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| Creator: | Robbins, Jack Alan. |
| Title: | Jack Robbins Manuscript |
| Inclusive Dates: | 1982 |
| Quantity: | 1 folder (SC) |
| Abstract: | Manuscript of Robbins' book, Marxism and the Humanist Perspective, which is in part about Granville Hicks. |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: |
Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries 222 Waverly Avenue Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 https://library.syracuse.edu/special-collections-research-center |
Biographical History
Jack Alan Robbins is the editor of Granville Hicks in the New masses (1974) and James T. Farrell: Literary Essays 1954-74 (1976), among other works.
Granville Hicks (1901-1982) was an American Marxist and later anti-Marxist novelist, literary critic, educator, and editor.
Maurice Merleau-Ponty (1908-1961) was a French philosopher who wrote on perception, art, and politics.
Scope and Contents of the Collection
The Jack Robbins Manuscript consists of a typescript manuscript of Robbins' book, Marxism and the Humanist Perspective. An included note from the author indicates that some portion of the book deals with American author Granville Hicks. There are also a few pages of reader responses and a letter from University Press of America, to whom Robbins had submitted the manuscript.
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Use Restrictions
Written permission must be obtained from SCRC and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.
Related Material
See also the Jack Robbins Collection Relating to James Farrell, and the Granville Hicks Papers.
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Preferred Citation
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Jack Robbins Manuscript,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries
Acquisition Information
Gift of Jack Robbins, circa 1982
Finding Aid Information
Created by: MRC
Date: 5 Apr 2017
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