Paul Murray Kendall papers
Scope and Content
The Paul Murray Kendall (PMK) papers from the 1950s to 1970s and document PMK's literary career. The collection is organized into six series: 1. Book Manuscripts; 2. Magazine Articles; 3. Plays; 4. Letters and Correspondence; 5. Newspaper Clippings; and 6. Notes.
Dates
- Creation: 1950-1970
Language of Materials
The records are in English.
Biography of Paul Murray Kendall
Paul Murray Kendall (PMK) was an American academic and historian. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. PMK received an A.B. and an A.M. from the University of Virginia (UV). In 1937, while studying for a Ph.D. from UV, PMK was an English instructor at Ohio University (OU). His focus was Renaissance and Shakespeare. He was appointed Distinguished Professor of English in 1959, one of the first three academics at OU to receive this honor. In 1970 Kendall retired from OU to become head of the Shakespeare Institute at the University of Kansas.
PMK published many scholarly articles, plays and novels. In 1950 PMK was awarded a Marburgh Prize from The Johns Hopkins University for a three-act play The Ant Village
. In 1952 he was awarded a Ford Foundation Fellowship which assisted him in completing his best known work Richard III
. Other works include: Warwick the Kingmaker
, History of Land Warfare
, The Yorkist Age
, King Louis XIV
and My Brother Chilperic
.
Extent
17.5 cubic feet (29 Hollinger boxes, 3 record center cartons)
Abstract
The Paul Murray Kendall (PMK) papers from the 1950s to 1970 and document PMK's literary career.
Statement of Arrangement
Organized into six series: 1. Book Manuscripts; 2. Magazine Articles; 3. Plays; 4. Letters and Correspondence; 5. Newspaper Clippings; and 6. Notes.
Description Note
Original, legacy collection inventories may contain inaccuracies or be incomplete. Collection descriptions may change or be updated as they are verified. Please contact Mahn Center staff if you note any errors or discrepancies.
Subject
- Kendall, Paul Murray (Person)
- Ohio University -- Faculty -- 20th century (Organization)
Genre / Form
Topical
- Title
- Finding aid for the Paul Murray Kendall papers
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Ohio University Archives staff.
- Date
- 2020
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English
- Sponsor
- The finding aid was converted into EAD with funding support from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Revision Statements
- 5 January 2024: Subjects and other notes added from ALICE MARC records and Mahn Center Microsoft Office finding aids by Ohio University Libraries Metadata Services Department Python scripts.
Repository Details
Part of the Mahn Center for Archives and Special Collections Repository
