Robert J. Kane Papers circa 1929

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Robert Joseph Kane (1897-1986) was an Ohio professor who taught at the Ohio State University's English Department from 1926-1965. In 1943, he notified the University that he was resuming work on a 466 page descriptive bibliography and resource for Shakespeare's King Lear, which he had been working on for several years. The finished work, King Lear in the Twentieth Century: A Bibliography and Reference Guide, was submitted to the University's press in 1945 for publication. He was recognized by the University as a Professor Emeritus in 1965. The materials in this collection are mainly papers, correspondence, and notebooks that deal with Kane's research on the Shakespearian play, King Lear. The King Lear manuscript was later published by University Press under the title King Lear in the Twentieth Century: A Bibliography and Reference Guide, which included summaries by Kane of important works and bibliographic materials from six different languages, including English, French, Italian, Spanish, German, and Greek.

[identification of item], Robert J. Kane Papers, RG 40.135, Ohio State University Archives, Ohio State University

The materials in this collection are the publications and research of Robert. J. Kane, a professor emeritus in the Ohio State University's English Department. 90 percent of the papers, correspondence, and notebooks deal with Kane's research on the Shakespearian play, King Lear. The King Lear manuscript was later published by University Press under the title King Lear in the Twentieth Century: A Bibliography and Reference Guide, which included summaries by Kane of important works and bibliographic materials from six different languages, including English, French, Italian, Spanish, German, and Greek.

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Accession Number UA.1986.0186: Martha Melick, 1986

SPEC.RARE.CMS.44: Robert J. Kane Papers

Ohio State University Archives Biographical File: Robert Joseph Kane

Robert Joseph Kane (1897-1986) was an Ohio professor who taught at the Ohio State University's English Department from 1926-1965. He earned his Bachelor's and Master's degrees from OSU in 1921 and 1922, before attending Harvard University and obtaining a Doctorate in 1929. He then worked at OSU as an instructor from 1929-1951, later serving as a professor, then a professor emeritus from 1951-1986. In 1943, he notified the University that he was resuming work on a 466 page descriptive bibliography and resource for Shakespeare's King Lear, which he had been working on for several years. The finished work, King Lear in the Twentieth Century: A Bibliography and Reference Guide, was submitted to the University's press in 1945 for publication. He was recognized by the University as a Professor Emeritus in 1965.

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Finding aid written by Karen Glenn, 2016 June

Finding aid prepared by Karen Glenn