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Theodore Ziolkowski Papers
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Theodore Ziolkowski (1932-2020) was a scholar of German studies and comparative literature and the Class of 1900 Professor Emeritus of German and Comparative Literature at Princeton University. He held degrees from Duke University and Yale University, where he received his PhD in 1957. Ziolkowski taught courses in the departments of Modern Languages and Literatures and Comparative Literature at Princeton University from 1964 to 2001, and was Dean of the Graduate School from 1979 to 1992. He was also president of the Modern Language Association (1985). Throughout his career, Ziolkowski published several books on Hermann Hesse (1877-1962), beginning with The Novels of Hermann Hesse: A Study in Theme and Structure (1965), as well as dozens of other books on German and comparative literature.
ZiolkowskiTheodore Ziolkowski (1932-2020) was a scholar of German studies and comparative literature and the Class of 1900 Professor Emeritus of German and Comparative Literature at Princeton University. He held degrees from Duke University and Yale University, where he received his PhD in 1957. Ziolkowski taught courses in the departments of Modern Languages and Literatures and Comparative Literature at Princeton University from 1964 to 2001, and was Dean of the Graduate School from 1979 to 1992. He was also president of the Modern Language Association (1985). Throughout his career, Ziolkowski published several books on Hermann Hesse (1877-1962), beginning with The Novels of Hermann Hesse: A Study in Theme and Structure (1965), as well as dozens of other books on German and comparative literature.
The papers include teaching-related materials such as research notes, lectures notes, course syllabi and examinations, as well as materials relating to Ziolkowski's governance of the Graduate School.
Gift of Theodore Ziolkowski in 2011 [AR.2011.150], 2012 [AR.2012.104] and 2014 [AR.2014.085]. Additional papers were donated by Theodore Ziolkowski in 2018 (AR.2018.088) and by Eric Ziolkowski in 2022 [AR.2022.017].
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This collection was processed by Lynn Durgin in 2011. Finding aid written by Lynn Durgin in 2011. Finding aid updated by Lynn Durgin in 2012 and 2015. Updated by Phoebe Nobles in 2022.
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- Lynn Durgin
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- 2009
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Unpublished manuscript by Ziolkowski.
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Includes information on courses "Don Juan and Faust"; "The Uses of the Past in Postwar German Literature"; Modern Novel; Literature and Law
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This folder includes photographs. The contents of the folder document an incident which damaged the High Table in Proctor Hall, and restoration services for the table.
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