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Robert McKeon Slabey Papers

 Fonds
Identifier: SLB

Scope and Content

The Robert Slabey papers consist of class material, printed material, and travel / conference files.

Dates

  • Creation: 1964-1996.

Creator

Language of Materials

English.

Background

Robert Slabey was a professor of English at the University of Notre Dame from 1964-1996. He taught popular undergraduate courses on Faulkner and the Southern literary tradition. During the 1980's, Slabey became particularly interested in the Vietnam War and began to teach and write about the literature and films emerging from the conflict. He visited Vietnam during the 1988-89 academic year as a member of the U.S.-Indochina Reconciliation Project. In 1993 he organized an international conference at Notre Dame which brought together historians, writers, artists, filmakers, journalists, psychiatrists, government officals, anti-war activists, and veterans from the United States and Vietnam. In 1996 papers presented at the Notre Dame conference were published in a book entitled "The United States and Vietnam From War to Peace".

Extent

19 linear feet

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Most of these papers came from the office of Notre Dame's Dean of the College of Arts and Letters in January of 2001. Approximately 1.5 linear feet of papers and printed material came from his home in 2003.

Title
Robert McKeon Slabey Papers
Subtitle
Guide
Author
University of Notre Dame Archives
Date
2011
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the University of Notre Dame Archives Repository

Contact:
607 Hesburgh Library
Notre Dame Indiana 46556 United States
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