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Box 34

 Container

Contains 79 Results:

A carbon of a letter to Bill Hale by Irving, 1976-07-06

 Item — Box: 34, Folder: 8
Identifier: Item 8
Scope and Contents

informing him what to expect on his doctoral exams, 1 page

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1976-07-06

A letter from David, no date

 Item — Box: 34, Folder: 8
Identifier: Item 9
Scope and Contents

1 page

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: no date

An apology letter from Sharon to Irving, 1976-11-17

 Item — Box: 34, Folder: 8
Identifier: Item 10
Scope and Contents

regarding her "thoughtless call" a week earlier, includes envelope, 3 pages

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1976-11-17

An award letter written by Irving announcing the winner of the Haskins Award, Piers Plowman, at Brown University in 1978, 1977-10-09

 Item — Box: 34, Folder: 8
Identifier: Item 11
Scope and Contents

Included are approval letters of the announcement by Berthe Marti, and Bryce Lyon, members of the board at Brown, 23 pages

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1977-10-09

Reviews - Periodicals checked, 1972-1976

 Item — Box: 34, Folder: 8
Identifier: Item 12
Scope and Contents

2 pages

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1972-1976

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 File — Box: 34, Folder: 9
Identifier: Folder 9
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Edward B. Irving (1923-1998), was a professor of English at the University of Pennsylvania from 1960 to 1993. He also taught at Yale University. He specialized in medieval literature, but could lecture on a variety of topics from Shakespeare to James Joyce. He was a member of both the Medieval Academy of America and the Modern Language Association of America. He published several books, among them An Introduction to Beowulf which was included in Prentice-Halls’...
Dates: 1930-2001; bulk 1940-1998; Other: Date acquired: 1998

Handwritten notes by Irving regarding a trip to Ireland

 Item — Box: 34, Folder: 9
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Flight numbers, addresses and dates of the trip, 1 page (August 19)

Dates: 1930-2001; bulk 1940-1998; Other: Date acquired: 1998

A letter from Irving's brother Robert to the Trust Officer of their father's trust fund, 1976-03-22

 Item — Box: 34, Folder: 9
Identifier: Item 2
Scope and Contents

A reply from the Officer is included, 5 pages

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1976-03-22

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 File — Box: 34, Folder: 10
Identifier: Folder 10
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Edward B. Irving (1923-1998), was a professor of English at the University of Pennsylvania from 1960 to 1993. He also taught at Yale University. He specialized in medieval literature, but could lecture on a variety of topics from Shakespeare to James Joyce. He was a member of both the Medieval Academy of America and the Modern Language Association of America. He published several books, among them An Introduction to Beowulf which was included in Prentice-Halls’...
Dates: 1930-2001; bulk 1940-1998; Other: Date acquired: 1998

Four copies of the same speech written by Irving, no date

 Item — Box: 34, Folder: 10
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

about the death of his friend and colleague at University of Pennsylvania, 3 pages each, 12 pages total

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: no date