Records, 1878-1995.

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Records, 1878-1995.

Subgroup 1 is divided into 10 series. Subgroup 1, series 1, John H. Young, spans the period 1948 to 1977. Subgroup 1, series 2, Letters of Recommendation, covers the years 1963 to 1976. Subgroup 1, series 3 is divided into two subseries. Subgroup 1, series 3, subseries 1 contains student records of graduate, undergraduate, and special students from 1941 to 1987. Subgroup 1, series 3, subseries 2 contains graduate and special student records from 1985 to 1995. Subgroup 1, series 4, Alumni Newsletters, consists of two annual newsletters addressed to alumni of the Classics Department. Subgroup 1, series 5, Aristophanes Index, dates from 1930 to 1934. Subgroup 1, series 6, William Arthur Heidel Library, date to 1941 and is housed in one folder. Subgroup 1, series 7, Minutes of the Greek Seminary. Subgroup 1, series 8, Administrative Records, is the largest series in this subgroup. Subgroup 1, series 9, Curriculum, 1963 to 1985 is composed of course notes, information on the graduate program, copies of examinations, and reading lists. Subgroup 1, series 10, Faculty, Visiting Faculty, and Fellows, dates from 1946 to 1986. Subgroup 2 is divided into four series. Subgroup 2, series 1, Editorial Correspondence, dates from 1968 to 1987, and has been further divided into two subseries, Alphabetical, 1968 to 1985, and Diskin Clay, 1982 to 1987. Both subseries contain correspondence between the editor of the American Journal of Philology and submitting authors and between editor and evaluative readers. Subgroup 2, series 2, Administrative Records, dates from 1942 to 1987 with the bulk of materials from 1975 to 1986. Subgroup 2, series 3, Correpondence by Issue, dates from 1981 to 1986 and contains the same types of records as in subgroup 2, series 1. In this series, the folders are arranged in chronological order by issue number, and each folder contains correspondence concerning articles and reviews which are to be published in one issue of the Journal. Subgroup 2, series 4, Monographs in Classical Philology, spans the years 1983 to 1988.

9.5 cu. ft. (9 records center cartons, 1 document case)

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