David Erdman Papers (Erdman 2), 1906-2001 | Rare Book & Manuscript Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Title: David Erdman Papers (Erdman 2), 1906-2001

ID: 01/01/MSS00083

Primary Creator: Erdman, David V.

Extent: 45.0 Cubic Feet

Languages: English

The collected papers of Romantic Period scholar, writer, and editor, David V. Erdman. David Erdman received critical acclaim for his work on Romantic Period writers, most notably William Blake. However, despite his scholarly accomplishments, David Erdman would face difficulties in the academic world due to his communist political beliefs.

The collection consists of his correspondence, manuscripts, and publications along with writings sent to him on the Romantic period and other materials he collected over his academic career.

David Vorse Erdman was born November 4, 1911 in Omaha, Nebraska to Carl and Myrtle (Vorse) Erdman and died October 14, 2001. After graduating from Carleton College with a B.A. (1933) and from Princeton University with a Ph.D. (1936), Erdman taught at multiple universities including the University of Wisconsin at Madison, the University of Minnesota, Duke University, and Temple University. He married Mary Virginia Bohan in 1937 in Pulaski County, Arkansas. An editor, writer, and critic, Erdman was a pre-eminent scholar of William Blake as well as an accomplished Romanticist. Erdman wrote over sixty articles for professional journals and edited a plethora of monographs as well, and he is particularly recognized for his 1954 book, Blake: Prophet Against Empire: A Poet's Interpretation of the History of His Own Times, which won the Emily S. Hamblen Memorial Award for Best Work on William Blake in 1955. Erdman was named a Guggenheim Fellow in 1947 and 1954. At the time of his death, he was the Professor Emeritus of English at the State University of New York at Stony Brook, where he also served as editor of publications for The New York Public Library since 1956.

Sources

"David V. Erdman." Contemporary Authors Online. Literature Resource Center. Gale Cengage Learning.

"Library Editor Marlboro Speaker." The Brattleboro Reformer (Brattleboro, Vermont), 03 Febuary 1966.

Repository: Rare Book & Manuscript Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Access Restrictions: Open to researchers.

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Box and Folder Listing

Series 1: Correspondence, 1900 - 2001

Correspondence sent to and from David Erdman along with correspondence talking about him.

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Series 2: Manuscripts, 1906 - 1994

Manuscripts written or edited by David Erdman. Also contains manuscripts sent to Erdman by other writers and scholars.

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Sub-series 1: Manuscripts - Other Creators, 1906 - 1994

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Item 7: Enlightened Scotland: General Introduction Part One: On the Mind MS

Item 8: Enlightened Scotland: Part Two: On Morals and Part Three: On Creativity and Aesthetic Taste MS

Series 3: Research Files, 1953 - 1993

Research Material collected by David Erdman, mostly about the Romantic Period and Romantic Period Writers.

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Series 4: Writing Projects, 1935 - 1988

Files centered around writing projects Erdman was working on.

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Series 5: Teaching Files, 1956 - 1987

Files centered around classes he taught about literature and the Romantic Period.

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Series 6: Professional Files, 1933 - 1991

Files centered around David Erdman's career and professional accomplishments.

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Series 7: Print Material, 1796 - 1999

Various publications and other print material collected by David Erdman.

Sub-series 1: Print Material - Publications, 1796 - 1999

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Item 9: Thy Mythic Image by Joseph Campbell

Item 10: Erdman Studies 1941-1962 Volume 1 & 2

Item 11: Sintram and His Companions

Item 12: Nightmare Cemetery by Samuel Nomad

Item 13: Editing Texts of the Romantic Period Edited by John D. Baird

Item 14: America a Prophecy printed by Stony Brook 1969 and reduced copy with first 15 pages

Item 15: Journal of the Warburg and Courtauld Institutes Volume XV 1952

Item 16: Comparative Literature Volume V Summer 1953 Number 3

Item 17: Texas Studies in English Volume XXXVII 1958

Item 18: Heaven & Hell Poems by S. Foster Damon

Item 19: Ammunition - 1945

Sub-series 2: Print Material - Other, 1934 - 1992

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Series 8: Photographs and Negatives

Photgraphs and negatives produced and collected by David Erdman.

Sub-series 1: Photographs

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Sub-series 2: Negatives

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Series 9: Audio-Visual Material

Audio-Visual Material in various formats collected and produced by David Erdman.