Gummere, Francis Barton (1855-1919)

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The collection contains 17 handwritten letters from various sources to Henry T. Coates.

Scope and Contents This folder contains a series of diplomas and awards presented to Francis Barton Gummere. Included is Gummere’s doctorate diploma from the University of Freiburg, which is dated 1881 and gives his dissertation as “The Anglo-Saxon Metaphor.” Two letters come from the American Philosophical Society, welcoming Gummere to the organization and electing him Councilor in 1918. Other honors include The Elizabethan Club, National Institute of Arts and Letters and the American Academy of Arts and...

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Spike's Diary is a memoir written in the third person by George A. Dunlap (Class of 1916) about his experiences with various staff and faculty members during and after his time at Haverford.

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"Foundations of English Literature," written by F.B. Gummere, a professor of English at Haverford, discusses the history of the English language, and the history of various genres of English literature.

Scope and Contents This folder includes the correspondence of Francis Barton Gummere. The initial five letters were written by Gummere to assorted recipients. The following letters were sent to Gummere by various parties, mainly academic institutions. Topics include teaching positions, publishing, salary increases, and invitations to events and ceremonies. All of the letters are dated between 1874 and 1925. Correspondents include Katherine Lee Bates, Christian Brinton, Hamlin Garland, J. Rendel Harris, Walter...

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This folder contains a total of seven photographic portraits of Francis B. Gummere. Of the total, four are smaller cartes-de-visite, while the remining three are larger. The smaller photographs (generally taken when Gummere was younger) are dated between 1869 and 1878, however, the larger ones are undated. Most of the photographs only capture Gummere’s head, though a few present his entire body, with one depicting him in his study.

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This collection is comprised of the correspondence, photographs, and clippings of the Gummere family.

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This collection contains materials related to the life of Francis Barton Gummere (1855-1919) as well as his father, Samuel James Gummere (1811-1874).

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This collection contains the correspondence, diplomas and memberships, portraits, speeches and songs of Francis Barton Gummere.

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The Francis Barton Gummere songbook and notebooks consists of three volumes of papers created by Gummere. There is a songbook created during his time at Haverford College in addition to his notebooks on Germanic life and the philosphy of Baruch Spinoza.