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Title: Simon Kerl manuscripts
Collection number: MS-M053
Repository:
University of California, Irvine. Library. Special Collections and
Archives.
Irvine, California 92623-9557
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
0.1 Linear feet
(1 folder)
Date (inclusive): circa 1859-1876
Abstract: The collection includes 10 manuscript pages by Simon Kerl, who wrote several books on English grammar between approximately
1859 and 1871. Some of the pages are draft-manuscript for a revised edition of one of Kerl's school texts. Also included in
the collection are four photographs (color photocopies) of Simon Kerl and his wife, Mary Sommerer Kerl.
creator:
Kerl, Simon
The collection is open for research.
These materials are in the public domain.
Simon Kerl Manuscripts. MS-M053. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California.
Gift of Ellen Lee, granddaughter of Simon Kerl, and William Lee, 2004.
Processed by Dawn Schmitz, 2009.
Simon Kerl (1829-1876) authored several books on English grammar, including
Treatise on the English Language,
Primary Grammar of the English Language,
Elementary Grammar,
Common School Grammar,
Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language,
Elements of Composition and Rhetoric, and
Shorter Course in English Grammar. Kern's books were used in schools in New York, Ohio, Delaware, Michigan, Illinois, and Wisconsin between approximately 1870
and 1880.
Collection Scope and Content Summary
The collection includes10 manuscript pages by Simon Kerl, who wrote several books on English grammar between approximately
1859 and 1871. Some of the pages are draft-manuscript for a revised edition of one of Kerl's school texts. Also included in
the collection are four photographs (color photocopies) of Simon Kerl and his wife, Mary Sommerer Kerl.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Kerl, Simon.
English language--Grammar--Archival resources.