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Kerl (Simon) Manuscripts
MS.M.053
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Contributing Institution:
Special Collections and Archives, University of California, Irvine
Libraries
Title: Simon Kerl manuscripts
Creator:
Kerl, Simon
Identifier/Call Number: MS.M.053
Physical Description:
0.1 Linear Feet
(1 oversized 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.
Language of Material:
English .
The collection is open for research.
These materials are in the public domain.
Simon Kerl Manuscripts. MS-S033. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries,
Irvine, California. Date accessed.
For the benefit of current and future researchers, please cite any additional information
about sources consulted in this collection, including permanent URLs, item or folder
descriptions, and box/folder locations.
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
English language -- Study and teaching -- 19th century --
Sources
English language -- Grammar -- 19th century -- Sources
Kerl, Simon --
Archives
Kerl, Mary Sommerer