O. B. Emerson papers, MSS.0485

Abstract: A collection of the correspondence of O.B. Emerson, an award-winning University of Alabama English professor from 1946 to 1986, much of it with former students and other authors.Scope and Content Note: This collection contains much of the correspondence of O.B. Emerson, an award-winning University of Alabama English professor from 1946 to 1986, and his former students and other authors. It also includes some files on his students and other writers, as well as other materials. There are multiple folders on several of his correspondents; these are referenced beside each instance.Biographical/Historical Note: O.B. Emerson was a professor of English at the University of Alabama from 1946 to 1986. He graduated with his M.A. and Ph.D. from Vanderbilt University. He taught courses in American literature, Southern literature, and Afro-American literature. He received the Outstanding Professor Award, chosen by the student body, in 1965, and the National Alumni Association's Outstanding Commitment to Teaching Award in 1980. Emerson retired from the University in 1986 and died in 1990