Wartburg College Archives
Finding Aid
Special Collections - Edwin J. Neumann Collection
Preface
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Introduction
Abstract: Records include literary scrapbooks A-Z.
Scope and Content Note
Extent: 4 boxes.
Physical Description: All materials are paper.
Dates: None.
Subjects: Edwin J. Neumann, Literary Scrapbooks
Related Material:
Photograph Collection: Campus Life, Subseries: Christmas Celebrations
Photograph Collection: Buildings & Grounds, Subseries: Academic and Administrative Buildings
Administrative Information
Restrictions: None.
Preferred Citation: [item title/description], [date]; [Edwin J. Neumann]; Wartburg College Archives, Waverly, Iowa.
Acquisition Information: Transfer.
Processing Information: Processing completed by SE on 5/22/18.
Biographical Sketch
History: Edwin J. Neumann was born in 1923 and died in 2013. He grew up in Clinton, IA and graduated from Wartburg College in 1944. Neumann went on to earn a master’s degree and doctorate in American Literature from Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill. At the American University of Beirut, Neumann was the English department chairman for several years. He then went on to become a cultural attache for the State Department, and retired from the federal Education Department. Over the years, Neumann made several generous donations to Wartburg College. He was married to Mary Mackey and they had two sons.
Timeline: 1923 – 2013
Bibliography:
Bernstein, Adam. (11 September, 2013). Edwin J. ‘Ed’ Neumann, cultural attache, education specialist. Retrieved from, https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/edwin-j-ed-neumann-cultural-attache-education-specialist/2013/09/11/c56a8574-1a31-11e3-8685-5021e0c41964_email.html
Series Description
Edwin J. Neumann
Edwin J. Neumann:
Container Listing
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Box |
Folder |
Series |
Content |
Date |
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1 |
Edwin J. Neumann |
Literary Scrapbook A-B |
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1 |
2 |
Edwin J. Neumann |
Literary Scrapbook C |
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1 |
3 |
Edwin J. Neumann |
Literary Scrapbook D-E |
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2 |
1 |
Edwin J. Neumann |
Literary Scrapbook F-I |
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2 |
2 |
Edwin J. Neumann |
Literary Scrapbook J-L |
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2 |
3 |
Edwin J. Neumann |
Literary Scrapbook M-O |
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3 |
1 |
Edwin J. Neumann |
Literary Scrapbook P-R |
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3 |
2 |
Edwin J. Neumann |
Literary Scrapbook S |
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3 |
3 |
Edwin J. Neumann |
Literary Scrapbook- Shakespeare |
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4 |
1 |
Edwin J. Neumann |
Literary Scrapbook T-V |
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4 |
2 |
Edwin J. Neumann |
Literary Scrapbook W-Z |
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Other Finding Aids
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