of which was donated to Hamilton, including works by Marsden Hartley, Amédée Ozenfant, and David Roland Smith). James died in 2002.
August 2014
Please note: The named scholarships profiled on these pages support the College’s generous need-based financial aid commitment. These donor-funded scholarships help ensure the Hamilton promise of keeping education affordable through meeting a student’s full demonstrated financial need.
