Feldman, Burton

This folder contains research and notes collected by Burton Feldman for his book ''112 Mercer Street''.

This folder contains the original rationale and outline for ''112 Mercer Street'' when Feldman was still calling it ''Exit Einstein and Friends.''

This folder contains drafts and notes of Wolfgang Yourgrau's ''Essay on Nietzsche.'' Burton Feldman helped Yourgrau to edit the work. There is also a bound copy of the work with notation.

This folder contains Burton Feldman's material that he used to compile a bibliography for his book ''112 Mercer Street''. The contents are a list of late and lost book notices from Penrose Library, and a few photos of Feldman's bookshelf.

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 a collection of notes and drafts. The range of topics covered include Burton Feldman's research and ideas for fiction projects, his research for ''1220 Mercer St.'', and work on another book on myth.

This is the first of two folders containing a transcript of a series of lectures given by Leo Strauss at the University of Chicago about the work of Giambattista Vico. Burton Feldman used this for a paper he later wrote on Giambattista Vico and mythology.

This is the second of two folders containing a transcript of a series of lectures given by Leo Strauss at the University of Chicago about the work of Giambattista Vico. Burton Feldman used this for a paper he later wrote on Giambattista Vico and mythology.

This folder contains a photocopy of a section of a book by I. Lakatos. The pages contain notes by Burton Feldman for research purposes.

This folder contains Burton Feldman's notes and research on various individuals for use in a paper on mythology.