John T. Flanagan Papers, 1925-92

Description: Papers of John Theodore Flanagan, professor of English at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (1955-82), including correspondence (1928-29, 1935-87), publications (1936-83), programs (1934-65), playbills (1925-90), subject file (1941-92), and notes on authors, literature, and folklore.  Subjects include literary and folklore research and publication; English Department; American studies; exchange lectures in Belgium, France, and Japan; dissertations and placement of graduate students; library collections; and Midwestern history and literature.