ma65 English Department Records, 1879-1977 (bulk 1930s-1960s) Finding Aid Finding aid prepared by Sarang Gopalakrishnan, Peter Nelson. Encoding funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Amherst College Archives and Special Collections

Amherst, MA

Finding aid encoded using Perl scripts and edited in XMetal 2.0. Encoded by Sarang Gopalakrishnan. 2003-06-24 Finding aid written in English. 2005-09-23 ma65 converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02-5c.xsl (sy2003-10-15). Amherst College Archives and Special Collections English Department Records, 1879-1977 (bulk 1930s-1960s) Finding Aid Processed: 1986 By: Daria D'ArienzoCheryl Gracey Finding Aid Revised: 2002 Nov Prepared by: Sarang Gopalakrishnan '06 Edited by: Peter Nelson, Assistant Archivist Listed by: Sarang Gopalakrishnan '06 Encoding funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Collection Overview Amherst College. Dept. of English. English Department Records 1879-1977 1930s-1960s 4 records storage boxes, 5 archives boxes, 5 half archives boxes (7.75 linear ft.) Amherst College Archives and Special Collections Assignments, examinations, student papers, course descriptions, reading lists and excerpts, and other material pertaining to the English Department and its courses, chiefly 1930-1970. English. Scope and Contents of the Collection

Assignments, examinations, student papers, course descriptions, reading lists and excerpts, and other material pertaining to the English Department and its courses, chiefly 1930-1970.

Organization of the Collection

This collection is organized into eight series:

1. General Records, 1879-1968 (bulk 1930s-1960s) 2. English 1-2 (Composition), 1939-1966 3. English 1-C (Composition), 1939-1942 4. English 11 (Writing), 1966-1977 5. English 12 (Reading), 1939-1972 6. English 19-20 (Introduction to Literature), 1942-1946 7. English 21-22 (Introduction to Literature), 1963-1966 8. English 23-24 (Advanced Composition), 1946-1965 Arrangement of the Collection

Note: Box numbering begins with 1 for each series. When requesting materials, please specify series number as well as box number.

Information on Use Terms of Access and Use

There is no restriction on access to the English Department Records for research use. Particularly fragile items may be restricted for preservation purposes.

Requests for permission to publish material from the records should be directed to the Archives and Special Collections. It is the responsibility of the researcher to identify and satisfy the holders of all copyrights.

Preferred Citation

Please use the following format when citing materials from this collection:

[Identification of item], in English Department Records [Series #, Box #, Folder #], Amherst College Archives and Special Collections, Amherst College Library

Search Terms Amherst College. Dept. of English--History--Sources. Amherst College--History--Sources. English language--Rhetoric--Study and teaching--Massachusetts--Amherst. English literature--Study and teaching (Higher)--Massachusetts--Amherst. Series 1: GENERAL RECORDS, 1879-1968

Series 1, GENERAL RECORDS, 1879-1968, is divided into three sub-series:

A: Administrative B: Course Information C: Examinations

Administrative (sub-series A) contains miscellaneous administrative material, including general information about department history, newsclippings and reports to trustees.

Course Information (sub-series B) consists of course descriptions, reading lists and related material, arranged by course.

Examinations (sub-series C) contains examinations in English, arranged chronologically.

Sub-series A: Administrative 1 1 General information re: development and history n.d. 1 2 News clippings re department activities 1938, n.d. 1 3 New England College English Association: readings 1960 May 7 1 4 "A Proposal for a Reading Course" for the Institute for Springfield High School Teachers 1969 1 5 Report to Trustees by Joseph K. Chickering '69 1879 1 6 Reports to Trustees by H. Humphrey Neill '66 1883-1898 1 7 Miscellaneous administrative material n.d. Sub-series B: Course Information 1 8 Collateral course in English literature n.d. 1 9 Staff and class assignments 1945-1965 1 10 Course descriptions and related material (Baird) 1932-1933 1 11 English A Reading lists 1936-38, n.d. 1 12 English 0 Reading lists n.d. 1 13 English 1-2 Reading lists 1935-1937 1 14 English 3 Reading lists, examinations 1939, 1940 1 15 English 4 Reading lists n.d. 1 16 English 5/5C Reading lists n.d. 1 17 English 6 Reading lists, assignments, examinations 1927, 1930, 1931 1 18 English 7-8 Victorian Literature: Reading lists n.d. 1 19 English 9 Reading lists 1937/38, n.d. 1 20 English 10 Reading lists, quizzes, examinations 1935/36-1941/42(with gaps) 1 21 English 13-14 Reading lists, poems 1936, n.d. 1 22 English 13 News clippings 1938 Jan. 1 23 English 13 Ballad series: Rhyme sheet Nos. 1-3 1938 1 24 English 16 Course descriptions 1973, 1974, 1975 1 25 English 19 Exam, reading lists 1946 Jan 29, n.d. 1 26 [English 21-22] "Description of a Sophomore Course in English" n.d. 1 27 English 21 American Literature: Reading lists n.d. 1 28 English 22 Recent Authors, American and English: Reading Lists n.d. 1 29 English 43 1949/50 1949 Fall 1 30 English 61 Exercise 1969 1 31 English 70 Exercises n.d. 1 32 Public Speaking 7: Schedule for senior debates 1911-1913 1 33 Victorian Literature: Reading n.d. Sub-series C: Examinations 1 34 Admission Prize Examinations 1897-1898 1 35 English Entrance Examinations 1897-1899 1 36 English Entrance Examinations 1900-1901 1 37 Porter Prize Examinations 1900, 1932-1938 1 38 Examinations 1873-1918 1 39 Examinations: Semester and final 1923-1932 1 40 Examinations 1933-1935 1 41 Examinations 1936-1938 1 42 Examinations 1939-1941 1 43 Examinations 1942-1944 1 44 Examinations 1945-1948 1 45 Examinations 1949-1950 1 46 Examinations 1950-1951 1 47 Examinations 1954, 1956 1 48 Examinations 1959/60-1961/62 1 49 Examinations 1962/63-1963/64 1 50 Examinations 1964/65-1965/66 1 51 Examinations 1966/67-1967/68 1 52 Examinations: miscellaneous n.d. 1 53 Comprehensive Examination [1961/62?] 1 54 Comprehensive Examination 1963/64 1 55 Comprehensive Examination 1966 Jan 25-26 Series 2: ENGLISH 1-2 (Composition), 1939-1966

Series 2, ENGLISH 1-2 (COMPOSITION), 1939-1966, contains assignments, section notes, and other course materials for English 1 and/or English 2, the freshman courses in English composition.

1 1A Course material for department 1942 1 1B Excerpts from description of English 1-2, usually read aloud on second day of class n.d. 1 1C Administrative and practical matters [1950's], 1951 1 1 Boundaries: working paper for developing an assignment on. n.d. 1 2 Printed material: publications, history various 1 3 Printed material: "English 1-2: The Freshman English Course at Amherst College" by T. Baird: reprint from Amherst Alumni News 1952 May 1 4 "English 1-2 at Amherst College: A Definition" by Katz, John Stuart (graduate thesis, Harvard University Graduate School of Education) 1962 May 2 1 5 Wilking, S. Vincent to T. Baird re-reading of College freshmen 1941 Dec 4 1 6 "Statement for Publicizing the New Curriculum" by T. Baird 1946-47 1 7 "The English Department, the New Curriculum, and the Next Four Years" compiled by T. Baird 1947 Jul 4 1 8 ["Material used for Visiting Committee"-folder label]. An examination and selected assignments. 1949 Oct 21 1 9 "Statement" by T. Baird 1959 Feb 1 10 Correspondence to T. Baird re course and adaptations 1965 1 11 Memo to the instructors 1960 Jul 19 1 12 Memos to the students n.d. 1 13 "GAC's blank century" [1950's] 1 14 Undated assignments n.d. 1 15 Student papers [1944-45], n.d. 1 16 Eng 1 Sec 5 "The Perfect Theme" n.d. 1 17 "ABC: What Do We Do in English 1?" by T. Baird 1950 Dec 12 1 18 "The Perfect Freshman Sees Stearns Church" n.d. 1 19 "When I See I Say. Oh Say Can You See?" by T. Baird 1954 Nov 9 1 20 Excerpts "The Art of Note-Taking" by S. & B. Webb in The Art of Social Study 1932 1 21 Excerpts "Articles of Faith" and "The Covenant" n.d. 1 22 Excerpts "The Craft of the Social Investigator" by S. & B. Webb in Methods of Social Study 1932 1 23 "Contra Anglican I" n.d. 1 24 Excerpts "A good teacher..." by J.J. Chapman in Memories and Milestones [195?] 1 25 Excerpts "Tools" in The Note-Books of Samuel Butler 1913 1 26 Excerpts "The Relativity of History" by C.W. Cole 1963 1 27 "Rules for Theme Writing" n.d. 1 28 Themes "My Day" 1942-43 1 29 Themes "Grandparents" [1950's] 1 30 Themes "Grandparents" 1951 1 31 Themes "Grandparents": manuscripts, Class of 1955 [1951-52] 1 32 Themes "Some Grandparents of Amherst '55" [1951-52] 1 33 Themes "Some More Grandparents of Amherst '55" [1951-52] 1 34 Themes "Early Recollections by 1956 Amherst Freshmen and Others" [1952-53?] 1 35 Folger Prize, 1936, '41-42, '47 1936-1947 1 36 "Influence of Theodore Baird" by Walker Gibson 1986 Fall 1 36A "Thirty-Three Assignments per Semester: Theodore Baird and the Mystique of English 1-2 at Amherst College 1938-1966." Speech by Robin R. Varmin 1992 1 36B Interview with Walker Gibson on teaching English 1-2 n.d. 1 36C Journal of Advanced Composition Writer 1992 references to Theodore Baird and English 1-2 1992 1 37 Eng 2 Baird Working papers 1939-40 1 38 Eng 1 1942/43 Baird 1942-1943 1 39 Eng 2 1942/43 Sec 2a [Baird] 1943 Jan-May 1 40 Eng 1-2 Baird working papers for assignment development and class meetings 1943-45 1 41 Eng 1-2 1943/44 1943-1944 1 42 Eng 1-2 1943/44 "How to Study History from Hints Supplied by Members of English 2" [1944 Spring] 1 43 Eng 2 1943/44 Final exam 1944 Feb 4 1 44 Eng 2 1943/44 Final exam 1944 May 26 1 45 Eng 1-2 1944/45-45/46 Assignments and working papers [Baird] 1945 1 46 Eng 1 1945/46 Assignments "Brower and Castle" 1946 Spring 1 47 Eng 2 1945/46 Sec 2a [Baird] 1946 Spring 1 48 Eng 1-2 1946/47 Sec 1g [Baird] Assignments 1946-1947 1 49 Eng 1 1946/47 Sec E Gibson 1946-1947 1 50 Eng 2 1946/47 Sec E [Gibson] 1947 Feb-Jun 1 51 Eng 1-2 1947/48 Sec 101-5, Sec 102-5 [Baird] 1947-1948 1 52 Eng 1 1947/48 Sec 9 [Gibson] 1947-1948 1 53 Eng 2 1947/48 Sec 9 [Gibson] 1948 Jan-Jun 1 54 Eng 2 1947/48 Long paper assignment 1948 May 26-27 1 55 Eng 1-2 "Assignments as actually used" 1948-49 1 56 Eng 1 1948/49 Sec 1 [Gibson] 1948-1949 1 57 Eng 1 1948/49 Sec 5 Baird 1948-1949 1 58 Eng 2 1948/49 Sec 1 [Gibson] 1949 Jan-Jun 1 59 Eng 2 1948/49 Sec 5 [Baird] 1949 Feb-Jun 1 60 Eng 1 1949/50 1949-1950 1 61 Eng 1 1949/50 Sec 6 [Gibson] 1949-1950 1 62 Eng 2 1949/50 [Sec 5] [Baird] 1950 Feb-Jun 1 63 Eng 2 1949/50 Sec 6 Gibson 1950 Jan-Jun 2 1 Eng 1 1950/51 Sec 2 [Gibson] 1950-1951 2 2 Eng 1 1950/51 Sec 5 [Baird] 1950-1951 2 3 Eng 2 1950/51 Sec 2 [Gibson] 1951 Jan-Jun 2 4 Eng 2 1950/51 [Sec 10?] [Baird] 1951 Jan-May 2 5 Eng 1 1951/52 "Revised list of assignments as used" -- 1951-1952 2 6 Eng 1 1951/52 Sec 6 [Gibson] 1951-1952 2 7 Eng 1 1951/52 Sec 10 [Baird] 1951 Sep-Dec 2 8 Eng 2 1951/52 "History assignments as used" 1952 Jan-Mar 2 9 Eng 2 1951/52 Sec 6 [Gibson] 1952 Jan-Jun 2 10 Eng 2 1951/52 [Sec 10?] [Baird] 1952 Jan-Jun 2 11 Eng 1 1952/53 Sec 1 [Gibson] 1952-1953 2 12 Eng 1 1952/53 Sec 5 [Baird] 1952-1953 2 13 Eng 2 1952/53 Assignments 1953 Feb-Jun 2 14 Eng 2 1952/53 Final 1953 Jun 2 15 Eng 2 1952/53 Sec 5 [Baird] 1953 Feb-May 2 16 Eng 1 1953/54 "Assignments as used" 1953-1954 2 17 Eng 1 1953/54 Sec 5 [Baird] 1953-1954 2 18 Eng 1 1953/54 Sec 10 [Gibson] 1953-1954 2 19 Eng 2 1953/54 Final 1954 Jan 2 20 Eng 2 1953/54 Sec 5 [Baird] 1954 Feb-Jun 2 21 Eng 2 1953/54 Sec 10 [Gibson] 1954 Jan-Jun 2 22 Eng 1 1954/55 "Assignments as used" 1954-1955 2 23 Eng 1 1954/55 Sec 5 [Baird] 1954-1955 2 24 Eng 1-2 1954/55 [Gibson](?) 1954-1955 2 25 Eng 2 1954/55 "History assignments" 1955 Feb-Mar 2 26 Eng 2 1954/55 "A draft of science assignments" 1955 Apr-May 2 27 Eng 2 1954/55 Final 1955 [Jun] 2 28 Eng 2 1954/55 Sec 5 [Baird] 1955 Jan-Jun 2 29 Eng 1 1955/56 "A possible sequence" 1955 Sep 2 30 Eng 1 1955/56 "Assignments as used" 1955-1956 2 31 Eng 1 1955/56 Sec 5 [Baird] 1955-1956 2 32 [Eng 2 1955/56] "Proposed history assignments" 1956 Feb-Mar 2 33 [Eng 2 1955/56] "Proposed science assignments" 1956 Apr-May 2 34 Eng 1 1956/57 "Assignments as used" 1956-1957 2 35 Eng 1 1956/57 [Sec 4?] [Baird?] 1956-1957 2 36 Eng 1 1956/57 Sec 10 [Gibson] 1956-1957 2 37 Eng 2 1956/57 "Assignments as used" 1957 Jan-Jun 2 38 Eng 2 1956/57 [Sec 4] [Baird] 1957 Jan-Jun 2 39 Eng 2 1956/57 Sec 10 [Gibson] 1957 Jan-Jun 3 1 Eng 1 1957/58 "A set of proposed assignments" 1957 Aug 3 2 Eng 1 1957/58 Sec 4 [Baird] 1957-1958 3 3 Eng 2 1957/58 "A possible sequence" 1957-58 3 4 Eng 2 1957/58 "Assignments as used" 1958 Jan-Jun 3 5 Eng 2 1957/58 Sec 4 Baird 1958 Jan-Jun 3 6 Eng 1 1958/59 Proposed assignments 1958 Sep 3 7 Eng 1 1958/59 "Assignments as used" 1958-1959 3 8 Eng 1 1958/59 Sec 4 Baird 1958-1959 3 9 Eng 2 1958/59 "Assignments as used" 1959 Jan-Jun 3 10 Eng 2 1958/59 Sec 7 Baird 1959 Feb-Jun 3 11 Eng 1-2 1959/60 Proposed assignments: working papers of T. Baird 1959 Sep 8 3 12 Eng 1 1959/60 "Assignments as used" 1959-1960 3 13 Eng 1 1959/60 Assignments 1959-1960 3 14 Eng 1-2 1959/60 [McKeon] Assignments 1959-1960 3 15 Eng 2 1959/60 Proposed assignments 1960 Jan-Jun 3 16 Eng 2 1959/60 "Assignments as used" 1960 Jan-Jun 3 17 Eng 1 1960/61 "Assignments as used" 1960-1961 3 18 Eng 1 1960/61 Assignments 1960-1961 3 19 Eng 2 1960/61 "Assignments as used" 1961 Jan-Jun 3 20 Eng 2 1960/61 Sec 9 1961 Jan-May 3 21 Eng 2 [1960/61] [Assignments] [1961 Jan-May] 3 22 Eng 1 1961/62 "Assignments as used" 1961-1962 3 23 Eng 1 1961/62 Sec 4 or 7? [Sale?] 1961-1962 3 24 Eng 2 1961/61 "Assignments as used" 1962 Jan-Jun 3 25 Eng 2 1961/62 Assignments 1962 Feb-Jun 3 26 Eng 1 1962/63 "Assignments as used" 1962-1963 3 27 Eng 1 1962/63 Sec 4 [Baird?] 1962-1963 3 28-30 Eng 2 1962/63 "Assignments as used" (3 folders) 1963 Feb-Jun 3 31 Eng 1 1963/64 [Baird?] Assignments 1963-1964 4 1 Eng 2 1963/64 "Assignments as used" 1964 Jan-Jun 4 2 Eng 2 1963/64 [Baird?] Assignments 1964 Jan-Jun 4 3 Eng 1 1964/65 "Assignments as used" 1964-1965 4 4 Eng 1 1964/65 [Baird] Assignments 1964 Sep-1965 4 5 Eng 1 1964/65 Jere Mead student papers written for the assignments in Professor Baird's class 1964 fall 4 6 Eng 2 1964/65 "Assignments as used" 1965 Jan-May 4 7 Eng 2 1964/65 Assignments 1965 Jan-Jun 5 1 Eng 2 1965/66 [Craig?] "Assignments as used" 1966 Jan-May 5 2 Eng 2 1965/66 [Cody?] Assignments 1966 Jan-May 5 3 Eng 1 1965/66 "Assignments as used" 1965-1966 5 4 Eng 1 1965/66 [Baird ?] 1965-1966 Series 3: ENGLISH 1-C (Composition), 1939-1942

Series 3, ENGLISH 1-C (COMPOSITION), 1939-1942, contains assignments, examinations, and other course materials for English 1-C, a freshman course in English composition that predated English 1-2.

1 1 "English 1-C" By T. Baird: reprint from Amherst Graduates Quarterly 1939 Aug 1 2 "Freshman English" By T. Baird in What the Colleges are Doing 1940 Jan 1 3 List of forbidden words -- 1939 Nov 1939 Nov 1 4 Grammar paper 1939-1940 1 5 Reading lists n.d. 1 6 Eng 1-C 1938/39 Final examination 1939 Jun 9 1 7 Eng 1-C 1939/40 Assignments and course material 1939-40 1 8 Eng 1-C 1939/40 [Baird?] Assignments 1939-40 1 9 Eng 1-C 1939/40 [Baird] Working papers 1939-40 1 10 "Reflections" on English 1-C by T. Baird 1940 1 11 Eng 1-C [1940/41?] "Correlation Papers in English 1-C" [1940-41?] 1 12 Eng 1-C 1940/41 Assignments and notes 1940-1941 1 13 Eng 1-C 1940/41 Sec C [Baird] 1940 Fall 1 14 Eng 1-C [Baird?] Assignments and notes [1941?] 1 15 Eng 1-C 1942 Assignments and notes 1942 Summer Series 4: ENGLISH 11 (Writing), 1966-1977

Series 4, ENGLISH 11 (WRITING), 1966-1977, contains assignments and section notes for English 11, which was described as "an introduction to the literary discipline through a study of composition."

1 1 Eng 11 1966/67 Assignments 1966-1967 1 2 Eng 11 1966/67 Baird Assignments 1966-1967 1 3 Eng 11 1967/68 Assignments 1967-1968 1 4 Eng 11 1967/68 Sec 5 Baird 1967-1968 2 1 Eng 11 1968/69 [Baird] Assignments 1968-1969 2 2 Eng 11 1968/69 Assignments 1968-1969 2 3 Eng 11 1969/70 Final exam 1970 Jan 17 2 4 Eng 11 1970/71 Assignments 1970 Fall 2 5 Eng 11 1971/72 "Synopsis of assignments": revised and unrevised 1971 Sep-Dec 2 6 Eng 11 1972/73 Assignments 1972 Sep-Dec 2 7 Eng 11 1973/74 Memos and assignments [1973 May-Nov] 2 8 Eng 11 1974/75 Planning and administration 1974 Fall 2 9 Eng 11 1975/76 Planning and administration [1975 Jun-Sep] 2 10 Eng 11 1975/76 Assignments 1975 Fall 2 11 Eng 11 1976/77 Assignments [1976 Fall] Series 5: ENGLISH 12 (Reading), 1939-1972

Series 5, ENGLISH 12 (READING), 1939-1972, contains examinations, section notes and assignments for English 12, an introductory reading course.

1 1 Exam 1939 Mar 6 1 2 Eng 12 1966/67 Assignments 1967 Jan-Jun 1 3 Eng 12 1966/67 Sec 4 [Baird] 1967 Jan-Jun 1 4 Eng 12 1967/68 Assignments 1968 Jan-Jun 1 5 Eng 12 1967/68 Sec 5 1968 Jan-Jun 1 6 Eng 12 1968/69 Assignments (G. Armour Craig, Chair) 1969 Jan, n.d. 1 7 Eng 12 1971/72 Assignments 1972 Spring Series 6: ENGLISH 19-20 (Introduction to Literature), 1942-1946

Series 6, ENGLISH 19-20 (INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE), 1942-1946, contains materials from English 19-20 instructors.

1 1 Eng 19-20 1942/43 Materials from T. Baird 1942-43 1 2 Eng 19-20 1942/43 Materials from G. A. Craig 1943 Spring 1 3 Eng 19 1943/44 Materials from G. A. Craig and [R. Brower?] 1944 spring 1 4 Eng 20 1945/46 Sec A [Baird] 1946 Spring Series 7: ENGLISH 21-22 (Introduction to Literature), 1963-1966

Series 7, ENGLISH 21-22 (INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE), 1963-1966, contains assignments, examinations and section notes for English 21 and English 22.

1 1 Eng 21 1963/64 Assignments 1963-1964 1 2 Eng 22 1963/64 Assignments 1964 Jan-Jun 1 3 Eng 21 1963/64 Sec G Baird 1963-1964 1 4 Eng 21 1964/65 Assignments and final exam 1964-1965 1 5 Eng 21 1965/66 Assignments ("Last year course taught") 1965-1966 Series 8: ENGLISH 23-24 (Advanced Composition), 1946-1965

Series 8, ENGLISH 23-24 (ADVANCED COMPOSITION), 1946-1965, contains a class anthology and student papers written by Richard S. Humphries '64.

1 1 Eng 23-24 "Ten Student Poems" 1946-1951 1 2 Eng 23-24 1957/58 Humphries Student papers 1957-1958 1 3 Eng 23-24 1958/59 Humphries Student papers 1958-1959 1 4 Eng 23-24 1959/60 Humphries Student papers 1959-1960 1 5 Eng 23-24 1959/60 Humphries Student papers (2) 1959-1960 1 6 Eng 23 1960/61 Humphries Student papers 1960-1961 1 7 Eng 23-24 1961/62 Humphries Student papers 1961-1962 1 8 Eng 23 1962/63 Humphries Student papers 1962-1963 2 1 Eng 23 1963/64 Humphries Student papers and mid-term exam 1963-1964 2 2 Eng 24 1963/64 Humphries Student papers 1964 Feb-May 2 3 Eng 23 1964/65 Humphries Student papers 1964 Sep-Nov 2 4 Eng 24 1964/65 Humphries Student papers 1965 Jan-Apr