Nathan Comfort Starr collection of Arthuriana ephemera
Scope and Contents
The collection contains clippings, correspondence, manuscript and other print materials and ephemera relating to the subject of Arthurian scholarship. Many items were removed from books in the Nathan Comfort Starr Collection of Arthuriana (now held in the Wesleyan University's Special Collections & Archives), and can be cross-referenced with the book's title and call number.
Dates
- Creation: 1915-1979
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
University records - Copyright held by Wesleyan University; all other copyright is retained by the creator - In Copyright – Non-Commercial Use Permitted
Some material is in public domain - No Copyright - United States
Biographical / Historical
Nathan Comfort Starr was born in Eau Claire, Wisconsin in 1896. He received degrees from Harvard and Oxford Universities. It was a class at Harvard, taught by G. H. Maynadier, which first piqued Starr's interest in the Arthurian legends. He would go on to teach courses in Arthurian literature and write King Arthur Today: The Arthurian Legend in English and American Literature, 1901-1953, a study of modern Arthurian adaptations. During his career, Starr taught English at Harvard, Radcliffe College, Colgate University, St. John's University, Rollins College, Williams College, and the University of Florida. He was a member of the Grolier Club in New York, and exhibited a number of items from his Arthuriana collection there in 1972. Starr passed away in 1981 at the age of 84.
Extent
2.25 Linear Feet (4 hollinger boxes and 1 volume)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection contains clippings, correspondence, manuscript and other print materials and ephemera relating to the subject of Arthurian scholarship.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bequest of Nathan Comfort Starr, 1981.
- Title
- Nathan Comfort Starr collection of Arthuriana ephemera, 1915-1979
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by Samantha Klein, March 2010 Encoded by Valerie Gillispie, July 2010
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the University Archives Repository