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Eric A. Blackall papers

 Collection
Identifier: 14-18-2761

COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Lecture notes, drafts and typescripts for articles and books, including Goethe and the Novel; also lecture notes and texts for his course "Great Moments in German Literature"; notes from Cambridge University; biographical material, financial papers, correspondence, letters of recommendation, and audiocassettes of Blackall's memorial service of 27 January 1990; and German Literature Department files.

Dates

  • [ca.1939-1989]

Creator

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

Scholar and critic of German and Austrian literature. Cornell University Professor of German literature.

Extent

8.2 cubic feet. (8.2 cubic feet.)

2 audiocassettes. (2 audiocassettes.)

2 microfilm reels. (2 microfilm reels.)

Abstract

Lecture notes, drafts and typescripts for articles and books, including Goethe and the Novel; also lecture notes and texts for his course "Great Moments in German Literature"; notes from Cambridge University; biographical material, financial papers, correspondence, letters of recommendation, and audiocassettes of Blackall's memorial service of 27 January 1990; and German Literature Department files.

SERIES LIST

<ref actuate="onrequest" show="replace" target="s1">Series I. Class notes</ref>
Boxes 1-4
<ref actuate="onrequest" show="replace" target="s2">Series II. Manuscript of unpublished German version of <title>Goethe and the Novel</title>; other manuscripts, drafts, and typescripts</ref>
Box 5
<ref actuate="onrequest" show="replace" target="s3">Series III. Manuscripts, drafts, and typescripts; correspondence, records of the Department of German Literature at Cornell (RESTRICTED in part)</ref>
Box 6
<ref actuate="onrequest" show="replace" target="s4">Series IV. Correspondence, records of the Department of German Literature at Cornell; biographical material; lectures</ref>
Boxes 7-9
<ref actuate="onrequest" show="replace" target="s5">Series V. Cambridge University class notes; other miscellaneous papers</ref>
Box 10
<ref actuate="onrequest" show="replace" target="s6">Series VI. RESTRICTED</ref>
Box 11

Physical Description

Lecture notes, drafts, typescripts, biographical material, financial papers, correspondence, letters of recommendation, microfilm, audiocassettes, and department files.

General

Contact Information:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections 2B Carl A. Kroch Library Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 (607) 255-3530 Fax: (607) 255-9524 rareref@cornell.edu http://rmc.library.cornell.edu
Compiled by:
M.E. Warren
Date completed:
July 1994
EAD encoding:
Martin Heggestad, February 2002
Status
Completed
Author
Compiled by M.E. Warren
Date
February 2002
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
ENG

Repository Details

Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository

Contact:
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)