Contents


Collection Overview

Biographical Note

Scope and Contents of the Collection

Search Terms

Heine Assignments n.d.

German n.d.

First year German written by C.W.E. 1939

First Year German written by C.W.E. (personal copy) 1939

German III Dictation n.d.

Notes on stories and the German language n.d.

Keller, Gotthelf, C.F. Meyer, Deutsche Literatur im 20 Jahrh 1922

Goethe n.d.

Goethe n.d.

Goethe n.d.

Goethe's Poems - notes by C.W.E. n.d.

Goethe's Poems - notes by C.W.E.(private copy) n.d.

Goethe's Poems - notes by C.W.E. to Stanley King 1938 n.d.

Introduction to Translations of the Minnesang Copy 1 n.d.

Introduction to Translations of the Minnesang Copy 2 n.d.

Introduction to Translations of the Translations of Minnesang, copy 3 n.d.

Translations of Minnesang by C.W.E n.d.

History and Interpretation of Minnesang by C.W.E. n.d.

Minnesang 1929

Der Minnesang I and Letter to Professor Weigand of Yale 1947

Der Minnesang I n.d.

Der Minnesang II n.d.

Der Minnesang III n.d.

Letters to Ann, July 9-August 15, 1934 1934

Notebook on German Linguistics N.D.

Three Copies of "Relation of the Biblical Idom to the Idom of Revolution" from the Amherst Graduate's Quarterly , April 1912. 1912

Alexis Cabanis 1917 1917

Two Schedules in German (1885-86 and 1896-97) 1885-1897

Two Diaries in German 1896

Poems and unidentified picture n.d.

Lyrics and Poems n.d.

Book: As You Were, 4th Company C.O.T.S, Camp Lee, Virginia. 1918

Middle High German n.d.

Introductions to Translations of Medieval German Lyrics n.d.

Roman und Novelle-Des Realismus and Deutsche Literatur 1933

Beowulf 5-1925 n.d.

West-Ostlicher Divan, Final Draft April 13, 1940 1933

Notes on Books, Sept. 30, 1922 1922

Vocabulary or Glossar of Sachsenspeigel n.d.

Notes on Thidreks-Saga and other books n.d.

Walther von der Vogelweide I n.d.

Walther von der Vogelweide II n.d.

The German Novel I n.d.

The German Novel II n.d.

German Train Pass 1934

Correspondence concerning Roger Brackett 1917

Correspondence: Meiklejohn and Secretary of State 1917

The Amherst Student , May 10, 1917; April 6th & 9th, 1917; March 26, 1917; May 16, 1918. 1917-18

Student Army Training and Pictures of Students 1918

Middle High German Lyrics (Walter von der Vogelweide) n.d.

German Nouns and Grammar 1938

Humorous Quifrs in German (newspaper clippings) 1934

Verbs, Idioms, Prefixes and Subjunctives n.d.

Pronunciation with Introduction n.d.

The Badger Family n.d.

The Bean Family 1916

The Boltwood Family n.d.

The Cheney Family 1914

The Clark Family n.d.

The Currier Family n.d.

The Curtiss Family 1917

The Dey Family 1906

The French Family 1915

Obituaries: Griswold, Goodrich, Greenleaf, Graves n.d.

The Hart Family n.d.

The Hull Family 1915

The Judson Family n.d.

The Kingstons and Woosters n.d.

Professor Sinclair's Obituary n.d.

An Account of Some of the Ancestors of Harry Thompson and Myra Hull , Complied and Printed by C.W.E. in 1915. 1916

The Philbrick Family n.d.

The Porter Family n.d.

Unidentified 1916

The White Family n.d.

Sons of the American Revolution National Society 1915

Der Deutsche Roman n.d.

Der Deutsche Roman n.d.

Die Romantische Schule 1914

Romantic School (Die Romantische Schule) n.d.

Jung Deutschland, German 4, 1830 1936

Dorfgeschichte n.d.

Dorfgeschichte n.d.

Dorfgeschichte n.d.

Gellert n.d.

Goethe n.d.

The Historical Novel n.d.

Wilhelm Meisters Lehrjahre n.d.

Munchener Schule n.d.

Proben Von Deutschen Mundarten n.d.

Realism-Poetischer Realismus n.d.

Robinsonaden n.d.

Schelmanroman n.d.

Volksbuscher n.d.

Cristoph Martin Wieland (1733-1813) n.d.

Wieland (1733-1813) n.d.

German Novels Bibliography n.d.

Correspondence: F.S. Crofts for Goethe's Poems1941

Acknowledgements for Goethe's Poems1941-1947

F.S. Crofts; Review of Goethe's Poems1942, 1949

Goethe's Poems , Appleton-Century-Crofts, Inc. Royalty Statements and Review 1941-1950

Notes from Goethe's Poemsn.d.

D.C. Heath & Company 1940

Manthorne & Burack, Inc. Publishers 1940

Library of Congress for First Year German1939

Professor Faust, Acknowledgement Copyright for First Year German , and Goethe's Poems.1938-1940

Professor Faust 1939

Professor Faust 1940-1941

American Relief Administration 1921

Camp Dudley 1921

The State University of Iowa May 16, 1921 1921

Edward E. Bancroft, M.D. 1921

Correspondence

Clarence Willis Eastman Papers, ca. 1925-1955

Finding Aid

Finding aid prepared by Deborah Pelletier, Susannah Pelletier.

Encoding funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

© 2002

Collection Overview

Creator: Eastman, Clarence Willis, 1873-
Title: Eastman Papers
Dates: ca. 1935-1955
Abstract: The bulk of the collection consists of notes, assignments and other materials related to Eastman's teaching of German language and literature at Amherst College. In addition, there is correspondence, personal diaries and unpublished manuscripts on topics in medieval German literature and German linguistics; one folder related to army training at Amherst College during World War I; and copious notes and manuscripts for his 1916 genealogy of the Thompson, Hull, Clark, Curtiss, Gunn, Peck, Stiles, Wells (Welles) and Judson families.
Extent: 3 records storage boxes(3 linear ft.)
Language: English.

Biographical Note

Clarence Willis Eastman was born in Concord, New Hampshire on January 3, 1873. He received a Bachelor's degree from Worchester Polytechnic Institute in 1894. He studied German Literature at the Universities of Gottingen and Leipzig from 1895 to 1898, and received the degrees of Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy from the University if Leipzig in 1898. From 1898 until 1907, he taught German at the University of Iowa, and, during the summers, taught at the University of Chicago and the University of Missouri.

Eastman's publications include Die Syntax des Dativs bei Notker (dissertation, 1898); Wilhelm Hauff's "Lichtenstein"(1901); An Account of Some of the Ancestors of Harry Thompson and Myra Hull (1916); Goethe's Poems (editor, 1941).

Eastman became Associate Professor of German Language and Literature at Amherst College in 1907, and full Professor in 1909. He remained at Amherst until his retirement in 1943. He died March 12, 1952.

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Scope and Contents of the Collection

The bulk of the collection consists of notes, assignments and other materials related to Eastman's teaching of German language and literature at Amherst College. In addition, there is correspondence, personal diaries and unpublished manuscripts on topics in medieval German literature and German linguistics; one folder related to army training at Amherst College during World War I; and copious notes and manuscripts for his 1916 genealogy of the Thompson, Hull, Clark, Curtiss, Gunn, Peck, Stiles, Wells (Welles) and Judson families.

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Heine Assignments n.d.

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German n.d.

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First year German written by C.W.E. 1939

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First Year German written by C.W.E. (personal copy) 1939

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German III Dictation n.d.

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Notes on stories and the German language n.d.

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Keller, Gotthelf, C.F. Meyer, Deutsche Literatur im 20 Jahrh 1922

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Goethe n.d.

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Goethe n.d.

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Goethe n.d.

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Goethe's Poems - notes by C.W.E. n.d.

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Goethe's Poems - notes by C.W.E.(private copy) n.d.

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Goethe's Poems - notes by C.W.E. to Stanley King 1938 n.d.

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Introduction to Translations of the Minnesang Copy 1 n.d.

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Introduction to Translations of the Minnesang Copy 2 n.d.

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Introduction to Translations of the Translations of Minnesang, copy 3 n.d.

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Translations of Minnesang by C.W.E n.d.

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History and Interpretation of Minnesang by C.W.E. n.d.

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Minnesang 1929

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Der Minnesang I and Letter to Professor Weigand of Yale 1947

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Der Minnesang I n.d.

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Der Minnesang II n.d.

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Der Minnesang III n.d.

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Letters to Ann, July 9-August 15, 1934 1934

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Notebook on German Linguistics N.D.

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Three Copies of "Relation of the Biblical Idom to the Idom of Revolution" from the Amherst Graduate's Quarterly , April 1912. 1912

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Alexis Cabanis 1917 1917

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Two Schedules in German (1885-86 and 1896-97) 1885-1897

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Two Diaries in German 1896

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Poems and unidentified picture n.d.

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Lyrics and Poems n.d.

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Book: As You Were, 4th Company C.O.T.S, Camp Lee, Virginia. 1918

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Middle High German n.d.

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Introductions to Translations of Medieval German Lyrics n.d.

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Roman und Novelle-Des Realismus and Deutsche Literatur 1933

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Beowulf 5-1925 n.d.

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West-Ostlicher Divan, Final Draft April 13, 1940 1933

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Notes on Books, Sept. 30, 1922 1922

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Vocabulary or Glossar of Sachsenspeigel n.d.

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Notes on Thidreks-Saga and other books n.d.

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Walther von der Vogelweide I n.d.

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Walther von der Vogelweide II n.d.

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The German Novel I n.d.

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The German Novel II n.d.

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German Train Pass 1934

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Correspondence concerning Roger Brackett 1917

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Correspondence: Meiklejohn and Secretary of State 1917

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The Amherst Student , May 10, 1917; April 6th & 9th, 1917; March 26, 1917; May 16, 1918. 1917-18

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Student Army Training and Pictures of Students 1918

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Middle High German Lyrics (Walter von der Vogelweide) n.d.

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German Nouns and Grammar 1938

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Humorous Quifrs in German (newspaper clippings) 1934

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Verbs, Idioms, Prefixes and Subjunctives n.d.

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Pronunciation with Introduction n.d.

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The Badger Family n.d.

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The Bean Family 1916

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The Boltwood Family n.d.

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The Cheney Family 1914

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The Clark Family n.d.

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The Currier Family n.d.

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The Curtiss Family 1917

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The Dey Family 1906

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The French Family 1915

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Obituaries: Griswold, Goodrich, Greenleaf, Graves n.d.

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The Hart Family n.d.

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The Hull Family 1915

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The Judson Family n.d.

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The Kingstons and Woosters n.d.

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Professor Sinclair's Obituary n.d.

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An Account of Some of the Ancestors of Harry Thompson and Myra Hull , Complied and Printed by C.W.E. in 1915. 1916

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The Philbrick Family n.d.

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The Porter Family n.d.

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Unidentified 1916

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The White Family n.d.

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Sons of the American Revolution National Society 1915

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Der Deutsche Roman n.d.

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Der Deutsche Roman n.d.

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Die Romantische Schule 1914

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Romantic School (Die Romantische Schule) n.d.

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Jung Deutschland, German 4, 1830 1936

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Dorfgeschichte n.d.

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Dorfgeschichte n.d.

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Dorfgeschichte n.d.

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Gellert n.d.

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Goethe n.d.

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The Historical Novel n.d.

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Wilhelm Meisters Lehrjahre n.d.

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3 44
Munchener Schule n.d.

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Proben Von Deutschen Mundarten n.d.

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Realism-Poetischer Realismus n.d.

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Robinsonaden n.d.

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Schelmanroman n.d.

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Volksbuscher n.d.

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Cristoph Martin Wieland (1733-1813) n.d.

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Wieland (1733-1813) n.d.

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German Novels Bibliography n.d.

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Correspondence: F.S. Crofts for Goethe's Poems 1941

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Acknowledgements for Goethe's Poems 1941-1947

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F.S. Crofts; Review of Goethe's Poems 1942, 1949

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Goethe's Poems , Appleton-Century-Crofts, Inc. Royalty Statements and Review 1941-1950

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Notes from Goethe's Poems n.d.

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D.C. Heath & Company 1940

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Manthorne & Burack, Inc. Publishers 1940

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Library of Congress for First Year German 1939

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Professor Faust, Acknowledgement Copyright for First Year German , and Goethe's Poems. 1938-1940

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Professor Faust 1939

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Professor Faust 1940-1941

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American Relief Administration 1921

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Camp Dudley 1921

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The State University of Iowa May 16, 1921 1921

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Edward E. Bancroft, M.D. 1921


Correspondence

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To C.W.E. in German 1922

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Automatic Heating Corporation 1923

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Atkinson (Paris) 1926

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Deerfield Academy 1927

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Spaulding Moss Corporation 1939

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Stanley King 1939

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Yale 1947-1950

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A-C 1922-1928

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D, E 1923-1927

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F, G 1921-1928

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H-J 1921-1925

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K, L 1920-1927

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M 1920-1927

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N-P 1920-1928

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Q-S 1920-1928

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T-V 1920-1927

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W 1921-1926