Otto Manthey-Zorn Papers, 1906-1959
1 half archives box (0.25 linear ft.)
The son of German missionary, Manthey-Zorn was born in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, in 1879. He graduated from Adelbert College of Western Reserve University in 1901 and received his Ph.D. in 1904 from the University of Leipzig. After teaching at Adelbert College and the University of Illinois, he came to Amherst College in 1906 to teach German. He retired in 1955.
The papers contain Manthey-Zorn's letters dealing with his appointment on the faculty of Amherst College and the notes for and the draft of an uncompleted memoir of his life and teaching on the German faculty of the College. Of particular importance are his observations on the Meiklejohn presidency at Amherst College. Correspondents include Charles Cole, Robert Frost, Stanley King and George Olds.
This collection is organized into two series:
| Processed: | 2003 June |
| By: | Graham Leach-Krouse '05, Student Encoding Assistant |
| Finding Aid: | 2003 June |
| Prepared by: | Graham Leach-Krouse '05, Student Encoding Assistant |
| Edited by: | Peter A. Nelson, Assistant Archivist |
| Prepared for Web: | 2003 |
| By: | Graham Leach-Krouse '05, Student Encoding Assistant |
| Contact Information |
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Amherst College Archives and Special Collections
Robert Frost Library
PO Box 5000 Amherst, MA 01002-5000 Phone: (413) 542-2299 Fax: (413) 542-2692 Email Reference Form: http://www.amherst.edu/library/archives/askus URL: http://www.amherst.edu/library/archives |
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Series 1: CORRESPONDENCE,
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1906-1959
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Series 1, CORRESPONDENCE, 1906-1959, contains letters regarding Amherst College administrative matters, and a composition book containing handwritten transcriptions of letters to Manthey-Zorn from Robert Frost, dating from 1917 to 1947. |
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General correspondence
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1906-1959
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Box 1: folder 1
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Transcribed correspondence with Robert Frost
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1917-1947
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Box 1: folder 2
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Series 2: WRITINGS, ca.
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1958
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Series 2, WRITINGS, ca. 1958, contains notes and drafts for a memoir about his childhood, his father, and life at Amherst College. |
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Memoir notes
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ca. 1958
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Box 1: folder 3
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Partial memoirs - 3 sections on Meikeljohn
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ca. 1958
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Box 1: folder 4
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Partial memoirs - "the parting of Meikeljohn"
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ca. 1958
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Box 1: folder 5
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Partial memoirs - "President Harris' administration"
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ca. 1958
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Box 1: folder 6
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Partial memoirs - pre-Amherst
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ca. 1958
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Box 1: folder 7
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Partial memoirs - 3 chapters: Initiation, Normality, Meiklejohn
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ca. 1958
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Box 1: folder 8
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Assorted papers - fragments and dedication
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ca. 1958
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Box 1: folder 9
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