English -- Study and teaching

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Peter Starbird Boynton was the author of three published novels and a number of short stories. He was a member of Wesleyan’s faculty from 1956 until his death in January 1971. At the time of his death, Mr. Boynton was senior tutor and co-chairman of the College of Letters. This unprocessed collection contains materials from his writings, professional activities and personal life.

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The William Nicholas Knight typescripts relates to the life of Wesleyan University English Professor and Shakespeare scholar William Nicholas Knight.

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The Geraldine Joanne Murphy papers contain several stages of drafts for Wesleyan English Professor Geraldine Murphy’s book The Teaching of Short Stories and Novels (1969).

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Emphera received from Joesph Reed after his retirement from Wesleyan.

Scope and Contents Student papers written as part of course work for various English classes in response to an exhibit created by Special Collections & Archives on pedagogy. Titles of the student papers include the following: "Form Embodies Content," "Concrete Poetry: An Artistic Universal Language," "Song," "Mary Somerville and William Whewell: embodying dichotomies in nineteenth century scientific literature," "Illustrating Life, Life Illustrated: Popular phrenology and the naturalization of structural...

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The collection contains essays written by students in the Studies in English Fiction course. It consists of one typed and bound manuscript.

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Records created by Jeanne Brown Krochalis: co-founder; Director of Manuscripts and Scholarships (1956-69); and Director (1969-ca. 1980) of the Suffield Reader-Writer Conference.