Paul Elmer More papers, 1888-1949.

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Paul Elmer More papers, 1888-1949.

The collection reflects More's life and career as author, editor of THE NATION (1909-1914), and lecturer at Princeton University (1918-1933) in philosophy and classics.

18.8 linear ft. (48 boxes)

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SNAC Resource ID: 8336792

Princeton University Library

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Princeton University

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The collection documents the physical expansion of the University from its earliest period through the acquisition of large tracts of land in the 20th century, including the properties around Carnegie Lake and numerous farms. Early records document transactions with such Princeton University notables as Nathaniel Fitz Randolph, John Witherspoon, Walter Minto, John and Richard Stockton, and John Maclean. For the most part, the papers consist of standard legal documents with detailed descriptions ...

Plato.

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More, Paul Elmer, 1864-1937

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Paul Elmer More, American essayist and critic, was born in St. Louis, Missouri, on December 12, 1864. More taught Sanskrit at Harvard (1894-1895) and Bryn Mawr (1895-1897). He was literary editor for The Independent for three years and associated with the New York Evening Post for six years. During 1919 he lectured on Plato at Princeton University. More was associated with Irving Babbitt (founder and champion of humanism) of the modern humanistic movement. He authored many critical ...

Dakin, A. Hazard (Arthur Hazard)

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