Robert L. Patten Papers, 1961-1996 (mostly 1961-1962)

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Title:

Robert L. Patten Papers

Repository:

Princeton University Archives

Permanent URL:

https://n2t.net/ark:/88435/dc8g84mx80r

Dates:

1961-1996 (mostly 1961-1962)

Size:

1 box

Storage Note:

Mudd Manuscript Library (scamudd): Box 1

Language:

English

Abstract: A scholar of nineteenth-century British literature, Robert L. Patten earned an M.A. in 1962 and a Ph.D. in 1965 in the the Department of English at Princeton University. These papers are the files he kept on coursework in the English Department, together with his correspondence with Professor E.D.H. (Dudley) Johnson.

Collection Description & Creator Information

Scope and Contents

A scholar of nineteenth-century British literature, Robert L. Patten earned an M.A. in 1962 and a Ph.D. in 1965 in the the Department of English at Princeton University. These papers are the files he kept on coursework in the English Department, together with his correspondence with Professor E.D.H. (Dudley) Johnson.

Collection Creator Biography:

Patten

Robert L. Patten is a scholar of nineteenth-century British literature who has published works on George Cruikshank and Charles Dickens. Patten earned an M.A. in 1962 and a Ph.D. in 1965 from the Princeton University Department of English. He later taught at Bryn Mawr College and, in 1969, took a position at Rice University, where he would become Lynette S. Autrey Professor Emeritus in Humanities.

Collection History

Acquisition:: The papers were donated by Robert L. Patten in 2018 (AR.2018.073).
Appraisal: Two graduate student papers created by students other than Robert L. Patten were separated from this collection during processing.
Processing Information: This collection was processed by Phoebe Nobles in June, 2022. Finding aid written by Phoebe Nobles in June, 2022.

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