Frederick C. Crews Papers

Collection

Identifier: PCL-MS-0011

Staff Only

Collection Overview

Abstract

The Frederick C. Crews Papers consists of manuscript materials for two books, Patch Commission and Pooh Perplex: A Freshman Casebook. Two pieces of correspondence are also included. The materials date from around 1963 and 1968.

Dates

Creation: 1963-1968, undated

Extent

0.37 Cubic Feet (1 archives box)

Scope and Contents

The Frederick C. Crews Papers consists primarily of manuscripts for two books, Patch Commission and Pooh Perplex: A Freshman Casebook. The manuscripts are arranged alphabetically and include related material such as galley sheets, specification sheets and illustrations. Researchers interested in parodies will find these manuscripts of interest.

Biographical / Historical

Frederick Campbell Crews was born on February 20, 1933, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Yale University, A.B., in 1955; and from Princeton University, Ph.D., in 1958. He married Elizabeth Peterson on September 9, 1959. They have two daughters.

Crews is Professor Emeritus in English at the University of California, Berkeley, where he began teaching in 1958. He was a Fulbright lecturer at the University of Turin, Italy, during 1961-1962. He is a member of the Modern Language Association of America and the National Council of Teachers of English. He was awarded a fellowship from the American Council of Learned Societies, Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Science for 1965-1966; received a National Endowment for the Arts essay prize in 1967; and, received a Guggenheim fellowship in 1970-1971.

Conditions Governing Access

No known access restrictions.

Conditions Governing Use

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