David Bronsen Papers

Collection

Identifier: WUA-03-00517

Staff Only

The David Bronsen Papers includes subject files, arranged alphabetically by person name or topic. This material was possibly also used by Bronsen as teaching material or material toward speeches.

Dates

Creation: circa 1943-1983

Creator

Bronsen, David, 1926- (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Open

Conditions Governing Use

Users of the collection must read and agree to abide by the rules and procedures set forth in the Materials Use Policies.

Providing access to materials does not constitute permission to publish or otherwise authorize use. All publication not covered by fair use or other exceptions is restricted to those who have permission of the copyright holder, which may or may not be Washington University.

If you wish to publish or license Special Collections materials, please contact Special Collections to inquire about copyright status at (314) 935-5495 or spec@wumail.wustl.edu. (Publish means quotation in whole or in part in seminar or term papers, theses or dissertations, journal articles, monographs, books, digital forms, photographs, images, dramatic presentations, transcriptions, or any other form prepared for a limited or general public.)

Extent

20 linear feet

20 boxes

Additional Description

Biographical Information

David Bronsen (1926-1990) was a professor in German and comparative literature at Washington University in St. Louis. In 1974, Bronson published Joseph Roth: Eine Biographie, a meticulous biography establishing the facts of Roth’s life, and correcting many of the ‘myths’ surrounding this famously contradictory author. The David Bronsen Prize for Excellence in German, established in honor of Bronsen, is awarded to a graduating German major on the basis of excellent German language skills and superior academic achievement.