RICHARD ELLMANN LECTURES IN MODERN LITERATURE.
Richard Ellmann Lectures in Modern Literature records,
1988-2008
Richard Ellmann Lectures in Modern Literature records, 1988-2008
Emory University
Emory University Archives
Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library
Atlanta, GA 30322
404-727-6887
rose.library@emory.edu
Permanent link: http://pid.emory.edu/ark:/25593/bmnn5
Descriptive Summary
Creator: | Richard Ellmann Lectures in Modern Literature. |
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Title: | Richard Ellmann Lectures in Modern Literature records, 1988-2008 |
Call Number: | Series No. 26 |
Extent: | 2.75 linear ft. (6 boxes) and 1 oversized papers box (OP) |
Abstract: | The records of the Richard Ellmann Lectures in Modern Literature contain administrative files, correspondence, programs, handbills, lecture materials, and audiovisual materials relating to the lecture series. |
Language: | Materials entirely in English. |
Administrative Information
Restrictions on Access
Special restrictions apply: Selected materials restricted until 2013 in accordance with donor agreement. Additionally, researchers must contact MARBL in advance to access audiovisual and/or digital material in this collection.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
All requests subject to limitations noted in departmental policies on reproduction.
Related Materials in This Repository
Ronald Schuchard papers (MSS 1005)
Source
Transfer.
Citation
[after identification of item(s)], Richard Ellmann Lectures in Modern Literature records, Emory University Archives, Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library, Emory University.
Processing
Processed by Nancy Hall Watkins, 2006.
Collection Description
Administrative History
The Richard Ellmann Lectures in Modern Literature, now among the most prominent in North America, were established in honor of Richard Ellmann (1918-1987), who served Emory University as the first Robert W. Woodruff Professor from 1980 to 1987. The biographer of James Joyce and Oscar Wilde, Professor Ellmann enjoyed eminent domain among the interpreters of W.B. Yeats, Samuel Beckett, Henry James, T.S. Eliot, Wallace Stevens, and other modern authors.
The Richard Ellmann Lecturers from 1988 through 2008 include: Seamus Heaney, Denis Donoghue, Helen Vendler, Henry Louis Gates Jr., A.S. Byatt, David Lodge, Salman Rushdie, Mario Vargas Llosa, and Umberto Eco. Emory University professor of English Ronald Schuchard was involved in the administration of the series and the recruitment of lecturers.
Scope and Content Note
The collection consists of administrative files, correspondence, programs and handbills, lecture materials, a few photographs, and a small amount of biographical information about Richard Ellmann. Correspondence is chiefly of Ronald Schuchard with various modern authors relating to invitations to lecture. There are also audiovisual materials, mostly covering Seamus Heaney's 1988 lecture.
Arrangement Note
Organized into two series: (1) Ellmann Lecture records and (2) Audiovisual materials.
Finding Aid Note
Finding aid available in the respository.