Vernon P. Squires Papers, 1888-2000

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Series 1: Vernon P. Squires

The first series contains correspondence and texts of lectures of Vernon Squires.

Sub-Series 1: Correspondence

Box 1

Folder 1: University and Personal, A-B: 1888-1907

Folder 2: University and Personal, C-D: 1888-1907

Folder 3: University and Personal, E-K: 1888-1907

Folder 4: University and Personal, L-M: 1888-1907

Folder 5: University and Personal, N-R : 1888-1907

Folder 6: University and Personal, S: 1888-1907

Folder 7: University and Personal, T-Z: 1888-1907

Folder 8: University, A: 1911-1914

Folder 9: University, B: 1911-1914

Folder 10: University, C: 1911-1912

Folder 11: University, C: 1913-1914

Folder 12: University, D: 1911-1914

Folder 13: University, E-F: 1911-1914

Folder 14: University, G: 1911-1914

Folder 15: University, H-J: 1911-1914

Folder 16: University, K-L: 1911-1914

Folder 17: University, M: 1911-1914

Folder 18: University, N-O: 1911-1914

Folder 19: University, P-Q : 1911-1914

Folder 20: University, R: 1911-1914

Folder 21: University, S: 1911-1914

Folder 22: University, T-V: 1911-1914

Folder 23: University, W: 1911-1914

Folder 24: University, X-Z: 1911-1914

Folder 25: University, Miscellaneous: 1911-1914

Folder 26: Personal, A:1913-1915

Folder 27: Personal, B:1913-1915

Folder 28: Personal, C:1913-1915

Folder 29: Personal, D:1913-1915

Folder 30: Personal, E-F:1913-1915

Folder 31: Personal, G-L:1913-1915

Folder 32: Personal, M:1913-1915

Folder 33: Personal, N-R:1913-1915

Folder 34: Personal, S-Z:1913-1915

Folder 35: Bible Study: 1913-1916

Folder 36: Bible Study: 1913-1916

Folder 37: Bible Study: 1913-1916

Folder 38: Bible Study: 1913-1916

Folder 39: Bible Study: 1913-1916

Folder 40: Bible Study: 1913-1916

Folder 41: Bible Study: 1913-1916

Folder 42: Bible Study: 1913-1916

Folder 43: Bible Study: 1913-1916

Folder 44: Bible Study: 1913-1916

Folder 45: Bible Study: 1913-1916

Folder 46: Bible Study: 1913-1916

Folder 47: Bible Study: 1913-1916

Folder 48: University and Personal, A:1915-1917

Folder 49: University and Personal, B:1915-1917

Folder 50: University and Personal, C:1915-1917

Folder 51: University and Personal, D:1915-1917

Folder 52: University and Personal, E-F:1915-1917

Folder 53: University and Personal, G-L:1915-1917

Folder 54: University and Personal, M:1915-1917

Folder 55: University and Personal, N-S:1915-1917

Folder 56: University and Personal, T-Z:1915-1917

Folder 57: University and Personal, Miscellaneous:1915-1917

Box 2

Folder 1: University, A-B: 1915-1920

Folder 2: University, C: 1915-1920

Folder 3: University, D: 1915-1920

Folder 4: University, D: 1915-1920

Folder 5: University, E-I: 1915-1920

Folder 6: University, J-L: 1915-1920

Folder 7: University, President Frank McVey: 1914

Folder 8: University, President Frank McVey: 1914-1915

Folder 9: University, President Frank McVey: 1917

Folder 10: University, M-Q: 1915-1920

Folder 11: University, R-S: 1915-1920

Folder 12: University, T-V: 1915-1920

Folder 13: University, W-Z: 1915-1920

Folder 14: Personal, N-O: 1917-1924

Folder 15: Personal, P-Q: 1917-1924

Folder 16: Personal, R: 1917-1924

Folder 17: Personal, S: 1917-1920

Folder 18: Personal, S: 1921-1924

Folder 19: Personal, T: 1917-1924

Folder 20: Personal, U-Z: 1917-1924

Folder 21: University, A-G: 1918-1924

Folder 22: University, H-J: 1918-1924

Folder 23: University, K-L: 1918-1924

Folder 24: University, M: 1918-1924

Folder 25: University, N-Z: 1918-1924

Folder 26: Personal, A: 1924-1929

Folder 27: Personal, B: 1924-1929

Folder 28: Personal, C: 1924-1929

Folder 29: Personal, D: 1924-1929

Folder 30: Personal, E-F: 1924-1929

Folder 31: Personal, G-L: 1924-1929

Folder 32: Personal, M: 1924-1929

Folder 33: Personal, N-R: 1924-1929

Folder 34: Personal, S: 1924-1929

Folder 35: Personal, T-V: 1924-1929

Folder 36: Personal, W-Z: 1924-1929

Folder 37: Condolences, A-B: 1930

Folder 38: Condolences, C-F: 1930

Folder 39: Condolences, G-K: 1930

Folder 40: Condolences, L-M: 1930

Folder 41: Condolences, N-R: 1930

Folder 42: Condolences, S: 1930

Folder 43: Condolences, T-V: 1930

Folder 44: Condolences, W-Z: 1930

Sub-Series 2: Lectures and Essays

This series consists of lectures and essays written by Squires during his career as an English professor at UND. The folders are arranged alphabetically by title or topic.

Box 2

Folder 48: "The Appreciation of Bible Literature," State Federation of Women's Clubs, Bismarck, North Dakota: 1920

Folder 49: "Are the Functions of the Liberal Arts College Cosmic or Essential?" 1929 / "The Celtic Element in English Literature," 1898-1903

Folder 50: "Character and Culture"

Folder 51: "The Christ Doctrine of Tennyson and Browning"

Folder 52: "The Dreamers of Concord" / "The Founding of the University," Quarterly Journal of the University of North Dakota. 1923

Folder 53: "Gabriel Conroy by Bret Harte"

Folder 54: "History of the Development of Literary Patronage"

Folder 55: "An Hour with Our Orators, the Wanderers, and Beowulf"

Folder 56: "The Influence of Milton on Wordsworth." by Vernon Squires. Poet-Lore: a Quarterly Magazine of Letters. 1897

Folder 57: "In Memoriam-the Struggle of a Soul Against Grief"

Folder 58: "John Greenleaf Whitter: 1807-1907"

Folder 59: "The Literature of Colonial Times"

Box 3

Folder 1: "Lowell's Agassiz as an Elegy"

Folder 2: "Mark Twain's Joan of Arc"

Folder 3: "The Mission of Literature"

Folder 4: "The Modern Scholar"

Folder 5: "Mr. Howells' novel, 'Indian Summer,'..."

Folder 6: "Mr. Wilbur's Studies in Entomology" by Vernon Squires and George St. John Perrott

Folder 7: "Notes from the History of the University of North Dakota" / "A Puritan Pagan"

Folder 8: "The Religious Message of Browning"

Folder 9: "Review of John Burroughs' Last Book Entitled 'the Last Harvest'," 1925

Folder 10: "The Rise and Significance of the Drama"

Folder 11: "The School Days of Eminent Men"

Folder 12: "Specialization Versus General Culture." by Vernon Squires. Westland Educator.

Folder 13: "Tennyson's Ode on the Death of the Duke of Wellington"

Folder 14: "The Value of Fiction"

Folder 15: "Washington Irving"

Folder 16: "What We Have a Right to Expect in a Novel"

Folder 17: "Whitman and Whitmania"

Folder 18: "Who Wrote Shakespeare's Plays?"

Folder 19: "Wordsworth the Poet Seer"

Folder 20: Untitled, regarding History of the Red River Valley (probably by Squires)

Sub-Series 3: Miscellaneous

Box 2

Folder 47: Tributes and Newspaper Clippings: 1930

Box 3

Folder 21: Diary from a bicycle tour of Great Britain, 1895

Folder 22: Notebook, 1901

Folder 23: Diary, Vernon and Ethel Squires honeymoon trip to Ireland and Great Britain, 1902

Folder 24: Memorial Convocation, 1930

Folder 25: Squires Hall Dedication, 1964

Folder 26: Vernon Squires Lecture Program, 1973