James Sweid Nesteby Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-0132
Collection Organization
This collection reflects a portion of Dr. Nesteby's academic work and life as a scholar. Researchers will be able to learn about his early academic career through his writings, his time as a Fulbright Scholar in Yemen and Syria, and his work researching the works of authors such as Edgar Rice Burroughs and Mark Twain. His research index cards may provide a deeper understanding of his scholarly approach, the sources he consulted, and his creativity as a writer and poet.
Several letters written by Dr. Nesteby provide some glimpses into his personal life, as a student leader at Mackinac College and conscientious objector during the Vietnam War, but the bulk of the collection focuses on his activities as a scholar.
Personal- Biographical material, etc., undated
File – Box 1, Folder: 1
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Essay- The KKK, 1965
File – Box 1, Folder: 2
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Play- Eavesdropping, 1966
File – Box 1, Folder: 3
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The Illegitimate War, 1970
File – Box 1, Folder: 4
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Play- When Dominoes Fall, 1968
File – Box 1, Folder: 5
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Play- Native Son (adaptation of Richard Wright's book), 1971
File – Box 1, Folder: 6
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Manuscript-Popular Images of Afro-Americans in Film, 1896-1954, 1975
File – Box 1, Folder: 7
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Ph.D. Thesis- Lost Races & Racism in American Popular Culture (1 of 2), 1978
File – Box 1, Folder: 8
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Ph.D. Thesis- Lost Races & Racism in American Popular Culture (2 of 2), 1978
File – Box 1, Folder: 9
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Notes and drafts related to Huckleberry Finn, undated
File – Box 2, Folder: 1
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Manuscript- Once Upon a Raft- James Nesteby, Ed. (1 of 2), undated
File – Box 2, Folder: 2
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Manuscript- Once Upon a Raft- James Nesteby, Ed. (2 of 2), undated
File – Box 2, Folder: 3
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Microfilm- The Tarzan Twins by Edgar Rice Burroughs, undated
File – Box 2, Folder: 4
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Newspaper clippings- comics, 1981 - 1985
File – Box 3, Folder: 1
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Your Guide to Composition, 1982
File – Box 3, Folder: 2
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Manuscript- Formula Writing for College (1 of 2), 1986
File – Box 3, Folder: 3
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Manuscript- Formula Writing for College (2 of 2), 1986
File – Box 3, Folder: 4
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Publications- article reprints, 1978, 1991, 1992
File – Box 3, Folder: 5
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Notes from talk "The Art of Lying", 1991
File – Box 3, Folder: 6
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Laureate- Literary Magazine, 1991 - 1992
File – Box 3, Folder: 7
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Notes for presentation on Salman Rushdie, 1992
File – Box 3, Folder: 8
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Manuscript- Captains Ahab and Hussein, 1992
File – Box 3, Folder: 9
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Aritcle: "Evolution Gone Amuck", undated
File – Box 3, Folder: 10
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Notes- vampirism and cannibalism, undated
File – Box 3, Folder: 11
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Research- lanugage and education, multiple
File – Box 3, Folder: 12
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Research- religion, undated
File – Box 3, Folder: 13
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Research- Hong Kong and China, undated
File – Box 3, Folder: 14
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Clippings and notes on trip to Yemen, 1980
File – Box 4, Folder: 1
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Newspaper clippings- miscellaneous, multiple
File – Box 4, Folder: 2
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Maps of United States in English and Arabic languages, undated
File – Box 4, Folder: 3
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Personal- notes, undated
File – Box 4, Folder: 4
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Notes on films and Tarzan, undated
File – Box 4, Folder: 5
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Manuscript- Exploring Aleppo- written with Daniel C. Snell, 1983
File – Box 4, Folder: 6
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Research Notecards, undated
File – Box 5
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Research Notecards, undated
File – Box 6
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Research Notecards, undated
File – Box 7
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Research Notecards, undated
File – Box 8
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Research Notecards, undated
File – Box 9
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Research Notecards, undated
File – Box 10
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Research Notecards, undated
File – Box 11
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Research Notecards, undated
File – Box 12
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