Wilbur Samuel Howell Papers, 1953-1981 1965-1980

Creator
Howell, Wilbur Samuel, 1904- [Browse]
Format
Manuscript
Language
English
Description
  • 9 boxes
  • 3.6 linear feet

Availability

Available Online

Copies in the Library

Location Call Number Status Location Service Notes
Special Collections - Remote Storage (ReCAP): Manuscripts. Special Collections Use Only C0679 Browse related items Request

    Details

    Subject(s)
    Compiled/​Created
    1953-1981 1965-1980
    Restrictions note
    The collection is open for research.
    Summary note
    • Consists of works, articles, lectures, reviews, notes, and correspondence of Wilbur Samuel Howell, professor of rhetoric and oratory (1952-1972) at Princeton.
    • The collection consists of works, articles, lectures, reviews, notes, and correspondence of Howell, professor of rhetoric and oratory (1952-1972) at Princeton. Included are his original manuscripts, relevant correspondence, and reviews for Eighteenth-Century British Logic and Rhetoric (1971), and Poetics, Rhetoric, and Logic Studies in the Basic Disciplines of Criticism (1975), and various lectures, speeches, and reviews of other works on rhetoric. Also present are English Dept. course bibliographies on rhetoric; letters (1971-1977) of recommendation for students; correspondence and reports reflecting Howell's position as chairman (1948-1972) of the board of trustees of the American Whig-Cliosophic Society at Princeton; and correspondence with Irving Dilliard, Willliam Edinger, James J. Murphy, Julian P. Boyd, Norman Thomas, and others. In addition, there is correspondence with Barbara Warnick as well as a copy of her manuscript for Fenelon's Letter to the French Academy (1984).
    OCLC
    1407924743
    Statement on language in description
    Princeton University Library aims to describe library materials in a manner that is respectful to the individuals and communities who create, use, and are represented in the collections we manage. Read more...
    Other views
    Staff view

    Supplementary Information