Eric Sellin:
A Preliminary Inventory of His Correspondence Collection at the Harry Ransom Center
| Creator: | Sellin, Eric, 1933- | |
| Title: | Eric Sellin Correspondence Collection | |
| Dates: | 1954-1999 | |
| Extent: | 9 boxes (3.78 linear feet) | |
| Abstract: | The correspondence of Eric Sellin, professor of French and Francophone Literatures at Tulane University, reflects his scholarly activity. Areas of interest include Francophone literature of Africa (including the Maghrib) and the Caribbean; American and Anglophone literature, avant-garde literary movements, and comparative aesthetics. Correspondents include artists, novelists, playwrights, philosophers, poets, scholars, critics, editors, publishers, and journalists from around the world for a forty-five year period, 1954-1999. | |
| Call Number: | Manuscript Collection MS-04883 | |
| Language: | English and Afrikans |
| Access: | Open for research. Researchers must create an online Research Account and agree to the Materials Use Policy before using archival materials. | |
| Use Policies: | Ransom Center collections may contain material with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations. Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in the collections without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which the Ransom Center and The University of Texas at Austin assume no responsibility. | |
| Restrictions on Use: | Authorization for publication is given on behalf of the University of Texas as the owner of the collection and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder which must be obtained by the researcher. For more information please see the Ransom Center's Open Access and Use Policies. |
Administrative Information
| Preferred Citation | Eric Sellin Correspondence (Manuscript Collection MS-04883). Harry Ransom Center, The University of Texas at Austin. | |
| Acquisition: | Gift, 2001 (G 11926) | |
| Processed by: | Liz Murray, 2001 |
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Scope and Contents
| The correspondence of Eric Sellin, professor of French and Francophone Literatures at Tulane University, reflects his scholarly activity. Areas of interest include Francophone literature of Africa (including the Maghrib) and the Caribbean; American and Anglophone literature, avant-garde literary movements, and comparative aesthetics. Correspondents include artists, novelists, playwrights, philosophers, poets, scholars, critics, editors, publishers, and journalists from around the world for a forty-five year period, 1954-1999. | ||
| The correspondence is arranged alphabetically and includes clippings, essays, articles, book reviews, and poetry. | ||
Separated Material
| Books from Eric Sellin were transferred to the Ransom Center's Library and are described separatly in the University of Texas Library Catalog. A small number of items were transfered to the Center's Vertical File Collection. | ||