Robert Branner papers, 1936-1973, bulk 1955-1973

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Series I: Teaching Materials, 1936-1973

This series contains correspondence, bibliographies, chronologies, slide lists, lecture notes, syllabi, class lists, notes, sketches, and student papers. Also included are notes that Branner took during classes or lectures he attended, and from the papers that he read. Material in this series is arranged alphabetically.


Subseries I.1. Columbia University, 1957-1973

This subseries comprises correspondence, bibliographies, chronologies, slide lists, lecture notes, syllabi, class lists, notes, sketches, and student papers.



Box 1 Folder 1 Correspondence, 1958-1973, undated, 1958-1973, undated


Box 1 Folder 2 Courses Taught, 1964-1968


Box 1 Folder 3 Fine Arts -- Course Instructions, 1957, 1962, 1957, 1962


Box 1 Folder 4 Fine Arts -- Humanities B, 1959-1968, undated, 1959-1968, undated


Box 1 Folder 5 Fine Arts -- Humanities C 1121, 1971, undated, 1121, 1971, undated


Box 1 Folder 6 Fine Arts 53, 1958-1960, undated, 1958-1960, undated


Box 1 Folder 7 Fine Arts 54, 1960, undated, 1960, undated


Box 1 Folder 8 Fine Arts 153 -- Gothic Architecture, 1957, undated, 1957, undated


Box 1 Folder 9 Fine Arts 154, 1957-1958


Box 1 Folder 10 Fine Arts 156 -- The Gothic World, 1959


Box 1 Folder 11 Fine Arts 157A -- Gothic Sculpture, 1957-1960


Box 1 Folder 12 Fine Arts 157B -- Paris Through the Ages, 1960-1965, undated, 1960-1965, undated


Box 1 Folder 13 Fine Arts 157B -- Paris Through the Ages -- Student Paper, 1959

[restricted until 2039]


Box 1 Folder 14 Fine Arts 206 -- Museum Studies, 1959-1960


Box 1 Folder 15 Fine Arts 255-256, 1957-1958


Box 1 Folder 16 Fine Arts 257 -- Pre-classical Style -- Seminar, undated


Box 1 Folder 17 Fine Arts 258 -- The Cathedral of Chartres and its Succession,, 1959


Box 1 Folder 18 Fine Arts 258 -- Student Paper, 1959

[restricted until 2039]


Box 1 Folder 19 Fine Arts 259, 1960


Box 1 Folder 20 G 6002 -- The Literature of Art, 1963-1973, 6002, 1963-1973



Box 2 Folder 1 G 6010 Y -- Art History Colloquium -- Student Paper, 1969, 6010, 1969

[restricted until 2049]


Box 2 Folder 2 Gothic Art, 1963-1967


Box 2 Folder 3 Gothic Art, 1973


Box 2 Folder 4 Gothic Art -- S4353, 1965-1970


Box 2 Folder 5 Gothic Art -- 12th Century, 1961-1964


Box 2 Folder 6 Gothic Art -- 12th Century, 1967-1970


Box 2 Folder 7 Gothic Art -- 13th Century -- Lecture Course, 1966-1973


Box 2 Folder 8 Gothic Art -- 13th Century -- Seminar, 1968


Box 2 Folder 9 Gothic Art -- 13th Century -- Seminar report -- "The Problem of the Stemma in the Bible Moralisée , 1968

[restricted until 2048]


Box 2 Folder 10 Gothic Art in France -- Reims Cathedral, 1960s-1972


Box 2 Folder 11 Medieval Colloquium, 1966-1973


Box 2 Folder 12 Romanesque Architecture, 1972-1973


Box 2 Folder 13 Romanesque Architecture -- Spring Colloquium, 1973


Subseries I.2. University of Kansas, 1955-1957

Making up this subseries are bibliographies, chronologies, slide lists, lecture notes, syllabi, class lists, notes, sketches, and student papers from the art history courses.



Box 3 Folder 1 American Civilization, 1955-1957, undated


Box 3 Folder 2 The Gothic World, undated


Box 3 Folder 3 Great Artists, 1956


Box 3 Folder 4 History of Art -- 71, 1955, undated


Box 3 Folder 5 History of Art -- 72, 1955-1956


Box 3 Folder 6 History of Art -- The Baroque, 1955-1956


Box 3 Folder 7 History of Art -- Sculpture, undated


Box 3 Folder 8 Medieval Art, undated


Box 3 Folder 9 Medieval Painting, 1955-1956


Box 3 Folder 10 Renaissance Painting, 1955


Subseries I.3. Other Universities, 1960s

Contained in this subseries are bibliographies, chronologies, slide lists, lecture notes, syllabi, class lists, notes, sketches, and student papers from the art history courses Branner taught at Yale University and at Johns Hopkins University.


Box 3 Folder 11 Johns Hopkins University -- Introductory Course, 1969


Box 3 Folder 12 Yale University -- Four Cathedrals, 1960s


Subseries I.4. Notes and Materials -- Other Scholars, 1936-1961

This subseries includes Branner's notes and materials based on the work of Jurgis Baltrušaitis, Jean Bony, Sumner Crosby, Henri Focillon, Louis Grodecki, Julius Held, George Kubler and Charles Seymour Jr.



Box 4 Folder 1 Baltrušaitis, Jurgis, 1948


Box 4 Folder 2 Bony, Jean -- English and Gothic Architecture, 1961


Box 4 Folder 3 Crosby, Sumner, 1950s


Box 4 Folder 4 Focillon, Henri --"The Great Experiences: The 11th Century"--Translation,, undated


Box 4 Folder 5 Focillon, Henri -- Lectures --Transcripts, 1936


Box 4 Folder 6 Grodecki, Louis -- Thesis Notes, 1949-1950


Box 4 Folder 7 Held, Julius -- Rubens' Drawings, 1954


Box 4 Folder 8 Kubler, George -- History of Art and Cultural Anthropology, 1948


Box 4 Folder 9 Seymour, Charles, Jr. -- Renaissance, 1950s