DENNIS ANDERSON:

An Inventory of His Bob Dylan Research Collection at the Minnesota Historical Society

Manuscripts Collection

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Creator: Anderson, Dennis, creator.
Title:Bob Dylan research collection.
Dates:1963-1982, 1987.
Abstract:Bibliographies, magazine articles and book excerpts (1963-1982), syllabi (1978-1979), chronologies, student papers (1978-1979, 1980-1981), interviews, correspondence (1978-1979), and fan magazines related to the work of a Bob Dylan scholar who taught seminars on Dylan and American culture at German universities during the 1970s and early 1980s. The collection contains English and German language material and provides both American and European commentary on the life and music of Bob Dylan.
Quantity:1.4 cubic feet (2 boxes).
Location:See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

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The bulk of the collection consists of articles and excerpts taken from English (undated and 1963-1982) and German language (1965-1982, 1987) books and magazines, which reflect both American and European commentary on Bob Dylan. There are also bibliographies related to Dylan and to popular music in general, including a card bibliography on Dylan compiled by Anderson.

A section of materials related to seminars on Dylan taught by Anderson while a member of the Department for American Studies at Universität Tübingen (Tübingen, Germany) is also included and consists of syllabi, correspondence, English and German reading materials, Dylan chronologies (1941-1979), song lyrics, and student papers written primarily in German. An interview held in Tübingen, Germany with Allen Ginsburg (Dec. 18, 1979) is also included.

The last group of material consists of copies of two Dylan fan magazines: an English language magazine (March 1976-Summer 1979) that appeared as Talkin' Bob Zimmerman Blues (Feb. 1975-Aug. 1976), changed its title to Zimmerman Blues (Winter 1977-Winter 1978), and changed again to Changin' (Summer 1979), and a German language magazine published in Munich and entitled Dylan, (Summer 1977-Fall 1979).


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Expand/CollapseADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Availability:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Anderson, Dennis. Bob Dylan Research Collection. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples

Accession Information:

Accession number: 14,614

Processing Information:

Processed by: Frank Hennessy, May 1992

Catalog ID number: 990017229510104294


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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

LocationBox
P18851Bob Dylan card bibliography, [197-]-[198-].
English language articles, undated and 1963-1982. 3 folders.
German language articles, 1965-1981. 5 folders.
LocationBox
P18852Seminar materials, 1978-1979. 2 folders.
Student papers, 1978-1979, 1980-1981.
Ginsberg interview, bibliographies, and miscellaneous papers, undated and 1976-1980, 1987.
Talkin' Bob Zimmerman Blues, 1976-1979.
Dylan, 1977-1980.

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This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics:
Musicology.
Popular culture.
Rock musicians -- United States.
Persons:
Dylan, Bob, 1941- -- Bibliography.
Dylan, Bob, 1941- -- Chronology.
Dylan, Bob, 1941- -- Criticism and interpretation.
Dylan, Bob, 1941- -- Outlines, syllabi, etc.
Ginsberg, Allen, 1926- -- Interviews.
Organizations:
Universität Tübingen. Abteilung fur Americanistik -- Curricula.
Places:
Germany (West) -- Popular culture.
T�ubingen (Germany).
Occupations:
Musicologists.

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