Information about Access
Immediate Source of Acquisition note
Biographical/Historical Sketch
Cite As
Description of the Collection
Ownership & Copyright
Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: Dwight Le Merton Bolinger papers
Identifier/Call Number: SC0473
Physical Description:
72 Linear Feet
Date (inclusive): 1933-1993
Abstract: Papers include correspondence, class
materials, drafts of articles, published works, audio tapes, and reference files including
many card files.
Physical Location: Special Collections and University
Archives materials are stored offsite and must be paged 48 hours in advance. For more
information on paging collections, see the department's website:
http://library.stanford.edu/spc.
Information about Access
Materials are open for research use. Audio-visual materials are not available in original
format, and must be reformatted to a digital use copy.
Immediate Source of Acquisition note
Gift of the estate of Dwight Bolinger, 1992, and of Bruce Bolinger, 1995.
Biographical/Historical Sketch
Dwight L. Bolinger, English linguistic expert and scholar of the Spanish language, was a
visiting professor at Stanford University from 1978 until his death in 1992. He earned his
AB at Washburn College in 1930, his MA at the University of Kansas in 1932, and his Ph.D. at
the University of Wisconsin in 1936. Before coming to Stanford, he taught at Washburn
College, University of Southern California (1944-1960), University of Colorado, and Harvard
University (1963-1973). He was the author of 17 books and over three hundred articles.
Cite As
Dwight Le Merton Bolinger Papers (SC0473). Department of Special Collections and University
Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Description of the Collection
Papers include correspondence, class materials, drafts of articles, published works, audio
tapes, and reference files including many card files.
Ownership & Copyright
All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from, or otherwise use collection materials must
be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford
University Libraries, Stanford, California 94304-6064. Consent is given on behalf of Special
Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply
permission from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright
owner, heir(s) or assigns. See:
http://library.stanford.edu/depts/spc/pubserv/permissions.html.
Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of
digital files is restricted to research and educational purposes.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Phonotapes.
Intonation (Phonetics).
Language and languages.
Linguistics.
Bolinger, Dwight Le Merton