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Kendrick Philander Shedd papers

 Collection
Identifier: A.S54

Biographical / Historical note

Kendrick P. Shedd was a member of the Class of 1889 at the University of Rochester. In 1890 he was an instructor of modern languages at the University, and became professor of German in 1906. In 1912 he was forced to leave the University because of a speech he made in which he voiced his support of socialism. He later became principal of a school in Forestport, New York, a teacher in Geneva High School, and from 1920 to 1925 the principal of Naples High School. Professor Shedd died on December 3, 1953.

Scope and Contents

The Kendrick Philander Shedd Papers include correspondence about his resignation from the University of Rochester faculty for socialist sympathies; reminiscences of the socialist movement in Milwaukee, 1915; personal scrapbooks and autobiography; as well as published and unpublished writings. There are also scrapbooks of minutes, correspondence, and clippings on Socialist Educational Federation of Rochester, sponsored by the Progressive Working People's Lyceum and Local Rochester, Socialist Party, 1914; letters and papers concerning the Rochester Socialist Sunday School and Young People's Socialist League; scrapbooks about the Social Center at School No. 9, Rochester, 1908-10; and a defense of Shedd by Lloyd Somers, with exhibits.

Creator

Dates

  • Creation: 1889-1953

Language of Materials

English

Extent

11 box(es)

Access

The Kendrick Philander Shedd Papers is open for research use. Researchers are advised to contact the Rare Books, Special Collections & Preservation Department prior to visiting. Upon arrival, researchers will also be asked to fill out a registration form and provide photo identification.

Use

In consultation with a curator, reproductions may be made upon request. Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from a curator. Researchers are responsible for determining any copyright questions.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Received from Lloyd Somers.

Preferred Citation

[Item title, item date], Kendrick Philander Shedd Papers, A.S54, Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester

Title
Kendrick Philander Shedd papers
Author
Finding aid prepared by Rare Books and Special Collections staff
Date
undated
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Library Details

Part of the Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation Library

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Rochester NY 14627-0055 USA