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Box 002

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Contains 2 Results:

“Iliad,” books I through IX (translation typescripts) along with cover letters to Carleton Whitehead from Charles MacBean and critiques and commentary by Reed Professor F. Peachy and Reed alumna Mary E. Barnard

 File — Box: 002, Folder: 001
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The Charles MacBean Papers consist of typescript manuscripts of various poems and plays, as well as correspondence with publishers and Reed College personnel. Included are typescript manuscripts of his English dactyllic hexameter translations of the ancient Greek dactyllic hexameter books of Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey, along with the translator’s comments and cover letters. There are also some autobiographical materials, newspaper clippings, etc.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1899 - 1984

“Iliad,” books X-XX (translation typescripts) along with cover letters to Carleton Whitehead from Charles MacBean

 File — Box: 002, Folder: 002
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The Charles MacBean Papers consist of typescript manuscripts of various poems and plays, as well as correspondence with publishers and Reed College personnel. Included are typescript manuscripts of his English dactyllic hexameter translations of the ancient Greek dactyllic hexameter books of Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey, along with the translator’s comments and cover letters. There are also some autobiographical materials, newspaper clippings, etc.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1899 - 1984