Charles Brockden Brown Bicentennial Edition records, 1689-1995 (bulk 1917-1995).

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Charles Brockden Brown Bicentennial Edition records, 1689-1995 (bulk 1917-1995).

Source material, bibliographic research, manuscript drafts, and documentary evidence related to the six-volume critical edition The Novels and Related Works of Charles Brockden Brown: Bicentennial Edition which was produced by the Kent State University Bibliographical and Textual Center under the editorial supervision of Professors Sydney J. Karuse and S.W. Reid and was published from 1977-1987 by the Kent State University Press. The collection also includes the unpublished manuscript of "Charles Brockden Brown: His Life and Works," by Daniel Edwards Kennedy.

11.75 cubic feet (11 record storage boxes, 3 small media boxes)

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