Richard P. Adams papers, 1862-1976 | Louisiana Research Collection

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Collection Overview

Title: Richard P. Adams papers, 1862-1976

ID: LaRC/Manuscripts Collection 897

Primary Creator: Adams, Richard P. (Richard Perrill), 1917-1977.

Extent: 10.0 Boxes

Arrangement: The collection is arranged as follows: personal papers, correspondence, Faulkner book and reviews, dissertation, and note cards. The collection consists of ten boxes.

Subjects: Academic freedom -- United States., Adams, Richard P. (Richard Perrill), 1917-1977., American literature -- History and criticism -- Periodicals., Editors -- United States -- Correspondence., Faulkner, William, 1897-1962 -- Criticism and interpretation., Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864., Tulane University. Dept. of English.

Forms of Material: Articles., Biographies., Correspondence., Notes., Theses.

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

This collection consists of chiefly professional papers of Richard P. Adams (1917-1977), former Chairman and Head of the English Department at Tulane University. There is biographical information, correspondence, articles and portions of Adams' book about William Faulkner, as well as book reviews, a map, and pamphlets on Faulkner. In addition, there are copies of Adams' doctoral dissertation on Nathaniel Hawthorne in addition to several boxes of note cards with his interpretations of the works of American writers on them. General correspondence as well as correspondence from when Adams' was on the editorial board of the journal, American Literature can also be found in the collection.

Biographical Note

Richard Perrill Adams (1917-1977) was former Chairman and Head of the English Department at Tulane University. He was born in Kansas and earned his doctorate from Columbia University. He wrote critical studies in American literature. His major work was Faulkner: Myth and Motion, published by Princeton University Press in 1968. He wrote essays on many academic topics, including academic freedom in the South and economics of the profession. He served the University on many important committees. In addition, he was active in the American Association of University Professors and wrote about a wide range of American poetry and prose.

Subject/Index Terms

Academic freedom -- United States.
Adams, Richard P. (Richard Perrill), 1917-1977.
American literature -- History and criticism -- Periodicals.
Editors -- United States -- Correspondence.
Faulkner, William, 1897-1962 -- Criticism and interpretation.
Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864.
Tulane University. Dept. of English.

Administrative Information

Repository: Louisiana Research Collection

Access Restrictions: Collection is open to the public. No known restrictions.

Use Restrictions: Physical rights are retained by the Louisiana Research Collection. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.

Acquisition Source: Richard P. Adams.

Preferred Citation: Richard P. Adams papers, Manuscripts Collection 897, Louisiana Research Collection, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70118.

Processing Information: Collection processed by Helen Burkes.

Finding Aid Revision History: Finding aid information entered in Archon by LAC Group in 2011.

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Box:

[Box 1: Papers],
[Box 2: Correspondence],
[Box 3: Correspondence and other papers],
[Box 4: Hawthorne: A Study of His Literary Development, 1951],
[Box 5: Note cards of Richard P. Adams interpreting American writers],
[Box 6: Note cards of Richard P. Adams interpreting American writers],
[Box 7: Note cards of Richard P. Adams interpreting American writers],
[Box 8: Note cards of Richard P. Adams interpreting American writers],
[Box 9: Note cards of Richard P. Adams interpreting American writers],
[Box 10: Note cards of Richard P. Adams interpreting American writers],
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Box 8: Note cards of Richard P. Adams interpreting American writers: Emerson, Hawthorne, Whitman, Emily Dickinson, Mark Twain, E.E. Robinson, Stevens.

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