James Buell Munn lantern slides used in lectures, before 1947.

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James Buell Munn lantern slides used in lectures, before 1947.

Lantern slides of English manuscripts used in Munn's Harvard lectures. Includes: 12 slides and 12 negatives of a Houghton Library manuscript of the John Keats' poem, The eve of St. Agnes (MS Keats 2.21); and 9 lantern slides and 9 negatives from the Pembroke College (Cambridge) manuscript of Thomas Gray's Commonplace Book.

1 box (.25 linear ft.)

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SNAC Resource ID: 8100623

Houghton Library

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Harvard University. Department of English (1876-)

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The Harvard English Department was created on June 20, 1876. On this day Francis James Child was officially appointed "Professor of English" – a title that had previously not existed in the University......

Keats, John, 1795-1821

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John Keats was an English poet and literary critic. John Keats, English poet, was born in London, England, on 29 or 31 Oct. 1795. He died of tuberculosis in Italy on 23 Feb. 1821. In 1810, Keats was articled to a surgeon, T. Hammond, in Edmonton for five years. The contract was broken in 1814 or 1815. He then continued his study of surgery in London, entering Guy's Hospital on 2 Oct. 1815. In 1816, Keats became a dresser at Guy's and on 25 July 1816 passed his licentiate at Apothecaries' H...

Gray, Thomas, 1716-1771

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British poet. From the description of Collection of notebooks containing Thomas Gray's notes on his reading, a catalog of his library, and a copy of his will : [England], 1740s-1770. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 612342648 From the description of Autograph notes on Lysias and Isocrates, 1747 Mar. 20-1748 Mar. 1. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270508038 From the description of Autograph notes on Thucydides and Xenophon : [England], [174-?]. (Unknown). WorldCat recor...

Munn, James Buell.

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James Buell Munn (September 24, 1890 - February 13, 1967) came to Washington Square College in February, 1920, as an English instructor. When he resigned in February, 1932, to accept a position in the Harvard University English Department, he was Dean of the College. During this period Munn served as director of the Washington Square College Section of the Extramural Division (1922-23) and director of the Evening Division (1923-24). He became Assistant Dean of the College in 1925 and Dean in 192...