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• catalog abstract "The plan for a course of lectures and faculty reports in this collection gives an account of Sidney Willard's teaching activities and provide a glimpse into Hebrew instruction at a time when the number of students selecting studies in Hebrew literature and language was declining at Harvard University. A plan for a course of public lectures, 1807 June 27. In this plan Willard provides a general outline of his course of instruction as the newly elected Hancock Professor of Hebrew and other Oriental Languages to the Corporation. According to Willard, his instruction consisted of introductory remarks on the connection between language and grammar, inquiries regarding the first words that man would have formed, discussions concerning the general principles of grammar and the distribution of speech around the globe, and finally, some observations on the origins of language and whether or not language was developed by man out of necessity or introduced to man by an "immediate revelation from Heaven." Five faculty reports, 1826 January 10-May 29. These faculty reports written by Willard to the President of Harvard College and the Board of Overseers, document Willard's activities as Hancock Professor of Hebrew and other Oriental Languages, both as a member of the faculty of the Theological School and as a member of the Grammar, Rhetoric, and Oratory department. These reports note Willard's instruction in English grammar, the Hebrew and German languages, the history of language, and his lectures about the history and content of the Books of the Old Testament. The reports also records the number of lectures Willard presented, the average length of time of his lectures, the number of excused and unexcused absences during the school term, the number of students in his Hebrew language classes, and his satisfaction over the progress of his students during the semester.".
• catalog alternative "Formerly described as Records of the Harvard Corporation. Professorship records : Hancock Professorship of Hebrew and other Oriental Languages.".
• catalog alternative "Harvard Corporation. Professorship papers.".
• catalog contributor b2469686.
• catalog date "1807".
• catalog description "A plan for a course of public lectures, 1807 June 27. In this plan Willard provides a general outline of his course of instruction as the newly elected Hancock Professor of Hebrew and other Oriental Languages to the Corporation. According to Willard, his instruction consisted of introductory remarks on the connection between language and grammar, inquiries regarding the first words that man would have formed, discussions concerning the general principles of grammar and the distribution of speech around the globe, and finally, some observations on the origins of language and whether or not language was developed by man out of necessity or introduced to man by an "immediate revelation from Heaven."".
• catalog description "Additional materials on the Hancock Professorship of Hebrew and other Oriental Languages and Sidney Willard are held in the Harvard University Archives. These include: 1) Papers of Sidney Willard, 1807-1826 (HUG 1876.96xx); 2) "A Hebrew Grammar, Compiled from Some of the Best Authorities," 1817, by Sidney Willard (HUG 1876.9637); 3) a manuscript draft of "Sketch of the Colonial History of the North American States," 182?, by Sidney Willard (HUG 1876.9681); and 4) Will of Thomas Hancock and the statutes relating to the Hancock Professorship of Hebrew and other Oriental Languages can be found in the "Rules and Statutes of the Professorships in the University at Cambridge" (HUC 4000.46.78).".
• catalog description "Five faculty reports, 1826 January 10-May 29. These faculty reports written by Willard to the President of Harvard College and the Board of Overseers, document Willard's activities as Hancock Professor of Hebrew and other Oriental Languages, both as a member of the faculty of the Theological School and as a member of the Grammar, Rhetoric, and Oratory department. These reports note Willard's instruction in English grammar, the Hebrew and German languages, the history of language, and his lectures about the history and content of the Books of the Old Testament. The reports also records the number of lectures Willard presented, the average length of time of his lectures, the number of excused and unexcused absences during the school term, the number of students in his Hebrew language classes, and his satisfaction over the progress of his students during the semester.".
• catalog description "Sidney Willard (1780-1856) was elected the third Hancock Professor of Hebrew and other Oriental Languages in December 1806. He served in this capacity in the Grammar, Rhetoric, and Oratory department until his resignation in 1831. During his tenure as Hancock Professor, in addition to teaching Hebrew, Willard taught English grammar and composition, and in 1827 assumed the duties for Latin instruction. In 1816, Willard was assigned the responsibility of providing Hebrew instruction to students in the newly established Theological School. In 1817, Willard published the well regarded "A Hebrew Grammar, Compiled from Some of its Best Authorities."".
• catalog description "The Hancock Professorship of Hebrew and other Oriental Languages was founded in 1764 by the will of Thomas Hancock, a wealthy Boston merchant, "to profess and teach the Oriental Languages, especially the Hebrew" at Harvard College. Hancock was the first native born American to establish a professorship in any college in New England or America. For several years after the establishment of the Hancock Professorship, the College struggled to finance it. In 1840 the Dexter Professorship on Biblical Literature was united with the Hancock Professorship. However, combining the two professorships together was financially insufficient and for more than 125 years, the College supplemented the Hancock endowment with unrestricted funds. When Charles L. Hancock (A.B. 1829), a relative of Thomas Hancock, died in 1890, he left a large bequest to the College to help support the Hancock Professorship. This bequest enabled the College to separate the Dexter Professorship from the Hancock Professorship in 1903. Nevertheless, the Hancock Professorship remained poorly funded and it was not until 1953, when the Hancock Professorship was assigned to the Faculty of Arts and Sciences and became a beneficiary of the College's fund raising campaign, the Program for Harvard College, that the Corporation voted to sufficiently endow the Hancock chair.".
• catalog description "The plan for a course of lectures and faculty reports in this collection gives an account of Sidney Willard's teaching activities and provide a glimpse into Hebrew instruction at a time when the number of students selecting studies in Hebrew literature and language was declining at Harvard University.".
• catalog description "Willard, Sidney, 1760-1856. A plan for a course of public lectures and faculty reports to the President of Harvard College and the Board of Overseers by Sidney Willard, Hancock Professor of Hebrew and other Oriental Languages, 1807, 1826. UAI 15.965, Harvard University Archives.".
• catalog extent ".03 cubic feet (1 pamphlet binder)".
• catalog isPartOf "Collections of the Harvard University Archives. Faculty archives. hua".
• catalog isPartOf "Collections of the Harvard University Archives. University records. hua".
• catalog issued "1807".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog spatial "Massachusetts Cambridge.".
• catalog subject "English language Grammar.".
• catalog subject "Hancock, Thomas, 1703-1764.".
• catalog subject "Harvard University Faculty.".
• catalog subject "Harvard University. Board of Overseers.".
• catalog subject "Harvard University. Corporation.".
• catalog subject "Harvard University. Hancock Professorship of Hebrew and other Oriental Languages.".
• catalog subject "Hebrew language Grammar.".
• catalog subject "Hebrew language Study and teaching (Higher) Massachusetts Cambridge.".
• catalog subject "Hebrew literature Study and teaching (Higher) Massachusetts Cambridge.".
• catalog subject "Latin Grammar.".
• catalog subject "Oriental languages.".
• catalog subject "Willard, Sidney, 1780-1856.".
• catalog title "A plan for a course of public lectures and faculty reports to the President of Harvard College and the Board of Overseers by Sidney Willard, Hancock Professor of Hebrew and other Oriental Languages, 1807, 1826.".
• catalog title "Formerly described as Records of the Harvard Corporation. Professorship records : Hancock Professorship of Hebrew and other Oriental Languages.".
• catalog type "Progress reports. aat".
• catalog type "collection".