The English Department in 1910: A Picture and a Brief History

Willard Thorp arrived in Princeton in the autumn of 1924 to pursue his doctorate in English, which he received in 1926. Some of the men who guided him through his graduate work and later became his colleagues were among the first of a new breed, Woodrow Wilson's "preceptor guys." In t...

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Published in:The Princeton University Library chronicle 1993, Vol.54 (2/3), p.146-177
Main Author: ROCHE, THOMAS P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Archives
British literature
College instruction
English departments
Graduate students
Libraries
Pedagogy
Retirement
Teachers
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Summary:Willard Thorp arrived in Princeton in the autumn of 1924 to pursue his doctorate in English, which he received in 1926. Some of the men who guided him through his graduate work and later became his colleagues were among the first of a new breed, Woodrow Wilson's "preceptor guys." In this essay, Professor Roche begins his forthcoming history of the Department of English by describing the work and character of the men who helped to create the literary culture of twentieth-century Princeton.
ISSN:0032-8456
DOI:10.2307/26403814