George Philip Krapp diaries, 1890-1897

  • IdentificationMidwest MS Krapp
  • TitleInventory of the George Philip Krapp diaries, 1890-1897, bulk 1892-1893 Midwest.MS.Krapp
  • PublisherThe Newberry Library - Modern Manuscripts
  • RepositoryThe Newberry Library - Modern Manuscripts
  • Physical Description0.2 linear feet (2 volumes in 1 box)
  • Date
    • Bulk, 1892-1893
    • 1890-1897
  • Location1 23 4
  • AbstractDiaries of American scholar and university professor George Philip Krapp, kept while a student at Wittenberg College and on a trip to the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. Diaries provide full descriptions of the fair and Chicago, together with interesting reflections on student life and Krapp's decision to pursue scholarship.
  • OriginationKrapp, George Philip, 1872-1934

Gift, Nicholas Adams and Laurie Nussdorfer, 2016.

The George Philip Krapp diaries are open for research in the Special Collections Reading Room; 1 box at a time (Priority III).

The George Philip Krapp diaries are the physical property of the Newberry Library. Copyright may belong to the authors or their legal heirs or assigns. For permission to publish or reproduce any materials from this collection, contact the Roger and Julie Baskes Department of Special Collections.

George Philip Krapp diaries, The Newberry Library, Chicago.

Catherine Grandgeorge, 2016.

American scholar, university professor, and author.

Born in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1872, George Philip Krapp was a professor of English at Columbia University from 1897 until his death in 1934. After graduating from Wittenberg College in 1894, he received his Doctorate from the Johns Hopkins University in 1899. Krapp was also a professor of English at the University of Cincinnati from 1908 to 1910.

He was the first editor of the “Anglo-Saxon Poetic Records” in 1931 and is noted for his books “Modern English: Its Growth and Present Use,” published in 1909 and “The English Language in America,” published in 1925. Krapp also wrote six children's books on such topics as the Civil War, the Great Lakes, the frontier, and country life.

Two diaries with entries spanning from 1890 to 1897. The first diary deals with Krapp’s college experiences and his discovery of medieval literature. It also includes notes in German. The second diary contains his extensive description of his visit to the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago.

  • NamesKrapp, George Philip, 1872-1934
  • Subject
    • Chicago
    • College students -- Ohio -- Diaries
    • Manuscripts, American -- Illinois -- Chicago
    • Wittenberg College
    • World’s Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.)
  • Geographic CoverageChicago (Ill.) -- Description and travel