Alden mss., ca.
1951-2001
Summary Information
Repository
Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington)
Indiana University
1200 E. Seventh St.
Bloomington, IN 47405-5500
Phone: 812-855-2452
Fax: 812-855-3143
Email: liblilly@indiana.edu
http://www.indiana.edu/~liblilly
Creator
Alden, Dauril.
TitleAlden mss., ca.
1951-2001
Collection No.
LMC 2483
Extent
ca. 5000 items
Language
Materials are in English
Abstract
The Alden mss., ca. 1951-2001, consists
of correspondence and research files generated by Professor Dauril Alden in
preparation of his biography of Dutch and Portuguese colonial historian Charles
Ralph Boxer, 1904-2000.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
Part or all of this collection is housed at the Auxiliary Library Facility (ALF). When requesting, please allow time for the
materials to be delivered to the Lilly Library Reading Room for access.
Historical Note
Professor Dauril Alden wrote a biography of Dutch and Portuguese colonial historian
Charles Ralph Boxer, 1904-2000, titled
Charles R. Boxer: An
Uncommon Life: Soldier, Historian, Teacher, Collector, Traveller
. It was
written by Alden with the assistance of Boxer colleagues and friends James Sylvester
Cummins (1920-2004) and Father Michael Cooper (b. 1930). It was published in Lisbon
by Fundação Oriente in 2001 (Lilly DA3 .B598 A43 2001).
Arrangement
The collection is organized into the following series: I. Notes and research
material; II. Correspondence.
Scope and Content Note
The Alden mss., ca. 1951-2001, consists of correspondence and research files
generated by Professor Dauril Alden in preparation of his biography of Dutch and
Portuguese colonial historian Charles Ralph Boxer, 1904-2000. The correspondence
includes letters of Charles Boxer to Dauril Alden and to James Cummins;
correspondence between Alden and James Cummins, and Alden and Michael Cooper; as
well as Alden correspondence with several Boxer colleagues, family members, and
research institutions the author visited and/or from whom he acquired copies of
reference and research materials. The bulk of the collection consists of the notes
and reference copies, arranged by chapter and then a late draft of the final
manuscript, also arranged by chapter.
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Indexing Terms
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The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in
IUCAT, the IU Libraries'
online catalog. Materials about related topics, persons or places can be found by
searching the catalog using these terms.
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Names
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Boxer, C. R. (Charles Ralph),
1904- --Correspondence.
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Alden, Dauril
--Correspondence.
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Cummins, James S.
--Correspondence.
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Cooper, Michael, 1930-
--Correspondence.
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Boxer, C. R. (Charles Ralph),
1904-
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Cummins, James S.
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Cooper, Michael,
1930-
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Related Material
Dauril Alden's biography of Charles Ralph Boxer, 1904-2000,
Charles R. Boxer: An Uncommon Life: Soldier, Historian, Teacher, Collector,
Traveller
also at the Lilly Library (DA3 .B598 A43 2001).
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
Gift. 2005
Usage Restrictions
Photocopying permitted only with permission of the Curator of Manuscripts, Lilly
Library.
Preferred Citation
[Item], Alden mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
Series:
Notes and Research Materials
Box 1
Chapters 1-5
Box 2
Chapters 6-7
Box 3
Chapters 7-9
Box 4
Chapters 9-13
Box 5
Chapters 13-16
Box 6
Chapters 17-18; appendices, etc.; photographs
Box 7
Photographs; draft of complete manuscript
(2 folders of photographs)
Series:
Box 8
Correspondence
Arranged alphabetically.
Folder 1
Correspondence - addresses
Folder 2
A - Comber
Folder 3
Boxer, C.R. to Alden, 1976
Folder 4
Boxer to James Cummins, 1951-1987
Folder 5
Calvão, João
Folder 6
Calvão and Deus-Ramos
Folder 7-8
Cooper, Michael
Folder 9
Cummins to Alden
Folder 10
Alden to Cummins
Folder 11
Cuthbertson, Ken
Folder 12
Disney - Esforninho
Folder 13
G - K
Folder 14
Johnson - Lucas
Folder 15
Lilly Library
Folder 16
M - N
Folder 17
O - T
Folder 18
Rule, Paul (Humanities Research Centre, Australia National
University)
Folder 19
Vecchio, Carola (Boxer)
