Access is granted in accordance with the Protocols for the University Archives and Records Center.

 

PROVENANCE

Gift of Ann M. Weygandt, granddaughter of Cornelius Nolen Weygandt.

 

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

Cornelius Weygandt was born December 13, 1871 in Germantown (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), the son of Cornelius Nolen Weygandt and Lucy Elmaker Thomas. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1891. He worked as a reporter for the Philadelphia Record, 1892-1893 and then for the Philadelphia Evening Telegraph, 1893-1897. In 1897 he joined the Department of English at the University of Pennsylvania as Instructor. In 1901 Weygandt received his Ph.D. writing his dissertation on the "Tendencies in Contemporary Poetry," and in 1931 Weygandt received an Litt.D. His career at the University continued until his retirement in 1953. Weygandt authored over eighteen books. He married Sara Matlack Roberts. They had two children, Cornelius Nolen Weygandt and Ann Matlack Weygandt. He died in 1957.

 

SCOPE AND CONTENT

The papers exclusively consist of article reprints, book reviews, and photographic negatives of illustrations used in a variety of books published by Weygandt. Weygandt wrote about a wide range of topics including general opinions on college life from both the student and teacher perspective, specific observations on the University of Pennsylvania, country life and other observations on American culture. The negatives represent illustrations of books, illuminated manuscripts and fractur; samples and needlepoint; paintings, prints and portraits; furniture; plates; kitchen and tableware; Dutchiana; miscellaneous decorative arts; hunting, trapping, and fishing; and tools and lighting.

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