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Descriptive Summary Reesing, John John Reesing papers, 1964-1982 MS0601 1.5 Linear feet John Palmer Reesing, Jr. (1920-91) was a Professor of English at The George Washington University. Materials in this collection include memos, course outlines, course descriptions, syllabi and articles. They range in date from 1964-82, and the provenance of this collection is not known, the old accession log listed it as being received in 1987. The George Washington University, The Gelman Library, University Archives, Special Collections Research Center

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Historical or Biographical Note

John Palmer Reesing, Jr. (1920-91) was a Professor of English at The George Washington University.Dr. Reesing was born September 15, 1920 in Gatesville, Texas. He earned his B.A. from Baylor University in 1941, his M.A. from Tulane University in 1942 and his Ph.D. from Harvard in 1954. He served in the Army during World War II, from 1942-46, and ended his service as a First Lieutenant.

Dr. Reesing came to GW in 1946 as an Instructor in English. In 1953 he left to teach at Oberlin College for one year and then returned to GW in 1954, retiring in 1988 and being conferred Emeritus status.He served as Chair of the English Department from 1963-70, and acting chair from 1972-73.

Dr. Reesing specialized in 17th century English literature and John Milton. He was the author of "Milton's Poetic Art" (1968), and a member of the Modern Language Association of America, the Renaissance Society of America, and International Association of University Professors of English. Professor Reesing died in 1991.

N.B. This history note was written in 2005

Collection Scope and Content

Materials in this collection include memos, course outlines, course descriptions, syllabi and articles. They range in date from 1964-82, and the provenance of this collection is not known, the old accession log listed it as being received in 1987.

Collection Organization

Organized in one series.

Subject Terms Individuals Reesing, John Corporate Entities George Washington University Topics English literature English Geographic Locations Washington (D.C.) Detailed Description of the Records 1 1 Ingraham, Alinda:In Adam's Room: The Son in Paradise Regained as Prelapsarian Man, 05/11/1971

1 2 Report Schedules/Notes, undated

1 3 McCaudlish Report, undated

1 4 Undergraduate Major in English Literature, undated

1 5 English Majors - info for, undated

1 6 English 194 Syllabus, undated

1 7 Comedy 1693-1707 Timeline, undated

1 8 Comedy 1668-1676 Timeline, undated

1 9 Tragedy - Late 17th Century Outline, undated

1 10 Heroic Plays 1664-1677 Timeline, undated

1 11 The Greater Lyric - Spenser to Dryden, undated

1 12 Post-Elizabethan Lyric, undated

1 13 Narrative Poetry, 1575-1700, undated

1 14 2nd Half of the 14th Century, undated

1 15 After Chaucer: Late Medieval Poets, undated

1 16 Elizabethan-Prose Fiction, undated

1 17 English Drama to 1642, undated

1 18 Literary Evidence of English Reformation, undated

1 19 Humanists, undated

1 20 The "Sidney" Years, undated

1 21 1598-1609, undated

1 22 Poetical Miscellanies, undated

1 23 "Herbert's Naming" by Sibyl Lutz Severance, undated

1 24 "Platonism" by Jon A. Quitslund, undated

1 25 Forum XIV (4), undated

1 26 Materials to work on, undated

1 27 English 126 Description, undated

1 28 English Course Descriptions, undated

1 29 Prodigals and Pilgrims: The American Revolution Against Patriarchal Authority, 1750-1800, undated

1 30 Class Outlines and Syllabi, undated