Frank Kersnowski papers
Overview
This collection includes correspondence and recordings of interviews with Irish writers, and additional paper materials related to interviews with the writers. The materials were compiled by Dr. Frank Kernsnowski, an English Professor and Irish studies scholar who earned his doctorate at the University of Kansas, and retired from Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas. Also included are enclosures removed from Kersnowski's book collection of Irish literature.
Dates
- Creation: 1965 - 2003
Creator
- Kersnowski, Frank L., 1934- (Person)
Language of Materials
Predominantly in English; a couple items are in French.
Conditions Governing Access
Audiovisual materials are stored in the KU Annex off-site storage area. All researchers interested in reviewing this material must consult Spencer Research Library Public Services staff (785-864-4334 or ksrlref@ku.edu, 9-5 M-F CST) before a planned visits; staff will respond within three days, though materials may not be available in that timeframe. Access to audio visual materials may require digitization first. Be advised that drop-in requests for this material cannot be accommodated.
Conditions Governing Use
Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.
Biography of Frank Kersnowski (1934-)
Frank L. Kersnowski was born in 1934 in Washington, D.C. and was educated at the University of Tennessee (B.A. 1957, M.A. 1959) and the University of Kansas (Ph.D. 1963). In 1962 he began teaching at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio. After two years there, he spent the remainder of his career at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas, where he attained the rank of professor of English in 1974.
Kersnowski concentrated his research on 20th century Irish and English writers and their works. His book publications include The Outsiders: Poets of Contemporary Ireland (1975), A Bibliography of Modern Irish and Anglo-Irish Literature (1976, with C. W. Spinks and Laird Loomis), and The Early Poetry of Robert Graves: The Goddess Beckons (2002), as well as the edited volumes Conversations with Robert Graves (1989), Into the Labyrinth: Essays on the Art of Lawrence Durrell (1989), and Conversations with Henry Miller (1994, with Alice Hughes).
Extent
1 linear foot (2 document cases + 15 audiovisual items)
Scope and Contents
This collection is comprised of Dr. Frank Kersnowski's correspondence and recordings (cassette tapes and compact discs) of interviews with Irish writers, as well as some additional paper materials related to the interviews with writers. Also included are enclosures removed from a large book collection of Irish literature donated to Spencer Research Library by Dr. Kersnowski at the same time as the manuscript materials. Each removed item has been foldered with a bibliographic record noting Spencer's call number for the volume from which it was removed.
Physical Location
MS 340
Physical Location
SC AV 23
Physical Location
Audiovisual items at Annex (Contact Spencer Library Public Services)
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift, Frank L. Kersnowski, 2012.
Existence and Location of Copies
The audiovisual materials (except the Ewart Milne tapes) have been digitized. Consult the Spencer Library Public Services staff (785-864-4334 or ksrlref@ku.edu, 9-5 M-F CST) regarding access to the digitized versions.
Separated Materials
Books from Frank Kersnowski's library that were donated at the same time as this collection may be located by searching the KU library's online catalog for "gift of Frank Kersnowski."
Source
- Kersnowski, Frank L., 1934- (Donor, Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Frank Kersnowski Collection
- Subtitle
- Frank Kersnowski papers
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by mab, 2020. Finding aid encoded by mab, 2020.
- Date
- 2020
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Finding aid written in English.
- Finding aid permalink
- http://hdl.handle.net/10407/3549488088
- Preferred citation
-
Frank Kersnowski papers, MS 340, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository