Egon Verheyen papers

Access and use

Location of collection:
George Mason University
2400 Fenwick Library
Special Collections Research Center
Fenwick Library MS2FL
George Mason University
Fairfax, VA 22030
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Mieko Palazzo
Phone: (703) 993-2220
Fax: (703) 993-2669
Restrictions:

Collection is open to research.

Terms of access:

The copyright and related rights status of this collection have not been evaluated (See http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/)

Preferred citation:

Egon Verheyen papers, Collection C0217, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.

Summary

Extent:
3.75 Linear Feet (9 boxes)
Creator:
Verheyen, Egon
Abstract:
This collection largely documents Egon Verheyen's research and manuscripts through articles, notes and correspondence. It also contains information about his time as a Robinson Professor at George Mason University.
Language:
Contains materials that are in English, German, French and Italian.
Preferred citation:

Egon Verheyen papers, Collection C0217, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection largely documents Egon Verheyen's research and manuscripts through articles, notes and correspondence. It also contains information about his time as a Robinson Professor at George Mason University.

Series 1 contains correspondence with colleagues and friends about different topics that he was working on or hoped to work on. This series also contains correspondence with institutions that he worked at (except George Mason) and who he worked with to get information from for his works. Newspaper articles and some photographs are interwoven with some of the correspondence. The series is arranged alphabetically then by date.

Series 2 is the largest series in this collection, it contains materials relating to the works done by Egon Verheyen throughout his career. Materials include: copies of research, letters to publishers, research requests, drafts of works, notes, newspaper articles, and some of the finished manuscripts. This series also includes advertisements for lectures and his lecture notes. This series is arranged alphabetically then by date.

Series 3 includes materials relating to Egon Verheyen's time working at George Mason University. This includes correspondence with George Mason colleagues, his time as a Robinson Professor, his time on the CAS Council Task Force and on the Logan Award Committee. It also includes evaluations, course descriptions and his CV. This series also includes materials from his retire party and recognition rewards. This series is arranged alphabetically then by date.

Series 4 contains photographs and illustrations that relate to Verheyen's different projects. Many of the photographs are actually copies of works of art. There are some negatives in this series as well as 2 photographs that Verheyen took of the Gerry Monument. This series is arranged alphabetically then by date.

Biographical / historical:

Egon Verheyen was born in Germany in 1936. In 1962 he was awarded a degree in Art History with a minor in Classical Archaeology and Historical Studies from the University of Würzburg. He immigrated to the United States of America in 1966. He worked at many universities including the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Wesleyan University, University of Michigan, Johns Hopkins University, University of Pennsylvania and the University of Virginia until 1987 when he came to work at George Mason University. From 1987 until his retirement in 2008, he was a Clarence J. Robinson Professor of Humanities at George Mason University.

Besides being a professor, he was also an accomplished writer. His first book was Die Minoritenkirche zu Duisburg, Neue Untersuchungen zu ihrer Geschichte (1959). He then went on to write The Paintings in the Studiolo of Isabella d'Este at Mantua (1971) and The Palazzo del Te in Mantua Images of Love and Politics (1977). He also wrote articles and book reviews including a few articles about early architecture in Washington D.C.

Acquisition information:
Donated by Gwen White in 2012.
Processing information:

Processed by Kerry Mitchell in 2012.

Arrangement:

Organized into 4 series

Missing Title
  1. Series 1: Correspondence, 1967-2000 (Box 1)
  2. Series 2: Publications, 1959-2003 (Boxes 1-7)
  3. Series 3: George Mason University, 1986-2008 (Boxes 7-8)
  4. Series 4: Photographs, 1960s-1990s (Boxes 8-9)
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