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John George Repplier McElroy lecture and literary notes

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Call Number:
Ms. Coll. 275
Repository:
University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts
Extent:
0.4 linear feet (1 box)
Language:
English
Preferred Citation:
John George Repplier McElroy lecture and literary notes, 1867-1885, Ms. Coll. 275, Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, University of Pennsylvania
Date:
1867-1885 (inclusive)
Creator:
McElroy, John George Repplier
Form:
Manuscripts (documents), Lecture notes, and Notes
Abstract:
John George Repplier McElroy (1842-1890), an alumnus of the University of Pennsylvania (class of 1862), is best known as a professor of Greek, History, and Rhetoric at his alma mater. This collection is primarily composed of lecture notes by John George Repplier McElroy (1842-1890); however it also includes McElroy's notes on his readings of Chaucer and his manuscript of Readings from the Electra of Socrates.

John George Repplier McElroy (1842-1890) graduated second in his class at the University of Pennsylvania in 1862 and won several awards, including prizes in Greek and Latin. He taught in Philadelphia and Chicago before becoming an Assistant Professor of Greek and History at the University of Pennsylvania in 1869, a position which he held until 1876. Thereafter, he served as Professor of Rhetoric and English Language until his death in 1890. Professor McElroy was the author of A System of Punctuation(1878), How to Tell the Parts of Speech (1881), The Structure of English Prose (1885), among other books and articles.

This collection is primarily composed of lecture notes by John George Repplier McElroy (1842-1890). The majority of these notes are for lectures dating between 1867 and 1873 on the English language, the study of language, and etymology. Miscellaneous lectures in folders 33-44 cover pedagogy, rhetoric, English literature, grammar, composition, and other aspects of writing and language. In addition to the lecture notes, this collection contains McElroy's notes on his readings of Chaucer and his manuscript of Readings from the Electra of Socrates.

Gift of Clayton McElroy, 1900.

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University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts
Finding Aid Author
Molly B. Hutt
Finding Aid Date
2015 April 9
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Outline of lectures, undated.
Box 1 Folder 1
Appendix to Pt. I.I, undated.
Box 1 Folder 2

Lecture I. Introductory. The Study of Language, 1869-1870.
Box 1 Folder 3
Lecture II. The Growth of Language, 1869-1870.
Box 1 Folder 4
Lecture III. The Growth of Language (continued), 1869-1870.
Box 1 Folder 5
Lecture V. The Genesis of English, 1869-1870.
Box 1 Folder 6
Lectures VI-VIII. Etymology, 1869-1870.
Box 1 Folder 7
Lecture IX: Etymology (continued), 1869-1870.
Box 1 Folder 8
Outline/analysis of "Lecture X. The Nature and Origin of Language", 1869-1870.
Box 1 Folder 9
Lecture X, The Nature and Origin of Language, 1869-1870.
Box 1 Folder 10

Lecture I (Part I). The Study of Language: I. How it has been studied, 1870-1871.
Box 1 Folder 11
Lecture I (Part II). The Study of Language: I. How it has been studied, 1870 September 26.
Box 1 Folder 12
Lecture II. The Study of Language (continued): II. How it may be studied, 1870-1871.
Box 1 Folder 13
Lecture III. Changes in English: I. The Fact and Kinds of Change, 1870-1871.
Box 1 Folder 14
Analysis of "Lecture IV. Etymology of the English Language: II. The Study of Words", 1870-1871.
Box 1 Folder 15
Lecture VI. Etymology of the English Language: II. The Study of Words, 1870-1871.
Box 1 Folder 16

Lecture I. Introductory, 1867-1868.
Box 1 Folder 17
Lecture VII. What is the English Language, 1867-1868.
Box 1 Folder 18
Lecture VIII. The Composition of the English Language, 1867-1868.
Box 1 Folder 19
Lecture IV. Origin and History of the English Language, 1867-1868.
Box 1 Folder 20
Lecture VI. Origin and History of the English Language, 1867-1868.
Box 1 Folder 21
Lecture VI. Etymology of the English Language, 1867-1868.
Box 1 Folder 22
Lecture VII. Changes in English, 1867-1868.
Box 1 Folder 23
Lecture III. Changes in English: I. The Phenomena of Change, 1867-1868.
Box 1 Folder 24
Lecture IV. Changes in English: II. The Classification of Linguistic Changes, 1867-1868.
Box 1 Folder 25
Lecture IV. Changes in English: II. The Laws of Linguistic Change, 1867-1868.
Box 1 Folder 26

Outline of Course of 1872-1873, 1872-1873.
Box 1 Folder 27
The English Language: Lectures to the Sophomore Classes, (Faculties of Arts and Science,) of the University of Pennsylvania, 1872-1873.
Box 1 Folder 28
Lecture I. The Study of Language, 1873.
Box 1 Folder 29
Lecture II. The Study of Language: II. Its Divisions, 1872-1873.
Box 1 Folder 30
Lecture II. On the Classification of Languages (includes outline), 1872-1873.
Box 1 Folder 31
Lecture V. The Classification of Languages, 1872-1873.
Box 1 Folder 32

Notes for "Lecture VII. The Classification of Languages", undated.
Box 1 Folder 33
Lecture: "On the Teaching of Etymology", undated.
Box 1 Folder 34
Lecture II. Introductory. The History of Rhetoric, undated.
Box 1 Folder 35
Lecture XI. The Literatures of England as Illustrating the History of the English Language: I. Anglo-Saxon, undated.
Box 1 Folder 36
Lecture XII. Semi-Saxon Literature, undated.
Box 1 Folder 37
Lecture XIII. First (or Old) English Literature (1250-1350, A.D.), undated.
Box 1 Folder 38
Lecture XIV. Literature of the Second Period, undated.
Box 1 Folder 39
Lecture (Miscellaneous): Modern Purism in Rhetoric, undated.
Box 1 Folder 40
Lecture VII. The Elements of Style, undated.
Box 1 Folder 41
Lecture VIII. The Composition, undated.
Box 1 Folder 42
Lecture IX. The Theme and Lecture VII. The Parts of a Composition, undated.
Box 1 Folder 43
Lecture IV. Grammatical Purity, undated.
Box 1 Folder 44

Notes on Chaucer readings, 1885-.
Box 1 Folder 45
Readings from the Electra of Sophocles, undated.
Box 1 Folder 46

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