1980s-1996
Offsite Storage Inventory
Restrictions on Access
The Edwin Gittleman research materials are stored offsite and must be requested at least two business days in advance via Portal1791. Researchers needing more than six items from offsite storage should provide additional advance notice. If you have questions about requesting materials from offsite storage, please contact the reference desk at 617-646-0532 or reference@masshist.org.
Note: This collection is UNPROCESSED and closed to researchers pending processing.
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 included are course materials, lectures, correspondence, and a pictorial portfolio on the subject. The book was not completed prior to Professor Gittleman's death in 1996.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Mrs. Rosalyn L. Gittleman, Lexington, Mass., May 1998.
Restrictions on Access
The Edwin Gittleman research materials are stored offsite and must be requested at least two business days in advance via Portal1791. Researchers needing more than six items from offsite storage should provide additional advance notice. If you have questions about requesting materials from offsite storage, please contact the reference desk at 617-646-0532 or reference@masshist.org.
Note: This collection is UNPROCESSED and closed to researchers pending processing.
Summary Description of the Collection
Secondary research materials on Shaw and the 54th regiment, slavery, the Civil War, the attack on Fort Wagner, and Black troops
Secondary research materials on Shaw and the 54th regiment, slavery, the Civil War, the attack on Fort Wagner, and Black troops
Secondary research materials on Shaw and the 54th regiment, slavery, the Civil War, the attack on Fort Wagner, and Black troops
Lectures, writings, course materials
Outline and partial drafts for "Colonel Shaw and the Massachusetts Fifty-Fourth: A Study in Corporate Biography and American Culture"
Correspondence
Card file: Notes on Robert Gould Shaw (small)
Card file: Notes on Robert Gould Shaw
Card file: Notes on Robert Gould Shaw; chronology
Chronology
Card file: Research notes, arranged by topic
Card file: Research notes, arranged by topic
Card file: Research notes, arranged by topic
Portfolio: "A Pictorial Record for the Cultural Contexts of Colonel Robert Gould Shaw and His Black Regiment"
Oversize.Preferred Citation
Edwin Gittleman research materials, Massachusetts Historical Society.
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.