Feldman, Burton

This folder is the second of two containing newspaper articles kept by Burton Feldman pertaining to his research into anthropology.

This folder is the contents of a binder labeled ''Notes A - Z''. The contents consist of a series of notes and drafts, kept alphabetically, by Burton Feldman pertaining to a future project that would chronicle the history of mythology from roughly 1700 to the ''present,'' then being about 1960. These are early notes that eventually would be used in his work ''The Rise of Modern Mythology, 1680-1860''.

This folder contains Burton Feldman's research on Johann Jakob Bachofen. This research was not included in the final draft of the book ''The Rise of Modern Mythology: 1680 - 1860.'' The research may have been considered for the book when the scope of the project was larger, or it may have been collected to be used in a potential sequel.

This folder contains Burton Feldman's research on Émile Durkheim. This research was not included in the final draft of the book ''The Rise of Modern Mythology: 1680 - 1860.'' The research may have been considered for the book when the scope of the project was larger, or it may have been collected to be used in a potential sequel.

This folder contains Burton Feldman's research on Mircea Eliade. This research was not included in the final draft of the book ''The Rise of Modern Mythology: 1680 - 1860.'' The research may have been considered for the book when the scope of the project was larger, or it may have been collected to be used in a potential sequel.

This folder contains Burton Feldman's research on Giambattista Vico. This research was not included in the final draft of the book ''The Rise of Modern Mythology: 1680 - 1860.'' The research may have been considered for the book when the scope of the project was larger, or it may have been collected to be used in a potential sequel.

This folder contains short paragraphs and notes concerning the process of writing and the idea of poetry and literature. There is also a Far Side comic in this folder that makes reference to a ''Professor Feldman''.

This folder contains notes and research on anthropology and the history of religion that Burton Feldman was compiling for a potential project that would have been an continuation of his work in ''The Rise of Modern Mythology: 1680-1860''.

This folder contains some over-sized pages of early formative notes and research for Burton Feldman and Robert D. Richardson's ''The Rise of Modern Mythology: 1680 - 1860''.

This folder contains correspondence and documents from Udo Strutynski, James Clark, and the University of California Press.