Reino Virtanen, Literature Papers
Scope and Contents
The papers include correspondence, publications, research notes, reviews, translations, and manuscripts by Reino Virtanen. Most of the materials relate to French and Finnish literature.
Dates
- 1937-1989
Creator
- Virtanen, Reino, 1910-1987 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The papers are only minimally processed but are open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Property rights reside with the University of Nebraska. Copyrights are retained by the creators of the papers or their designees. For permission to reproduce or to publish, please contact Archives & Special Collections.
Biographical / Historical
Born on June 26, 1910 in Ishpeming, Michigan, Reino Virtanen earned his BA (1932), MA (1933), and PhD (1937) at the University of Wisconsin and also studied at the Sorbonne and the University of France in Paris. Virtanen taught French and romance languages at the University of Wisconsin, University of Tennessee, and University of Minnesota before becoming a professor of romance languages at the University of Nebraska in 1954, a position he held until his retirement in 1978. His research focused primarily on French literature, Finnish literature, and comparative literature. In addition to his academic career, he served as a research analyst for the U.S. War Department from 1943-1946. Virtanen died January 22, 1987.
Extent
5 Boxes
Language of Materials
English
French
Finnish
- Berthelot, M. (Marcellin), 1827-1907
- Finnish literature Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- French literature Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- Literature Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- Translators Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Status
- Unprocessed
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Sarah Glover, 2022.
- Date
- (cc) 2022
- 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
P.O. Box 884100
Lincoln NE 68588-4100 United States
402-472-2531
archives@unl.edu
