Ernest Samuels (1903-1996) Papers 1918-1995 1942-1971

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Ernest Samuels (1903-1996) Papers 1918-1995 1942-1971

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Ernest Samuels entered the University of Chicago as a pre-law student in 1919. He received a Bachelor of Philosophy in Law and French in 1923 and immediately entered the University of Chicago Law School. In 1930 he then returned to Chicago to pursue a long standing interest in literature. From January to August 1931 he resumed his studies at the University of Chicago, this time in the English Department. After holding several academic positions, Samuels was appointed Instructor of English in the fall of 1942 at Northwestern University. He remained there until his retirement in 1971. The Ernest Samuels Papers comprise 16 boxes of material spanning the years 1918-1977. The bulk of the collection, covers Samuels' tenure as a faculty member in Northwestern University's English Department. The Samuels Papers have been arranged in five general categories: biographical materials, correspondence, academic files, published and unpublished writings and research files.

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Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.). Department of English

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Scholar of American literature, author of THE YOUNG HENRY ADAMS (1948); HENRY ADAMS: THE MIDDLE YEARS (1958); HENRY ADAMS: THE MAJOR PHASE (1964); and BERNARD BERENSON: THE MAKING OF A CONNOISSEUR (1979). From the description of Ernest Samuels Papers, 1918-1977. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122335493 Ernest Samuels was born on the south side of Chicago on May 19, 1903. His parents were Albert (also known as Alexander) and Mary (Kaplan) Samuels. He attended Chi...