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periodicals. chiefly the Independent
and the Nation. For the latter ne
contributed the article on american
Reputations in England" which was
subsequently, republished in the volume
OF Critical and Social Essays" issued
by the publishers Of that Journal.
Returning 10 America early in 1S'''
Professor Tyler engaged for time in
public lecturing. and very soon there
after he accepted tho chair OF English
Language and Literature IN the UniveT
sity Of Michigan. at Ann Arbor, where
he remained until lsSl acting also curing
1S73-'7l as literary editor OF the chris
tian Union. of New York. 10 was
called in 1851 to take the FIRST professor
shin Of American history established IN
the country. that at Cornell University,
and has for the past fifteen years filled
that chair with distinguished ability lie
was prominent among the organizers In
1884 Of the American Historical Associa-
ton. was q member or Us nrst ENecu-
tive Council. and has read valuable
papers at several OF it, annual meet
iugs Besides numerous other articles
i'm the newspapers and magazines, ne l.
the author Of sketches Of Nassar Col
lege and Of the University ot Michigan
and an essay o. popular lecturing In
book form are: "Tha BrawnV!le Papefs
n80. q volume Of essays on physical
culture: Direct Study Of English Mas
terpieces" $50, prepared for his
Shakespeare course; History Of Ameri-
can Literature. Colonial Period loh-ltoo'
two volumes $3.50: Manual OF English
Literature" $50: Patrick Henry Q8D'
"Three Men Of Letters" Q89j), being
studies OF Bishop Berkeley PRESIDENT
Dwight. and Joel Barlow, the hrst OF me
three being q republication IN revised
and enlarged form OF the monograph
contributed by him IN 1885 TO Bishop
Perry's "Iistory OF tie American Episco-
pal Church under the title. Dean
Berkeley's sojourn In America, liZj-ll5l.
Professor Tyler was ordained deacon
I'm the Episcopal Church az Ann Arbor IN
1851. and a priest at Ithaca IN lSS3 Inc
University Of Wooster, o., conferred upon
him the degree Of LII d. In 1871, ana Co
lumbia University G. at of J.. II. D. IN l6ho.
For nearly thirty years he has been
making most exhaustive research ana
studies OF tho materials for American MS
tory One OF the results Of his labors,
The History OF American Literature or
which only the two volumes covering the
Colonial period have as yet been publish
ed. f. the first attempt ever made 70 give
a systematic and critical account OF the
literary development OF tho American peo-
pie, and gives an altogether new analysis
OF American literary forces and results
during nearly three centuries. The Sew
York Evangelist said OF IL. 'fO work or
similar scope ana magnitude and erudi-
ton exists or has been attempted in the
country" The Evening Press character
tied It as "a work witch will rank with
those Of Sismondi. Ticknor, and Tain
The preparation Of the matter for tho vol
ume covering THE Literary History Of
the American Revolution" is understood
to be well advanced. OF his Patrick
Henry" the Nation said: HE may fairly
be said 20 have reconstructed the life OF
Patrick Henry, and TO have indicated the
character Of that great man from the I'M
appreciative and Injurious estimate which
has been placed upon It," Bishop Dudley,