"Isaac Reed's (?) Copy of Biographia Dramatica at Michigan State University", 1980s
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of Sherbo's galley proofs, page proofs, research materials, documents, drafts, notes, photocopies of his work as an editor, and other materials. Also included is his correspondence from 1957 to 1972, relating to Christopher Smart's Knowledge of Occult Literature (1957), New Essays by Arthur Murphy (1963), Christopher Smart: Scholar of the University (1967), Studies in the Eighteenth Century English Novel (1969), Memoirs and Anecdotes of Samuel Johnson (1974), English Poetic Diction from Chaucer to Wordsworth (1975), John Scott of Amwell (1980), Some Thoughts on the Annotation of Eighteenth-Century Texts (n.d.), Major Thomas Pearson of the East India Company (1985), Letters to Mr. Urban of the Gentleman's Magazine (1997), and many other published articles. Biographical and bibliographical materials are present in the collection.
Dates
- Creation: 1980s
Creator
- From the Record Group: Sherbo, Arthur, 1918-2010 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Record Group: 3 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
From the Record Group: English
Repository Details
Part of the University Archives and Historical Collections Repository
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943 Conrad Road, Room 101
East Lansing MI 48824 US
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