Virgil C. Aldrich papers

Collection

Identifier: ACCN 1726

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Virgil C. Aldrich papers (1928-1999) contain correspondence, journals, notebooks, writings, essays, and articles. Most of the collection contains manuscripts and copies of articles that Aldrich wrote.

Dates

1928-1999

Creator

Aldrich, Virgil C. (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Conditions Governing Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Biographical Note

Aldrich (1903-1998) was born on 13 September 1903 in Narsinghpur, India. He studied at Oxford College and the Sorbonne before receiving his doctorate from the University of California at Berkeley in 1931. Aldrich taught philosophy at Rice University, Columbia University, Kenyon College, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He was the director of the American Studies Institute in Kyoto, Japan, as well as president of the American Philosophical Association (APA) and the American Society for Aesthetics. He retired in 1973 and moved to Salt Lake City, Utah, where he became an adjunct professor of philosophy at the University of Utah. He died on 28 May 1998.

Extent

12 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The Virgil C. Aldrich papers (1928-1999) contain correspondence, journals, notebooks, writings, essays, and articles. Alrich was educated at Oxford College, the Sorbonne, and the University of California at Berkeley. He taught philosophy at several universities before retiring to Salt Lake City in 1973 where he was an adjunct professor of philosophy at the University of Utah.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Boxes 1-21 were donated by Don Garrett in 1998.

Box 22 was donated by Don Gustafson in 2004.

Box 23, folder 1 was donated by Dr. Alan Mendelson in 2009.

Separated Materials

Photographs were transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections (P0866).

Processing Information

Processed by Kate Kimball in 2001.

Addendum processed by Lisa DeMille in 2004.

Addendum processed by Betsey Welland in 2013.

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