Guide to the Seymour Menton papers MS.F.022

Finding aid prepared by Carole McEwan; updated by Sara Seltzer, 2014.
Special Collections and Archives, University of California, Irvine Libraries
(cc) 2014
The UCI Libraries
P.O. Box 19557
University of California, Irvine
Irvine 92623-9557
spcoll@uci.edu


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

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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.

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Box 1 1952-2005

Series Scope and Content Summary

This box contains This box contains articles, reviews, notes, and Menton articles 1-72.
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Box 2 1952-2005

Series Scope and Content Summary

This box contains Menton articles 73-100, history of Menton's books, SM's U.S. Atlas, CV, unpublished talks, and class evaluations.
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Box 3 1952-2005

Series Scope and Content Summary

This box contains Latin American New Historical Novel, notes on non-Hispanic historical novels, correspondence and publicity.
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Box 4 1952-2005

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This box contains files on prose fiction of Cuban Revolution.
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Box 5 1952-2005

Series Scope and Content Summary

This box contains Cuba binders and Magical Realism notes.
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Box 6 1952-2005

Series Scope and Content Summary

This box contains Magical Realism - 20th century painting, book reviews, and country files (binders) on novels and short stories.
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Box 7 1952-2005

Series Scope and Content Summary

This box contains materials on Guatemala and Mexico.
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Box 8 1952-2005

Series Scope and Content Summary

This box contains materials on Mexico (cont'd), Honduras, Paraguay, El Salvador, Panama, and Sergio Ramirez.
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Box 9 1952-2005

Series Scope and Content Summary

This box contains notes on prose fiction on Cuban Revolution, and Magical Realism -- Colombia -- Garcia Marquez.
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Box 10 1952-2005

Series Scope and Content Summary

This box contains materials on Magical Realism -- Colombia -- Garcia Marquez (cont'd).
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Box 11 1952-2005

Series Scope and Content Summary

This box contains teaching notebooks and Latin American novel.
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Box 12 1952-2005

Series Scope and Content Summary

This box contains teaching notebooks, Borges, and Cortazar materials.
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Box 13 1952-2005

Series Scope and Content Summary

This box contains Puig, Posse, and Cortazar materials.
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Box 14 1952-2005

Series Scope and Content Summary

This box contains books by Menton.
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Box 15 1952-2005

Series Scope and Content Summary

This box contains books by Menton and an audiocassette of an oral history interview with Menton.