Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Brown, Mary Ellen, 1939-
- Abstract:
- Mary Ellen Brown is a Professor Emerita of Folklore whose research during the 1970s and 1980s focused primarily on the works of Scottish poet and lyricist Robert Burns. The collection consists of research notes and manuscripts related to Robert Burns.
- Extent:
- 2 cubic feet (2 boxes)
- Language:
- Materials are in English
- Preferred citation:
[Item], Mary Ellen Brown papers, Collection C545, Indiana University Archives, Bloomington.
Background
- Biographical / Historical:
Mary Ellen Brown is a Professor Emerita of Folklore and Gender Studies, and an Adjunct Professor of English. She received her master's and doctoral degrees from the University of Pennsylvania (1963 and 1968), and a bachelor's from Mary Baldwin College (1960). She served as Director of Women's Studies (as the department was known until 1997 when it changed to Gender Studies) from 1985-1991 and later as the Director of the Institute for Advanced Study from 1998-2003. She has been the recipient of numerous fellowships, including the Fulbright Research Fellowship in 1998.
- Scope and Content:
This collection is organized into three series: Teaching, Research notes and correspondence, and Manuscripts and publications.
The Teaching series is a single folder containing a few syllabi from classes taught in 1989 and 1992. The courses are: "Women in Culture: An Introduction to Women's Studies-The Arts and Humanities," and "Folklore and Literature."
The Research notes and correspondence series is arranged alphabetically by topic and contains research dated 1972-1979. The research focuses on Robert Burns within a folkloric context.
The Manuscripts and publications series spans 1971-1991 and is further organized into two subseries: General, and Burns and Tradition. The General subseries consists of Brown's writings on various folkloric topics with a focus on Robert Burns. The Burns and Tradition subseries consists solely of files relating to the book-publishing process for Brown's Burns and Tradition between the years 1972-1985. Included in this series are research notes, manuscripts, correspondence with publishing agents and promotional materials for the completed book, all of which are arranged chronologically.
- Acquisition information:
- Accession 2004/044
- Appraisal information:
Small booklets on editorial markings and creating an index were removed and recycled.
- Custodial history:
This collection was transferred to the University Archives from Mary Ellen Brown in 2004.
- Processing information:
Processed by Ashley Zengerski.
Completed in 2014.
- Arrangement:
Collection is organized into three series: Teaching, Research notes and correspondence, and Manuscripts and publications.
Indexed Terms
- Subjects:
- Folklore --Study and teaching (Higher) --Indiana --Bloomington --History --Sources
Women's studies --Study and teaching (Higher) --Indiana --Bloomington --History --Sources - Names:
- Indiana University, Bloomington. Folklore Institute -- Faculty -- Archives
Indiana University, Bloomington. Department of English -- Faculty -- Archives
Brown, Mary Ellen, 1939- -- Archives
Brown, Mary Ellen, 1939- -- Correspondence
Burns, Robert, 1759-1796 -- Criticism and interpretation -- History -- Sources
Access
- RESTRICTIONS:
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Collection is open for research. Advance notice required.
- TERMS OF ACCESS:
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- PREFERRED CITATION:
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[Item], Mary Ellen Brown papers, Collection C545, Indiana University Archives, Bloomington.
- CAMPUS:
- Indiana University Bloomington
- LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
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Herman B Wells Library E4601320 East Tenth StreetBloomington, Indiana 47405-7000, United States
- CAMPUS:
- Indiana University Bloomington
- CONTACT:
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812-855-1127archives@indiana.edu