Feldman, Burton

This folder is the first of three containing correspondence from the Richardson family, including Anne, Elizabeth, Lissa, and Robert Richardson. Robert Richardson worked with Burton Feldman on ''The Rise of Modern Mythology.''

This folder is the second of three containing correspondence from the Richardson family, including Anne, Elizabeth, Lissa, and Robert Richardson. Robert Richardson worked with Burton Feldman on ''The Rise of Modern Mythology.''

This folder is the third of three containing correspondence from the Richardson family, including Anne, Elizabeth, Lissa, and Robert Richardson. Robert Richardson worked with Burton Feldman on ''The Rise of Modern Mythology.''

This folder contains documents pertaining to Burton Feldman's relationship with the American Council of Learned Societies.

This folder is the contents of a binder kept by Burton Feldman. The binder was a collection of articles and notes on anthropology with specific attention to themes of religion and theology.

This folder contains some drafts of introductory chapters for ''The Rise of modern Mythology: 1680 - 1860''. There is also a prospectus and letters to publishers.

This folder is the contents of a binder labeled ''Figures''. Feldman used this notebook to record his research and opinions on major figures and how they related to the idea of myth. Each section on an individual figure included a section that described ''his position in a nutshell,'' a primary bibliography of the individual's works regarding myth, a secondary bibliography that also covered myth, critiques by others, and questions that Feldman had.

The contents of this folder are from a binder put together by Burton Feldman. The contents are arranged by the theme that Feldman is discussing, and the themes cover a wide range of topics for Feldman's various projects. There is a list of these themes in the first few pages of the binder contents.

This folder contains a notebook and notes of Burton Feldman's pertaining to myth, politics, and the notion of kinship. The notebook is filled, largely, with lists of authors that Burton would potentially be referencing. Alongside the notebook are a stack of index cards with notes concerning the concepts the authors discussed. The folder also contains some loose sheets of paper and newspaper clippings that had been in the notebook.

This folder contains more than one hundred drafts by Feldman of the introduction to ''The Rise of Modern Mythology: 1680 - 1860'' that have been extracted from a large binder. Each draft is numbered with the notes that contributed to the changes.