2016-06-22 Guide to the Hans Sperber Papers, 1911-1964 RG.40.119 Finding aid prepared by Karen Glenn

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2016 June

Catalog record (b23896164) needs to be overlaid. A/V needs to be pulled and analyzed as dates are fishy- too old.

 This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2019-02-01T11:23-0500 English Describing Archives: A Content Standard Hans Sperber Papers RG.40.119 Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections 1.2 Cubic feet 1911-1964 The Hans Sperber Papers contain speeches and writings on political language, radio talks (in German) on the German language, essays, articles, lectures, and audio recordings of lectures. Hans Sperber was a professor in the German Department at Ohio State University from 1934 to 1955. (1) carton English, German Sperber, Hans, 1885-1963 Arrangement of Materials

Materials are arranged in the order received.

 Acquisitions Information

Accession Number UA.1985.0040: Wolfgang Fleischauer, date unknown

 Preferred Citation

[identification of item], Hans Sperber Papers, RG 40.119, Ohio State University Archives, The Ohio State University

 Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Contains audiotapes.

 Access to Materials

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Finding aid written by Karen Glenn, 2016 June

 Biographical Note

Hans Sperber (1885-1963) received a Ph.D. in Germanic and Romance Philology from the University of Vienna in 1907. He taught from 1909 to 1916 at the University of Upsala in Sweden, and then at the University of Cologne from 1919 to 1933. He was a professor in the German Department at Ohio State University from 1934 to 1955.

 Scope and Contents

The Hans Sperber Papers contain speeches and writings on political language (1944-1959), radio talks (in German) on the German language (1927-1928) and studies on word derivations and semantics. It also includes essays, articles, lectures, and audiotapes of lectures.

 Related Materials Hans Sperber Ohio State University--Faculty. Ohio State University--History. Ohio State University. Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures. Sperber, Hans, 1885-1963 Audiotapes College teachers--Ohio--Columbus--20th century German language--Study and teaching (Higher)--Ohio--Columbus--20th century Processed 1.2 Cubic feet 1911-1964 (1) carton Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Contains audio tapes.

 Inventory of items in the Sperber Papers UA.RG.40.119.0001 1 undated Speeches by Hans Sperber in English UA.RG.40.119.0001 2 undated Speeches and writings by Sperber concerning Political Language UA.RG.40.119.0001 3 1944-1949, Undated Letters by Sperber concerning Political Language UA.RG.40.119.0001 4 1959-1955 Retirement Lecture, "The Tyranny of Words--Can it be broken," memorials and obituaries UA.RG.40.119.0001 5 1956-1964 Essays, articles and lectures by Sperber (in German) UA.RG.40.119.0001 6 circa 1920-1930 Studies in semantics by Hans Sperber (in German) UA.RG.40.119.0001 7 undated Publicity items and newspaper clippings re Sperber UA.RG.40.119.0001 8 1950-1963 Radio talks by Hans Sperber (in German) UA.RG.40.119.0001 9 1927-1928 Reprints of publications by Sperber UA.RG.40.119.0001 10 1911-1963 Tape: Uppsala (part 1) UA.RG.40.119.0001 11 1962 September 19 Tape: Uppsala (part 2) UA.RG.40.119.0001 12 1962 September 19 Tape: Lecture in seminar of Professor Emsley UA.RG.40.119.0001 13 undated Tape: Revolution of 1848 in Saarbrucken UA.RG.40.119.0001 14 1963 July 26 Tape: Speech 580 lecture UA.RG.40.119.0001 15 1953 Three Keys To Language by Robert M. Estrich Hans Sperber UA.RG.40.119.0001 16 1952 Studien Zur Bedeutungsentwicklung Der Proposition Uber by Hans Sperber UA.RG.40.119.0001 17 1915