Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Preliminary Guide to the Paul Brians Papers
circa 1968-2007
MS.2008.13
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives and Special Collections
- Creator
- Brians, Paul.
- Title
- Preliminary Guide to the Paul Brians Papers
- ID
- MS.2008.13
- Date [inclusive]
- circa 1968-2007
- Extent
- 3.5 Linear feet of shelf space, 4 Boxes
- Location
- (MASC staff use): 2-5-18-1
- Language
- Collection materials are in English.
- Abstract
- This collection consists of papers of Paul Brians, primarily professional materials related to his teaching and research, and his career as a member of the Washington State University English Department faculty, as well as some papers related to social activism during the 1970s.
Preferred Citation
[Item description]
Preliminary Guide to the Paul Brians Papers, circa 1968-2007 (MS.2008.13)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
Biography/History
Educator and author Paul Brians earned his B.A. from Pacific University (1964), and his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from Indiana University (1966, 1968). He joined the Washington State University English Department faculty in 1968 as an Assistant Professor, earned promotion to Associate Professor (1977), full Professor (1988), and retired in 2008. He was also a member of the faculty of the World Civilizations program. He is the author of several books, including Common Errors in English Usage (2003) and Nuclear Holocausts: Atomic War in Fiction, 1895-1984 (1987). He has published many articles in a wide variety of scholarly and popular journals, and is a prolific photographer who has published and exhibited his photographs, and contributed several hundred items to the World Civilizations Image Collection, a digital collection hosted by the WSU Libraries.
Scope and Content
This collection consists of papers of Paul Brians, primarily professional materials related to his teaching and research, and his career as a member of the Washington State University English Department faculty, as well as some papers related to social activism during the 1970s. It includes correspondence, research files, and audiovisual materials (VHS, DVD).
Arrangement
This is an unprocessed collection. Any arrangement reflects either a pre-existing order from the records' creators or previous custodians, or preliminary sorting performed by staff.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections © 2020
http://www.libraries.wsu.edu/masc/
Terrell Library
P.O. Box 645610
Pullman, WA, 99164-5610 USA
509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu
Restrictions on Access
This collection is open and available for research use.
Restrictions on Use
Copyright restrictions may apply.
Acquisition Information
Paul Brians donated this collection to the Washington State University Libraries in 2008 (MS.2008.13).
Related Materials
Related Material
Paul Brians Comics Collection, 1950-2004 (SC 3.3).
Community Free University Records, 1971-1999 (Cage 712).
Paul Brians Photographs, 1991-2007 (PC 139), and the World Civilizations Image Repository (digital collection).
Names and Subjects
Corporate Name(s)
Subject(s) :
- Washington State University -- Faculty -- Archives.
- Washington State University -- Faculty -- Sources.
Personal Name(s)
Subject(s) :
- Brians, Paul -- Records and correspondence.
Subject(s)
- Colleges and Universities