Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections
Arthur Sherbo Papers
UA.17.303
Table of Contents
- Summary Information
- Biographical Note
- Scope and Contents note
- Administrative Information
- Controlled Access Headings
- Collection Inventory
- Christopher Smart
- Studies in the Eighteenth Century English Novel
- English Poetic Diction from Chaucer to Wordsworth
- Letters to Mr. Urban of the Gentleman's Magazine
- Offprints, Reprints
- Memoirs and Anecdotes of Samuel Johnson
Summary Information
- Repository
- Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections
- Creator
- Sherbo, Arthur, 1918-
- Title
- Arthur Sherbo papers
- ID
- UA.17.303
- Date [inclusive]
- 1957-1997
- Extent
- 3.0 Cubic feet
- Language
- English
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: "Item title, Collection title, Collection Identifier, Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections, East Lansing, Michigan."
Biographical Note
Arthur Sherbo was born on May 27, 1918 in Haverhill, Massachusetts. He received his A.B. from Bowdoin College in 1947 and his M.A. (1948) and Ph.D. (1950) from Columbia University. In 1956, Sherbo was hired as an Associate Professor at Michigan State University. He became a full professor in the Department of English in 1961.
Eighteenth-century English studies was Sherbo’s area of expertise. He published numerous books and over 100 articles, most of which were analyses of English literature. In 1983, Sherbo was presented with the Distinguished Faculty Award. Sherbo retired as a professor emeritus in July 1983, and again in December 1987.
Sherbo was married to Irene Sherbo and had three daughters. He passed away on August 10, 2010 at the age of 92.
Scope and Contents note
This collection consists of Sherbo's galley proofs, page proofs, research materials, documents, drafts, notes, photocopies of his work as an editor, and other materials. Also included is his correspondence from 1957 to 1972, relating to Christopher Smart's Knowledge of Occult Literature (1957), New Essays by Arthur Murphy (1963), Christopher Smart: Scholar of the University (1967), Studies in the Eighteenth Century English Novel (1969), Memoirs and Anecdotes of Samuel Johnson (1974), English Poetic Diction from Chaucer to Wordsworth (1975), John Scott of Amwell (1980), Some Thoughts on the Annotation of Eighteenth-Century Texts (n.d.), Major Thomas Pearson of the East India Company (1985), Letters to Mr. Urban of the Gentleman's Magazine (1997), and many other published articles. Biographical and bibliographical materials are present in the collection.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections August 2012
Conrad Hall888 Wilson Road, Room 101
East Lansing , MI, 48824
517-355-2330
archives@msu.edu
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Legal Status
Copyright: Michigan State University. Property Rights: Michigan State University.
Conditions Governing Use
Permission to publish material from this collection must be obtained from University Archives & Historical Collections, Michigan State University.
Custodial History
Transferred from MSU Libraries Special Collections.
Controlled Access Headings
Genre(s)
- Letters (correspondence)
- Publications
Personal Name(s)
- Smart, Christopher, 1722-1771
Subject(s)
- English literature -- Study and teaching (Higher)
Collection Inventory
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"Sir Fopling Flutter: a Genesis and a Genealogy," Master's Thesis, Columbia University 1947 |
4078 | 13 | ||
Christopher Smart |
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"Christopher Smart's Knowledge of Occult Literature" from Journal of the History of Ideas, Galley Proof April 1957 |
4077 | 1 | ||
Research Materials |
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Correspondence 1957-1972 |
4077 | 2 | ||
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Notes, Misc. [Miscellaneous] |
4077 | 3 | ||
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Documents About Peter Smart, Christopher Smart's Brother |
4077 | 4 | ||
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Booklets |
4077 | 5 | ||
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Photocopies |
4077 | 6-8 | ||
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Studies in the Eighteenth Century English Novel 1969 |
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Early Draft, Notes: 1 |
4077 | 9 | ||
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Early Draft, Notes: 2 |
4077 | 10 | ||
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Early Draft, Notes: 3 |
4077 | 11 | ||
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Early Draft, Notes: 4 |
4077 | 12 | ||
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Final Draft p. 1 - 100 |
4077 | 13 | ||
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Final Draft p. 101 - 200 |
4077 | 14 | ||
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Final Draft p. 201 - 320 |
4077 | 15 | ||
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English Poetic Diction from Chaucer to Wordsworth 1975 |
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Signatures, Unbound |
4077 | 16 | ||
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Partial Draft: Prolegomena, Notes, References, Index |
4077 | 17 | ||
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Page Proofs |
4077 | 18 | ||
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Page Proofs - Master Set - 1st Pass |
4078 | 10 | ||
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Page Proofs - Master Set - 2nd Pass |
4078 | 11 | ||
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"John Scott of Amwell..." (original and copy) 1980 |
4077 | 19 | ||
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"Some Thoughts on the Annotation of Eighteenth-Century Texts" |
4077 | 20 | ||
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"Major Thomas Pearson of the East India Company" 1985 |
4077 | 21 | ||
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"Major Thomas Pearson of the East India Company, Book Collector (1740?-1781)" draft circa 1985 |
4078 | 12 | ||
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"Harriet Monroe's 'Chicago Letters' " Typescript 1989 |
4077 | 22 | ||
Letters to Mr. Urban of the Gentleman's Magazine 1997 |
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Draft (1) Ch. 1 - 5 |
4077 | 23 | ||
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Draft (1) Ch. 6 - 12 |
4077 | 24 | ||
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Draft (2) Ch. 1 - 6 |
4077 | 25 | ||
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Draft (2) Ch. 7 - End |
4077 | 26 | ||
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Press Announcement, Order Form |
4077 | 27 | ||
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"Lord Hailes, Shakespeare Critic" |
4077 | 28 | ||
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"Isaac Reed's (?) Copy of Biographia Dramatica at Michigan State University" 1980s |
4077 | 29 | ||
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An Eighteenth-Century Reader of Shakespeare's Plays and Some Bookplates in Special Collections 1996-1997 |
4077 | 30 | ||
Offprints, Reprints |
Box 4077 |
Folder 31 |
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"Swift and Travel Literature" 1979 |
4077 | 31 | ||
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"William Cowper and the European Magazine" 1981 |
4077 | 31 | ||
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"Thomas Holt White and the 1772 Reprint of John Evelyn's Fumifugium" 1980 |
4077 | 31 | ||
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"Shakespeare Prolegomena: 1709-1821" 1978 |
4077 | 31 | ||
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"The English Weather, the Gentleman's Magazine, and the Brothers White" 1985 |
4077 | 31 | ||
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"An Unnoted Book Society (?) in Eighteenth-Century Derby" 1997 |
4077 | 31 | ||
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"The Dryden-Cambridge Translation of Plutarch's Lives" |
4077 | 31 | ||
Galley Proof |
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"Belated Justice to Hillaire Belloc, Versifier (1870-1953)” |
4077 | 31 | ||
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"From The London Mercury" |
4077 | 31 | ||
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Correspondence, Biographical Data, Curriculum Vita, Bibliography |
4077 | 32 | ||
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New Essays by Arthur Murphy - Galley Proofs 1963 |
4078 | 1 | ||
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Christopher Smart: Scholar of the University - Galley Proof |
4078 | 2 | ||
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Christopher Smart: Scholar of the University - Page Proofs p. 1 - p. 141 |
4078 | 3 | ||
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Christopher Smart: Scholar of the University - Page Proofs p. 141 - End |
4078 | 4 | ||
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Studies in the Eighteenth Century - Gallery Proof 1969 |
4078 | 5 | ||
Memoirs and Anecdotes of Samuel Johnson 1974 |
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Introduction - Ms. (Sherbo) |
4078 | 6 | ||
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Edited photocopy of Anecdotes of the Late Samuel Johnson by Hesther Lynch Piozzi Title Page - 161 |
4078 | 7 | ||
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Edited photocopy of Anecdotes of the Late Samuel Johnson by Hesther Lynch Piozzi p. 162 - p. 307 |
4078 | 8 | ||
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Edited photocopy of Memoirs of the Life and Writings of the late Dr. Samuel Johnson by William Shaw |
4078 | 9 | ||
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Index Card Box A: Letters A - I |
4079 | 1 | ||
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Index Card Box B: Letters J - Z |
4079 | 2 | ||
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Index Card Box C: Glover Leonidas - Odyssey |
4079 | 3 | ||
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Index Card Box D: Vir. [Virgil's] Aeneid - Thomson, Seasons |
4079 | 4 | ||
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Index Card Box D: Hoole - Gray |
4079 | 5 | ||