Donald Lemen Clark papers, 1927-1956

Donald Lemen Clark papers, 1927-1956

Summary Information

Abstract

This collection contains correspondence, manuscripts, memorabilia, and printed materials, 1927-1956, of Donald Lemen Clark, Professor of English Literature.

At a Glance

Call No.:
MS#0230
Bib ID:
4078611 View CLIO record
Creator(s):
Clark, Donald Lemen, 1888-1966
Repository:
Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Physical Description:
7.5 linear feet (16 boxes)
Language(s):
English .
Access:
You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.

The following boxes are located off-site: Boxes 2-16. You will need to request this material from the Rare Book and Manuscript Library at least three business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room.

This collection has no restrictions.

Description

Summary

Letters, manuscripts, memorabilia, and printed materials including letters from a number of well-known authors, three typescript manuscripts, working copies of books in Clark's library, and numerous copies of books inscribed to Clark.

Arrangement

Selected Materials cataloged; remainder arranged. This collection is arranged in three series.

Using the Collection

Restrictions on Access

You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.

The following boxes are located off-site: Boxes 2-16. You will need to request this material from the Rare Book and Manuscript Library at least three business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room.

This collection has no restrictions.

Terms Governing Use and Reproduction

Reproductions 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.

Preferred Citation

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Donald Lemen Clark papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

Accruals

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

Ownership and Custodial History

Gift of Donald L. Clark, 1949 & 1957.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Source of acquisition--Clark, Donald L. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1949. Accession number--M-49.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Processing Information

Surveyed Christina Hilton Fenn 05/04/89.

Revision Description

2012-04-03 xml document instance created by Alison Rhonemus.

2019-05-20 EAD was imported spring 2019 as part of the ArchivesSpace Phase II migration.

Biographical / Historical

Professor English Literature at Columbia University (Columbia University Ph.D., 1920).

Subject Headings

The subject headings listed below are found in this collection. Links below allow searches for other collections at Columbia University, through CLIO, the catalog for Columbia University Libraries, and through ArchiveGRID, a catalog that allows users to search the holdings of multiple research libraries and archives.

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Genre/Form
Autograph albums
Autographs (manuscripts)
Manuscripts (documents)
Notes (documents)
Textbooks
Name
Columbia University -- Faculty
Ertz, Susan
Glasgow, Ellen Anderson Gholson, 1873-1945
Hanford, James Holly, 1882-1969
Hull, Helen R (Helen Rose), 1888-1971
Loggins, Vernon, 1893-1968
Milton, John, 1608-1674
Owens, William A., 1905-1990
Parry, Albert, 1901-1992
Paul, Louis, 1901-1970
Richardson, Dorothy M (Dorothy Miller), 1873-1957
Robinson, Mabel Louise, 1874-1962
Stribling, T. S (Thomas Sigismund), 1881-1965
Van Doren, Mark, 1894-1972
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
Authors
College teachers
Education, Ancient
English literature -- Study and teaching
Rhetoric, Ancient
Scholars

Series I: Cataloged and Arranged Material


Cataloged Correspondence:


Box 1

Ertz, Susan


Box 1

Glasgow, Ellen


Box 1

Hanford, [James] Holly


Box 1

Paul, Louis


Box 1

Richardson, Dorothy M.


Box 1

Smith, Alexander Brent


Box 1

Stribling, T.S.


Box 1

[Van Doren] Mark


Box 1

Van Vechten, Carl


Box 1

Miscellaneous


Cataloged Manuscripts:


Box 1

Clark, Donald L. Milton at St. Paul's School


Box 1

Clark, Donald L . Notes removed from Parry. Albert. Garrets and Pretenders.


Uncataloged Manuscripts:


Box 1

Clark, Donald L. Rhetoric in Greco-Roman Education.

Series II: Books - Working Copies


Box 2

Milton Paradise Regained, The Minor Poems, and Samson Agonistes


Box 2

The Chapbook, no.22: "Poetry in Prose: 3 essays by T.S. Eliot, Frederic Manning, Richard Aldington."


Box 2

Modern English Readings, D. Clark & Loomis, eds.


Box 2

Webb, Clemens C.I. Ioannis Sareberiensis Episcopi Carnotensis Metalogicon


Box 2

The Imitation of Buddha, compiled by Ernest Bowden


Box 2

Richards, William C Harry's Vacation


Box 2

Walton, Isaak The Complete Angler


Box 2

Milton Prose Selections


Box 3

Eliot, T.S. For Lancelot Andrews


Box 3

Eliot, T.S. Collected Poems


Box 3

Eliot, T.S. Murder in the Cathedral


Box 3

Eliot, T.S. After Strange Gods


Box 3

Eliot, T.S. The Use of Poetry


Box 3

Clark, Donald Rhetoric in Greco-Roman Education


Box 3

Eggleston, Edward The Hoosier School Master


Box 3

Aldington, Richard A Wreath for San Gemignano


Box 3

Thinking, Speaking, and Writing, Knickerbocker, Clark, and Veit, eds.


Box 3

Hadas, Moses A History of Latin Literature


Box 4

Milton Criticism, James Thorpe, ed.


Box 4

Shakespeare Sonnets


Box 4

The Student's Milton


Box 4

Wells, Carolyn Folly for the Wise


Box 4

Eliot, T.S. John Dryden


Box 4

Milton Poems


Box 4

Milton's Poetical Works


Box 4

Preceptes de Rhetorique


Box 5

Hanford, James H. A Milton Handbook


Box 5

Eggleston, Edward The End of the World


Box 5

Magazine Article Readings, Brennecke and Clark, eds.


Box 5

Aristotle Poetics, trans. Butcher


Box 5

Newman's Essay on Aristotle's Poetics


Box 5

Clark, Donald John Milton at St. Paul's School


Box 5

Poe, Edgar Allan Al Aaraaf


Box 5

Milton Areopagitica


Box 5

Eliot, T.S. Poems 1909-1925


Box 5

Aristotle Rhetorica, de Rhetorica ad Alexandrum, de Poetica

Series III: Inscribed Books


Box 6

Family Bible; Autograph album


Box 7

William Owens


Box 7

Mark Van Doren


Box 8

Paul Louis


Box 9

Helen Hull


Box 10

Helen Hull


Box 11

Helen Hull


Box 12

Vernon Loggins


Box 12

Mabel Robinson


Box 13

Thomas Kennedy


Box 13

Andre Gide


Box 13

Don M. Wolfe


Box 13

Edmond Faral


Box 13

Dorothy Brewster


Box 13

Frank S. Caprio


Box 13

Rosemond Tuve


Box 13

Ernest Brennecke Jr.


Box 14

Geoffrey Wagner


Box 14

E.M.W. Tillyard


Box 14

Louis M. Hacker


Box 14

John R. Humphreys


Box 14

Caroline Gordon


Box 14

Allen Tate


Box 14

J.R. Humphreys


Box 15

George N. Conklin


Box 15

Leonie Adams


Box 15

Basil Willey


Box 15

Dorothy McCleary


Box 15

Alden Hatch


Box 15

John Selby


Box 16

Rosemond Tuve


Box 16

Dorothy Brewster


Box 16

Angus Burrell


Box 16

Marchette Chute


Box 16

Raymond Weaver


Box 16

Joseph Wood Krutch


Box 16

Henrietta Mason


Box 16

Godfrey Davies