Daniel Boone Dodson papers 6910099Rare Book and Manuscript Library
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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-08-09 08:30:06 -0400.EnglishDescribing Archives: A Content Standard2012-03-15xml document instance created by Carrie Hintz2019-05-20EAD was imported spring 2019 as part of the ArchivesSpace Phase II migration. Rare Book and Manuscript Library Daniel Boone Dodson papers Dodson, Daniel B. (Daniel Boone), 1918-1991 6910099 MS#1606 Material is primarily in English with some French. 2.08 linear feet 5 document boxes 1946-1984 Manuscripts and notebooks from Daniel Boone Dodson, novelist, editor, and Columbia Professor of English. Arrangement

This collection is arranged in 2 series.

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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.

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 Summary

Collection is primarily comprised of manuscripts of Dodson's novels. In addition to these manuscripts, there are notebooks and diaries.

 Preferred Citation

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

 Terms Governing Use and Reproduction

Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.

 Immediate Source of Acquisition

Source of acquisition--Daniel Boone Dodson. Method of acquisition--Gift.

 Biographical Note

Daniel Boone Dodson was born in 1918 in Portland Oregon, and received his B.A. from Reed College. After receiving that degree he enlisted in World War II, where he flew B-24 bombers. After the war, Dodson enrolled in Columbia University where he earned first an M.A. and then a Ph.D. in English literature.

 Biographical Note

Professor Dodson, a specialist in drama and contemporary comparative literature, began teaching at Columbia in 1947. He retired in 1980, and was awarded the 1980 Bancroft Distinguished Retiring Professor Award.

 Biographical Note

He was also a fiction writer who wrote six novels. The first of which, The Man Who Ran Away, was published in the late 1950s.

 Biographical Note

Dodson died of liver failure in 1991.

 Processing Information

Papers processed Carrie Hintz 03/14/2012.

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Finding aid written Carrie Hintz 03/14/2012.

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Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.

 Manuscripts (documents) Dodson, Daniel B. (Daniel Boone), 1918-1991 Columbia University -- Faculty Series I: ManuscriptsUndatedBeing and Betrayal in Joseph Conrad1Billy Boone(3 Folders)1Billy Boone(4 Folders)2The Coward Does it With a Kiss2The Day it Rained3To Kill a Queen(2 Folders)3The Last Lucy3M-183The Serpent and the Rose(4 Folders)4Scope and Contents

(one manuscript is in French)

Speed Bonny Boat5When Does the Party Begin5Series II: Notebooks1946-1984Scope and Contents

The notebooks contain Diaries, reading notes, and notes relating to research and ideas for his novels and scholarly work.

Notebooks1946-1984(2 Folders)5