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Joseph Campbell papers.

Title
Joseph Campbell papers.
Author
Campbell, Joseph, 1904-1987
Publication
1905-1995, bulk 1930 - 1989.
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box 1Mixed materialSupervised use MssCol 23930 box 1Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328
box 2Mixed materialSupervised use MssCol 23930 box 2Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328
box 3Mixed materialSupervised use MssCol 23930 box 3Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328
box 4Mixed materialSupervised use MssCol 23930 box 4Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328
box 5Mixed materialSupervised use MssCol 23930 box 5Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328
box 6Mixed materialSupervised use MssCol 23930 box 6Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328
box 7Mixed materialSupervised use MssCol 23930 box 7Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328
box 8Mixed materialSupervised use MssCol 23930 box 8Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328
box 9Mixed materialSupervised use MssCol 23930 box 9Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328
box 10Mixed materialSupervised use MssCol 23930 box 10Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328
box 11Mixed materialSupervised use MssCol 23930 box 11Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328
box 12Mixed materialSupervised use MssCol 23930 box 12Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328
box 13Mixed materialSupervised use MssCol 23930 box 13Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328
box 14Mixed materialSupervised use MssCol 23930 box 14Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328
box 15Mixed materialSupervised use MssCol 23930 box 15Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328
box 16Mixed materialSupervised use MssCol 23930 box 16Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328
box 17Mixed materialSupervised use MssCol 23930 box 17Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328
box 18Mixed materialSupervised use MssCol 23930 box 18Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328
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Details

Additional Authors
Erdman, Jean
Description
83.65 linear feet (203 boxes)
Summary
Joseph Campbell was a mythologist, author, lecturer, and professor of literature at Sarah Lawrence College. His papers date from 1905 to 1995, and contain his writing, research, lectures, correspondence, photographs, and press clippings. The collection consists of files pertaining to Campbell's career in academia, and his research and writings on comparative mythology and literature.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Clippings (information artifacts)
  • Color slides.
  • Correspondence.
  • Manuscripts for publication.
  • Photographs.
  • Lecture notes.
  • Research (documents)
Access (note)
  • Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref
Source (note)
  • Donated by the Joseph Campbell Foundation in 2016. Additional materials donated by Jean Erdman in 2017.
Provenance (note)
  • Most of the collection was previously held and maintained by The OPUS Archives & Research Center at the Pacifica Graduate Institute, which acquired Campbell's papers from Jean Erdman and the Joseph Campbell Foundation in 1991. The foundation continued to deposit materials at OPUS in subsequent years. There were additional papers that remained in the custody of Erdman and the Joseph Campbell Foundation, which were donated directly to the New York Public Library between 2016 and 2017.
Call Number
MssCol 23930
OCLC
1097679188
Author
Campbell, Joseph, 1904-1987, creator.
Title
Joseph Campbell papers.
Production
1905-1995, bulk 1930 - 1989.
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
projected
Type of Carrier
sheet
slide
Restricted Access
Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref
Provenance
Most of the collection was previously held and maintained by The OPUS Archives & Research Center at the Pacifica Graduate Institute, which acquired Campbell's papers from Jean Erdman and the Joseph Campbell Foundation in 1991. The foundation continued to deposit materials at OPUS in subsequent years. There were additional papers that remained in the custody of Erdman and the Joseph Campbell Foundation, which were donated directly to the New York Public Library between 2016 and 2017.
Source
Donated by the Joseph Campbell Foundation in 2016. Additional materials donated by Jean Erdman in 2017.
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Occupation
Lecturers.
Scholars.
Added Author
Erdman, Jean, correspondent.
Research Call Number
MssCol 23930
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