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COLLECTION Identifier: HUG 4836.xx

Papers of Charles Swain Thomas

Overview

Charles Swain Thomas (1868-1943), educator, taught at the Harvard Graduate School of Education from 1920 to 1936. His papers contain correspondence and teaching materials, including student papers, relating to Harvard English courses taught by Thomas.

Dates

  • Creation: 1930-1940

Creator

Researcher Access

The Papers of Charles Swain Thomas are open for research.

Extent

1.75 cubic feet (5 document boxes)

The Papers of Charles Swain Thomas contain correspondence and teaching materials, including student papers, relating to Harvard English courses taught by Thomas.

Biographical note on Charles Swain Thomas

Charles Swain Thomas (1868-1943), educator, taught at the Harvard Graduate School of Education from 1920 to 1936. He received his AB in 1894 and his AM in 1895 from Indiana University, as well as an additional AB degree from Harvard University in 1897, and a Litt.D. degree from Rhode Island College of Education in 1933. Thomas began his career as a public school teacher, then taught English at Indiana University from 1894 to 1897, and Centre College, from 1897 to 1901. He served as head of the English department at Shortridge High School from 1901 to 1908, then at Newton High School from 1908 to 1918. In 1920, he joined the faculty of the Harvard Graduate School of Education, a position he maintained until 1936. From 1920 to 1925, Thomas worked on the editorial staff of the Atlantic Monthly, and edited many books throughout his career. He died in 1943.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged in two series:

  1. Correspondence and Papers, 1930-1940 (HUG 4836.5)
  2. Materials Relating to Teaching, 1930-1940 (HUG 4836.10)

Related Materials

The Harvard University Archives also holds General information by and about the Charles Swain Thomas scholarship (HUC 1833).

Inventory update

This document last updated 2022 April 22.

Processing Information

This finding aid was created by Olivia Mandica-Hart in December 2020. Information in this finding aid was assembled from legacy paper inventories and container management data. The collection was not re-examined by the archivist.

Title
Thomas, Charles Swain, 1868-1943. Papers of Charles Swain Thomas, 1930-1940 : an inventory
Status
completed
Author
Harvard University Archives
Date
January 7, 2021
Description rules
dacs
Language of description
und
EAD ID
hua93020

Repository Details

Part of the Harvard University Archives Repository

Holding nearly four centuries of materials, the Harvard University Archives is the principal repository for the institutional records of Harvard University and the personal archives of Harvard faculty, as well as collections related to students, alumni, Harvard-affiliates and other associated topics. The collections document the intellectual, cultural, administrative and social life of Harvard and the influence of the University as it emerged across the globe.

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