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Joseph Campbell’s Notes
Handwritten notes and book outlines are a significant part of the Campbell collection |
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The Joseph Campbell Collection includes his personal library from the time of his death, containing nearly 3,000 volumes in the fields of mythology, literature, art, philosophy and religion. A n umber of the volumes are rare and many of the books contain Campbell’s marginalia. The Collection includes personal artifacts, art, re-mastered audio tapes of lectures, video tapes, manuscripts, research papers, photographs and memorabilia amassed during the decades he taught at Sarah Lawrence College and lectured around the world. All of these items have been turned over to Opus Archives and Research Center by the Joseph Campbell Foundation.
Campbell Manuscript Collections
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Campbell’s Leather Portfolio
Campbell always used this well worn portfolio to carry his lecture notes and other papers. |
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Finding aid for the Joseph Campbell Manuscript Collections housed at the Joseph Campbell & Marija Gimbutas Library
Researchers should make an appointment if they wish to use these collections.
Contents of Collection
Papers
Articles About Joseph Campbell (AA series)
Correspondence
Letters, L-1 through L-1204, 4 boxes. Mostly incoming correspondence, with some outgoing. Letters to Jean Erdman Campbell, J-1 through J-259. Mostly 1987 and later, including letters of condolence on the death of Joseph Campbell.
Outtakes
“Outtakes” is the term used for outlines and rough drafts of Campbell’s writings. He frequently saved drafts of pages that were not used in the published versions of his books, and discarded the pages that were sent to the publisher. They are typically on paper from yellow legal pads.
Arthurian Series, 38 folders
Celtic Series, 9 folders
Egypt Series, 22 folders (Ancient Egypt)
Europe Series, 50 folders
India Series, 55 folders
Middle East Series, 13 folders
The Modern Condition Series, 40 folders
Miscellaneous Extras Series, 17 folders
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Cover of One Volume from
the Historical Atlas of World
Mythology Series
Drafts, images and correspondence for this series are held in the collection. |
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Atlas Series
125 folders of material used in the writing of the Historical Atlas of World Mythology, including material written for, but not included in, Campbell's earlier books. There are also over 3,000 (?) images, all of which were acquired by Campbell for the Atlas.
Reviews
Reviews of Campbell’s books and writings, 434 folders.
Audio Tapes
Lectures, approximately 650 tape cassettes.
Motion Pictures
Video Tapes, for production of Transformations of Myth through Time (mostly in professional Beta format.)
Reel-to-reel film footage, for production of The Hero’s Journey (mostly 16mm)
Book Collection
Approximately 3,000 volumes, many including annotations and underlining, shelved in Joseph Campbell Library on the Lambert Campus. A catalog of his book collection is available by clicking HERE. |
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