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Finding Aid for the John Eugene Englekirk Papers, 1948-1976
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  • Administrative Information
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  • Descriptive Summary

    Title: John Eugene Englekirk Papers,
    Date (inclusive): 1948-1976
    Collection number: 1368
    Creator: Englekirk, John Eugene, 1905-
    Extent: 9 boxes (4.5 linear ft.)
    Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Dept. of Special Collections.
    Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
    Abstract: John Eugene Englekirk (1905- ) was a professor of Spanish and Portuguese. He taught at the University of New Mexico (1928-39), Tulane University (1939-58), and at UCLA. He also served as treasurer (1938-40), president (1940-42), and vice-president (1955-57, 1961-63, 1967-69) of the International Institute of Ibero-American Literature, and was the president of the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (1949). The collection consists of correspondence, clippings, notes, manuscripts and class registers, microfilm, and other materials relating to Englekirk's career.
    Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
    Language: English.

    Administrative Information

    Restrictions on Use and Reproduction

    Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library, Department of 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.

    Restrictions on Access

    COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], John Eugene Englekirk Papers (Collection 1368). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

    UCLA Catalog Record ID

    UCLA Catalog Record ID: 4232982 

    Biography

    Englekirk was born on September 24, 1905 in New York City; AB, St. Stephen's College, 1926; AM, Northwestern University, 1928; diploma, University of Madrid, 1930; Ph.D, Columbia University, 1934; diploma, University of Chile, 1938; from instructor to associate professor, University of New Mexico (1928-39); from associate professor to professor of Spanish and department head, Tulane University (1939-58); professor (1958-73), department chair (1959-62), and professor emeritus of Spanish and Portuguese, UCLA; treasurer (1938-40), president (1940-42), and vice-president (1955-57, 1961-63, 1967-69), International Institute of Ibero-American Literature; president, American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (1949); published works include: (with Gerald E. Wade) Bibliografía de la novela colombiana (1950), (with Margaret M. Ramos) La narrativa uruguaya : estudio crítico-bibliográfico (1967), and Edgar Allan Poe in Hispanic literature (1972); he died on October 1, 1983.

    Scope and Content

    Collection consists of correspondence, clippings, notes, manuscripts and class registers, microfilm, and other materials relating to John Englekirk's career as a professor of Spanish and Portuguese. Includes conference materials and correspondence with the International Institute of Ibero-American Literature.

    Indexing Terms

    The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
    Englekirk, John Eugene, 1905- --Archives.
    University of California, Los Angeles. Dept. of Spanish and Portuguese--Faculty--Archival resources.
    Spanish teachers--California--Los Angeles--Archival resources.