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Brian Peter Johnston (1932-2013) Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 11/3/11/10

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Scope and Contents

The Brian P. Johnston Papers span the period ca. 1964-1967 and comprise two folders of lecture and reading notes mainly concerning European and American authors and literature.

Dates

  • 1964 - 1967

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is stored off-site and requires two business days advance notice for retrieval. Please contact the McCormick Library at specialcollections@northwestern.edu or 847-491-3635 for more information or to schedule an appointment to view the collection.

Extent

1.00 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

The Brian P. Johnston Papers include lecture and reading notes mainly concerning European and American authors and literature.

Arrangement Note

The notes are arranged alphabetically according to subject headings. The headings included are as follows: Anglo-Saxon Poetry; Aristotle; Arnold, Matthew; Beowulf; Chaucer; Coleridge; Criticism; Defoe; Drama; Dryden; Eliot, George; Eliot, T.S.; Fielding; Hazlitt; Hawthorne; Henryson; Hobbes; Hopkins; Jonson; Kierkegaard; Longinus; Maxwell; Metaphysical Poetry; Middleton; Milton; Morte d' Arthur; Nineteenth Century Literature; Plato; Pope; Shakespeare; Sonnets; Tragedy; Webster; Wordsworth; Wyatt and Surrey; Yeats

Method of Acquisition

The Johnston Papers were separated from the Bergen Evans Papers, Series 11/3/11/9 (Accession Number 78-22).

Processing Information

Margaret Faverty, July 6, 1983

Title
Guide to the Brian Peter Johnston (1932-2013) Papers
Author
Margaret Faverty
Date
06/07/1983
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
eng

Library Details

Part of the Northwestern University Archives Repository

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