Dates
- Creation: circa 1898-1970
Language of Materials
Collection includes material in German, English, and Latin.
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
This collection is shelved offsite. Retrieval requires advance notice. Check with Houghton Public Services staff.
Extent
82.7 linear feet (216 boxes)Biographical / Historical
Werner Jaeger was a professor of classics at the University of Berlin and at Harvard University.
Arrangement
Collection is arranged into eight series:
- Letters to Werner Jaeger
- Letters from Werner Jaeger
- Other letters
- Compositions by Werner Jaeger
- Gregory of Nyssa edition papers
- Biographical material
- Offprints and pamphlets
- Photostats of Gregory of Nyssa manuscripts
Physical Location
Harvard Depository
Custodial History
Gift of Mrs. Ruth Jaeger and deposited by the Gregory of Nyssa editors, 1962-1989.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
61M-269; 89M-68. Gift of Mrs. Ruth Jaeger and deposit of Gregory of Nyssa editors; received: 1962-1989.
Processing Information
Processed by various Houghton Library staff. Description provided by Daniel Ramseier. Additional processing carried out by Betts Coup, 2023.
Processing Information
A print listing of the contents of the collection is available in the curatorial file. Pieces of it are being added to this finding aid, thus more detailed description exists online for boxes 1-2.
- Title
- Werner Wilhelm Jaeger papers, circa 1898-1970 (MS Ger 323): Guide.
- Status
- in_progress
- Date
- May 2017
- Description rules
- dacs
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- hou02813
Repository Details
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