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Series 4: Writings of Harold L. Clapp, published and unpublished A. Published articles and manuscripts of published material. 1929-1959 [Partial bibliography of other published articles is in Harold L. Clapp Manuscript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 (No record of where this was published) B. Unpublished stories, articles, and reports, 1958-1960 Arranged chronologically.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 Odette de Lecluse, co-author) D. Unpublished books, (4), ca. 1953-1958 1.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.

Confidential

Verse by Harold L. Clapp ca. 1926-1959. 23 poems [Most poems re-copied by Mrs. Clapp, in some cases both the original and Mrs. Clapp’s copy are included]

Translations No date indicated. 12 poems by various writers and a selection from Courteline. [See also “Meteors” by Georges Courteline, in Grinnell College Arena, vol. 3 no. 3, (Easter 1953), p. 75-77]