Marsha E. Penti Research Collection

Collection — Box: 1-4

Identifier: MTU-218

Staff Only

Collection Scope and Contents

Collection, 1990-1997, of the research materials collected by Marsha E. Penti as she was preparing to write and defend her dissertation, "Religious Identites in the Composition Class: Learning from Students of Difference." The dissertation research was partially funded by the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE). This collection includes recorded interviews, interview transcripts, field notes, student English papers, conference presentations, progress reports, and some miscellaneous documents.

Dates

1990-1997
Majority of material found within 1991 - 1994

Language of Material

English

Conditions Governing Access

Available for use in the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections.

Conditions Governing Use

Various copying restrictions apply. Guidelines are available from Michigan Technological University Archives & Copper Country Historical Collections.

Biography

Marsha Elizabeth Penti grew up in a farming town in southeastern Massachussetts. She is a grauate of the Michigan Technological University Humanities Department, Rhetoric and Technical Communications graduate program. She successfully defended her dissertation and earned her Doctor of Philosophy degree in 1998.

Extent

1.1 Cubic Feet (2 manuscript boxes, 1 manuscript box (1/2 letter size), and one media box)

Additional Description

Abstract

Collection, 1990-1997, of the research materials collected by Marsha Penti as she was preparing to write and defend her dissertation, "Religious Identites in the Composition Class: Learning from Students of Difference."

Acquisition

MTU-218, the Marsha E. Penti Research Collection, was donated to the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections in three acquisitions taking place between 2012 and 2014.

Related Materials

The J. Robert Van Pelt and John and Ruanne Opie Library holds two copies of Marsha Penti's dissertation, "Religious Identities in the Composition Class: Learning from Students of Difference," call number LD 3300.D1998 P419. There is a circulating copy available in the third floor stacks as well as a non-circulating copy in the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections..