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.

Use Restrictions:

The RBML reproductions policies can be found here:

http://www.library.illinois.edu/rbx/ReproductionServices.htm

The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted materials.

Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction. One of these specified conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be "used for any purpose other than private study scholarship or research." If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excess of "fair use," that user may be liable for copyright infringement.

This institution reserves the right to refuse to accept a copying order if, in its judgement, fulfillment of the order would damage materials or involve violation of copyright law.

Box and Folder Listing

Series 9: Audio-Visual Material

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