THIS WORK WAS MADE POSSIBLE through the assistance of a research grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Augustana College, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, served as the business office of the project. Dr. Arthur Huseboe, of Augustana, wrote the original grant proposal to NEH and administered the resulting funds most efficiently.

      At Utah State University, the final gathering and editing of the text was generously supported by William F. Lye, Vice-President for University Relations; by Glenn R. Wilde, Associate Dean, College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences; and by Kenneth B. Hunsaker and Patricia Gardner, who served as Heads of the English Department during the project. Bibliographical research and compilation were handled most competently by Charlotte Wright. A very great deal of accurate typing, copying, and proofreading was contributed unstintingly by Patricia Gordon. She was aided by Anna Marie Ivie.