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| Title: | Loeb, Hedwig L. Papers |
|---|---|
| Dates: | 1899-1904 |
| Size: | 2 linear ft. (4 boxes) |
| Repository: |
Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center |
| Abstract: | The Hedwig L. Loeb papers consist of class notes and themes for courses in English, History, Political Science, and Sociology. Loeb's professors included James Weber Linn and George F. Reynolds in English; James Westfall Thompson, Edwin E. Sparks, Oliver J. Thatcher, Ferdinand W. Schwill, Benjamin Terry, Edward Gaylord Bourne, and Francis W. Shepardson in History; Harry Pratt Judson and Charles E. Merriam in Political Science; and George E. Vincent in Sociology. The notes are unusually full and legible, offering potentially valuable information about classroom teaching at the beginning of the twentieth century. The English themes are accompanied by detailed faculty comments and criticisms. |
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Loeb, Hedwig L. Papers, [Box #, Folder #], Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library
Hedwig L. Loeb (1879-1981) graduated from the University of Chicago in 1902. In 1903 and 1904 she took graduate work in History and Political Science. During her lifetime she was active in numerous organizations. In 1902, she became a settlement worker for Hull House. She also was a caseworker for the American Red Cross. Loeb was a member of the League of Women Voters since 1920; charter member of the Independent Voters of Illinois; founder of Friends of Roosevelt University; vice president of World Federalists; as well as a life member of the United Nations Association; member of daughters of the Union Veterans of the Civil War, and a member of Dames of the Loyal Legion.
The papers consist of class notes and themes for courses in English, History, Political Science, and Sociology. Loeb's professors included James Weber Linn and George F. Reynolds in English; James Westfall Thompson, Edwin E. Sparks, Oliver J. Thatcher, Ferdinand W. Schwill, Benjamin Terry, Edward Gaylord Bourne, and Francis W. Shepardson in History; Harry Pratt Judson and Charles E. Merriam in Political Science; and George E. Vincent in Sociology.
The notes are unusually full and legible, offering potentially valuable information about classroom teaching at the beginning of the twentieth century. The English themes are accompanied by detailed faculty comments and criticisms.
| Box 1 Folder 1 | English 1, English Rhetoric and Composition, James Weber Linn, 1900 |
| Box 1 Folder 2 | English 3b, English Composition, James Weber Linn, 1900 |
| Box 1 Folder 3 | English 4, English Composition, James Weber Linn, 1902 |
| Box 1 Folder 4 | English 40, Introduction to English Literature, George F. Reynolds, 1900 |
| Box 1 Folder 5 | History 2, Modern History, James Westfall Thompson, 1900 |
| Box 1 Folder 6 | History 3, The United States, Edwin E. Sparks and Ralph C. Caterall, 1899 |
| Box 1 Folder 7 | History 7, The Dark Ages, Oliver J. Thatcher, 1902 |
| Box 1 Folder 8 | History 8, The Feudal Age, Oliver J. Thatcher, 1903 |
| Box 2 Folder 1 | History 9, Renaissance Period, Oliver J. Thatcher, 1900 |
| Box 2 Folder 2 | History 10, History of the Reformation, Ferdinand W. Schwill, 1902 |
| Box 2 Folder 3 | History 11, Europe in the 17th and 18th Centuries, Ferdinand W. Schwill, 1902 |
| Box 2 Folder 4 | History 13, English Constitutional History, Benjamin Terry, 1902 |
| Box 2 Folder 5 | History 14, English History, Constitutional and Political, Benjamin Terry, 1903 |
| Box 2 Folder 6 | History 15, History of England, Benjamin Terry, 1903 |
| Box 2 Folder 7 | History 16, History of the United States, Francis W. Shepardson, 1902 |
| Box 2 Folder 8 | History 32, Transition Period, Benjamin Terry, 1902-1903 |
| Box 3 Folder 1 | History 34, Charles the Great, Benjamin Terry, 1902 |
| Box 3 Folder 2 | History 69-70, French Revolution, Ferdinand W. Schwill, 1904 |
| Box 3 Folder 3 | History 82, Discovery and Colonization of the New World, Gaylord Bourne, 1901 |
| Box 3 Folder 4 | History 85, Civil War and Reconstruction, Edwin E. Sparks, 1903 |
| Box 3 Folder 5 | History 91, Medieval and English Institutions, Benjamin Terry, 1903 |
| Box 3 Folder 6 | History 116, United States Constitutional History, Frederick T. Jameson, 1903 |
| Box 3 Folder 7 | Political Science 11, Comparative National Government, Harry P. Judson, 1904 |
| Box 3 Folder 8 | Political Science 19, Political Parties, Charles E. Merriam, 1903 |
| Box 4 Folder 1 | Political Science 41, Elements of International Law, Harry P. Judson, 1902 |
| Box 4 Folder 2 | Sociology 52, Growth and Structure of American Cities, George E. Vincent, 1901 |
| Box 4 Folder 3 | Miscellaneous notes and manuscripts |
| Box 5 | Album of photographs of campus life, women students, Green Hall, Lincoln Park, Rogers Park and other locations, 1899-1900 |