Robert Branner papers, 1936-1973, bulk 1955-1973

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Series I: Teaching Materials, 1936-1973

This series contains correspondence, bibliographies, chronologies, slide lists, lecture notes, syllabi, class lists, notes, sketches, and student papers. Also included are notes that Branner took during classes or lectures he attended, and from the papers that he read. Material in this series is arranged alphabetically.

Subseries I.1. Columbia University, 1957-1973

This subseries comprises correspondence, bibliographies, chronologies, slide lists, lecture notes, syllabi, class lists, notes, sketches, and student papers.

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Box 1 Folder 1 Correspondence, 1958-1973, undated, 1958-1973, undated

Box 1 Folder 2 Courses Taught, 1964-1968

Box 1 Folder 3 Fine Arts -- Course Instructions, 1957, 1962, 1957, 1962

Box 1 Folder 4 Fine Arts -- Humanities B, 1959-1968, undated, 1959-1968, undated

Box 1 Folder 5 Fine Arts -- Humanities C 1121, 1971, undated, 1971, undated

Box 1 Folder 6 Fine Arts 53, 1958-1960, undated, 1958-1960, undated

Box 1 Folder 7 Fine Arts 54, 1960, undated, 1960, undated

Box 1 Folder 8 Fine Arts 153 -- Gothic Architecture, 1957, undated, 1957, undated

Box 1 Folder 9 Fine Arts 154, 1957-1958

Box 1 Folder 10 Fine Arts 156 -- The Gothic World, 1959

Box 1 Folder 11 Fine Arts 157A -- Gothic Sculpture, 1957-1960

Box 1 Folder 12 Fine Arts 157B -- Paris Through the Ages, 1960-1965, undated, 1960-1965, undated

Box 1 Folder 13 Fine Arts 157B -- Paris Through the Ages -- Student Paper, 1959

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Box 1 Folder 14 Fine Arts 206 -- Museum Studies, 1959-1960

Box 1 Folder 15 Fine Arts 255-256, 1957-1958

Box 1 Folder 16 Fine Arts 257 -- Pre-classical Style -- Seminar, undated

Box 1 Folder 17 Fine Arts 258 -- The Cathedral of Chartres and its Succession,, 1959

Box 1 Folder 18 Fine Arts 258 -- Student Paper, 1959

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Box 1 Folder 19 Fine Arts 259, 1960

Box 1 Folder 20 G 6002 -- The Literature of Art, 1963-1973, 1963-1973

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Box 2 Folder 1 G 6010 Y -- Art History Colloquium -- Student Paper, 1969, 1969

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Box 2 Folder 2 Gothic Art, 1963-1967

Box 2 Folder 3 Gothic Art, 1973

Box 2 Folder 4 Gothic Art -- S4353, 1965-1970

Box 2 Folder 5 Gothic Art -- 12th Century, 1961-1964

Box 2 Folder 6 Gothic Art -- 12th Century, 1967-1970

Box 2 Folder 7 Gothic Art -- 13th Century -- Lecture Course, 1966-1973

Box 2 Folder 8 Gothic Art -- 13th Century -- Seminar, 1968

Box 2 Folder 9 Gothic Art -- 13th Century -- Seminar report -- "The Problem of the Stemma in the Bible Moralisée , 1968

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Box 2 Folder 10 Gothic Art in France -- Reims Cathedral, 1960s-1972

Box 2 Folder 11 Medieval Colloquium, 1966-1973

Box 2 Folder 12 Romanesque Architecture, 1972-1973

Box 2 Folder 13 Romanesque Architecture -- Spring Colloquium, 1973

Subseries I.2. University of Kansas, 1955-1957

Making up this subseries are bibliographies, chronologies, slide lists, lecture notes, syllabi, class lists, notes, sketches, and student papers from the art history courses.

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Box 3 Folder 1 American Civilization, 1955-1957, undated

Box 3 Folder 2 The Gothic World, undated

Box 3 Folder 3 Great Artists, 1956

Box 3 Folder 4 History of Art -- 71, 1955, undated

Box 3 Folder 5 History of Art -- 72, 1955-1956

Box 3 Folder 6 History of Art -- The Baroque, 1955-1956

Box 3 Folder 7 History of Art -- Sculpture, undated

Box 3 Folder 8 Medieval Art, undated

Box 3 Folder 9 Medieval Painting, 1955-1956

Box 3 Folder 10 Renaissance Painting, 1955

Subseries I.3. Other Universities, 1960s

Contained in this subseries are bibliographies, chronologies, slide lists, lecture notes, syllabi, class lists, notes, sketches, and student papers from the art history courses Branner taught at Yale University and at Johns Hopkins University.

Box 3 Folder 11 Johns Hopkins University -- Introductory Course, 1969

Box 3 Folder 12 Yale University -- Four Cathedrals, 1960s

Subseries I.4. Notes and Materials -- Other Scholars, 1936-1961

This subseries includes Branner's notes and materials based on the work of Jurgis Baltrušaitis, Jean Bony, Sumner Crosby, Henri Focillon, Louis Grodecki, Julius Held, George Kubler and Charles Seymour Jr.

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Box 4 Folder 1 Baltrušaitis, Jurgis, 1948

Box 4 Folder 2 Bony, Jean -- English and Gothic Architecture, 1961

Box 4 Folder 3 Crosby, Sumner, 1950s

Box 4 Folder 4 Focillon, Henri --"The Great Experiences: The 11th Century"--Translation,, undated

Box 4 Folder 5 Focillon, Henri -- Lectures --Transcripts, 1936

Box 4 Folder 6 Grodecki, Louis -- Thesis Notes, 1949-1950

Box 4 Folder 7 Held, Julius -- Rubens' Drawings, 1954

Box 4 Folder 8 Kubler, George -- History of Art and Cultural Anthropology, 1948

Box 4 Folder 9 Seymour, Charles, Jr. -- Renaissance, 1950s

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