Robbins mss. II, 1937-1985

Papers of J. Albert Robbins at the Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana

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Creator: Robbins, J. Albert (John Albert), 1914-
Title: Robbins mss. II
Collection No.: LMC 2132
Dates: 1937-1985, 2001
Quantity:

Quantity: 3 Boxes

Quantity: 3 standard

Abstract: The Robbins mss. II, 1937-1985, consist of the papers of Indiana University English professor J. Albert Robbins (1914-1992).
Location: Lilly - Stacks
Language: Materials are in English .
Repository: Lilly Library
1200 E. Seventh St.
Bloomington, Indiana 47405-5500
Business Number: 812-855-2452
liblilly@iu.edu
URL: https://libraries.indiana.edu/lilly-library

Biographical Note

J. Albert Robbins Jr., born December 5, 1914, was an Indiana University English professor specializing in American literature and bibliography for 35 years. He served as Communications Officer in the U.S. Navy (1942-1945) and later became Lieutenant Commander. Robbins was a member for over 3 decades of the Bibliography Committee of the Modern Language Association of America and of the American Literature Section of the MLA. He was a compiler of the MLA Annual Bibliography and the bibliographical lists published in American Literature and was also an editor at American Literary Scholarship. J. Albert Robbins died March 4, 1992.

Scope and Content Note

Biographical materials include miscellaneous correspondence and other biographical materials related to Robbins. Events includes exhibit materials from the exhibits Three Centuries of American Poetry and Printing and the Mind of Man. Edited works includes drafts and correspondence related to academic journals that Robbins edited. Scholarly works includes research, correspondence, and writings related to William Faulkner, Robert Frost, and Edgar Allan Poe.

Arrangement

The collection is organized into the following series: I. Biographical Materials, II. Events, III. Edited Works, and IV. Scholarly Works.

Restrictions

Access Restrictions:

This collection is open for research.

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Related Material

See the Robbins mss., also at the Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington.

Indexed Terms

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

[Item], Robbins mss. II, Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.

Acquisition Information

Gift: 2001

Collection Inventory

Series:

Biographical Materials
box 1
Photograph & biographical description
box 1
Correspondence , 1973-1983

Series:

Events
box 1
Three Centuries of American Poetry
box 1
Printing and the Mind of Man

Series:

Edited Works
box 1
Commercial Review
box 1
American Poetry Review
box 1
American Literary Manuscripts , 1961-1980

Series:

Scholarly Works

Subseries:

Robert Frost
box 1
Poems of Robert Frost: As Yet Unpublished in Book Form
box 1
University of Florida donor files for Frost correspondence , 1982-1983
box 2
Clippings & publications
box 2
Ephemera
box 2
Correspondence with manuscripts repositories
box 2
Correspondence with booksellers & book catalogues
box 2
"An Afternoon with Robert Frost," notes and drafts
box 2
"Regional Decadence in Robert Frost" undergraduate paper
box 2
Transcripts of Frost correspondence
box 2
Photographs
box 2
Correspondence with presses
box 2
Copyright paperwork

Subseries:

William Faulkner
box 2
Clippings
box 2
Ephemera
box 2
Photographs

Subseries:

Edgar Allan Poe
box 3
Poe Newsletter , 1968-1972
box 3
Poe manuscript
box 3
Chapter on Poe's comic tales, fair & rough copies
box 3
Research and notes
box 3
Analysis of Poe's letters
box 3
Analyses of individual stories (2 folders)
box 3
Draft of anthology Edgar Allan Poe: Selections from the Prose and Poetry
box 3
Miscellaneous