James F. White research files relating to Thomas Mann
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of manuscript notes and card files, printed material, writings drafts and offprints, and a small amount of correspondence and grant applications relating to White's research on Thomas Mann. Notes and card files mostly concern White's research on Dante’s Divina commedia and Karl Vossler’s work on Dante as source material for Mann’s Der Zauberberg. Some notes concern Mann's Doktor Faustus or works of other German authors. Correspondence with Joseph Angell, founding curator of the Beinecke Library's Thomas Mann Collection, concerns their shared interest in Mann, the Beinecke Library's Mann Collection, and White's research and academic career.
Dates
- circa 1940s-circa 1976
Creator
Language of Materials
In German and English.
Conditions Governing Access
The materials are open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
The James F. White Research Files Relating to Thomas Mann is the physical property of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. For further information, consult the appropriate curator.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Mrs. William Cornyn, 1993.
Arrangement
Organized into three series: I. Notes and Writings, circa 1940s-circa 1976. II. Card Files, circa 1940s-circa 1976. III. Other Papers, circa 1950-circa 1976.
Extent
14.34 Linear Feet ((20 boxes) + 1 portfolio)
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Abstract
The collection consists of manuscript notes and card files, printed material, writings drafts and offprints, and a small amount of correspondence and grant applications relating to White's research on Thomas Mann. Notes and card files mostly concern White's research on Dante's Divina commedia and Karl Vossler's work on Dante as source material for Mann's Der Zauberberg. Some notes concern Mann's Doktor Faustus or works of other German authors. Correspondence with Joseph Angell, founding curator of the Beinecke Library's Thomas Mann Collection, concerns their shared interest in Mann, the Beinecke Library's Mann Collection, and White's research and academic career.
James F. White (born 1907)
James F. White (Yale Ph.D., 1941), professor of German at Yale University, Cornell University, and the University of Vermont.
Processing Information
This collection received a basic level of processing, including rehousing and minimal organization, in 2011. The collection is comprised of material formerly classed as Uncat Zg Ms 6.
- Title
- Guide to the James F. White Research Files Relating to Thomas Mann
- Author
- by Karen Spicher
- Date
- 2011 August
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Part of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library Repository
Location
121 Wall Street
New Haven, CT 06511
Opening Hours
Access Information
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