Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Seymour Menton papers
- Dates:
- 1952-2005
- Creators:
- Menton, Seymour
- Abstract:
- This collection contains the professional papers of Seymour Menton, the founding chair of the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures at the University of California, Irvine, and Professor Emeritus of Spanish and Portuguese. His papers reflect his 55-year career in teaching and writing in the field of Latin American literature. Included are research notes, book reviews, correspondence, class material, class reviews, curriculum vitae, journal articles, two boxes of monographs, and an audiocassette of an oral history interview with Menton.
- Extent:
- 15 Linear Feet (15 boxes)
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
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Seymour Menton papers. MS-F022. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California. Date accessed.
For the benefit of current and future researchers, please cite any additional information about sources consulted in this collection, including permanent URLs, item or folder descriptions, and box/folder locations.
Background
- Scope and content:
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This collection contains the professional papers of Seymour Menton, the founding chair of the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures at the University of California, Irvine, and Professor Emeritus of Spanish and Portuguese. His papers reflect his 55-year career in teaching and writing in the field of Latin American literature. Included are research notes, book reviews, correspondence, class material, class reviews, curriculum vitae, journal articles, two boxes of monographs, and an audiocassette of an oral history interview with Menton.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Seymour Menton, 2005.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2020-06-12 16:23:14 UTC .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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The collection has not been processed. It may contain restricted materials. Please contact the Department of Special Collections and Archives in advance to request access.
Access to original audiocassettes is restricted; researchers may request listening copies.
- Terms of access:
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Property rights reside with the University of California. Copyrights are retained by the creators of the records and their heirs. For permission to reproduce or to publish, please contact the Head of Special Collections and Archives.
- Preferred citation:
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Seymour Menton papers. MS-F022. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California. Date accessed.
For the benefit of current and future researchers, please cite any additional information about sources consulted in this collection, including permanent URLs, item or folder descriptions, and box/folder locations.
- Location of this collection:
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Special Collections and ArchivesThe UCI Libraries, P.O. Box 19557Irvine, CA 92623-9557, US
- Contact:
- (949) 824-3947