Maximillian E. Novak Papers on the Stoke Newington Daniel Defoe edition, 1967-2004

Summary

Creators:

Novak, Maximillian E. and Schonhorn, Manuel

Abstract:

This collection is comprised primarily of correspondence made within a circle of scholars of the early modern and Restoration period regarding the publication of a comprehensive, scholarly edition of works by 18th-century thinker Daniel Defoe. The primary correspondents are Maximillian E. Novak (UCLA) and Manuel Schonhorn (Southern Illinois University), who have been editors of the Stoke Newington Daniel Defoe Edition Series since the project was first started in 1968 - then under a different name as "The Collected Works of Daniel Defoe". Along with a sizable quantity of correspondence between these scholars, the collection also contains some of the supplementary documents relating to the production of the Stoke Newington Daniel Defoe Editions.

Extent:

2 boxes

Language:

English .

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Maximilian E. Novak Papers on the Stoke Newington Daniel Defoe edition, MS.2015.006, William Andrews Clark Memorial Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Background

Scope and content:

The Maximillian E. Novak papers on the Stoke Newington Daniel Defoe edition consists primarily of written, scanned, and typed correspondence between Novak and a circle of scholars of early modern European writers. The letters span a broad date range starting mostly from 1968 to the late 1990s. Many of the letters were mailed as duplicate copies within the circle of scholars, and many of them are addressed to or written by Novak's colleague Manuel Schonhorn rather than Novak himself. Most folders contain less than 10 pieces of correspondence, with the exception of folders for letters written by Joyce D. Kennedy, Irving Rothman, and Maximillian Novak (to Manuel Schonhorn). Along with the correspondence, the collection also holds project outlines, prospectuses, typescripts, handwritten notes, scans of academic articles, a National Endowment for the Humanities grant application, and survey responses, mostly pertaining to the Stoke Newington Defoe edition (or the project's aliases throughout the years) or to developments in the field of early modern literature at large.

Acquisition information:

Gift of Maximillian E. Novak, 2015.

Processing information:

The documents in the collection exhibited little original order. Many documents were found stashed loose-leaf into a record carton, and items that were placed within folders oftentimes had little relationship to the folder title. While processing, many items were taken out of these folders for better integration into the finding aid's arrangement scheme.

Processing and description of this collection was done by Joyce Wang in 2018.

Arrangement:

This collection has been split into 2 series, one featuring supplementary materials for the publication of the Stoke Newington Daniel Defoe edition and one for correspondence. Materials in the first series are sorted alphabetically by folder title. The correspondence files are arranged alphabetically by the author's last name, and then chronologically when necessary.

Physical location:

This collection is stored at the UC Southern Regional Library Facility - South. Please contact Clark Library staff at least 2 weeks in advance if you would like to view the materials in this collection.

Physical description:

0.8 linear feet, 2 boxes

Rules or conventions:

Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Names:

Defoe, Daniel

Restrictions:

This collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

The Clark Library owns the property rights to its collections but does not hold the copyright to these materials and therefore cannot grant or deny permission to use them. Researchers are responsible for determining the copyright status of any materials they may wish to use, investigating the owner of the copyright, and obtaining permission for their intended publication or other use. In all cases, you must cite the Clark Library as the source with the following credit line: The William Andrews Clark Memorial Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Maximilian E. Novak Papers on the Stoke Newington Daniel Defoe edition, MS.2015.006, William Andrews Clark Memorial Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Location of this collection:

UCLA, Clark (William Andrews) Memorial Library

2520 Cimarron Street

Los Angeles, CA 90018, US

Contact:

(310) 794-5155

clark@humnet.ucla.edu

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