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Personal papers of Edwyna Gilbert

 Collection
Call Number: PP 519

Overview

Edwyna Condon Gilbert served as an associate professor in the English Department at the University of Kansas from 1965-1993. She also served as an associate dean in the KU College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. This collection contains papers, photographs, plaques, and documents related to "The Book" (William Gilbert's "Renaissance and Reformation", 1997).

Dates

  • Creation: 1955 - 2011

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

No access restrictions.

Conditions Governing Use

Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.

Biography of Edwyna Gilbert

Edwyna Condon Gilbert was born in 1936 in Maryville, Missouri, to Edward and Edwyna Condon. Dr. Gilbert received her bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Missouri in 1958 and 1960. She earned her PhD. from the University of Kansas in 1965. Dr. Gilbert served as an associate professor in the English Department at the University of Kansas from 1965-1993. She also served as an associate dean in the KU College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Dr. Gilbert was married to Willian Gilbert, distinguished scholar-teacher of the Renaissance at the University of Kansas. They established the Gilbert Collection Endowment to support the acquisition, preservation, processing and the digialitzation of materials related to the Renaissance and Reformation. The "William and Edwyna Gilbert Award" recognizes outstanding contributions to the teaching of history through the publication of journal and serial articles. Edwyna Condon Gilbert died in 2011.

Extent

3.5 Linear Feet (5 boxes + 1 oversize box)

Language of Materials

English

Physical Location

PP 519

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift, Elisabeth Condon, 2011

Related Materials

Consult library staff regarding the availability of related photographs, biographical files, and scrapbooks.

Title
Guide to the Edwyna Gilbert Collection
Subtitle
Personal papers of Edwyna Gilbert
Author
Finding aid prepared by brch, 2012. Finding aid encoded by brch, 2012. Finding aid revised by mwh, 2021.
Date
2012
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Finding aid written in English.
Finding aid permalink
http://hdl.handle.net/10407/2081911285
Preferred citation
Personal papers of Edwyna Gilbert, University Archives, PP 519, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas

Repository Details

Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository

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