Lowry C. Wimberly, English Papers
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of Wimberly’s professional and personal papers arranged into two series and includes audio materials and realia. The professional papers mainly consist of research material and manuscripts, such as Wimberly’s research and drafts of articles on Charles Lindbergh, George E. Woodbury, and Oscar Wilde. Correspondence is centered on Wimberly’s writing projects and university career. Notable correspondents include Nebraska authors John Neihardt, Mari Sandoz, and Bess Streeter Aldrich. The collection also has various papers from the fraternal organizations that Wimberly belonged to, including Sigma Upsilon, Phi Beta Kappa, and Tau Kappa Epsilon. Family members continued after his death to collect newspaper clippings related to his career.
Dates
- 1877-1997
Creator
Extent
5.25 Linear Feet (9 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
- Aldrich, Bess Streeter, 1881-1954
- Lindbergh, Charles, 1902-1974
- Phi Beta Kappa
- Photographs Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Prairie Schooner Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- Sandoz, Mari, 1896-1966
- Sigma Tau Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- Sigma Upsilon
- Tau Kappa Epsilon
- Twain, Mark, 1835-1904
- Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900
- Woodbury, George E., 1855-1930
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries Repository
Archives & Special Collections
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries
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Lincoln NE 68588-4100 United States
402-472-2531
archives@unl.edu