Overview of the Collection |
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| Creator: | Casper, Leonard R. |
| Title: | Leonard Casper Papers |
| Inclusive Dates: | before 1971 |
| Quantity: | 1.0 linear ft. |
| Abstract: | American professor of Philippine literature. Collection includes correspondence, notes, manuscripts, drafts, published books and printed material. |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: |
Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Library 222 Waverly Avenue Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 http://scrc.syr.edu |
Leonard R. Casper (dates unknown) is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin, Madison and emeritus professor of English from Boston College where he taught for 45 years. He is the author or editor of numerous books on Philippine literature, as well as several pieces of fiction and two volumes on the works of Robert Penn Warren. Casper taught in the Philippines on five separate occasions, twice as senior Fulbright lecturer, and was contributing editor to Solidarity (Manila) and Pilipinas (Kansas; Arizona State). His wife Linda Ty Casper is a noted Filpino novelist.
The Leonard Casper Papers consists of correspondence, notes, manuscripts, drafts, published books and printed material.
The collection is unprocessed and remains in original order.
The collection is unprocessed and accessible by special permission only.
Written permission must be obtained from SCRC and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Leonard Casper Papers,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Library
Gift of Leonard Casper, 1969-1971.
Created by: MRC
Date: 22 Apr 2010
Revision history:
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