Arthur H. Palmer papers, 1882-1901.

0.25 linear feet (2 boxes)

English; Norwegian; German; Swedish

Most materials in English; some in Norwegian, German, and Swedish.

Source unknown. Possibly tranferred from the Yale University Department of Germanic Languages.

This material is open for research.

Arthur H. Palmer (1859-1918), translator of German and Scandinavian literature. Palmer became a professor of Germanic languages and literature at Yale University in 1894.

The papers consist of autograph manuscript writings and notes (box 1), clippings (box 1), and prints and photographs (box 2), relating to Palmer's work in Scandinavian languages and literatures, 1882-1901 and undated. Manuscript material includes notes from a course on Norse philology, taught by Julius Hoffory, Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Berlin, 1882; notes and writings on Norwegian authors Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, 1883 and undated, and Henrik Ibsen, undated; and notes on Norwegian vocabulary, undated. Photographs include panoramic photographs of Stockholm, Sweden, and Oslo, Norway, by Axel Lindahl, undated; views of Bergen, Norway, by Knud Knudsen, undated; and images of the restoration of the cathedral of Trondheim, Norway, by an unidentified photographer, undated.

Archives or Manuscripts / Images

August 12, 2011

Accompanied by a partial listing of contents, with biographical information on Arthur H. Palmer.

Arthur H. Palmer Papers. Yale Collection of German Literature, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.

Arthur H. Palmer Papers. Yale Collection of German Literature, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.