Edwin Gittleman Research Materials

1980s-1996

Offsite Storage Inventory

The Edwin Gittleman research materials are stored offsite and must be requested at least one business day in advance. Contact the Library at library@masshist.org or (617) 536-1608 to request materials. Please discuss your request with the reading room staff before requesting cartons by barcode.

Note: This collection is UNPROCESSED and closed to researchers pending processing.

There are restrictions on the use of this collection. Users must sign an agreement stating that they understand these restrictions before they will be given access to the collection.

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Collection Summary

Acquisition Information

Restrictions on Access

Restrictions on Use

Summary Description of the Collection

Preferred Citation

Access Terms

Collection Summary

Creator:	Gittleman, Edwin, 1929-1996
Title:	Edwin Gittleman research materials
Dates:	1980s-1996
Physical Description:	9 record cartons and 1 oversize box
Call Number:	OFFSITE STORAGE
Repository:	Massachusetts Historical Society 1154 Boylston Street Boston, MA 02215 library@masshist.org

Abstract:

This collection includes notes, writings, photocopies, and other secondary research materials gathered by Edwin Gittleman, professor of English at UMass/Boston, for his book on Robert Gould Shaw and the Massachusetts 54th Volunteer Infantry. Also includes course materials, lectures, correspondence, and a pictorial portfolio on the subject. The book was not completed prior to Professor Gittleman's death in 1996.

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Acquisition Information

Gift of Mrs. Edwin Gittleman, Lexington, Mass., May 1998. Mrs. Gittleman retains the literary rights to the collection. See Curator of Manuscripts for more information.

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Restrictions on Access

Note: This collection is UNPROCESSED and closed to researchers pending processing.

There are restrictions on the use of this collection. Users must sign an agreement stating that they understand these restrictions before they will be given access to the collection.

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Restrictions on Use

The Massachusetts Historical Society does not claim ownership to the literary rights (copyright) to documents in this collection except for those created by Edwin Gittleman. The Society cannot give permission to publish or cite documents by individuals for whom it does not hold copyright. Use of these materials does not imply permission to publish. It is the sole responsibility of the researcher to obtain formal permission from the owners of the literary rights (copyright) to publish or quote from documents in this collection.

Photocopies are for personal use only. Personal use photocopies may not be donated or deposited in other libraries or archives, or made available to other researchers without the written permission of the Massachusetts Historical Society.

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Summary Description of the Collection


Carton	Barcode	Contents
Carton 1	SH 11LV D	Secondary research materials on Shaw and the 54th regiment, slavery, the Civil War, the attack on Fort Wagner, and Black troops.
Carton 2	SH 11LW E	Secondary research materials on Shaw and the 54th regiment, slavery, the Civil War, the attack on Fort Wagner, and Black troops.
Carton 3	SH 11LX F	Secondary research materials on Shaw and the 54th regiment, slavery, the Civil War, the attack on Fort Wagner, and Black troops.
Carton 4	SH 11LY G	Lectures, writings, course materials.
Carton 4	SH 11LY G	Outline and partial drafts for "Colonel Shaw and the Massachusetts Fifty-Fourth: A Study in Corporate Biography and American Culture".
Carton 4	SH 11LY G	Correspondence.
Carton 5	SH 11LZ H	Card file: Notes on Robert Gould Shaw (small).
Carton 5	SH 11LZ H	Card file: Notes on Robert Gould Shaw.
Carton 6	SH 11M1 R	Card file: Notes on Robert Gould Shaw; chronology.
Carton 6	SH 11M1 R	Chronology.
Carton 7	SH 11M2 S	Card file: Research notes, arranged by topic.
Carton 8	SH 11M3 T	Card file: Research notes, arranged by topic.
Carton 9	SH 11M4 U	Card file: Research notes, arranged by topic.
Carton 10	SH 11M5 V	Portfolio: "A Pictorial Record for the Cultural Contexts of Colonel Robert Gould Shaw and His Black Regiment". (Oversize)

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Preferred Citation

Edwin Gittleman research materials, Massachusetts Historical Society.

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Access Terms

This collection is indexed under the following headings in ABIGAIL, the online catalog of the Massachusetts Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related persons, organizations, or subjects should search the catalog using these headings.


	Persons:
		Shaw, Robert Gould, 1837-1863.


	Organizations:
		United States. Army -- African American troops
		United States. Army -- Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, 54th (1863-1865)


	Subjects:
		Fort Wagner (S.C.)
		History -- Research.
		Slavery -- United States.
		United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Participation, African American
		United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories -- Massachusetts Infantry, 54th Volunteers.

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Prepared by Brenda Lawson, April 1998.
Revised 23 Mar. 2005
Encoded by Aimée Primeaux, Oct. 2004

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