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Biography
Collection Scope and Content Summary
Contributing Institution:
Special Collections and Archives, University of California, Irvine Libraries
Title: Abraham Melden papers
Creator:
Melden, A. I. (Abraham Irving)
Identifier/Call Number: MS.F.003
Physical Description:
2 Linear Feet
(5 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1933-1990
Abstract: This collection contains the professional papers of Abraham I. Melden. It includes personal and professional correspondence;
manuscripts, including his Ph.D. dissertation; notebooks; and lecture material.
Language of Material:
English
.
Access
Collection is unprocessed. Please contact Special Collections and Archives regarding availability for research use.
Publication Rights
Property rights reside with the University of California. Literary rights are retained by the creators of the records and
their heirs. For permissions to reproduce or to publish, please contact the Head of Special Collections and University Archives.
Preferred Citation
Abraham Melden papers. MS-F003. 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 Regula Melden, 1992.
Processing History
Preliminary processing by Eddie Yeghiayan, ca. 1995.
Biography
Abraham I. Melden was an author, academic, and philosopher known for his work on ethical theory and applied ethics. He was
born in 1910 and studied philosophy at the University of California, Los Angeles and Brown University. He earned his Ph.D.
at the University of California, Berkeley in 1938. Melden was Professor of Philosophy at Berkeley and the University of Washington
before joining the faculty at the University of California, Irvine in 1964 as Professor and Chairman of the Department of
Philosophy. He wrote several books on philosophical issues, including ethics, and civil and human rights. Melden died in 1991.
Collection Scope and Content Summary
This collection contains the professional papers of Abraham I. Melden. It includes personal and professional correspondence;
manuscripts, including his Ph.D. dissertation; notebooks; and lecture material.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
University of California, Irvine -- Faculty -- Archives
Melden, A. I. (Abraham Irving) -- Archives