Norman Waddell papers, 1986-2010
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Summary
- Creator:
- Waddell, Norman
- Abstract:
- Author, translator, and teacher Norman Waddell was born in Washington, D.C. in 1940, and he moved to Japan in 1965. He is an emeritus professor at Otani University in Kyoto, from which he received the degree of Doctor of Literature (LittD) and where he taught for more than thirty years. He has translated works by notable Zen figures such as Suzuki D.T. (Daisetz Teitarō), Dōgen Kigen, Bankei Yōtaku, and Hakuin Ekaku. Waddell's papers include correspondence from: Zen teacher Robert Aitken, who was a co-founder of the Diamond Sangha in Honolulu; artist Frederick Franck; and scholar and translator Burton Watson.
- Extent:
- 0.5 Linear Feet
25 Megabytes - Language:
- Materials in English
- Collection ID:
- RL.11760
Background
- Scope and content:
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Collection includes correspondence from: Zen teacher Robert Aitken, who was a co-founder of the Diamond Sangha in Honolulu; artist Frederick Franck; and scholar and translator Burton Watson. Much of the correspondence concerns writing, editing, publishing, and translating works about Zen Buddhism. Frederick Franck includes sketches on many of his letters; there are also few "Shoestring" newsletters from Pacem-in-Terris, the sculpture garden in Warwick, NY created by Frederick and Claske Franck.
- Biographical / historical:
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Author, translator, and teacher Norman Waddell was born in Washington, D.C. in 1940, and he moved to Japan in 1965. He is an emeritus professor at Otani University in Kyoto, from which he received the degree of Doctor of Literature (LittD) and where he taught for more than thirty years. He has translated works by notable Zen figures such as Suzuki D.T. (Daisetz Teitarō), Dōgen Kigen, Bankei Yōtaku, and Hakuin Ekak
- Acquisition information:
- The Norman Waddell papers were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a purchase in 2019 and 2021.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Laurin Penland, July, 2019
Accessions described in this collection guide: 2019-0082, 2021-0139.
Updated by Leah Tams, December 2021.
- Arrangement:
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Correspondence arranged alphabetically.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Subjects
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- Subjects:
- Zen Buddhism -- Japan -- 20th century.
Zen Buddhism -- North America -- 20th century. - Names:
- Diamond Sangha
Pacem in Terris (Museum : Warwick, N.Y.)
Otani Daigaku
Waddell, Norman
Aitken, Robert, 1917-2010
Franck, Frederick, 1909-2006
Watson, Burton, 1925-2017 - Places:
- Warwick (N.Y.) -- 20th century
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Collection is open for research.
The Burton Watson letters are closed to research until July 29, 2025.
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[Identification of item], Norman Waddell Papers, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.
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