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TitleJ.P. Stern Papers

Held atUniversity of London, Institute of Languages, Cultures and Societies

Reference codeJPS

Dateundated [1944-1991]

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- Stern, Joseph Peter Maria (1920-1991) German Studies scholarMore Info on CreatorLess Info on Creator
  Born in 1920 into a Catholic Jewish family in Prague. Most of his schooling was in Czechoslovakia, except for one year in Bavaria. He escaped to the UK via Poland in 1939 and after some time in a Czech squadron in the RAF he complete first his undergraduate degree then his Doctorate at Cambridge University. He went on to become one of the most distinguished German Studies scholars of his generation, serving as Chair of German at University College London from 1972 until 1986. He was Professor-at-Large at Cornell University between 1976 and 1982 and from 1981 until 1986 he was Honorary Director of the Institute of Germanic Studies, University of London. He was elected to a Fellowship of the British Academy in 1990. He died in 1991.

Scope and ContentResearch papers of the German Studies scholar Professor J.P. Stern (JPS), including around 273 files of drafts of and notes relating to published articles, talks, lectures, book reviews, mainly on twentieth-century German literature and philosophy. There is also one box of offprints; 3 boxes of materials, notes and drafts relating to JPS's last completed publication, 'The Dear Purchase' (1995); 2 boxes of notebooks, and a further box of notebooks and miscellaneous and unidentified material, including lists of the 273 files. There are also three volumes (labelled on cover 'Opuscula I-III', but not in fact opuscula) containing mainly newspaper cuttings relating to JPS's published articles (1944-1976).

Conditions governing accessOpen. At least 48 hours' notice is required for research visits.

Extent19 boxes and 3 volumes

Finding aidsBox listed to file level. A pdf version is attached to this description.

Related files

http://archives.ulrls.lon.ac.uk/resources/JP Stern papers box list.pdf

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