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Konstantin Reichardt papers

 Collection
Call Number: MS 1619

Scope and Contents

The papers consist of correspondence, topical files, writings, and research and teaching files which document Konstantin Reichardt's career as an expert in the study of Germanic philology and Scandinavian cultures. The correspondence is to and from family members, students, colleagues, publishers, and academic and cultural organizations. Topical files, which include genealogical studies of Reichardt's family and that of his wife, Patricia Barker Reichardt, are also included. The writings contain both published and unpublished works of Reichardt and selected writings of others. Research and teaching files consist primarily of Reichardt's handwritten notes on language and literature. The majority of these files are in Germanic, Scandinavian, Irish, and Sanskrit languages.

Dates

  • ca. 1800s-1988
  • Majority of material found within 1930 - 1976

Creator

Language of Materials

The papers are primarily in English and German.

Conditions Governing Access

The materials are open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright status for collection materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Patricia Reichardt, 1991.

Arrangement

Arranged in three series: I. Correspondence, Topical Files, and Photographs, ca. 1800s-1988, n.d. II. Writings, 1941-1973, n.d. III. Research and Teaching Files, 1932-1975, n.d.

Extent

3.75 Linear Feet

Catalog Record

A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog

Persistent URL

https://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/mssa.ms.1619

Abstract

The papers consist of correspondence, topical files, writings, and research and teaching files which document Konstantin Reichardt's career as an expert in the study of Germanic philology and Scandinavian cultures. The correspondence is to and from family members, students, colleagues, publishers, and academic and cultural organizations. Topical files, which include genealogical studies of Reichardt's family and that of his wife, Patricia Barker Reichardt, are also included. The writings contain both published and unpublished works of Reichardt and selected writings of others. Research and teaching files consist primarily of Reichardt's handwritten notes on language and literature. The majority of these files are in Germanic, Scandinavian, Irish, and Sanskrit languages.

Biographical / Historical

Konstantin Reichardt was born in St. Petersburg, Russia on April 30, 1904. In 1927 Reichardt received a Ph.D. from the University of Berlin. From 1926-1929 Reichardt taught Old Norse at the University of Berlin and in 1930 at the University of Cologne. In 1931 he became professor of North Germanic Languages and Literature at the University of Leipzig. Reichardt remained in this position until 1937 when the political climate in Nazi Germany prompted him to move to Sweden. In 1938 Reichardt was a Lecturer in German and Scandinavian languages at the University of Gothenburg before emigrating to the United States. Reichardt taught at the University of Minnesota in a number of positions. In 1947 Reichardt joined the faculty of Yale University as a full professor. Reichardt was the Director of Graduate Studies in Germanic Languages from 1962-1971. He was named Leavenworth Professor of Germanic Languages and Literature Emeritus in 1970. He died in New Haven, Connecticut on January 19, 1976.

Title
Guide to the Konstantin Reichardt Papers
Status
Under Revision
Date
July 2008
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.

Part of the Manuscripts and Archives Repository

Contact:
Yale University Library
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Location

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