Carlton F. Wells papers, 1910-1994
19 linear feet
Professor of English at University of Michigan. Correspondence, diaries, and topical files relating to his interest in English grammar and usage, his evaluation of various dictionaries, his interest in Polish-American relations, and the controversy surrounding Henshaw Ward's denial of Peary's discovery of the North Pole.
The Wells collection is comprised of the following series: Subject file; Personal diaries; Robert E. Peary; and Other papers.