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Norbert Krapf Papers, 1977-1996
Norbert Krapf is a professor of English and the director of the C. W. Post Poetry Center at the C. W. Post Campus of Long Island University in Brookville, New York. Krapf has written or edited seventeen books, including eleven books of poetry, a young adult novel, and a book of writings about William Cullen Bryant. Krapf was born in Jasper, Indiana, and much of his poetry and other writings are inspired by his native state and his German ancestry. His interest in the history of his family and of the German community in the area around Jasper started him on a research project that culminated in the publication of Finding the Grain: Pioneer German Journals and Letters from Dubois County, Indiana.
This collection contains research and publication materials for Finding the Grain. The book contains letters and journals written by Germans who settled in Dubois County from the 1830s to the1850s. These documents provide a first-hand look at the lives of the immigrants in their new environment. The research materials in the collection include photocopies, transcriptions, and translations of the original documents, Krapf's research notes on the documents, his correspondence with archivists, scholars, and translators about the documents, and photographs of some of the documents. The publication materials include drafts of the book's chapters, several versions of the final manuscript, correspondence, and permission to publish letters.
This collection is open to the public without restriction. The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) govern the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material.
Cite as: Norbert Krapf Papers, 1977-1996, Special Collections and Archives, University Library, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis.
Presented by Norbert Krapf, June 1999, A2002/03-001.
Research and publication materials for Krapf's book, Finding the Grain: Pioneer German Journals and Letters from Dubois County, Indiana. Research materials include photocopies, transcriptions, and translations of the original documents, Krapf's research notes on the documents, his correspondence with archivists, scholars, and translators about the documents, and photographs of some of the documents. The publication materials include drafts of the book's chapters, several versions of the final manuscript, correspondence, and permission to publish letters.
| Contents | Box | |
| Kundek Materials | 1 | |
| Photocopies of original letters | 1 | |
| Transcriptions of original letters | 1 | |
| Translations of original letters | 1 | |
| Krapf's index card notes on articles and notes about Kundek | 1 | |
| Photocopies of articles for background research | 2 | |
| Photocopies of original letters | ||
| Transcriptions of original letters | ||
| Krapf's correspondence, 1977-1995 | ||
| Krapf's research notes, 1992-1995 | ||
| Drafts of chapter introductions | ||
| Paper proposal for Society for German American Studies conference | ||
| Hassfurther-Gerland Letters | 3 | |
| Krapf's research notes, 1979-1985 | ||
| Krapf's correspondence, 1982-1995 | ||
| Photocopies of original letters | ||
| Transcriptions of original letters | ||
| Translations of original letters | ||
| Draft of presentation Krapf made at Society for German American Studies conference, 1988 | ||
| Drafts of footnote annotations | ||
| Photographs and negatives of original letters, 1992 | ||
| Betz Journals | 4 | |
| Photocopies of original journals | ||
| Krapf's correspondence, 1976-1977 | ||
| Transcriptions of original journals | ||
| Translations of original journals | ||
| Photocopies of background articles | ||
| Draft of chapter introduction | ||
| Gerdemann Journal | ||
| Photocopy of original journal | ||
| Krapf's correspondence, 1992-1995 | ||
| Photocopies of newspaper excerpts of journal, 1976 | ||
| Dupps Letter | ||
| Krapf's research notes, 1977-1992 | ||
| Background articles | ||
| Photocopy of the original letter | ||
| Transcription of the original letter | ||
| Translation of the original letter | ||
| Photocopy of the Dupps passport | ||
| Draft to chapter introduction | ||
| Fierst's Gesellenbuch (Journeyman's Book) | ||
| Photocopy of the original Gesellenbuch | ||
| Transcription of the original Gesellenbuch | ||
| Translation of the original Gesellenbuch | ||
| Krapf's correspondence, 1980-85 | ||
| Background documents and notes | ||
| Krapf's notes from trip to Laudenbach, 1985 | ||
| Demuth Materials | ||
| Photocopy of the Demuth Civil War diary | ||
| Transcription of the diary | ||
| Translation of the diary | ||
| Notes about the diary | ||
| Photocopies of John Demuth's army documents | ||
| Krapf's correspondence | ||
| Photocopies of Demuth family passports | ||
| Photocopies of St. Ferdinand records relating to the Demuth family | ||
| Translations of the Demuth family passports | ||
| Photocopies of Demuth family poems | ||
| Borman Materials | 5 | |
| Photocopies of the Maria Schultz letters | ||
| Photocopies of the Borman Civil War letters | ||
| Translation of Borman letters | ||
| Background materials on the Borman letters | ||
| Krapf's correspondence, 1977-1979 | ||
| Photocopy of the Arensman Journal | ||
| Transcription of the Sondermann Journal | ||
| Transcription of the St. Meinrad letters | ||
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Photocopy of the St. Joseph's Parish Book |
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| Finding the Grain Grant Applications, C. W. Post/LIU and Records, 1977-1994 | ||
| Finding the Grain Production Correspondence and Permissions, 1978-1996 | ||
| Front Matter and Chapters 1 and 2 Drafts, 1992-1995 | 6 | |
| Chapters 3-7 Drafts and Printouts, 1985-1995 | ||
| 1977 Finding the Grain Manuscript, Pasteups, and Proofs, 1977 | ||
| August, 1995 and February-May, 1996 Printout Versions of Finding the Grain, 1995-1996 | 7 | |
| May, 1996 Corrected Printout and November, 1996 2nd Proof, 1996 | ||
Krapf, Norbert, 1943-
Dubois County (Ind.)
German Americans--Biography
German Americans--History
Germany--Emigration and immigration
Finding the Grain: Pioneer German Journals and Letters from Dubois County, Indiana.
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