Hans Juergensen papers, 1965-1982, Date acquired: 00/00/1984

Summary

Creator:

Juergensen, Hans, 1919-2000

Abstract:

The papers of writer and USF Humanities professor Hans Juergensen, consisting of manuscripts, art, and clippings related to his writing and academic life.

Extent:

7.84 Linear Feet

11 boxes

Language:

English

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of Juergensen's literary manuscripts, drawings, translations, newspaper clippings, notes, and publications. Original manuscripts included in the collection are: The Broken Jug (1977), Existential Canon and Other Poems (1965), Florida Montage (1966), From the Divide (1967-1968), Journey toward the Roots (1976), Points of Departure (undated), and The Record of a Green Planet (1982).

Biographical / historical:

Born in Germany in 1919, Professor Hans Juergensen fled Nazi Germany and immigrated to the United States in 1934. He received a B.A. from Upsala College and a Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University. From 1942-1945, Juergensen served in the U.S. Army and was wounded in Anzio. He was a professor of Humanities at the University of South Florida, and his poems have appeared in numerous publications, including The New York Times, Yale Literary Magazine, and American Judaism. Jeurgensen (1919-2000), Emeritus Professor from the University of South Florida's Department of Humanities & American Studies (now, Humanities & Cultural Studies), taught humanities, creative writing, and poetry. From 1975-1980, he served as consultant to the Nobel Prize on Literature. He also served as special consultant to the United States Holocaust Memorial Council.

Note written by ct, 1991; revised jjm, 2010; TT, 2019

Acquisition information:

Hans Juergensen

Donation

Processing information:

Pending

Arrangement:

By type of material

Rules or conventions:

Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Related

Related material:

Hans Juergensen Papers, Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.

http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/spec/manuscript/guides/Juergensen.html

Feeney, Kathy. "USF professor writes poetry that's both sensitve, direct." The Tampa Tribune. May 30, 1989.

Reed, Stephen G. "HIs past is poetry." The Tampa Tribune. May 26, 1987.     

Williams, Claudine. "Professor finds talent in students' works."The Oracle. February 10, 1992. 8.

Other descriptive data:

published

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Juergensen, Hans -- 1919 -- Poetry
Poets

Terms of access:

None.  The contents of the collection may be subject to copyright.  Visit the United States Copyright Office's website at http://www.copyright.gov/ for more information.

Location of this collection:

USF Libraries - Tampa Special Collections

The University of South Florida, Tampa Campus

4202 East Fowler Ave. LIB122

Tampa

FL

33620-5400

USA

Contact:

https://lib.usf.edu/special-collections/