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

ID: 01/MSS00083

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.

Authors - American

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

Access Restrictions: Open to researchers.

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Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Correspondence, 1900 - 2001],
[Series 2: Manuscripts, 1906 - 1994],
[Series 3: Research Files, 1953 - 1993],
[Series 4: Writing Projects, 1935 - 1988],
[Series 5: Teaching Files, 1956 - 1987],
[Series 6: Professional Files, 1933 - 1991],
[Series 7: Print Material, 1796 - 1999],
[Series 8: Photographs and Negatives],
[Series 9: Audio-Visual Material],
[All]

Series 1: Correspondence, 1900 - 2001

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

Box 1

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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.

Box 2

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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, undated

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

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.

Box 29

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Series 5: Teaching Files, 1956 - 1987

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

Box 30

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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

Box 32

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Item 9: Thy Mythic Image by Joseph Campbell, undated

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

Item 11: Sintram and His Companions, undated

Item 12: Nightmare Cemetery by Samuel Nomad, undated

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

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

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

Item 16: Comparative Literature Volume V Summer 1953 Number 3, 1953

Item 17: Texas Studies in English Volume XXXVII 1958, 1958

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

Item 19: Ammunition - 1945, undated

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

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Folder 447

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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Folder 508
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Series 9: Audio-Visual Material

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

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Correspondence, 1900 - 2001],
[Series 2: Manuscripts, 1906 - 1994],
[Series 3: Research Files, 1953 - 1993],
[Series 4: Writing Projects, 1935 - 1988],
[Series 5: Teaching Files, 1956 - 1987],
[Series 6: Professional Files, 1933 - 1991],
[Series 7: Print Material, 1796 - 1999],
[Series 8: Photographs and Negatives],
[Series 9: Audio-Visual Material],
[All]

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