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John F. Stasny, Professor of English, Collection

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 5273

Scope and Contents

Papers of John F. Stasny, who served on the faculty of the West Virginia University English Department from 1955 to 1990. Papers include professional and personal correspondence; newspaper clippings; programs and other ephemera from events such as academic conferences and theatrical, musical, and poetry performances; photographs; a reel of film; and a scrapbook of well wishes compiled for Stasny's 60th birthday.

Stasny was the co-founder, with fellow WVU Professor of English Gordon Pitts, of the Victorian Poetry academic journal. Publication of the journal began in 1963; the journal is the subject of much of the correspondence and newspaper clippings in this collection.

Oversize material includes sheet music.

Dates

  • Creation: 1955-2009

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

No special access restriction applies.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.

Extent

.5 Linear Feet (6 in. (1 document case, 5 in.); (1 oversize folder, 3/4 in.))

Language

English

Physical Location

West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / Fax: 304-293-3981 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/

Title
John F. Stasny, Professor of English, Collection
Date
2022/05/11
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the West Virginia and Regional History Center Repository

Contact:
1549 University Ave.
P.O. Box 6069
Morgantown WV 26506-6069 US
304-293-3536