Archive of Jacobus Gerhardus Riewald

University Library Groningen

 

University of Groningen

 

Archive Jacobus Gerhardus Riewald

 

Number of the description of the archive:

UBGcb079

 

Description of the archive made by:

Frida van Til, 2023

 

 

Description of the collection

 

Brief overview

 

Name of the archive: Archive Jacobus Gerhardus Riewald (1910-2006)

Provenance: donation

Dated: 1970-1980

Size: 6 archiveboxes

Language of the materials: Dutch, English, German, French

Summary:

         

          Jacobus Gerhardus Riewald (1910-2006) was a professor of post-medieval English literature, as well as     American literature at the University of Groningen. This archive contains materials to do with research     for Riewald’s book Reynier Jansen of Philadelphia, early American printer. Furthermore, it contains        materials about Irish, English and American authors, particularly poets and playwrights, and their works.

 

Archive number: UBG079

Institute: University of Groningen

Retainer: University Library Groningen

 

Provenance and acquisition

 

          Biography

          Jacobus Gerhardus Riewald was born in 1910, in Doesburg. In 1953, Riewald graduated from the Catholic University in Nijmegen, with a dissertation entitled Sir Max Beerbohm: Man and Writer. A critical     analaysis with a Brief Life and a Bibliography. He later worked as a professor of post-medieval English            literature and American literature at the University of Groningen. In 1967, Riewald held a public lecture            on the poetry of Robert Lowell. Riewald passed away in Groningen, in 2006.

 

          During Riewald’s tenure at the University of Groningen, he wrote the work Reynier Jansen of       Philadelphia, early American printer: a chapter in seventeenth-century nonconformity (1970). Reynier      Jansen was born in the Netherlands, living in Harlingen and Alkmaar and working as a cord-winder. In   1699, Jansen moved to America. He spent time in Penssylvania, where he would serve as the Quaker’s       only printer until 1705.

 

          Acquisition

          The archive was donated to the University Library.

 

          Future additions

          No future additions to this archive are expected.

     

Contents and collation

 

          The archive contains correspondence with Dutch and international libraries and archives, as well as          materials about Anglophone authors and a photo of materials that were printed by Jansen.

 

          The inventory follows the structure that was created by Riewald. Much of material was already in labeled   folders. When necessary for clarity, the structure was diverted from.

 

Instructions for users of the archive

 

          Accessibility

The archive is accessible for research purposes. To look at the archive, a University Library Access Pass is required.

 

          Limitations to use

The materials in this archive are available for viewing only. They cannot be borrowed. When consulting these materials, the rules set out in the Reglement voor de gebruikers van de Bibliotheek der Rijksuniversiteit Groningen apply. Reproductions, insofar as they are allowed, are to be made in line with the rules set out in the Tarieven en diensten Bibliotheek der Rijksuniversiteit Groningen.

 

          Accessing the archive

          An inventory of the archive is available.      

 

          Citations

When referencing (materials from) this archive, the following information must be provided in full at least once. After this, an abbreviated citation suffices.

-       Archive: University Library Groningen, Archive Riewald

-       Individual items: Groningen, UB, Riewwald [number]

 

          Requests

The materials in this archive can be requested by sending an email to the Special Collections department.