Scope and Content Note
This collection consists primarily of correspondence dating from 1950 to 1981 on such topics as a doctoral dissertation on J. D. Beresford, English Literature in Transition, and books and bibliographies that Gerber authored. Also included are reviews of Gerber's published work, poetry by Gerber, information documenting Gerber's career, and notes.
Dates
- Creation: 1950-1985
Language of Materials
Material in English
Access Restrictions
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Copyright
Arizona State University does not own copyright to this collection. Distinctive Collections recognizes that it is incumbent upon the researcher to procure permission to publish information from this collection from the owner of the copyright.
Biographical Note
Helmut Emil Gerber was born on July 7, 1920 in Germany. He was educated at Rutgers University, New York University, and the University of Pennsylvania. During World War II, Gerber served as a Captain in U.S. Army Intelligence in the European Theater (1942-1946). He went on to teach at Lafayette College, Purdue University, the University of Texas at Arlington, Northern Illinois University, and Arizona State University. He wrote books discussing George Moore, Thomas Hardy, and Joseph Conrad and contributed numerous articles and reviews to scholarly journals. Gerber was the founder (1968) and general editor of the Annotated Secondary Bibliography Series. He also founded English Literature in Transition (1957), which he published and edited until his death on April 29, 1981.
Full extent
8 Box(es)
Full extent
4.5 Linear Feet
Abstract
This collection consists primarily of correspondence dating from 1950 to 1981 on such topics as a doctoral dissertation on J. D. Beresford, English Literature in Transition, and books and bibliographies that Gerber authored. Also included are reviews of Gerber's published work, poetry by Gerber, information documenting Gerber's career, and notes.
Arrangement
This collection consists of eight boxes.
Provenance
Helmut Gerber's estate donated these papers to Arizona State University in 1988 (Accession #2004-03161).
- Title
- Helmut E. Gerber Papers, 1950-1985
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by Special Collections staff.
- Date
- 2011
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding guide encoded in English.
Repository details
Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository
Contact
Arizona State UniversityP.O. Box 871006
Tempe AZ 85287-1006 United States
(480) 965-4932
archives@asu.edu