Description
Gerald Jay Goldberg (b.1929) was a
professor of English at UCLA (1964-), and author of
The lynching of Orin
Newfield
, which was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize (1970),
The modern
critical spectrum
(1962),
The fate of innocence (1965),
The
national standard
(1968),
A hundred twenty-six days of continuous
sunshine
(1972), and
Heart payments (1982). The collection consists
of manuscripts, page proofs, galley proofs, books, journals, reel-to-reel tapes, cassette
tapes, notes, lecture announcements, class materials, correspondence, and photographs
relating to Goldberg's career.
Background
Goldberg was born December 30, 1929 in New York City; BS, Purdue University, 1952; MA, New
York University, 1955; Ph.D, University of Minnesota, 1958; assistant professor of English,
Dartmouth College (1958-64); assistant professor, 1964-68, associate professor, 1969-73, and
in 1974 professor of English at UCLA; The lynching of Orin
Newfield was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in 1970; other books include: The modern critical spectrum (1962), The fate
of innocence (1965), The national standard (1968),
A hundred twenty-six days of continuous sunshine (1972), and
Heart payments (1982).
Extent
15 Linear Feet
(30 boxes)
Restrictions
Property rights to the physical objects belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. All
other rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the
responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the
copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not
hold the copyright.
Availability
Open for research. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in
advance using the request button located on this page.