Papers, 1872-1938 (inclusive).

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Author / Creator:Harper, William Rainey, 1856-1906.
Description:14.5 linear ft. (19 boxes, 42 volumes)
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Print Archives/Manuscripts
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2728369
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Varying Form of Title:Harper, William Rainey, Red books
William Rainey Harper, personal papers
Notes:Professor and head, Department of Semitic Languages and Literatures, University of Chicago, 1891-1906. President, University of Chicago, 1891-1906.
Summary:Contains correspondence with family, colleagues, faculty, administrators, publishers, and donors; lecture notes; speeches; manuscripts on Old Testament studies; and notebooks. Correspondence with Frederick Gates, Thomas Goodspeed, and Harry Pratt Judson relates to the founding, organization, and early years of the University of Chicago. Also includes correspondence relating to departments, faculty appointments, and Harper's death. Notebooks relate to University administration and research. Also includes business correpondence between Harper and his secretary, Francis Wayland Shepardson.
Cumulative Index / Finding Aids Note:Finding aid available in the Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library, 1100 E. 57th Street, Chicago, Illinois, 60637.