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Contributing Institution:
The Bancroft Library
Title: Lawrence W. Levine papers
source:
Levine, Cornelia
Creator:
Levine, Lawrence W.
Identifier/Call Number: BANC MSS 2022/102
Physical Description:
32.55 linear feet
)25 cartons, 2 boxes, 2 card file boxes)
Physical Description:
4.2 GB
(7,777 files)
Physical Description:
18 audiocassettes
Date (inclusive): 1945-2021
Abstract: The Lawrence W. Levine papers document his career as a historian and professor at both the University of California, Berkeley
and George Mason University (GMU). The collection is divided into nine series: Correspondence; Writings; Research Files; Professional
Activities; University of California Berkeley and George Mason University Administrative Records; Teaching Materials; Personalia
and Biographical Material; Cornelia Levine Files; and Digital Files.
Physical Location: Many of the Bancroft Library collections are stored offsite and advance notice may be required for use. For current information
on the location of these materials, please consult the library's online catalog.
Language of Material:
English
.
Collection is partially open for research. Cartons 1-25, Box 1, and Card File Boxes 1-2 are open for research. Box 2 includes
restricted personnel material and is closed to researchers until 2061.
Series 9: Digital files, folder 001, contains unprocessed email files in the directories named gmu_mail and Email Backup.
These unprocessed email files are unavailable for researcher use.
No future additions are expected.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The Lawrence W. Levine papers were given to The Bancroft Library in 2021 by Cornelia R. Levine.
There are no alternative forms of this collection.
Lawrence William Levine was an influential scholar of United States history and culture. Born in Manhattan, he attended City
College of New York and received his Ph.D. from Columbia University. He married Cornelia Roettcher in 1964. Levine taught
history at the University California, Berkeley from 1962 until 1994. That same year he started teaching history and cultural
studies at George Mason University. Among other topics, Levine wrote and taught about the lived experiences of African Americans
in the U.S., popular culture and the creation of cultural hierarchy, the social and cultural history of the 1930s, and higher
education, arguing for curricula that reflected the ethnic and racial diversity of the U.S. Levine received many honors for
his scholarship and teaching, including a MacArthur Fellowship (in 1983). The Organization of American Historians has named
their annual award for the best book in American cultural history after him. Levine died in Berkeley in 2006.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Access to audio-visual materials may be restricted due to technical limitations.
[Identification of item], Lawrence W. Levine papers, BANC MSS 2022/102,The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
Arranged to the folder level.
Processed by Marjorie Bryer in 2022-2023.
Archival processing of the Lawrence W. Levine papers was made possible thanks to the support of Annette Melville and Scott
Simmon and preliminary preparation work by Cornelia Levine.
The Lawrence Levine digital files were received on one external hard drive containing files from Levine's laptop, 34 3.5"
floppy disks, one zip disk, and one DVD. The files were scanned for viruses using Malware Bites. Forensic disk images of the
source media were made by Library staff using AccessData FTK Imager. Archivists extracted and analyzed the files in FTK and
TreeSize Professional, screening material for personal identifiable information (PII). Library staff used TreeSize Professional
to deduplicate files reducing the collection from 4.8 GB to 4.2 GB, and 16,743 files down to 7,777 files. Two 3.5" floppy
disks could not be imaged due to file corruption. The single zip disk in the collection was empty.
Historian of American culture, professor at Berkeley, 1962-1994, Oral History Interview (BANC MSS 2015/142)
The Lawrence W. Levine files document his career as a historian and professor at both the University of California, Berkeley
and George Mason University (GMU). There is correspondence with colleagues, students, and family; drafts, notes, and research
materials related to his student work, book projects, articles, and public lectures; course materials, including lectures,
research materials, (anonymous) student evaluations, and syllabi; administrative records related to his tenure at both Berkeley
and GMU; biographical materials; and files compiled by his widow Cornelia R. Levine following his death.
The collection is divided into nine series: Correspondence; Writings; Research Files; Professional Activities; University
of California Berkeley and George Mason University Administrative Records; Teaching Materials; Personalia and Biographical
Material; Cornelia Levine Files; and Digital Files.
Some materials in these collections may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). In addition, the reproduction
of some materials may be restricted by terms of University of California gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions,
privacy and publicity rights, licensing and trademarks. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond
that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be
commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owner. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
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Subjects and Indexing Terms
Levine, Lawrence W. -- Archives
Levine, Lawrence W. -- Correspondence
University of California, Berkeley. Department of History -- Faculty.
George Mason University. Department of History -- Faculty.
African Americans -- History.
African Americans -- Folklore
Popular culture -- United States
Historiography
Education, Higher -- United States
Great Depression
Nineteen thirties.
Levine, Cornelia
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