Call Number:

003.065

Repository:

Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections

Extent:

.06 linear ft. (1 folder)

Language:

English

Preferred Citation:

John W. Spaeth lecture notes (HCS.003.065), Quaker & Special Collections, Haverford College, Haverford, PA.

Date:

1915-1916 (inclusive)

Creator:

Spaeth, John W.

Form:

Lecture notes

Abstract:

This collection is made up of two notebooks: one for English 9a (1915-1916) and one for English 10b (1916). Both classes were taught by Dr. Francis B. Gummere.

John W. Spaeth was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and graduated from Haverford College in 1917. Afterwards, he earned a master's degree from Harvard University, before serving in the US Army as a sergeant in World War I. After the war, he taught at the Haverford School, the Hill School, and the Penn Charter School, before attending Princeton University to acquire a Ph.D. He then moved into higher education teaching, working at Brown University for five years before settling down at Wesleyan University. He spent the remainder of his teaching career there (1930-1966), before transferring into university archiving until 1972. He married Verna Follett and had three children: Margaret, Jane, and John III. He passed away in 1973, in Cromwell, Connecticut. (Info taken from the New York Times, "Dr. John Spaeth of Wesleyan Dead" May 21, 1973)

This collection is made up of two notebooks: one for English 9a (1915-1916) and one for English 10b (1916). Both classes were taught by Dr. Francis B. Gummere.

The materials are arranged chronologically.