Oscar Kuhns manuscript of The Peaceful Life
Scope and Contents
The manuscript consists of Kuhns’ musings on the attainment of peace of mind and lifelong happiness, which draws on the work of many of Kuhns’ favorite thinkers and advocates a devotion to intellectual pursuits, quiet reflection, and religion.
Dates
- Creation: 1916-1917
Creator
- Kuhns, Oscar, 1856-1929 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
In public domain - No Copyright - United States
Biographical / Historical
Oscar Kuhns (1856-1929) was a professor of Romance Languages at Wesleyan and the author of a number of works including "The Great Poets of Italy," "Dante and the English poets from Chaucer to Tennyson," and "The Germans and Swiss Settlements of Colonial Pennsylvania."
Extent
0.10 Linear Feet (1 envelope)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Oscar Kuhns manuscript of The Peaceful Life is the typed manuscript of The Peaceful Life: A Study in Spiritual Hygiene (1917), written by Wesleyan Romance Languages Professor and Psi Upsilon brother Oscar Kuhns Class of 1885.
Arrangement
Collection is arranged in the order it was received.
Subject
- Kuhns, Oscar, 1856-1929 (Person)
- Title
- Oscar Kuhns manuscript of The Peaceful Life, 1916-1917
- Status
- Unprocessed
- Author
- Erica Ciallela and Sonya Sternlieb
- Date
- April 22, 2020
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the University Archives Repository