A Guide to the Wilbert Alva Little Manuscript
Finding aid prepared by Dept. Staff
University of Florida Smathers Libraries - Special and Area Studies Collections
March 2005
Descriptive Summary |
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| Provenance: | Little, Wilbert Alva | |
| Title: | Wilbert Alva Little Manuscript | |
| Dates: | ca. 1938 | |
| Abstract: | Typescript entitled "Reminiscences: Fifty Years in the Schoolroom" detailing Little's experience as an educator in Georgia and Florida. | |
| Extent: | 277 Pages | |
| Identification: | Manuscript Collection 27 | |
Biographical/Historical Note
Wilbert Alva Little was a professor of English Language and Literature at the University of Florida from 1922 until 1945. In 1938, Professor Little was placed on Special Status and was assigned non-classroom duties. As part of those duties, he was asked to write a book detailing his many years as a teacher and professor.
Scope and Content
Typescript entitled "Reminiscences: Fifty Years in the Schoolroom." The work unfolds as a series of brief reminiscences reflecting on his experiences as a youth, as a classroom teacher in rural schools in several southern states, as a normal school instructor in Georgia and Florida, and as a professor at the University of Florida. The work also includes parables which convey Little's homespun philosophy.
Access or Use Restrictions
Access
Collection is open for research.
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Wilbert Alva Little Manuscript, Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.
For further information, please contact: Special Collections Access Services.
