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Summary
- Abstract:
- Includes correspondence, 1955-1989; course syllabi and lecture notes, 1951-1979; offprints, 1957-1981; and a diary of a sabbatical leave, 1954-1955. Grenander was a professor of English at the New York State College for Teachers and the University at Albany from 1948 to 1989. Grenander was a scholar of the American writer Ambrose Bierce and corresponded with John Crowe Ransom about New Criticism and other literary topics.
- Extent:
- 2.5 cubic ft.
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
Preferred citation for this material is as follows: Identification of specific item, series, box, folder, M.E. Grenander Papers, 1951-1989. M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University at Albany, State University of New York (hereafter referred to as the Grenander Papers).
Background
- Scope and Content:
This collection includes correspondence, 1955-1989; course syllabi and lecture notes, 1951-1979; offprints, 1957-1981; and a diary of a sabbatical leave, 1954-1955.
- Biographical / Historical:
Mary Elizabeth (M.E.) Grenander was born in Rewey, Wisconsin on November 21, 1918. Grenander served during the Second World War and went on to recieve a PhD in English from the University of Chicago. Grenander started teaching at the State University of New York at Albany in 1948 and was the director of the Institute of Humanistic Studies from 1977 to 1980. Grenander retired from the University in 1989 and recieved the title of Distinguished Service Professor of English. Grenander was a scholar of the American writer Ambrose Bierce and corresponded with John Crowe Ransom about New Criticism and other literary topics.
Grenander was married to James Corbett, a physics professor from the University and donated $1 to the University in his memory in 1994. Grenander died in East Berne, New York on May 28, 1998. The M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives is named in her honor.
- Acquisition information:
- M.E. Grenander donated materials to the M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives in 1989. Additional materials were accessioned in 2017.
- Processing information:
Processed by unprocessed.
- Arrangement:
The collection is unprocessed and is likely disorganized. Individual items may be difficult to find.
- Physical location:
- The materials are located onsite in the department.
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Preferred citation for this material is as follows: Identification of specific item, series, box, folder, M.E. Grenander Papers, 1951-1989. M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University at Albany, State University of New York (hereafter referred to as the Grenander Papers).