John L. Gerig papers, 1905-1988

Summary Information

Description

Summary

Correspondence, research notes, articles, clippings, photostats, and photographs. These files concern his interest in Pierre Bayle, Antoine Arlier, and the Renaissance in Provence, as well as the Romanic Review, philology, French, Spanish, and celtic studies. Among the correspondents are: Philippe Berthelot, Nicholas Murray Butler, F.R. Coudert, John H. Finley, the Prince de Ligne, Curtis Hidden Page, William B. Parsons, and Aime ́Puech.

Arrangement

Selected materials cataloged; remainder arranged. Box 1, Cataloged correspondence & Arranged correspondence; Box 1-6, Subject file.

Using the Collection

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Terms Governing Use and Reproduction

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Preferred Citation

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); John L. Gerig papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

Accruals

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Ownership and Custodial History

Transferred from Casa Italiana (via Richard Pachella), 1992 & 1994.

Transferred from Middle East and Jewish Studies (via Frank Unlandherm), 1999.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Papers: Source of acquisition--Casa Italiana (via Richard Pachella). Method of acquisition--Transfer; Date of acquisition--06/02/1992. Accession number--M-92-06-02.

Papers: Source of acquisition--Casa Italiana (via Richard Pachella). Method of acquisition--Transfer; Date of acquisition--01/26/1994. Accession number--M-94-01-26.

Misc. re. N. Iorga: Source of acquisition--Middle East & Jewish Studies. Method of acquisition--Transfer (vis Frank Unlandherm); Date of acquisition--02/16/1999. Accession number--M-99-02-16.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Processing Information

Papers Processed HR 03/01/1994.

Papers Processed HR 04/04/1994.

Misc. re. N. Iorga Processed HR 07/07/2000.

Revision Description

2009-06-26 File created.

2019-05-20 EAD was imported spring 2019 as part of the ArchivesSpace Phase II migration.

Biographical / Historical

Author, linguist, Professor of Celtic at Columbia University from 1911 until his death, and Executive Officer of the Department of Romance Languages at Columbia University. He was born in Columbia, Missouri and earned an A.B. degree from the University of Missouri in 1898, an A.M. degree in 1899, his Ph.D. from the University of Nebraska in 1902. At Columbia University, he was active in establishing the Casa Italiana and the Maison Franca̧is and contributed to the Romanitc Review.

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