Herbert Dieckmann papers

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: 14-31-2150

COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Collection consists of notes and early material concerning medieval French literature, Italian literature, Le Philosophe and the early 18th century, Diderot, Voltaire and Rousseau; notes and papers on French philosophy, art, and literature; course and lecture notes; also, research notes, drafts, and files on Diderot, including a new Diderot edition with pertinent correspondence and volume 9 - Interpretation of Nature; books; reprints; and a small amount of correspondence, 1956-1975.

Dates

1920-1970.

Creator

Dieckmann, Herbert, 1906-1986. (Person)

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

Professor of French and comparative literature, Cornell University.

Herbert Dieckmann was born in Germany, and received his Ph.D. from the University of Bonn. He was a member of the Harvard University faculty, and served as chairman of Harvard's Department of Romance Languages. Dieckmann was noted for his research on French philosopher and essayist Denis Diderot. In 1948, he discovered the Diderot manuscripts and made the first critical inventory of the collection published in 1951 as the "Inventaire du Fonds Vandeul et Inedits de Diderot."

Extent

10 cubic feet. (10 cubic feet.)

Additional Description

Abstract

Collection consists of notes and early material concerning medieval French literature, Italian literature, Le Philosophe and the early 18th century, Diderot, Voltaire and Rousseau.

Physical Description

Correspondence, notes, and research materials.

General

Contact Information:: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections 2B Carl A. Kroch Library Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 (607) 255-3530 Fax: (607) 255-9524rareref@cornell.edu http://rmc.library.cornell.edu
Compiled by:: RMC Staff
Date completed:: June 2016
EAD encoding:: Marcie Farwell, July 2016
Date modified:: RMC Staff, June 2016