Herbert William Magoun manuscript

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: MS-0125

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of one manuscript in typescript with corrections entitled "Prosody in Four Parts," by Herbert William Magoun and dated 1931. The manuscript numbers over two hundred pages and was not published.

Dates

Creation: 1931

Creator

Magoun, H. W. (Herbert William), 1856-1956 (Person)

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Conditions Governing Use

Single copies may be made for research purposes. Researchers are responsible for determining any copyright questions. It is not necessary to seek our permission as the owner of the physical work to publish or otherwise use public domain materials that we have made available for use, unless Johns Hopkins University holds the copyright.

Biographical Note

Herbert William Magoun was a professor of Greek and Latin and an alumnus of Johns Hopkins University. He was born in Bath, Maine, February 17, 1856 and graduated from Iowa College (1879) before recieving his Ph.D. from Hopkins in 1887. Magoun taught at Colorado College, Iowa College, and Oberlin College. He was the author of several volumes on metrical philology and Middle Eastern subjects. Herbert William Magoun died in 1956.

Extent

0.24 Cubic Feet (1 legal half-size document box)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Herbert William Magoun (1856-1956) was a professor of Greek and Latin and an alumnus of Johns Hopkins University. The collection consists of one manuscript in typescript with corrections entitled "Prosody in Four Parts," dated 1931.

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Rachel Gattermeyer revised the biographical note in this finding aid in November 2023 to bring it into compliance with Johns Hopkins guidelines for inclusive and conscientious description (2023). The previous version of the finding aid is available upon request.