Murray Sperber Papers
1970-2006.
Origination : Sperber, MurrayExtent : 100 linear feet
Repository : University of Notre Dame Archives
Address : Notre Dame, Indiana 46556
English.
Administrative Information
Source
Murray Sperber.
Papers closed for processing. Audio-visual material open for use.
Preferred Citation
Murray Sperber Papers (SPR), University of Notre Dame Archives (UNDA), Notre Dame, IN 46556
Scope and Content
Research files from his years as a graduate student at Berkeley, concerning Arthur Koestler and the Spanish Civil War, including his dissertation; files concerning his work as a professor at Indiana University, including course files, the dossier assembled in support of his review for promotion to full professor, and course evaluations; files from his time as a sports writer, including printed material, clippings, and manuscripts concerning soccer; files representing his academic publications, including research files on Orwell, Eisenstein, and others; research files for his books, with drafts, notes, photocopies, correspondence, manuscripts and galleys; also manuscripts of unpublished mystery and science fiction novels, photographs, printed material, and audio-visual material.
Background
Born 30 November 1940 in Montreal, Murray Sperber earned a B.A. from Purdue University in 1961, an M.A. from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1963, and a Ph.D. from Berkeley in 1974. He served as a professor of English and American Studies at Indiana University, Bloomington, 1971-2004. He published academic articles and anthologies about Arthur Koestler, George Orwell, and the Spanish Civil War, including And I Remember Spain: a Spanish Civil War Anthology , Arthur Koestler: a Collection of Critical Essays , and Literature and Politics . But he is best known for his books about higher education and college sports, including College Sports Inc.: the Athletic Department vs the University , Shake Down the Thunder: the Creation of Notre Dame Football , Onward to victory: the Crises that Shaped College Sports , and Beer and Circus: How Big-time College Sports is Crippling Undergraduate Education .
Index
Koestler, Arthur.Orwell, George, 1903-1950.
Eisenstein, Sergei, 1898-1948.
University of Notre Dame.
University of Notre Dame -- Football -- History.
Notre Dame Fighting Irish (Football team) -- History.
College sports -- United States -- History.
College sports -- United States -- Organization and administration.
College sports -- Economic aspects -- United States.
College sports -- Moral and ethical aspects -- United States.
Universities and colleges -- United States -- Administration.
And I Remember Spain: a Spanish Civil War Anthology
Arthur Koestler: a Collection of Critical Essays
Literature and Politics
College Sports Inc.: the Athletic Department vs the University
Shake Down the Thunder: the Creation of Notre Dame Football
Onward to victory: the Crises that Shaped College Sports
Beer and Circus: How Big-time College Sports is Crippling Undergraduate Education