Multi Ethnic Literature of the United States (MELUS) records, 1974-2014

Collection context

Summary

Creator:
MELUS
Date:
1974-2014
Extent:
5 Linear Feet 5 Boxes
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Item, box, folder], Multi Ethnic Literature of the United States (MELUS) records, ms4544, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains minutes, reports, correspondence, notes, and printed materials regarding the organizational administration, logistics, and communications of the society.

Biographical / historical:

The Society for the Study of the Multi-Ethnic Literature of the United States (MELUS) is a scholarly society established in 1974. MELUS publishes a quarterly academic journal, MELUS. The aim of the Society is "to expand the definition of American literature through the study and teaching of Latino American, Native American, African-American, Asian and Pacific American, and ethnically specific Euro-American literary works, their authors, and their cultural contexts."

Access and use restrictions

Preferred citation:

[Item, box, folder], Multi Ethnic Literature of the United States (MELUS) records, ms4544, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.