Series II: James Buell Munn

Certificate of Baptism
Includes certificate and letter of congratulations from Rev. George Alexander., 1891, inclusive

Biographical Sketch
Bibliography listed in National Union Catalog Imprints; Sketch in Who's Who in America., 1956 , 1966-1967, inclusive

Sub-subseries 1: Student Years at Harvard, 1909-1912

Correspondence
Includes decision to enter teaching profession and demonstrates JBM's contact with Harvard since his graduation­ in 1912. Correspondents include Arthur Beane, Paul H. Buck, Erwin N. Griswold, John Livingston Jones, Delmar Leighton, A. Lawrence, Harlow Shapley, Randall Thompson, Winthrop W. Wade., 1913-1955, inclusive

Box: 2, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Student Records
JBM's report card (1909-1910 academic year); questionnaire, Class of 1912., 1909-1912, inclusive

Box: 2, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Tributes
Includes letters and poetry from former Harvard students; donations to Harvard Library's Milton Collection; press release and obituary., 1936-1969, inclusive

Box: 2, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Writings
review by JBM in Harvard Divinity Bulletin: Herman Melville: The Tragedy of Mind by William Ellery Sedgwick., 1945, inclusive

Box: 2, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Sub-subseries 2:Teaching Years at Harvard, 1932-1957

Correspondence: Maud M. Arrosell, 1941

Box: 2, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English.

Correspondence: Joe & Addie Davey, 1938

Box: 2, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English.

Correspondence: Delmar Leighton, 1955

Box: 2, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English.

Correspondence: A.P., 1947

Box: 2, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English.

Correspondence: John M. Recht, 1952-1958

Box: 2, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English.

Correspondence: Dan Tuite, 1952

Box: 2, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English.

History of A Gray Lowery Day, Painting by George Inness, 1976

Language of Materials

English.

Walter Channing Cabot Fellow Award, 1944

Box: 2, Folder: 12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English.

Harvard Alumni Bulletin, 1974

Box: 2, Folder: 13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English.

Harvard Library Bulletin, 1974

Box: 2, Folder: 14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English.

General
Includes Certificate of Honorary Membership, Menorah Society; list of appointments and salary, Washington Square College (1920-1932); references and picture in "New York University Notebook," May, 1963 (50th anniversary of Washington Square College issue)., 1932 , 1963, inclusive

Administrative/Teaching Duties - Correspondence (folder, 1917-1926, inclusive

Administrative/Teaching Duties - Correspondence (folder 2)
Folders contain material relating to Biology Department administrative issue; English Department course listings, 1926-27, 1927-28;.development of a liberal arts music course, 1932; and general correspondence re Summer School courses taught by JBM, general teaching and administrative duties.
A.A. Beaumont, A.L. Bouton, Elmer E. Brown, James Buchman, Miguel de Capriles, Henry J. Fry, Jacob D. Goldstein, Ruth B. Howland, William Ford Manley, Alfred L. Mannhardt, Douglas A. Marsland, John Musser, Richard H. Bitter, John Roscoe Turner, Harold 0. Voorhis, Homer A. Watt. Correspondents upon resignation in 1932 (beyond above list) include Ralph Beals, Oscar Cargill, Ralph H. Cheney, Frank E. Crawford, Lloyd E. Dewey, Benjamin T. Fairchild, Fred I. Kent, Fiske Kimball, LeRoy E. Kimball, David Sarnofft Percy S. Strauss, 1926-1932, inclusive

Administrative/Teaching Duties - Reports/Statistical-Data Includes reports detailing Washington Square College student registration, age, religious affiliation-.-employment; Annual Report of Dean of Washington Square College to the Chancellor., 1919-1929, inclusive

Donations to New York University - Correspondence
Contains material relevant to donations from JBM and his family re improvements in Main Building, books for the Correspondents include LeRoy E. Kimball, R.V.D. Magoffin, H.O. Voorhis., 1923-1956, inclusive

Donations to New York University - Receipts, undated, inclusive

Honorary Degree
Memorabilia, includes tickets, commencement booklet., 1945, inclusive

Munn Students - Correspondence with:
H. Thomas Austern, 1925-1953 , undated, inclusive

Munn Students - Correspondence with:
B -
Correspondents include Jacob Bacals, Louis Baron, Bernard Barron, Harry Baum, Milton J. Billard, Samuel Bloustein (father of Francis Bloustein), Charles Bloom, George A. Borchard, Frank Brieff, Benjamin B. Butner., 1923-1953 , 1961, inclusive

Munn Students - Correspondence with:
C -
Correspondents include Kenneth Carroad, Yale Julius Carroad, William Charvat, Ralph Cirillo, Harold B. Clemenko, Norman W. Cohen, Samuel Cohen, Jennie Crosby (mother of Lawrence Crosby)., ca.1920-1953, inclusive

Munn Students - Correspondence with:
Eugene Davidson -, 1925-1926, inclusive

Munn Students - Correspondence with:
Miguel A. de Capriles -, 1925-1962, inclusive

Munn Students - Correspondence with:
E -
Correspondents include Harry Epstein, Lee Epstein, Julius Evans, 1926 , 1945-1974, inclusive

Munn Students - Correspondence with:
F -
Correspondents inclu a Oscar H. Fidell, Jacob Fisher, Sylvia K. Fishman (wife of Meyer Fishman, both knew Munn)., 1923 , 1945-1951, inclusive

Munn Students - Correspondence with:
G -
Includes correspondence from Munn . Correspondents include Morris Gelfand, Max Goldstone, Bernard Goodman., 1925-1926 , 1945-1960, inclusive

Munn Students - Correspondence with:
Jacob Goldstein -, 1923 , 1950-1962, inclusive

Munn Students - Correspondence with:
George R. Gomperts -
Includes correspondence from Munn., 1925-1926 , 1948, inclusive

Munn Students - Correspondence with:
Fred Hess -, 1923-1926, inclusive

Munn Students - Correspondence with:
H -
Correspondents include Jerrold Holmes, Richard Hyman., 1920-1926, inclusive

Munn Students - Correspondence with:
I-J -
Correspondents include Benjamin Jack, Nathaniel Janes, Irving Jurow., 1920-1971, inclusive

Munn Students - Correspondence with:
Isidore S. Immerman -, 1926-1962, inclusive

Munn Students - Correspondence with:
Murray Israel -
(1920's). Includes article on arteriosclerosis by M. Israel published by the Vascular Research Foundation, 1949; Annual Review, of Vascular Research Foundation memorial issue dedicated to JBM, 1967-68; correspondence from Mrs. Israel., 1949-1968, inclusive

Munn Students - Correspondence with:
Nathaniel Jackson -, 1923-1925, inclusive

Munn Students - Correspondence with:
K-L -
Includes correspondence from Munn. Correspondents include Jacob Keppler, A1 Klotz, Harry Knodue, Charles Krevisky, Victor Lehman, Hyman Lehon, Morris B. Lichtenstein, Terry Mangin Logan, Robert Lustgarten,, 1924-1966, inclusive

Munn Students - Correspondence with:
Manfred B. Lee (one-half of "Ellery Queen")
Includes correspondence from Munn and letter from Mrs. Lee to Mrs. Munn (1974)., 1926-1974, inclusive

Munn Students - Correspondence with:
M-N -
Correspondents include James Mandel, Lester Moledezkyp Francis Nance., 1925-1974, inclusive

Munn Students - Correspondence with:
Charles Norman -
Correspondence, includes poetry - April, 1925-May, 1943 Correspondence, includes poetry - March, 1944-Aug, 1966; n.d. Poetry - n.d., undated , 1925-1966, inclusive

Munn Students - Correspondence with:
P -
Includes correspondence from Munn, . Correspondents include James C. Paradise, Louis Pincus, Meyer Poses, Morris Pottish., 1925-1956, inclusive

Munn Students - Correspondence with:
Morris Ploscowe -
Includes correspondence from Munn., ca.1920-1953, inclusive

Munn Students - Correspondence with:
R -
Correspondents include Adolph Raboff, Jacob Rabkin, John C. Roberts, David H. Ross., 1922-1953, inclusive

Munn Students - Correspondence with:
Charles Rosenblum -
Includes correspondence from Munn., 1924-1953, inclusive

Munn Students - Correspondence with:
S -
Includes correspondence from Munn. Correspondents include Phillip B. Sahn, Lester Samelson, George Saslow, Harry Schreck, Howard Schwarzel, Harold R. Shapiro, Victor Shapiro, Harry W. Shulsky (Starr), Abraham Smith, Joseph Smolack., ca.1920-1961, inclusive

Munn Students - Correspondence with:
U-V-W -
Includes-correspondence-from Munn* Correspondents include Samson Ullman, Jr., Henry Volksening, Herman J. Wechsler, Benjamin Weinstein, Benjamin Wiesel., 1926-1949, inclusive

Munn Students - Correspondence with:
Z -
Includes correspondence from Munn. Correspondents include Louis Zeidberg, Benjamin Ziegler, Emmanuel Ziegler., ca.1920-1958, inclusive

Munn Students - Correspondence Relating to
Includes academic support and medical assistance provides by JBM. Correspondents include J.W. Barlow, Dugald E.S. Brown, Morton C. Campbell, Roscoe Pound, Alfred R. Starr., 1923-1929, inclusive

Munn Students - Schedule A Fund - Memoranda
Includes lists of students who received financial aid from JBM through the account "Schedule A", and Washington Square College Loan Fund listings, 1924-1925. Correspondents include LeRoy E. Kimball., 1923-1930, inclusive

Munn Students - Schedule A Fund - Receipts
, 1923-1930, inclusive

Munn Students - Receipts (not Schedule A Fund)
Includes medical bills; bills for clothing, books; transfer of funds., 1928-1930, inclusive

Munn Students - Printed Material
Includes articles about: Jacob D. Goldstein - University of Rochester newsletter, n. d. Charles Norman - The Villager, Jan. 29, 1948 George Wald - New York University Alumni News, Nov., 1967, 1948-1967, inclusive

Music Appreciation Course -
Folders 42-43 contain suggested curriculum (no author); bibliographies and catalogs of music, records, and musical equipment; Carnegie Corporation, "Analysis of Grants in the Field of Music during the Period October 1, 1921- April 1, 1931." Folder 44 contains duplicates of materials in folders 42 and 43., 1930-1934, inclusive

Writings at Washington Square College
"The Washington Square College," drafted by JBM for Dean Roscoe Turner. Is a brief history of Washington Square College, 1915-1925 and includes Munn's analysis of Washington Square College as an urban college and the need for good pre-professional/liberal arts training., 1915-1925, inclusive

Washington Square College Bulletin
Notations by JBM, pp. 11-12., 1919-1920, inclusive

Post-Resignation - Correspondence (folder 1)
, 1932-1948, inclusive

Post-Resignation - Correspondence (folder 2)
Folders contain material relating to Harvard appointment in 1932; evaluation of JBM by H.A. Watt in 1933; New York University Honorary Degree, June, 1945; biography of Thomas Wolfe (unfinished?) by H.A. Watt and research for collec­tion of Wolfe letters, 1946-1950; recommendations for open positions at New York University. Correspondents include Alexander Baltzly, A.A. Beaumont, Elmer E. Brown, Oscar Cargill, Bruce Carpenter, Henry A. Charipper, Harry Woodburn Chase, Walter W.S. Cook, Fred Johnson, James Mandell Douglas A. Marsland, Frank H. McClosky, Nelson McCombs, Thomas Clark Pollock, Harold 0. Voorhis, Mrs. H.A. Watt, Effie Watt (daughter),

Correspondence
Correspondence with employees and a contractor., 1925-1926, inclusive

Visitors' Registers - "J.B.'s Prize Pigs", ca.1920, inclusive

Visitors' Registers - "Register"
The two registers contain names and addresses of students who spent summers at the Munn Farm. There are also casual notations., 1924-1930, inclusive

Cattle
Letter from JBM (September 1926) re transfer of cattle from estate of Fannie Munn Field., 1926, inclusive

First Presbyterian Church of New York City - Correspondence
Includes references to JBM's ordination as an elder. Correspondents include the Rev. George Alexander., 1891-1932, inclusive

First Presbyterian Church of New York City - George Alexander
Includes eulogy, no author; dedication booklet - Alexander Memorial Chapel; notations by JBM (for memorial plaque?)., 1930-1938, inclusive

Organizations - Correspondents
Includes membership correspondence; School Board No. 8 minutes and correspondence; correspondence re acquisition by Harvard Club of NYC of Henry James' music Library and financial support for graduates of New York City high schools at Harvard University; correspondence re Henry Sloan Coffin assuming presidency of Oratorio Society. Organizations include:
American Museum of Natural History
American Officers of the Great War
Club of Odd Volumes
Harvard Club of New York City
Helfenstein Chorister Institute, Inc.
Local School Board No. 8 (NYC)
Medieval Academy of America
National Educational Association
Oratorio Society of New York
Society of Mayflower Descendants: Correspondents include Henry Sloan Coffin, Henry James (letter of November 26, 1926)., 1919-1928, inclusive

Appointment Books (folder 1), 1921-1926, inclusive

Appointment Books (folder 2)
Folders include JBM's 1921. academic schedule; appointments with students and faculty; e names and addresses of Munn Students., 1927-1930, inclusive

As a Child n.d.
Folder contains two pieces: scribbles, and a short, unaddressed thank-you note.

Notebooks - Black (folder 1), 1910-1915, inclusive

Notebooks - Green (folder 2)
Notebooks contain JBM's introspective memoirs about his Harvard student and post-student years; army experiences; decision to remain in New York City in 1919; early reaction to students of Washington Square College; poetry, short story. (xerox copies - originals in Harvard University Archives, 1913-1921, inclusive

Handwritten Notes
Includes eulogy (read by JBM?) at his mother's grave; calendar note entered day John Pixley Munn died., 1926-1931, inclusive

Handwritten Notes
Two notes written by JBM found by Mrs. Munn in his desk (Aug.) and wallet (Sept,) With envelopes containing Mrs. Munns notations., undated, inclusive

Legal Papers
Includes legacy to JBM under will of his mother, Martha Buell Plum Munn: correspondence, list of share, charts of financial data; contract with Scott Foresman & Company re Ideas & Forms in English and American Literature written with Homer A. Watt; miscellaneous items: notarial certi­ficate of protest re unpaid check; affidavit re medical discharge of private in JBM's army unit. :­, 1926-1927, inclusive

Newspaper Clippings
Includes JBM's views on Washington Square College as an urban college; appointment to Harvard in 1932; marriage to Ruth Crosby Hanford Munn; appointment as Chairman of Harvard English Department in 1934; gift to Gates Presbyterian Church in 1935; New York University Honorary Degree in 1945; announcement of James Buell Munn Scholarship Fund, New York University in 1963; obituaries, 1967, 1928-1967, inclusive

General Correspondence
Correspondents include Alexander Baltzly, Bruce Carpenter Jacob D. Goldstein, JBM., 1942-1975, inclusive

J.B. Munn Library/Gift of Mrs. Munn to Boston Public Library­
Correspondence
Correspondents include Walter Grossman, Philip J. McNiff, 1968-1972, inclusive

J.B. Munn Library/Gift of Mrs. Munn to Boston Public Library - Newspaper Clippings Descriptive material about the Boston Public Library, 1973, inclusive