Guide to the Seymour Menton Papers MS.F.022
Finding aid prepared by Carole McEwan
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Title: Seymour Menton papers
Identifier/Call Number: MS.F.022
Contributing Institution:
Special Collections and Archives, University of California, Irvine Libraries
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
15.0 linear feet
(15 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1952-2005
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, and two boxes of monographs.
Creator:
Menton, Seymour
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Collection Scope and Content Summary
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, and two boxes of monographs.