Mercier, Louis J. A. (Louis Joseph Alexandre), 1880-

Scope and Contents The Louis Joseph Alexandre Mercier Papers contain materials covering the entire range of Mercier's public and professional life. The bulk of the collection comprises multiple drafts of his many addresses and articles, as well as auxiliary materials Mercier collected for his writings. Those topics to which Mercier devoted the most time, Humanism and Naturalism, Irving Babbitt, and the Classics in Education, are particularly well represented, as are his major works, Le Mouvement Humaniste aux...

Scope and Contents The Louis J.A. Mercier Papers 2 consist of correspondence and printed materials kept by Mercier. Much of the correspondence relates to academics, publishing and family matters, including several letters from "L'Education" and "The Educational Review" to which Mercier contributed. The collection includes pamphlets and ephemera relating to teaching aids and techniques for foreign language learning. Mercier also collected printed materials and catalogues from Harvard, Radcliffe, University of...