He left Peabody in 1967. He was a visiting professor at Vanderbilt University and then at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, until his retirement in 1969. During his career as an educator, he wrote numerous articles for educational journals. Hall died in 1987. This collection consists chiefly of correspondence between Hall and his colleagues, including a number of former graduate students at Peabody.
Correspondence relates to professional activities as well as to personal concerns.
Hall arranged most of his correspondence alphabetically by correspondent. This arrangement has been retained. The remainder of the collection consists of copies of Hall's writings, journals and other volumes, and other items. Correspondence Series 2. Writings Series 3.