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Weekend of the Arts in Grinnell, 2002

Joe Mancuso and James von Minor

Photograph of ten women.

Letters from Switzerland, 1947-1948 [Mr. Clapp directed the University of Delaware Foreign Study Group in Geneva, Switzerland 1947-48] “Transplanting our family” summary of the Swiss experience by Laura (Mrs. Harold) Clapp. 26 p. Typed. “Perspectives on these papers: by Laura Clapp. 5 p, typed. Summary information handwritten by Laura Clapp, 1971. 8 p. 22 letters from HLC and Laura Clapp to their families with clarifying comments by Laura Clapp added later (16 are holograms, 6 are typed and may not be the original copies).

Council for Basic Education Harold Clapp was one of the founders of the Council for Basic Education (1956), served as the Council’s First Executive Secretary 1956-57, as President 1959-60, and was editor of the CBE Bulletin 1956-57. CBE was a nonprofit educational organization show “primary purpose was strengthening the basic subject in American elementary and secondary schools.” CBE Certificate of Incorporation. 1956. 12 p., and 2 descriptive leaflets. CBE Bulletins, ed. By HLC, Aug. 1956-Aug. 1957 also two August 1958 Bulletins with unsigned articles by HLC. Articles not signed or initialed by someone else were written by HLC during the year of his editorship. Executive Secretary’s Report, Oct. 1957. 7 p. Typescript. Bibliography of articles about CBE in US newspapers. 7 p. “The Main job of Schools” manuscript of editorial by HLC in Des Moines Sunday Register, Sept. 2, 1956. “Some Overtones – National and International -- of American Education.” 1959, 8 p. Talks given by HLC under auspices of CBE: Remarks to Division of Arts and Sciences, American Association of Land Grant Colleges and State Universities, Washington, Nov. 13, 1956. 5 p. “Schools Need More Thank Money” to National Conference of Taxpayer Executives, Washington. Feb. 4, 1957. 8 p. “The American Scholar and Public Education.” Wayne State Chapter of the AAUP, Feb. 19, 1957. 8 p. “The Need for Substance in Secondary Education" Southern Humanities Conference, Tulane University. Mar. 29 and 30, 1957. 8 p. Remarks at Farewell Luncheon. Brookings Institution, Washington. Aug. 6, 1957. 4 half-sheets. “Basic Education – and the Council Therefore,” University of Kentucky. Foreign Language Conference. April 24, 1959. 9 p. General Prospectus of Council for Basic Education. Autumn, 1959. 16p. [Author unknown. Describes CBE’s point of view, operations, assessments of its work, etc,] Miscellaneous papers.

Series 4: Writings of Harold L. Clapp, published and unpublished A. Published articles and manuscripts of published material. 1929-1959 [Partial bibliography of other published articles is in Harold L. Clapp Manuscript Inventory, Appendix A. Paper copies of many articles are filed in Grinnell College Archives] 1. “Those Dirty French Writers.” The Willow Path. Nov. 1929. 6 p. 2. “An American Scholar and Public Education.” South Atlantic Bulletin, Jan. 1957, 4 p. 3. Some Lessons from Swiss Education. 1958. 9 p. Typed manuscript with appended bibliography of newspapers and journals which published the article. 4. Some Hints from the Swiss. No date. 18 p. Typed manuscript. (No record of where this was published) B. Unpublished stories, articles, and reports, 1958-1960 Arranged chronologically. Mr. Clapp’s writings on education also in “Talks” (series 3) and “Council for Basic Education” (series 2) 1. “Paris Green.” 1938. 14 p. 2. “Sammy Carpenter’s Friends.” ca. 1939. 7 p. (Story for children) 3. “Linguistics Lament.” ca. early 1940s. 7p. 4. “Without Study or Effort.” ca. 1946. 15 p. 5. Letter to Chairman of Modern Foreign Languages, Grinnell College, June 1946. 1946. 4 p. 6. “Sand in the Ears of European Business.” ca. 1949. 7p. (Based on the 1946-7 experience in Switzerland) 7. “On Stinging Beads.” 42 p. 8. “A simple man’s Revolt.” 5 p. 9. “Educational Hypothesis.” 6 p. 10. “Et Tu Brutal Digest.” ca. 1955. 7 p. 11. “The Question of Ernest P. Goodfellow.” ca. 1955. 8 p. 12 The New-Rich Curriculum by Voltaire. Ca. 1955. 9 p. 13. “A Few More Thoughts on Why Johnny Can’t Read.” ca. 1955-56. 2 p. 14. “Pedagogical Perceptions for Cooperative Laymen.” ca. 1957. 6 p. 15. Report of Chairman of the Faculty. 1959. 10 p. 16. “What Are the Essential Ingredients in a Sound Education for Teachers?” 1960. 5 p. 17. “Grinnell College. [Faculty Salaries and Benefits].” Report by HLC. Summer 1960. 9 p. 18. [Paper on education requirements for teachers] undated, ca. 1951-56. 2-22 p. (p. 1 with title is missing) 19. “Specific Suggestions for Increasing Reading Power in French.” 2 p.

[Series 4 continues in Box 2]

[continued from Box 1] C. Published book, Manual for French A2. 1947 (Unpaged. Odette de Lecluse, co-author) D. Unpublished books, (4), ca. 1953-1958 1. Education for Mediocrity. Chapters 1, 2, 3, 5 of a projected 7-chapter book. Ca. 1948-1956. 92p. Non-fiction. 2. Dialogues and Diatribes. Ca. 1953. 161 p. Satire. 3. Private Papers of Jeremiah Badger, N.P. 1954. 213 p. Satire. Version of Dialogues and Diatribes. 4. Knightmares or Modern Education Through a Looking Glass, Darkly. Ca. 1953-1956. 146 p. Satire. Appended to manuscript are explanatory notes by Laura Clapp and a talk given by Mr. Clapp to the Whitcomb Club, Feb. 1955, “On Writing Satire,” describing this novel. 5. Aisse. Notes on proposed historical novel. 1960. Ca. 20 leaves.

Handwritten early version of poem “Moving In” written to “Charlie and Doris” dated April 1, 1939. This poem was later published in Poetry, LV, December, 1939. (Note: wording is slightly different than published version.) Letter dated February 3, 1946 Undated typed note over reprint of “Three Poems” in envelope post-marked January 7,1951 Letter dated January 12,1951 Letter dated June 15, 1955 and enclosed privately printed poem on Averell Harriman Letter dated May 16, 1955 Letter dated December 22, 1955 Letter dated June 24, 1985 and copy of response from Foster dated July 1, 1985 1945 Engle Christmas card “For the Midwestern Dead” 1946 Engle Christmas card “Book and Child,” three sonnets by Paul Engle printed for his and his family’s friends, Christmas, 1956 Undated Christmas card designed by Sara Engle Undated Christmas card Photograph of Engle child April 29, 1962 Christian Science Monitor book review of Edmund Wilson’s Patriotic Gore by Perry Miller. Engle has written at the top of the page “Dear Charlie, You’ve been vindicated, Paul” and marked Miller’s criticism that Wilson had not given proper acknowledgement of his use of Foster’s writings in his new book. Although Wilson had reviewed The Rungless Ladder in the “New Yorker,” he seemed vague on his use of material from it in The Patriotic Gore to the dismay of Miller, Engle, and other scholars, as well as Foster. Undated reprint of “A Name”

Photocopies of corresponcence. (Note: originals are in the Frost Collection at Dartmouth. Usage requires acknowledgement.) Letter dated April 29, 1949 Letter dated January 15, 1951 Letter dated January 5, 1952 Letter dated July 15, 1953 Letter dated December 19, 1953 Letter dated February 12, 1954 Letter dated September 7, 1954 Letter dated January 1, 1957 Letter dated 1957

November 4, 1955 September 6, 1957 (Note: Letters from 1957 are all in regard to Fall Convocation “American Culture at Mid-Century” where Miller was a lecturer and received an honorary degree. He and his wife stayed with the Fosters.) September 21, 1957 September 29, 1957 October 9, 1957 November 5, 1957 January 25, 1958 July 1, 1962 and attached July 15 response July 30, 1963 September 9, 1963 and September 23 response