Guide to the William Albrecht Collection

Personal Papers of William Albrecht, 1801-1962

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

William P. Albrecht Collection, University Archives, PP 363, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas Libraries

Acquisition Information

Gift of William Albrecht

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Restrictions

Restrictions on Access

None

Restrictions on Use

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

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Related Material

Albrecht gave two collections to Spencer's Special Collections department. Albrecht I contains legal documents and two unbound illuminated liturgical leaves from 1375 and 1501-1689. Albrecht II contains a collection of letters and autographs of English writers from 1799-1963. Call numbers vary. Please consult the Special Collections manuscripts list.

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

Albrecht, William P., Call numbers vary

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BIOGRAPHY of William Albrecht

Albrecht received his B.S. from the Carnegie Institute in 1929, his M.A. from Pittsburgh in 1934, and his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago in 1943. He joined the faculty of KU in the Department of English in 1957 and served as the Dean of the Graduate School in 1965. He retired in 1977 and died in 1987.

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COLLECTION DESCRIPTION