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Title: Myron Franklin Brightfield Papers,
Date (inclusive): 1926-1964
Collection number: 1272
Creator:
Brightfield, Myron Franklin, 1897-1964
Extent:
36 boxes (18 linear ft.)
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Abstract: Myron Franklin Brightfield (1897-1964) was a professor of English at UC Berkeley (1926- ). His published works include
Theodore Hook and his novels (1928),
The issue in literary criticism (1932),
John Wilson Croker (1940), and
Victorian England in its novels, 1840-1870 (1968). The collection consists of research notes, drafts, and card indexes related to Professor Brightfield's studies of
Victorian England, and class notes, syllabi, and examinations for courses taught by Brightfield while professor of English
at UC Berkeley.
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library Special
Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Language:
English.
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library Special Collections. Literary 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.
[Identification of item], Myron Franklin Brightfield Papers (Collection 1272). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E.
Young Research Library.
UCLA Catalog Record ID:
709474
Brightfield was born on October 31, 1897 in Belleville, Illinois; AB, 1919, AM, 1921, Ph.D, 1926, Harvard University; instructor
in English, Indiana University, 1922-24; assistant professor, 1926-35, associate professor, 1935-44, and professor of English,
UC Berkeley; published works include
Theodore Hook and his novels (1928),
The issue in literary criticism (1932),
John Wilson Croker (1940), and
Victorian England in its novels, 1840-1870 (1968); he died in 1964.
Collection consists of research notes, drafts, and card indexes related to Professor Brightfield's studies of Victorian England,
and class notes, syllabi, and examinations for courses taught by Brightfield while professor of English at UC Berkeley. Includes
research material for his books, Victorian England and its novels, 1840-1870, and John Wilson Croker. Also contains two reels
of microfilm relating to Victorian novels.
Expanded Scope and Content Note
The collection consists of research notes, drafts, and card indices related to Professor Brightfield's studies of Victorian
England, and class notes, syllabi, and examinations for courses taught by Brightfield while Professor of English Literature
at the University of California, Berkeley, 1928(?) to 1964.
Arranged in the following series
- Victorian England and its novels (Boxes 1-14, 36).
- John Wilson Croker (Box 15).
- Research notes (Boxes 16-28).
- Chart, Brightfield article reprints (Box 29).
- Class notes and materials, including essays (Boxes 30-32).
- Card indexes (Boxes 33-34).
- Theodore Hook and his novels, microfilm (Box 35).
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the repository's online public access catalog.
Brightfield, Myron Franklin, 1897-1964--Archives.
University of California, Berkeley. Dept. of English--Faculty--Archival resources.
Literature teachers--Archival resources.
Manuscripts for publication.