Kai T. Erikson Papers,1976

Author

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Title

Kai T. Erikson Papers

Date

1976

Repository

Berea College Special CollectionsBerea, Kentucky 40404

Conditions Governing Access note

Copyright has not been assigned to Berea College.

Preferred Citation Note

[Identification of item], Kai T. Erikson Papers, KYSX258-A, 1976Special Collections, Berea College, Berea, Ky.

Extent

undetermined

Biography/History

Kai Erikson, a native of Vienna, Austria, was educated at Reed College (B.A., 1953) and at the University of Chicago (M.A., 1955; Ph.D., 1962). His book describes the impact of a 1972 flood on the community of Buffalo Creek, West Virginia, and was the recipient of Berea College's Weatherford Award for 1976.

Scope and Content

This is a typed manuscript of Erikson's EVERYTHING IN ITS PATH, published by Simon and Schuster in 1976.

The typescript comprises 349 pages and includes minor handwritten revisions which were probably made by editorial staff.

Subjects

• Everything in its Path, by Kai T. Erickson (book)
• Floods -- Buffalo Creek, West Virginia (1972)

Related Material

KYSX253-A supplies further information on the collection of which this series is a part.