University of Utah Department of English records

University of Utah Department of English records, 1931-1970

Overview of the Collection

Creator: University of Utah. Department of English
Title: University of Utah Department of English records
Dates: 1931-1970 (inclusive)
19311970
Quantity: 4 linear feet
Collection Number: Acc0419
Summary: During the period covered by these records, department heads were Sherman Neff (1926-1952), Edwin Clapp (1953-1960), Jack Adamson (1960-1961), Harold Folland (1961-1964), Kenneth Eble (1964-1970), and Edward Lueders (1970-). This collection contains administrative and personal correspondence, announcements, and comprehensive examinations.
Repository: University of Utah Libraries, University Archives and Records Management
University Archives and Records Management, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
666 Guardsman Way
Salt Lake City, UT
84112
Telephone: 8015818242
david.buhler@utah.edu
Access Restrictions: Materials must be used on-site; advance notice suggested. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
Languages: English

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

This collection contains administrative and personal correspondence, announcements, and comprehensive examinations. Included are records of Morton Donner relating to the NDEA English Institutes which he directed at the University of Utah in 1965 and 1966. Also included are letters of Howard Mumford Jones (folder "J"), Joseph Wood Krutch (folder "K"), and Wallace Stegner (folders "K", "L", and "S").

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Preferred Citation

Initial Citation: University of Utah Department of English records, Acc. 419, Box [ ]. University Archives and Records Management. University of Utah, J. Willard Marriott. Salt Lake City, Utah.

Following Citations:Acc. 419.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

This collection is arranged alphabetically by subject or author.

Related Materials

Acc 0050 (College of Letters and Science, 1947-1967); Acc 0235 (College of Letters and Science, 1967-1970)

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Chairman's Correspondence Files: A-GReturn to Top

Container(s): Box 1

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Folder
1	A	1953-1968
2-3	B	1935-1968
4-5	C	1936-1968
6	Capitol Theatre	1966
7	Conference on College Competition and Communication	1958-1959
8	D	1947-1968
9	Dean's Office	1956-1967
10	Durham, G. Homer (Restricted)	1953-1960
11	E	1947-1968
12	F	1952-1969
13	G	1942-1968

Chaiman's Correspondence Files: H - Modern Language AssociationReturn to Top

Container(s): Box 2

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Folder
1-2	H	1948-1969
3	I	1953-1969
4	J	1941-1968
5	K	1953-1969
6	L	1953-1969
7	M	1948-1970
8	Mc	1953-1970
9	McMurrin, Sterling (Restricted)	1954-1961
10	Modern Language Association	1966-1968

Chairman's Correspondence Files: N-WReturn to Top

Container(s): Box 3

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Folder
1	N	1955-1956
2	O	1953-1969
3	Olpin, A. Ray	1946-1964
4	P	1938-1970
5	R	1947-1969
6	Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association	1960-1967
7-8	S	1931-1969
9	T	1949-1968
10	U	1951-1966
11	University of Utah Alumni Association	1964
12	University of Utah Committee on Academic Freedom and Tenure	1958-1959
13	University of Utah Department of Public Relations	1960-1966
14	University of Utah Faculty Club	1967
15	University of Utah Institute for Technological Training	1960
16	University of Utah Research Committee	1964
17	Utah Council of Teachers	1958-1966
18	V	1965-1968
19	W	1947-1956

Chairman's Correspondence Files: W to Department NoticesReturn to Top

Container(s): Box 4

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Folder
1	Chairman's Correspondence Files - W	1957-1969
2	Chairman's Correspondence Files - Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation	1959-1962
3	Chairman's Correspondence Files - XYZ	1954-1967
4-8	Comprehensive Exams	undated; 1931-1966
9	Comprehensive Exams - Evaluation	1953-1966
10	Department Newsletters	1966-1967
11-15	Department Notices	1955-1960

Department Notices to Miscellaneous FilesReturn to Top

Container(s): Box 5

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Folder
1-8	Department Notices	1960-1969
9	Miscellaneous Files - Admission Policies and Scholarship Standards	undated
10	Miscellaneous Files - Comparative Literature Program	1963-1965
11-12	Miscellaneous Files - Departmental Budgets (Folder 12 is restricted.)	1936-1946; 1959-1968
13	Miscellaneous Files - Departmental Reports and Questionnaires	1954-1966

Miscellaneous Files to 1965 NDEA English InstituteReturn to Top

Container(s): Box 6

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Folder
1	Miscellaneous Files - English for Foreign Students	1962
2	Miscellaneous Files - Facts About Freshman English at the University of Utah	1955
3	Miscellaneous Files - Fellowships	1957-1966
4	Miscellaneous Files - Financial Aids and Scholarships	1960-1964
5	Miscellaneous Files - General Education	1960-1961
6	Miscellaneous Files - Graduate Degrees Conferred Since 1909	1947
7	Miscellaneous Files - High School Writing Contest	1955-1956
8	Miscellaneous Files - KUED Program	1959
9	Miscellaneous Files - Language Arts Workshop	1962
10	Miscellaneous Files - Memberships and Subscriptions	1959-1960
11	Miscellaneous Files - Space Requirements	1959-1967
12	Miscellaneous Files - Staff	1956-1966
13	Miscellaneous Files - Suggested Reading List for Undergraduate English Majors	undated
14	Miscellaneous Files - Traffic and Parking	1965-1966
15	NDEA English Institute - Application and Selection Statistics	1965
16	NDEA English Institute - Composition Course	1965
17	NDEA English Institute - HEW Office of Education Contracts	1965
18	NDEA English Institute - HEW Office of Education Correspondence	1965
19	NDEA English Institute - HEW Office of Education Final Reports	1965
20	NDEA English Institute - HEW Office of Education Proposal	1964-1965
21	NDEA English Institute - HEW Office of Education Reports	1965
22	NDEA English Institute - Director	1965
23	NDEA English Institute - English Institute Materials Center	1965
24	NDEA English Institute - Form Letters to Applicants	1965
25	NDEA English Institute - General	1964-1965

1965 NDEA English InstituteReturn to Top

Container(s): Box 7

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Folder
1-2	Language Course	1965
2	Literature Course	1965
3-5	Participant Questionnaires	1965-1966
6	Participants	1965
7	Personnel	1965
8	Plan of Operation	1965

1965 NDEA English Institute to 1966 NDEA English InstituteReturn to Top

Container(s): Box 8

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Folder
1	Publicity	1965
2	Publicity Correspondence	1965
3	Residence Halls	1965
4	Special Events and Meetings	1965
5	Staff Correspondence	1964-1965
6	Staff Questionnaires	1965
7	Technical Report	1965
8	Text Publishers	1965
9	Texts	1965
10	Travel	1965
11	U. of U. Accounting Office	1965-1966
12	U. of U. Libraries	1965
13	U. of U. Office of Cooperative Research	1964-1965
14	U. of U. Summer School	1964-1965
15	Utah State Department of Public Instruction	1964-1965
16	Workshop	1965
17	Workshop Projects	1965
18	Certificates	1966
19	Class Schedules	1966
20	Composition Course	1966
21	HEW Office of Education Contracts	1966
22	HEW Office of Education Correspondence	1966
23	HEW Office of Education Final Reports	1966
24	HEW Office of Education Proposal	1966
25	HEW Office of Education Reports	1966
26	Director's Handbook	1966
27	English Institute Materials Center	1966
28	Form Letters to Applicants	1966
29	Language Course	1966
30	Letters to Principals of Participants	1965-1966
31	Literature Course	1966
32	Measurement Research Center	1966
33-34	Participant Questionnaires	1966
35	Participants	1966
36	Payroll	1966

1966 NDEA English InstituteReturn to Top

Container(s): Box 9

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Folder
1	Publicity Correspondence	1965-1966
2	Selection Procedures	1966
3	Staff Correspondence	1965-1966
4	Text Publishers	1965-1966
5	Travel	1965
6	U. of U. Accounting Office	1966
7	U. of U. Office of Cooperative Research	1965-1966
8	U. of U. Summer School	1965
9	Utah State Department of Public Instruction	1966
10	Workshop	1966
11-12	Workshop Projects	1966

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

American literature--Study and teaching--Utah--History
English literature--Study and teaching--Utah--History
Universities and colleges--Utah--Salt Lake City--History--Sources

Personal Names

Adamson, Jack, 1918-1975
Clapp, Edwin Roosa, 1902-
Donner, Morton
Eble, Kenneth Eugene
Folland, Harold F., 1906
Jones, Howard Mumford, 1892- --Correspondence
Krutch, Joseph Wood, 1893-1970--Correspondence
Lueders, Edward G., 1923-
Neff, Sherman Brown
Stegner, Wallace Earle, 1909- --Correspondence

Corporate Names

United States. National Defense Education Act
University of Utah--Archives
University of Utah--Faculty

Form or Genre Terms

Announcements
Correspondence
Examinations

Archives West Finding Aid

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