Henry Reed papers, ca. 1822-1857.

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Henry Reed papers, ca. 1822-1857.

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Papers of Henry Reed, in bound volumes, comprised mostly of manuscripts of public lectures that he gave between 1841 and 1853. The majority of the lectures address topics in English literature and history, and were delivered in the context of a series or course of lectures. Two volumes contain individual lectures, some related to more general cultural topics (see Ms. Coll. 859, Boxes 8 and 9, under the titles: Lectures on Sir Walter Scott and other topics, 1838-1840; and Lectures, ca. 1841-1853). The lectures given as part of a series were generally delivered at the University of Pennsylvania, with one series on tragic poetry (Shakespeare's tragedies) delivered at the Athenian Institute, Philadelphia. Most of the material in the various lecture series was published between 1855 and 1857, after Reed's premature death, under the editorship of his brother William B. Reed, and the relevant manuscripts contain William Reed's editor's notes for the publications. Individual lectures were hosted by other institutions in Philadelphia, including the Mercantile Library of Philadelphia; the Pottsville Lyceum; and the Bache Institute, the alumni association of Central High School. Three volumes in the collection are of a different nature: one volume contains miscellaneous correspondence, including two letters from William Wordsworth to Reed (Ms. Coll. 859, Box 1); another volume, relating to lectures given by Reed on the United States Constitution, contains brief notes, rather than a fully developed text (Box 10); and another contains neatly written exercises and problems in mathematics and astronomy, with illustrative diagrams (also in Box 10). The latter manuscript, if indeed by Reed, presumably dates from his undergraduate years at the University of Pennsylvania.

10 boxes (13 items, 15 volumes)

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