Hermann John Weigand papers

Collection

Call Number: MS 1759

Scope and Contents

The papers consist of correspondence, subject files, writings, and personal papers. The correspondence includes letters with colleagues, students, and family friends concerning various topics, including views on articles published by Weigand and colleagues, different symposia, and administrative matters. The subject files include material pertaining to Weigand's research and teaching, and the writings include Weigand's notebooks and manuscripts, as well as writings of others. Material documenting Weigand's professional and family life is also present, as are audiocassettes of Weigand and his wife doing readings and dictating letters.

Dates

1906 - 2005

Creator

Weigand, Hermann J. (Hermann John), 1892-1985

Language of Materials

The collection is in English and German.

Conditions Governing Access

Box 22 (student recommendations) is restricted until January 1, 2050 as established by Yale Corporation regulations.

Box 19 (student records) from Accession 2017-m-0060 is restricted until January 1, 2044 as established by Yale Corporation regulations.

Original audiovisual materials, as well as preservation and duplicating masters, may not be played. Researchers must consult use copies, or if none exist must pay for a use copy, which is retained by the repository. Researchers wishing to obtain an additional copy for their personal use should consult Copying Services information on the Manuscripts and Archives web site.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by Hermann John Weigand has been transferred to Yale University. These materials may be used for non-commercial purposes without seeking permission from Yale University as the copyright holder. For other uses of these materials, please contact mssa.assist@yale.edu.

Copyright status for other 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 Mrs. Hermann Weigand, 1999. Gift of the Estate of Mary Koenig Weigand, 2017.

Arrangement

The original accession is arranged in chronological divisions. Accession 2017-M-0060 is arranged into five groupings by topic or format.

Extent

15.5 Linear Feet (42 boxes)

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.1759

Additional Description

Overview

The papers consist of correspondence, subject files, writings, and personal papers. The correspondence includes letters with colleagues, students, and family friends concerning various topics, including views on articles published by Weigand and colleagues, different symposia, and administrative matters. The subject files include material pertaining to Weigand's research and teaching, and the writings include Weigand's notebooks and manuscripts, as well as writings of others.Material documenting Weigand's professional and family life is also present, as are audiocassettes of Weigand and his wife doing readings and dictating letters.

Biographical / Historical

Hermann John Weigand was born in Philadelphia in 1892. Weigand received his bachelor's degree and a doctorate in Germanic studies from the University of Michigan, where he also taught from 1913 to 1918. Weigand then went on to teach at the University of Pennsylvania before his tenure at Yale, which began in 1929. He was a leading United States scholar of Germanic literature, with expertise in medieval literature, the age of Goethe and Romanticism, modern German poetry, and Henrik Ibsen. In 1933 his acclaimed study, Thomas Mann's Novel, Der Zauberberg; A Study, was published. Weigand taught at Yale for 32 years until retirement in 1961. He continued doing research and publishing articles, even though he lost his vision in 1965. Weigand died on September 3, 1985.