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English language--Study and teaching

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:

English Department Administrative Records

 Collection
Identifier: 11/3/11/15
Abstract This series, arranged in nine boxes, spans the years from 1945 through 1982. The series is divided into four subseries: departmental correspondence; budget records; general files; and assistantship, fellowship, and scholarship files. The departmental correspondence dates between 1961 and 1982. The departmental correspondence is largely administrative in nature. The budget records span the period 1962-1970. These records deal almost exclusively with departmental salary and budget planning...
Dates: 1945-1982

College Of Arts And Sciences English Department General Files

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Identifier: 11/3/11/4
Abstract

This series contains The College Of Arts And Sciences, English Department General Files from 1930 - 1964.

Dates: 1930-1964

English Department Course Materials

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Identifier: 11/3/11/20
Abstract

This series, filling five boxes, contains course material files used in Northwestern University's English Department, 1964-1985. The materials mostly consist of exams, reading lists, and syllabi, but they also include materials related to freshman seminars, introductory studies, and miscellaneous courses.

Dates: 1964-1985

English Department Graduate Student Doctoral Examination Records

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Identifier: 11/3/11/23
Abstract

This series is comprised of English Department doctoral qualifying examinations from the period 1956-1977. Most of the examinations date between 1974 and 1977 and typically include both examination questions and candidates' written responses. Completing the series is one folder of examination questions from the period 1956-1964.

Dates: 1956-1977, and undated; Other: Majority of material found within 1974 - 1977

Harriet Gilliam (1944-1993) Papers

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Identifier: 11/3/11/35
Abstract

Harriet Sue Gilliam was an Assistant and later Associate Professor of English at Northwestern University from 1971 until her death in 1993. The Harriet Gilliam Papers fill twenty-seven boxes and span the years from 1962 through 1993. They are organized into six main categories: biographical material, correspondence, files relating to Carlo Maria Giulini, educational files, teaching and research files, and writings.

Dates: 1962-1993

Virgil Barney Heltzel (1896 - 1976) Papers

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Identifier: 11/3/11/27
Abstract

Virgil Barney Heltzel began his teaching career at Northwestern University's English Department, and remained there until his retirement as a professor of English in 1962. His papers are sparse. They consist of early records of his career at Northwestern University, correspondence with colleagues, a student paper, and reprints of scholarly articles published in professional journals.

Dates: 1926-1969

Harold Kaplan Papers

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Identifier: 11/3/11/39
Abstract Harold Kaplan was a professor of English and American Literature at Northwestern University from 1972 to 1986, when he became professor emeritus. Before coming to Northwestern, Kaplan taught at Rutgers University and Bennington College, after having served in the United States Air Force for four years. He received his B.A. and M.A. degrees from the University of Chicago. This collection includes Kaplan’s class notes, drafts for books and essays, correspondence, talks, and the reviews of...
Dates: 1946 - 2013; Other: Date acquired: 03/03/2011

Judith N. Levi (1944- ) Papers

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Identifier: 11/3/18/4
Abstract The Judith Levi Papers fill nineteen boxes, spanning the years 1969 to 2000. The bulk of the records consist of professional files accumulated during her work both in the Linguistics Department of Northwestern University and with other organizations and linguists between the years 1972 and 2000. The records are divided into Biographical Materials, Professional Files, Correspondence, Teaching Files, Linguistics Department Files, and Presentations and Publications Materials. Levi's main...
Dates: 1969 - 2000; Other: Majority of material found within 1972 - 2000

Ney MacMinn (1894-1967) Papers

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Identifier: 11/3/11/29
Abstract

The Ney MacMinn Papers fill one box and span the period 1925-1994, with the bulk of the material from 1941-1967. The papers are organized into three categories: biographical materials, correspondence and diaries.

Dates: 1925-1994

Jean Summers Smith (1911-1999) Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 31/6/32
Abstract

After attending the University of Washington for one year, Jean Summers Smith entered Northwestern University as a sophomore in 1929. A member of Gamma Phi Beta sorority, Smith graduated from Northwestern in 1932 with a B.A. degree in English. The Jean Summers Smith papers date between 1929 and 1932 and fill one box. The papers consist of course materials from Smith's studies at Northwestern.

Dates: 1929-1932