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John H. Sullivan papers, 1929-1995

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Sullivan, John H. , 1922-2011
Title
John H. Sullivan papers
Dates
1929-1995 (inclusive)
Quantity
1 cubic feet
Collection Number
MG 612
Summary
The materials contained in this collection are materials from John H. Sullivan's time at the University of Idaho. The materials include sonnets, Sullivan's thesis and dissertation, and microfilmed copies of historical books.
Repository
University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives
Special Collections and Archives
University of Idaho Library
875 Perimeter Drive
MS 2350
Moscow, ID
83844-2350
Telephone: 2088850845
libspec@uidaho.edu
Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

Languages
English
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Content Description

This collection includes university class notes, thesis research and drafts, newspaper clippings, microfilmed copies of historical books requested by Sullivan for his research in foreign languages, primarily German. Also included are various sonnets, other pieces of poetry, working notes and drafts of projects by Sullivan.

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Historical Note

John H. "Jack" Sullivan, 1922-2011, was a professor first at Washington State College where he taught Spanish and German for five years. Sullivan then went on to teach at The College of Idaho for four years starting in 1962, and lastly joined the University of Idaho until he retired in 1986. Sullivan was born on 3 December 1922 in Eugene, Oregon. He graduated from Concordia High School in Portland, Oregon and began his undergraduate studies at the University of Oregon before enlisting in the United States infantry in 1943. Sullivan served active duty in the South Pacific during World War II. Following his discharge, he completed a Bachelor of Arts degree in foreign languages from the University of Oregon. He earned a Master of Arts degree in German from John Hopkins University and a Ph.D. in German language and literature at the University of California-Berkeley. He married Elizabeth Miller in 1949 and they had three children. Sullivan died on 7 May 2011 in Moscow, Idaho.

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Use of the Collection

Preferred Citation

FOR DOCUMENTS Author, Description or "Title" of item, date. Collection name, collection number, box, folder. University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives, Moscow, ID.

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Administrative Information

Acquisition Information

Donated by Tim Sullivan in July of 2022. Tim was one of Jack's son.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

  • Series 1:

    • Description: Film Tape
      1 item : Film tape- magnetic tape
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 1, Folder 1
    • Description: 1: Manas
      16 items : Booklets
      Dates: 1956-1972
      Container: Box 1, Folder 2
    • Description: Greiffenberg- Typed Sonnets
      65 items : Typed sonnets written in German
      Dates: 1962-1983
      Container: Box 1, Folder 3
    • Description: Romance Sonnet
      100 items : Handwritten and typed sonnets written in Italian, French, and Spanish
      Dates: 1950-1955
      Container: Box 1, Folder 4
    • Description: Early Baroque & Sonnets by Schweinitz
      16 items : Handwritten and typed literature written in German
      Dates: 1949-1951
      Container: Box 1, Folder 5
    • Description: Late Baroque- Enlightenment- End of Century
      46 items : Sonnets and literature written in German
      Dates: 1953-1959
      Container: Box 1, Folder 6
    • Description: Endigen Judenspiel
      101 items : Published literature written in German
      Dates: 1962-1969
      Container: Box 1, Folder 7
    • Description: Gryphius: Typed Sonnets and other Poems
      174 items : Handwritten and typed literature in German
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 1, Folder 8
    • Description: Washington State University- Hiring
      6 items : Faculty salaries, and correspondence
      Dates: 1957
      Container: Box 1, Folder 9
    • Description: Oregon
      81 items : Newspaper clippings
      Dates: 1959-1966
      Container: Box 1, Folder 10
    • Description: Correspondence re Books- Microfilms- Biography
      88 items : Correspondence and various materials written in German and English
      Dates: 1956-1964
      Container: Box 1, Folder 11
    • Description: Church Hymn Music
      69 items : Hymns handwritten in German
      Dates: 1929-1940
      Container: Box 1, Folder 12
    • Description: Lloyd, Barbra Ellen
      3 items : Printed materials written in German
      Dates: 1977
      Container: Box 1, Folder 13
    • Description: English Sonnety
      65 items : Handwritten materials in English
      Dates: 1926-1959
      Container: Box 1, Folder 14
    • Description: Notebook
      31 items : Notes from German 205
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 1, Folder 15
    • Description: Mannerism- Baroque
      37 items : Published literature and handwritten papers
      Dates: 1959
      Container: Box 1, Folder 16
    • Description: Gongora & Gryphius- Recycle
      81 items : Handwritten and typed materials in Spanish and English
      Dates: 1925-1963
      Container: Box 1, Folder 17
    • Description: Greiffenberg
      93 items : Handwritten and typed materials in German and English
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 1, Folder 18
    • Description: Germanic heroic Poetry
      1 item : Notebook- notes from German 201- Germanic Heroic Poetry
      Dates: 1952
      Container: Box 1, Folder 19
    • Description: The German Religious Sonnet of the 17th Century & Notebook
      2 items : Copy of 'The German Religious Sonnet of the Seventeenth Century' and a notebook with notes regarding the class
      Dates: 1966
      Container: Box 1, Folder 20
    • Description: Stringfellow Lectures: Spiritual Emphasis Week, Whitworth
      8 items : Printed materials written in English
      Dates: 1966
      Container: Box 1, Folder 21
    • Description: Translations for other Department Faculty
      3 items : Booklet and pamphlets
      Dates: 1975
      Container: Box 1, Folder 22
    • Description: E-mail- FAX Mail to Ludwig
      13 items : Correspondence written in English
      Dates: 1995
      Container: Box 1, Folder 23
    • Description: Poetics- sacred Poetry- General- Theology
      105 items : Handwritten materials in English and German
      Dates: 1953-1963
      Container: Box 1, Folder 24
    • Description: Thesis Final
      117 items : Portion of final draft of thesis- carbon copy
      Dates: 1966
      Container: Box 1, Folder 25
    • Description: Thesis Final
      132 items : Portion of final draft of thesis- carbon copy
      Dates: 1966
      Container: Box 1, Folder 26
    • Description: Thesis Final
      148 items : Portion of final draft of thesis- carbon copy
      Dates: 1966
      Container: Box 1, Folder 27
    • Description: Thesis Final
      125 items : Portion of final draft of thesis- carbon copy
      Dates: 1966
      Container: Box 1, Folder 28
    • Description: Dissertation Draft
      129 items : Carbon copy of dissertation draft
      Dates: 1959-1967
      Container: Box 1, Folder 29
    • Description: Endingen Play + other Antisemitic Materials
      39 items : Handwritten and printed literature in German
      Dates: 1967
      Container: Box 1, Folder 30
    • Description: Roll of Film
      1 item : Roll of film
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 1, Object 31
    • Description: Roll of Film
      1 item : Roll of film
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 1, Object 32
    • Description: Rolls of Film
      4 items : Rolls of film
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 1, Object 33
    • Description: Rolls of Film
      2 items : Rolls of film
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 1, Object 34
    • Description: Rolls of Film
      4 items : Rolls of film
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 1, Object 35
    • Description: Roll of Film
      1 item : Roll of film
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 1, Object 36

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Subject Terms

  • Poetry
  • University of Idaho
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