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Finding Aid for the Leslie A.
Fiedler Papers,
1951-1969
16/4F/284
State University of New York at
Buffalo. University Archives
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Title: Leslie A. Fiedler Papers,
1951/1969
Extent: 10
manuscript boxes, 1 half box, 1 folio box, 4 oversize boxes.
(8.5 linear feet).
Repository:
State University of New York at Buffalo. University
Archives
Abstract: Collection of Leslie A.
Fiedler, noted author, poet, and literary critic; includes handwritten
manuscripts, typed drafts, printed page proofs, galley proofs, and
correspondence relating to various books written earlier in his career
including
The Art of the Essay (1958);
No! in Thumder (1960);
The Second Stone (1963);
The Last Jew in America (1966); and
Return of the Vanishing American
(1968).
Preferred Citation
[Description and dates], Box/folder number, 16/4F/284, Leslie A.
Fiedler Papers, 1951-1969, University Archives, The State University of New
York at Buffalo.
See the Archives'
preferred citations instructions for
additional information.
Acquisition Information
Papers donated by Leslie A. Fiedler on December 22, 1969.
Terms of Access
The Leslie A. Fiedler Papers are open for research.
Permission to publish material from this collection must be
requested in writing from the University Archivist at the University Libraries
of the State University of New York at Buffalo.
Copyright
Copyright is held by The State University of New York at Buffalo,
University Archives. Copyright of papers in the collection may be held by their
authors, or the authors' heirs or assigns. Researchers must obtain the written
permission of the holder(s) of copyright and the University Archives before
publishing quotations from materials in the collection. Most papers may be
copied in accordance with the library's usual procedures unless otherwise
specified.
Processing Information
Orginally processed by: Archives Staff, 1972. Collection was
re-processed by Jen Goul, March 2004 for preservation purposes.
Accruals and Additions
No further accruals are expected to this collection.
Leslie Aaron Fiedler was born March 8, 1917 in Newark, New Jersey.
Fiedler left Newark as soon as he could and ventured north to pursue his
education. After receiving his B.A. from New York University in 1938, Fiedler
pursued graduate studies in English at the University of Wisconsin where he
received both his M.A. and Ph.D.
Fiedler's first academic position was at Montana State University,
Missoula, where he was hired as an assistant professor in 1941. In 1963 he
transferred to the State University of New York at Buffalo where he remained
for the duration of his career.
From 1974 to 1977, Fiedler served as chair of the University's
Department of English. He was promoted to SUNY Distinguished Professor in 1987
and in 1989 he received the Chancellor Charles P. Norton Medal, the highest
award given by UB. Fiedler held the department's prestigious Samuel L. Clemens
Chair for thirty years. After his death in 2003, the position was renamed the
Leslie A. Fiedler Chair.
One of the giants of 20th century literary criticism, Fiedler was
widely respected in his field. In 1988 he was elected to the American Academy
and Institute of Arts and Letters as a member of the Department of Literature
and in December 1994 the Modern Language Association awarded Fiedler the
Hubbell Medal for Lifetime Contribution to the Study of American Literature.
Arguably his most significant work is
Love and Death in the American Novel
(1960), in which he explores homoerotic and death themes in American
literature. A reviewer said of this novel: "How quickly Americans forget. No
one covers American literature with more knowledge, humor, insight and depth.
This work is an American classic like the classics he covers: Moby Dick,
Huckleberry Finn & The Scarlet Letter. I don't know how you get through
graduate school without reading this work, the first in a trilogy. Fiedler's
other two fine books being Waiting for the End, and The Return of the Vanishing
American." [samms2, "INDISPENSABLE FOR ANY STUDENT OF AMERICAN LITERATURE."
Online posting. December 14, 1998.
Amazon.com. (last accessed 04 May, 2006)]
Contains handwritten manuscripts, typed drafts, printed page proofs,
galley proofs, correspondence and clippings of Fiedler's early published and
unpublished essays 1958-1968. Box 11, folder 12 contains folders with notes
from the original processing of the collection (author unknown).
The collection divied into two series,
I.Writings and
II. Correspondence. Within each series the files are arranged
chronologically. The organization of the collection was not substantially
modified in reprocessing.
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|
I. Writings,
1951-1969 |
|
This series is arranged chronologically with undated material
following dated material.
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|
| Box-folder |
|
Contents |
|
| 1.1-1.16 |
|
The Art of the Essay: draft,
1958.
|
|
| 1.17-2.8 |
|
The Art of the Essay: page proofs,
1958
[10 folders]. |
|
| 12+.1-12+.13 |
|
The Art of the Essay: galley
proof,
1958.
|
|
| 2.9-2.17 |
|
Love and Death in the American
Novel: draft, ms.
1960.
[Fragile materials have been photocopied for preservation
and access purposes. The originals are located in 11.11] |
|
| 2.18-3.9 |
|
No! In Thunder: essays on Myth and
Literature: draft,
1960
[12 folders]. |
|
| 13+.1-13+.3 |
|
No! In Thunder: galley proof,
1960.
|
|
| 3.10-3.17 |
|
The Second Stone: A Love Story:
draft,
1963.
|
|
| 13+.4-13+.5 |
|
The Second Stone: galley proof,
1963.
|
|
| 4.1-4.4 |
|
The Continuing Debate: essays on
Education: layout and final draft,
1964.
|
|
| 14+.1-14+.4 |
|
The Continuing Debate: galley
proof,
1964.
|
|
| 4.2-4.8 |
|
Waiting for the End: draft,
1964.
|
|
| 14+.5-14+.7 |
|
Waiting for the End: galley proof,
1964.
|
|
| 4.9-5.5 |
|
Back to China: draft,
1964
[12 folders]. |
|
| 13+.6-13+.9 |
|
Back to China: galley proof,
1964.
|
|
| 5.6-6.17 |
|
The Last Jew in America: draft,
1966
[30 folders]. |
|
| 14+.8-14+.14 |
|
The Last Jew in America: galley
proofs 1-3,
1966.
|
|
| 7.1-7.10 |
|
The Return of the Vanishing
American: draft,
1968.
|
|
| 15+.1-15+.11 |
|
The Return of the Vanishing
American: galley proofs 1-4,
1968.
|
|
| 16+.1-16+.3 |
|
Being Busted: galley proof,
1969.
|
|
| 7.11-8.2 |
|
The Gorgon's Head: unpublished
draft, no date
[7 folders]. |
|
| 8.3 |
|
O Brave New World: An Anthology of Writing
in America: miscellaneous, draft, no date
|
|
| 8.4 |
|
Towards a Centennial: Notes on Innocents
Abroad: draft, manuscript, no date
|
|
| 8.5-8.6 |
|
Bad Scene at Buffalo Jump: draft -
multiple copies, no date
|
|
| Box-folder |
|
Contents |
|
| 8.7-8.10 |
|
The Art of the Essay,
1956-1968, no
date
|
|
| 8.11-9.6 |
|
Love and Death in the American
Novel,
1955-1968; includes information on both the
English and German editions.
[13 folders]. |
|
| 9.7-9.16 |
|
No! In Thunder: essays on Myth and
Literature and
An End to Innocence,
1951-1969, no
date
|
|
| 9.17-10.10 |
|
The Second Stone: A Love Story,
1962-1965; includes information on both the
English and German editions as well as movie correspondence.
[11 folders]. |
|
| 10.11-10.19 |
|
Waiting for the End,
1963-1968, no date
|
|
| 11.1-11.4 |
|
Back to China,
1964-1965, no
date
|
|
| 11.5 |
|
The Last Jew in America,
1965-1968, no
date
|
|
| 11.6-11.7 |
|
The Return of the Vanishing
American,
1967-1968, no
date
|
|
| 11.8-11.10 |
|
Pull Down Vanity and Other
Stories,
1962-1968, no
date
|
|
| 11.12 |
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Folders from first collection processing containing
notes by an unknown author.
|
The following terms have been used to index the description of this
collection in the Library's online catalog.
Fiedler, Leslie A.
Continuing debate.
Fiedler, Leslie A.
Gorgon's head (unpublished draft)
Fiedler, Leslie A.
Towards a centennial (draft manuscript)
Fiedler, Leslie A.
Waiting for the end.
Fiedler, Leslie A. Art of
the essay.
Fiedler, Leslie A. Back
to China.
Fiedler, Leslie A. Bad
scene at Buffalo Jump (draft)
Fiedler, Leslie A. Being
busted.
Fiedler, Leslie A. Last
Jew in America.
Fiedler, Leslie A. Love
and death in the American novel.
Fiedler, Leslie A. No! in
thunder.
Fiedler, Leslie A. Pull
down vanity and other stories.
Fiedler, Leslie A. Return
of the vanishing American.
Fiedler, Leslie A. Second
Stone.
Fiedler, Leslie A., O
brave new world.
State University of New
York at Buffalo. English Dept.
State University of New
York at Buffalo. University Archives
American essays
American fiction--History
and criticism
American literature--20th
century--History and criticism
Authors, American--New York
(State)--Buffalo
Authorship in
literature
Criticism--United
States
Critics--United
States
Fiedler, Leslie
A.--Archives
Fiedler, Leslie
A.--Authorship
Fiedler, Leslie
A.--Correspondence
Fiedler, Leslie
A.--Criticism, Textual
Fiedler, Leslie
A.--Manuscripts
Literature
publishing
Literature,
Modern
Manuscript preparation
(Authorship)
Manuscripts, American--New
York (State)--Buffalo
Proofs (Printing)
Proofs (Printing)--United
States--20th century
State University of New
York at Buffalo--Archives
State University of New
York at Buffalo. English Dept.
United
States--Civilization--1945-
Related Resources
16/4F/297m
Leslie A. Fiedler Additional Papers, 1933, University
Archives, The State University of New York at Buffalo.
