Ernest Nevin Dilworth Papers
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of the personal papers of Ernest Nevin Dilworth (1912-1996), professor of English at Lehigh University from 1949 to 1977. The collection includes numerous manuscripts for works on seventeenth and eighteenth-century literature which Dilworth later published, as well as his doctoral dissertation on Laurence Sterne. It also contains correspondence with his publisher about the publication of his monographs and colleagues. There are other miscellaneous items like Lehigh memorabilia and two fraternity keys.
Dates
- Creation: 1949 - 1990
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1949 - 1977
Creator
- Dilworth, Ernest Nevin (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection housed remotely. Users need to contact 24 hours in advance.
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Please inquire about copyright information.
Conditions Governing Use
Collection is open for research.
Biographical / Historical
Ernest Nevin Dilworth was born in 1912 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania son of Edward C. and Edith (Johnson) Dilworth. He graduated from Kenyon College, Ohio; earned a Master Degree from University of Pittsburgh and a doctorate from Columbia University. He was a veteran of World War II. He was an authority on the 18th Century writer Laurence Sterne and 18th Century Philosophy and had published five books on topics relating to 18th century philosophy. He came to Lehigh in 1949 as an assistant professor in the English Department and was affiliated with The Gipson Institute of 18th Century Studies. In 1960 he served as secretary of the American Association of University Professors - Lehigh Chapter during which time, he raised the question of academic freedom when the Lehigh Administration denied socialist leader Norman Thomas from making a public speech on campus. He died on March 4, 1996 in Bethlehem (Pa.)
Extent
2 Linear Feet (4 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection is the personal papers Ernest Nevin Dilworth (1912-1996), professor of English at Lehigh University from 1949 to 1977. Items include manuscripts for scholarly monographs, his doctoral dissertation, and correspondence with colleagues and his publisher.
Arrangement
Arranged in four archival boxes by topically.
Separated Materials
Memorabilia (shelved with Lehigh Memorabilia collection): Two fraternity keys: Omicron Delta Kappa and Phi Delta Epsilon.
Legal Status
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Subject
- Leuba, Walter, 1902- (Person)
- Title
- Ernest Nevin Dilworth Papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Eleanor Nothelfer
- Date
- 2017-07-20
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
- Sponsor
- Library and Technology Services
Revision Statements
- 2026-04-08: Revised and finalized by Lila Goldenberg
Repository Details
Part of the Lehigh University Special Collections Repository
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