Ronald N. Walpole, 1946 - 1955
Scope and Contents
A small collection of materials related to Berkeley historian Ronald N. Walpole. Three letters addressed to British academic J.M. Wallace-Hadrill (1916-1985) pertaining to their mutual interest in the Pseudo-Turpin Chronicle and related materials, dated between 1946 and 1948. Along with the letters is an inscribed offprint of Walpole’s article “The Pèlerinage de Charlemagne: Poem, Legend, and Problem” originally published in Romance Philology in 1955.
Dates
- 1946 - 1955
Conditions Governing Access
Most manuscripts collections at the Georgetown University Booth Family Center for Special Collections are open to researchers; however, restrictions may apply to some collections. Collections stored off site require a minimum of three days for retrieval. For use of all manuscripts collections, researchers are advised to contact the Booth Family Center for Special Collections in advance of any visit.
Biographical / Historical
Ronald Noel Walpole (1903-1987) was a British medieval historian who spent his career at the University of California at Berkeley.
Extent
From the Collection: 30 Cubic Feet (68 boxes)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
From the Collection: Latin
From the Collection: French
From the Collection: Italian
From the Collection: Welsh
From the Collection: Danish
From the Collection: Swedish
From the Collection: Spanish
From the Collection: German
From the Collection: Norwegian
From the Collection: Persian
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From the Collection: Russian
From the Collection: Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
Creator
- From the Collection: Scheetz, Nicholas B., 1952-2016 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository
Lauinger Library, 5th Floor
37th and O Streets, N.W.
Washington DC 20057
speccoll@georgetown.edu