Elaine Marks papers, 1893-2001 (bulk 1949-2001)

Elaine Marks, an eminent scholar of women's studies, French literature, and Jewish studies, was born in New York City in 1930. Marks attended the University of Pennsylvania and New York University, where she received a doctorate in 1958. She taught at the University of Wisconsin-Madison for twenty-two years, where she was the Germaine Bree Professor of French and Women's Studies. Books by Elaine Marks include Colette (Rutgers University Press, 1960), Simone de Beauvoir: Encounters with Death (Rutgers University Press, 1973), Homosexualities and French Literature: Cultural Contexts, Critical Texts, co-edited with George Stambolian (Cornell University Press, 1979), New French Feminism (University of Massachusetts Press, 1980), co-edited with Isabelle de Courtivron, and Marrano as Metaphor: The Jewish Presence in French Writing (Columbia University Press, 1996). Elaine Marks retired from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2000. She died in Dallas in October 2001. The Elaine Marks Papers consist of correspondence, photographs, research and teaching materials, and ephemera from the period 1949-2001. The collection includes manuscripts, course syllabi, promotional materials, and correspondence related to Elaine Marks' professorial work in the fields of French literature and Women's Studies. The collection also includes extensive materials from Marks' work with the Modern Language Association.

Library: John Hay, Collections Annex
NOTE: This collection is housed off-site. Prior notice is needed for retrieval
Contact(s): pembroke_archives@brown.edu (Primary Contact)

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Access to the collection:

Online Catalog (BruKnow):
General description of the collection available on BruKnow
Elaine Marks papers

Other Online Access:
RIAMCO: Guide to the Elaine Marks papers

Related Collections:
Feminist Theory Archive

Notes:
The Elaine Marks papers are part of the Feminist Theory Archive, established and curated by the Pembroke Center for Teaching and Research on Women.