William Diver papers, 1955-1989

Collection context

Creator:
Diver, William, 1921-1995
Extent:
8 Linear Feet (6 record cartons, 1 card file box)
Language:
English .
Scope and content:

Lecture notes from courses Professor Diver taught at Columbia from 1955 to 1989; Manuscripts of unpublished invited lectures at various universities here and abroad and related notes and linguistic data; official correspondence of the well-known linguistics journal WORD, from the period when Professor Diver was editor of this journal (1956-1965); Professor Diver's notebooks of courses he took while a graduate student at Columbia.

Biographical / historical:

Professor William Diver was a member of the Columbia University faculty starting in 1959, and Professor of Linguistics from 1968 until his retirement in 1989. He was an eminent scholar of Greek and Latin and linguistic theorist, who became widely known in the field of linguistics as founder of the Columbia School of Linguistics, a theoretical approach to the analysis of language that continues to inspire research on a wide variety of languages.

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection is located off-site. You will need to request this material at least three business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room.

Terms of access:

Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. Permission to publish material from the collection must be requested from the Curator of Manuscripts/University Archivist, Rare Book and Manuscript Library (RBML). The RBML approves permission to publish that which it physically owns; the responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.

Preferred citation:

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); William Diver Papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

Location of this collection:
6th Floor East Butler Library
535 West 114th Street
New York, NY 10027, USA
Before you visit:
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Contact:
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