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Description of the Collection
Language of Material:
Undetermined
Contributing Institution:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: John B. Bender papers
Creator:
Bender, John B.
Identifier/Call Number: SC0577
Identifier/Call Number: 13137
Physical Description:
32.5 Linear Feet
Date (inclusive): 1966-2019
Abstract: These papers pertain to Bender's
teaching and writing. Included are correspondence; research files; departmental files
pertaining to comparative literature at Stanford; lectures and talks; publication files
containing correspondence, drafts of articles, and proofs; class files (primarily on
Shakespeare and Spenser) containing syllabi, reading lists, lecture notes, class handouts,
and other materials; and drafts of his book IMAGINING THE PENITENTIARY.
Immediate Source of Acquisition note
The papers were given to the Stanford University Archives by John B. Bender in 1999 and
2005, and 2006.
Information about Access
Files in Accession ARCH-2005-088, Subseries 6 are restricted. The collection is otherwise
open for research; materials must be requested at least 48 hours in advance of intended
use.
Ownership & Copyright
All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from, or otherwise use collection materials must
be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford
University Libraries, Stanford, California 94304-6064. Consent is given on behalf of Special
Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply
permission from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright
owner, heir(s) or assigns. See:
http://library.stanford.edu/depts/spc/pubserv/permissions.html.
Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of
digital files is restricted to research and educational purposes.
Cite As
[Identification of item], John B. Bender Papers (SC0577). Department of Special Collections
and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Biographical/Historical Sketch
John Bryant Bender earned his A.B. in English at Princeton University in 1962 and his Ph.D.
at Cornell University in 1967. He has been a professor of English at Stanford University
since 1967. His publications include SPENSER AND LITERARY PICTORIALISM (1972); IMAGINING THE
PENITENTIARY : FICTION AND THE ARCHITECTURE OF MIND IN EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY ENGLAND (1987);
and CHRONOTYPES : THE CONSTRUCTION OF TIME (1991), which he edited with David E.
Wellbery.
Description of the Collection
These papers pertain to Bender's teaching and writing. Included are correspondence;
research files; departmental files pertaining to comparative literature at Stanford;
lectures and talks; publication files containing correspondence, drafts of articles, and
proofs; class files (primarily on Shakespeare and Spenser) containing syllabi, reading
lists, lecture notes, class handouts, and other materials; and drafts of his book IMAGINING
THE PENITENTIARY.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
English literature -- Study and teaching.
Shakespeare, William
Bender, John B.
Stanford University. Department of English.
Faculty
Spenser, Edmund