James F. Holly letters received, 1937-1961.

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James F. Holly letters received, 1937-1961.

The collection contains handmade Christmas cards from artist and Penn State professor of art Edwin W. Zoller and personal news; personal news and a Christmas card from Curt William Hull; and letters from Penn State English literature professor William L. Werner concerning Holly's thesis, "Fred Lewis Pattee, a critical and biographical study" (1951) including a letter and questionnaire from Pattee.

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Zoller, Edwin W., 1900-1967

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Zoller was professor of art and assistant director of the Center for Continuing Liberal Education, Pennsylvania State University, 1933-1960. From the description of Edwin W. Zoller papers, 1927-1967. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 31020129 ...

Hull, Curt William,

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Werner, William Louser, 1894-1965

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William L. Werner was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on January 20, 1894. He received a bachelor's degree from Muhlenberg College in 1915 and served in France with the 316th Infantry during World War I. He was an instructor in English at Penn State in 1920, earning a master's degree in 1922. Following Dr. Fred Lewis Pattee's retirement in 1928, he assumed much of Dr. Pattee's work in American literature. He was made a full professor of American literature in 1936 and retired in 1959 as profe...

Holly, James F.

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Pattee, Fred Lewis, 1863-1950

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Fred Lewis Pattee was an American author, poet, teacher, scholar, and a leading authority on American literature. He was Professor of English and Rhetoric at Pennsylvania State College, and later became Professor of American Literature. In 1891 Pattee published his first book, LITERATURE IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, and his first published verse collection was THE WINE OF MAY (1893). Pattee's most important critical work was the first volume of HISTORY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE SINCE 1870 (1915), which w...

Pennsylvania state university

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The Pennsylvania Humanities Council designated the year 1985 as "The Year of the Pennsylvania Writer." The PHC funded projects in eight locations throughout the Commonwealth to gain appreciation, understanding, and recognition for past and present Pennsylvania writers. The State College/University Park location held a two-stage conference and related events by five Centre County regional organizations. From the description of The Year of the Pennsylvania writer collection, 1984-1986....