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Menton (Seymour) papers
MS.F.022  
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  • Contributing Institution: Special Collections and Archives, University of California, Irvine Libraries
    Title: Seymour Menton papers
    Creator: Menton, Seymour
    Identifier/Call Number: MS.F.022
    Physical Description: 15 Linear Feet (15 boxes)
    Date (inclusive): 1952-2005
    Abstract: This collection contains the professional papers of Seymour Menton, the founding chair of the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures at the University of California, Irvine, and Professor Emeritus of Spanish and Portuguese. His papers reflect his 55-year career in teaching and writing in the field of Latin American literature. Included are research notes, book reviews, correspondence, class material, class reviews, curriculum vitae, journal articles, two boxes of monographs, and an audiocassette of an oral history interview with Menton.
    Language of Material: English .

    Access

    The collection has not been processed. It may contain restricted materials. Please contact the Department of Special Collections and Archives in advance to request access.
    Access to original audiocassettes is restricted; researchers may request listening copies.

    Publication Rights

    Property rights reside with the University of California. Copyrights are retained by the creators of the records and their heirs. For permission to reproduce or to publish, please contact the Head of Special Collections and Archives.

    Preferred Citation

    Seymour Menton papers. MS-F022. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California. Date accessed.
    For the benefit of current and future researchers, please cite any additional information about sources consulted in this collection, including permanent URLs, item or folder descriptions, and box/folder locations.

    Acquisition Information

    Gift of Seymour Menton, 2005.

    Collection Scope and Content Summary

    This collection contains the professional papers of Seymour Menton, the founding chair of the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures at the University of California, Irvine, and Professor Emeritus of Spanish and Portuguese. His papers reflect his 55-year career in teaching and writing in the field of Latin American literature. Included are research notes, book reviews, correspondence, class material, class reviews, curriculum vitae, journal articles, two boxes of monographs, and an audiocassette of an oral history interview with Menton.