John S. Hart letters | WorldCat.org (original) (raw)

Summary:Consists mainly of letters to Hart from a variety of correspondents, including school and college teachers and administrators, clergymen, and authors. Many letters provide biographical and bibliographical information on authors, including authors of religious works, for a book Hart was compiling on American literature, probably his Manual of American Literature (Philadelphia, 1873). Also included is considerable correspondence from fellow editors evaluating poems submitted to Sartain's Union Magazine. Other letters discuss matters of school or college administration, including student admissions and employment openings for teachers; evaluations of recently published books and articles on a variety of subjects, including Hart's own publications; pedagogical theory; and church history