Alfred Paul Dorjahn Papers, 1913-1972.

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Alfred Paul Dorjahn Papers, 1913-1972.

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The papers include biographical material, publications, and material by and about Vernon Robert Dorjahn, Alfred Paul Dorjahn's son, an anthropologist. The biographical material, arranged chronologically, includes drafts of two autobiographical letters (1920-21), faculty information questionnaires, two expense books (primarily from his student days at the University of Chicago, 1917-18, 1923-25), and correspondence, most of which pertains to the work on the anthology Latin Literature in Translation. The publications include manuscript and typed drafts and notes of articles and books. There are a few reprints and tearsheets of articles. The major component is the galleys of the Latin anthology. The Vernon Robert Dorjahn Papers and correspondence relate mostly to his anthropological research among the Timne in Sierra Leone.

1 cu. ft. (3 boxes).

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Dorjahn, Alfred P. (Alfred Paul), 1894-1986

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Classicist. From the description of Alfred Paul Dorjahn Papers, 1913-1972. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122381073 Alfred Paul Dorjahn was born in Palatine Township, Illinois (a few miles northwest of Chicago) on July 11, 1894, the son of Joachim Henry and Wilhelmine Melahn Dorjahn. Dorjahn joined the faculty of Northwestern in 1927 as a professor in the Classical Languages department. He remained at Northwestern until his retirement in 1962, occasionally teach...

Dorjahn, Vernon R. (Vernon Robert), 1928-

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During World War II, Northwestern offered its facilities for use by the War Department. The Army, Navy, and Civil Aeronautics Administration operated eleven training programs at Northwestern in addition to the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (N.R.O.T.C.) established in 1926: the Navy V-7, Naval Reserve Midshipmen's School; the Navy V-5, Naval Aviation Prepatory Program; the Navy V-1, Accredited College Program; the Naval Training School (Radio); the Army Signal Corps Officers Training Scho...