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:
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[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:
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This collection contains minutes, reports, correspondence, notes, and printed materials regarding the organizational administration, logistics, and communications of the society.
- Biographical / historical:
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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."
Indexed terms
Access and use restrictions
- Preferred citation:
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[Item, box, folder], Multi Ethnic Literature of the United States (MELUS) records, ms4544, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.