William A. McKnight papers, 1949-2002.

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William A. McKnight papers, 1949-2002.

The collection includes correspondence, notes, photographs, and other materials chiefly relating to McKnight's work with contemporary Spanish authors. Correspondence, some in Spanish, is largely with and about contemporary Spanish authors and booksellers, including Antonio Buero Vallejo (1916-2000), Alejandro Casona (1903-1965), and Francisco García Pavón (1919- ). There is also some material relating to McKnight's work as assistant editor for Spanish of the Modern Language Journal and his role in Spanish literature collection development at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Several bibliographical lists of Spanish literature are included.

About 900 items (1.0 linear ft.).

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Department of Romance languages

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The Department of Romance Languages was established in 1901 as the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures and became the academic department providing coursework in romance languages. In 1905, the name changed to Department of Romance Languages. Prior to 1901, romance and Germanic languages were taught in one department, known as the Department of Modern Languages. From the description of Records of the Dept. of Romance Languages, 1952-1980 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: ...

University of North Carolina (1793-1962)

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The University of North Carolina was chartered by the state's General Assembly in 1789. Its first student was admitted in 1795. The governing body of the University, from its founding until 1932, was a forty-member Board of Trustees elected by the General Assembly. The Board met twice a year; at other times the business of the University was carried on by the Board's secretary-treasurer and by the presiding professor (called president beginning in 1804). Other faculty members later assumed the r...

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Casona, Alejandro, 1903-1965

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McKnight, William A. (William Albert), 1911-1986

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William A. McKnight, professor, 1936-1978, in the Dept. of Romance Languages, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, was active in promoting the study of contemporary Spanish literature. From the description of William A. McKnight papers, 1949-2002. WorldCat record id: 26180489 Physician. Physician-in-Charge, Mental Health Clinic, New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, Westchester Division; Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Cornell Universi...

Buero Vallejo, António, 1916-2000

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University of North Carolina (1793-1962). Department of Romance Languages

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García Pavón, Francisco, 1919-1989.

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