Research notes, manuscripts on paper and floppy diskettes, and some correspondence relating to the serial CAMBRIDGE HISTORY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE, of which Bercovitch is general editor. Research notes chiefly relate to Bercovitch's work on colonial American literature and religion, particularly on the Puritans in New England. Also includes drafts with corrections of A CULTURAL MODEL OF LITERARY STUDIES, and LITERARY CONTEXT, both by Bercovitch. Another set of files consists of writings by others, curriculum vitae, and more correspondence pertaining to the Cambridge serial. Some correspondence and articles date from the 1940s and 1950s and were written by Bryna Bercovitch in Yiddish; English translations included. Some later correspondence is comprised of e-mail printed out. There is also material documenting his work as an English professor at Harvard such as student correspondence and papers. Part of the Jay B. Hubbell Center for Literary Historiography. Addition (01-091) (1700 items, dated 1995-2001) contains primarily e-mail correspondence with colleagues and students. Also includes teaching materials, a 1996 lecture on John Winthrop, and translations of writings (1943-1950) in Yiddish by Bryna Bercovitch. Addition (01-211) (1500 items, 1.2 lin. ft.; dated 1991-2001 and n.d.) contains primarily of email correspondence with colleagues and students (1995-2001). Also includes drafts of writings sent to Bercovitch (1991-1999 and n.d.) and materials relating to a public television series concerning American literature. Addition (02-097) (375 items, 0.6 lin. ft.; dated 2001-2002) consists of professional and personal correspondence, primarily printed e-mail. Addition (02-255) (1200 items, 1.2 lin. ft.; dated 2001-2002) contains primarily email correspondence with colleagues, friends, and former students. Also includes publication drafts (n.d.) by Bercovitch, particularly proofs of "Deadpan Huck," which was published in the KENYON REVIEW, and information about Bercovitch's retirement at the end of 2001. Addition (03-276) (2175 items, 3.4 lin. ft.; dated 2001-2003) consists primarily of printouts of email correspondence with colleagues, friends, and former students. Addition (04-093) (1500 items, 2.4 lin. ft.; dated 2003-2004) contains primarily printouts of email correspondence with colleagues and friends regarding American literature, Yiddish literature, and other topics. Addition (05-074) (4276 items, 7.2 lin. ft.; dated 1983-2005) comprises primarily personal and professional email correspondence (2001-2005); research notes; other correspondence; and teaching materials from courses taught in the 1980s. Addition (06-057) (1,875 items, 3.0 lin. ft.; dated 2000-2006) comprises primarily printouts of email correspondence with colleagues, friends, and former students. Additions (08-103 and 09-145) (7200 items; 9.6 lin. ft.; dated 1973-2009) includes printouts of email correspondence (both professional, personal, and class-related); research/lecture notecards on various books and authors; course packets with articles and readings on Puritans, Jewish-American literature, and general American literature; reviews of some of Bercovitch's books; materials from the publication of THE ART OF SYLVIA ARY, including 7 CDs and 1 3.5 floppy; and miscellaneous teaching materials and articles. Addition (10-036) (1350 items; 1.8 lin. ft.; dated 1995-2009) includes email correspondence printouts, lecture notes on various authors and literary works, and notes on Puritanism in America. Addition (11-082) (200 items; 1.2 lin. ft.; dated 1956-2010) includes 14 books with Bercovitch's marginalia, as well as a small amount of clippings and correspondence.
