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Mark Schorer papers, approximately 1930-1977.
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Title:
Mark Schorer papers, approximately 1930-1977Creator/Contributor:
Schorer, Mark, 1908-1977, creatorAbstract:
Faculty papers and correspondence, primarily concerning his work, and related publications in the field of modern English
and American literature.
Date:
1930 (issued)Subject:
n-us-caSchorer, Mark -- 1908-1977 -- Archives
Schorer, Mark -- 1908-1977 -- Correspondence
Schorer, Mark -- 1908-1977
University of California, Berkeley. -- Department of English -- Faculty
University of California, Berkeley. -- Department of English
English teachers -- California -- Berkeley
College teachers -- California -- Berkeley
Authors, American -- 20th century
English literature -- Study and teaching
English literature -- History and criticism
American literature -- Study and teaching
American literature -- History and criticism
American literature
American literature -- Study and teaching
Authors, American
College teachers
English literature
English literature -- Study and teaching
English teachers
Universities and colleges -- Faculty
California -- Berkeley
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UNARRANGED COLLECTION. UNAVAILABLE FOR USE: Inquiries regarding these materials should be submitted to The Bancroft Library
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COLLECTION STORED, IN PART, OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for use.
Mark Schorer papers, circa 1930-1977, BANC MSS 81/68 c, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
Related collection: Mark Schorer papers, circa 1960-1975 (BANC MSS C-H 158).
Photographs transferred to the Pictorial Collections of The Bancroft Library (BANC PIC 2013.029).
Mark Schorer earned an MA at Harvard and his Ph. D. in English at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1936. During his
academic career, he held positions at Dartmouth, Harvard, and the University of California, Berkeley, where he chaired the
Department of English from 1960 to 1965. A leading critic of his time, he was best known for his work, Sinclair Lewis: An
American Life. Schorer was also the author of many short stories, which appeared in magazines such as The New Yorker, Harpers,
The Atlantic Monthly, and Esquire.
In English.
Partial container list available in the library.
Type:
Faculty papers.Archives.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Records and correspondence.
Physical Description:
print
41 (32 1 2 1
Language:
English
Origin:
CaliforniaCopyright Note:
UNARRANGED COLLECTION. UNAVAILABLE FOR USE: Inquiries regarding these materials should be submitted to The Bancroft Library
via a Special Collections Request link.
COLLECTION STORED, IN PART, OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for use.