Repository Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Institute Archives and Special Collections Creator Jakobson, Roman, 1896-1982 Title Roman Jakobson papers ID MC.0072 Date [inclusive] 1908-1982 Extent 141.5 cubic feet (137 record cartons, 12 manuscript boxes, 1 half manuscript box, 7 folios, 1 film reel) Location Materials are stored off-site. Advance notice is required for use. Language English Language of Materials In addition to English language materials there are also materials in French, German, Russian, Czech, and other Slavic languages. Abstract This collection documents the career of Roman Jakobson. Jakobson was Samuel Hazzard Cross Professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures and General Linguistics at Harvard University from 1949 until becoming emeritus in 1965. He was concurrently, appointed in April 1957, Visiting Institute Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for 1957-1958, reappointed Visiting Institute Professor for a six month period beginning July 1958.

He continued in his role at MIT until he became emeritus in 1970. Atlas ukladok kishkovskogo. Known as the founder of modern structural linguistics, he elaborated sophisticated theories of language and communication that have had significant effects on such disciplines as anthropology, art criticism and brain research. Published and unpublished writings by Jakobson, correspondence, and research and lecture notes document Jakobson's scholarly contributions to linguistics, poetics, mythology, folklore, literature, and cognitive studies. The collection also includes Jakobson's correspondence with linguist Prince Nikolai Sergeevich Trubetskoy and extensive materials concerning Jakobson's lifelong study of the Russian classic epic, Igor’ Tale.

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