Ellis, Frank H. (Frank Hale), 1916-2007.

Abstract Frank Hale Ellis was professor of English language and literature at Smith College from 1958 until 1986 with an area of expertise in late 17th- and early 18th-century English literature, principally political poetry. His papers contain extensive teaching and research material. The latter focuses on his major writing works, including two volumes of the Yale edition of Poems on Affairs of State and his edition of the works of the Earl of Rochester and Jonathan...

Scope and Contents The collection includes the working papers and collation sheets for Swift vs. Mainwaring : the Examiner and the Medley (Oxford : Clarendon Press, 1985) edited by Ellis. Included are the working papers for Poems on the Affairs of State: Augustan Satirical Verse,1660-1714, vols. 6-7 (New Haven : Yale University Press, 1970-1975), edited by Ellis. They include photocopies of the rejected poems as well as photocopies of the...