Summary Information
At a Glance
Call No.: |
MS#0401 |
Bib ID |
4078741
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Creator(s) |
Erskine, John, 1879-1951 |
Title |
John Erskine papers, 1890-1951 |
Physical Description |
40 linear feet (71 boxes (52 boxes of papers including 1 flat box, 8 boxes of books, B1 through B8, 11 boxes of presented books, PB1 through PB11)) |
Language(s) |
English
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Other Finding Aids |
The current (May 2022) finding aid was created based on the PDF scan of the original typewritten finding aid. The PDF includes partial lists of publications that may be useful. This finding aid will need additional confirmation by an archivist, but provides a basic outline of the collection.
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Access |
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Boxes 1-5 (cataloged correspondence), Box 16 and Box 52 are located onsite. The remainder of the 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. This collection has no restrictions. |
Arrangement
Description
Summary
Correspondence relating to Erskine's various educational, musical and literary interests; manuscripts of his writings; lecture notes for college courses; souvenirs of his army service in World War I and his Columbia University professorship, and student papers from his own school and college days. Also, biographical file, scrapbooks, and articles.
Using the Collection
Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Other Finding Aids
The current (May 2022) finding aid was created based on the PDF scan of the original typewritten finding aid. The PDF includes partial lists of publications that may be useful. This finding aid will need additional confirmation by an archivist, but provides a basic outline of 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.
Boxes 1-5 (cataloged correspondence), Box 16 and Box 52 are located onsite. The remainder of the 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.
This collection has no restrictions.
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.
Preferred Citation
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); John Erskine papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.
Related Materials
See also: Helen Worden Erskine papers, Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Source of acquisition--Erskine, Mrs. Helen Worden. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--01/--/1957. Accession number--M-57-01.
t.ms. of Unfinished Business: Source of acquisition--2293B. Method of acquisition--Purchase; Date of acquisition--02/03/1995. Accession number--M-95-02-03.
Gift of Helen Worden Erskine, 1957 & 1975.
About the Finding Aid / Processing Information
Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Processing Information
Cataloged Christina Hilton Fenn 06/--/1989.
t.ms. of Unfinished Business Cataloged HR 04/13/2000.
Subject Headings
The subject headings listed below are found in this collection. Links below allow searches at Columbia University through the
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Adler, Mortimer Jerome, 1902-2001 |
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American Academy of Arts and Sciences |
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Amherst College -- Faculty |
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Arts -- Societies, etc |
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Authors, American |
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Barrymore, John, 1882-1942 |
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Beard, Charles A (Charles Austin), 1874-1948 |
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Benét, William Rose, 1886-1950 |
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Bessie, Alvah Cecil, 1904-1985 |
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Bourne, Randolph Silliman, 1886-1918 |
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Boyesen, Hjalmar Hjorth, 1848-1895 |
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Brooks, Van Wyck, 1886-1963 |
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Burt, Maxwell Struthers, 1882-1954 |
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Butler, Nicholas Murray, 1862-1947 |
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Cardozo, Benjamin N (Benjamin Nathan), 1870-1938 |
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Carmer, Carl, 1893-1976 |
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College teachers |
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Columbia University -- : Faculty |
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Conservatories of music -- New York (State) -- New York |
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Damrosch, Walter, 1862-1950 |
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Davidson, Jo, 1883-1952 |
Portal
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Deland, Margaret, 1857-1945 |
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Dell, Floyd, 1887-1969 |
Portal
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Dewey, John, 1859-1952 |
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Edman, Irwin, 1896-1954 |
Portal
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Engel, Carl, 1883-1944 |
Portal
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English language -- Study and teaching |
Portal
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Finley, John H (John Huston), 1863-1940 |
Portal
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Fowler, Gene, 1890-1960 |
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Frost, Robert, 1874-1963 |
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Garland, Hamlin, 1860-1940 |
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Gilder, Richard Watson, 1844-1909 |
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Guiterman, Arthur, 1871-1943 |
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Hurst, Fannie, 1889-1968 |
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Hutcheson, Ernest, 1871-1951 |
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Johnson, Robert Underwood, 1853-1937 |
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Juilliard School of Music -- : Presidents |
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Jusserand, J. J (Jean Jules), 1855-1932 |
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Knopf, Alfred A., 1892-1984 |
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La Guardia, Fiorello H (Fiorello Henry), 1882-1947 |
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Legouis, Emile, 1861-1937 |
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Lewis, Sinclair, 1885-1951 |
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Literature -- Study and teaching |
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Lockhart, Gene, 1891-1957 |
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Lowell, Amy, 1874-1925 |
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MacDowell, Marian, 1857-1956 |
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MacKaye, Percy, 1875-1956 |
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Markham, Edwin, 1852-1940 |
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Mason, Daniel Gregory, 1873-1953 |
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Matthews, Brander, 1852-1929 |
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Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956 |
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Monroe, Harriet, 1860-1936 |
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Morley, Christopher, 1890-1957 |
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Mumford, Lewis, 1895-1990 |
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Music |
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National Institute of Arts and Letters (U.S.) |
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Nin, Anaïs, 1903-1977 |
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Noguchi, Isamu, 1904-1988 |
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Page, Thomas Nelson, 1853-1922 |
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Palmer, George Herbert, 1842-1933 |
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Pershing, John J (John Joseph), 1860-1948 |
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Pickford, Mary, 1892-1979 |
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Pollock, Channing, 1880-1946 |
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Portraits |
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Powers of attorney |
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Putnam, George Haven, 1844-1930 |
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Robinson, Edwin Arlington, 1869-1935 |
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Robinson, Henry Morton, 1898-1961 |
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Santayana, George, 1863-1952 |
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Schelling, Ernest, 1876-1939 |
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School administrators |
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Scrapbooks |
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Sinclair, Upton, 1878-1968 |
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Speyer, Leonora, 1872-1956 |
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Spingarn, Joel Elias, 1875-1939 |
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Traubel, Horace, 1858-1919 |
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Weaver, Raymond M (Raymond Melbourne), 1888-1948 |
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Widdemer, Margaret |
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World War, 1914-1918 -- Participation, American |
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History / Biographical Note
Biographical / Historical
Professor of English. Erskine was instructor at Amherst College, 1903-1906, Assoc. professor, 1906-1909; Adj. professor of English, Columbia University, 1909-1916; professor of English, 1916-1937, a member of the National Institute of Arts and Letters, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and President of the Juilliard School of Music. Author of THE PRIVATE LIFE OF HELEN OF TROY and many other books and articles.
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