Marion Dexter Learned papers, ca. 1885-1913.

Format:

Other

Author/Creator:

Learned, Marion Dexter, 1857-1917.

Language:

English

French

German

Subjects (All):

Tell, Wilhelm--Legends.

Tell, Wilhelm.

Genre:

Manuscripts, American.

Legends.

Penn Provenance:

Gift, circa 1917.

Physical Description:

3 boxes

Place of Publication:

ca. 1885-1913.

Language Note:

Primarily in English and German with some French.

Biography/History:

From 1895 Learned was a professor of Germanic languages and literatures at the University of Pennsylvania; he served as the department's first chair.

Summary:

Mainly comprising correspondence, writings, and research notes and materials of Professor Learned. The great majority of the items relate to an unfinished scholarly project that took its focus from a Wilhelm Tell ballad.

Finding Aid/Index:

Finding aid available through the World Wide Web.

OCLC:

244901055