Denah Lida Papers

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Biographical Note

Denah Levy Lida was born in New York City in 1923, received a BA from Hunter College, an MA from Columbia University, and a PhD from the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Denah Lida moved to Cambridge in 1954 when her husband, Raimundo Lida, accepted a position at Harvard University. Shortly thereafter she accepted a position at Brandeis University, where she was one of the first tenured female faculty. She taught in the departments of Spanish, Romance Languages, and Comparative Literature from 1955 until 1986. She was the first woman to serve on the university's Faculty Senate.

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of materials related to the personal life and scholarship of Professor Denah Lida and spans the years 1903-2007. It contains correspondence, personal library materials, research notes and typescripts, copies of publications, as well as materials relating to her personal and family history, including ephemera.

Series Description

Arrangement: Alphabetical

This series consists of correspondence between Denah Lida, her family, and professional correspondence. The bulk of the materials are from the 1950s-1980s.

Photographs

Inclusive dates: 1942-1986

Box 2

Arrangement: Alphabetical

These photographs are of Denah Lida and her family.

Brandeis Materials

Inclusive dates: 1951-2005

Box 3

Arrangement: Alphabetical

This series consists of materials related to the early history of Brandeis University, including plans and information on the Brandeis Library.

Teaching Materials

Inclusive dates: 1958-1988

Box 3

Arrangement: Alphabetical

The bulk of this series consists of materials collected to aid Lida in teaching.

Publications

Inclusive dates: 1941-1996

Box 3

Arrangement: Alphabetical

These series consists of Denah Lida's publications, including books and articles.

Personal Library

Inclusive dates: 1903-2006

Boxes 3-4

Arrangement: Alphabetical

This series consists of library materials related to Denah Lida's scholarship. Some materials were moved to the Brandeis catalog, some materials were removed. We retained all annotated volumes and created a list of removed materials.

Research Materials

Inclusive dates: 1972-1992

Boxes 4-5

Arrangement: Alphabetical

Various materials related to Lida's research in Sephardic language and culture. Original order of these materials was retained.

Audio Recordings

Inclusive dates: 1978-1999, undated

Boxes 5-6

Arrangement: Alphabetical

This series consists of audio recordings, primarily commercial materials but one interview with Lida.

Subject Files

Inclusive dates: 1916-2007

Box 6

Arrangement: Alphabetical

This series contains materials relating to Lida's personal history, including biographical materials from her parents and siblings.

Academic Regalia

Inclusive dates: undated

Arrangement: one item

This series consists of Lida's academic regalia from Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.

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Container List

Correspondence

1	Alatorre, Antonio, 1958-1993

2	Albornoz, Conche de, 1961-1963

3	Aldridge, Alfred Owen, 1970

4	Algaze, David L., 1973-1974

5	Alonso, Juan Manuel, 1968

6	Altmann, 1987

7	Alvar, Manuel, 1967-1968

8	Amor Sánchez, Anne, 1993

9	Anderson Imbert, Anabel, 2000

10	Anderson Imbert, Enrique, 1956-1996

11	Anderson Imbert, Margot, 1988

12	Araiza, Francisca Noemi, 1983

13	Armistead, Samuel G., 1969-1989

14	Arriba, Ma. Lauren de, 2004

15	Asenjo, Florencio G., 1972-2006

16	Azar, Ines, 1999

17	Bardrick, Megan, 1981, 1990

18	Barrenechea, Ana Maria, 1968-2000

19	Barriga, Villanueva, 1991

20	Barton, Elanor, 1969-1978

21	Bataillon, Marcel, 1967-1971

22	Beatriz, Daña, 1971

23	Bede, Jean-Albert, 1971

24	Bell-Villada, Gene H., 1981-1996

25	Bénichou, Gina, 1996-1999

26	Bénichou, Paul, 1963-1998

27	Bénichou Roubaud, Sylvia, 1980-2005

28	Ben-Ur, Aviva, 1998-1999

29	Ben-Zvi, Izhak, 1961

30	Berdugo, Fernando Oscar, 1993

31	Berg, Mary, 2004-2005

32	Bergmann, Hannah E., 1972-1981

33	Bergmann, Emilie, 1980-1996

34	Berler, Beatrice, 1966-1992

35	Berlin, Charles, 1975

36	Bernstein, Marver, 1983

37	Basso, Henry V., 1969-1989

38	Blanco, Alda, 1988-2005

39	Blanco Aguinaga, Carlos, 1962-2006

40	Bleiberg, Germán, 1973-1974

41	Bleuca, undated

42	Bok, Derek, 1983-1990

43	Borgo, Ludovico, 1930

44	Bou, Enric, 1995

45	Brand, C.P., 1971

46	Brand, Mimi, 1971

47	Brandeis University, 1974

48	Brav, Cynthia, 1967

49	Braverman, Lisa, 1978

50	Brée, Germaine, 1979

51	Busi, Fredrick, 1973

52	Cambridge City Council, 1978

53	Canito, Rosario, 1964

54	Carballo, Maria Elena, 1987

55	Cardona, Rodolfo, 1967-1999

56	Carilla, Emilio, 1982

57	Carnovsky, Gertrude, 1978

58	Carter, Anne P., 1983

59	Casalduero, Joaquín, 1963-1972

60	Castillo Mathieu, Nicholas de, 1981

61	Castro, Americo, 1962

62	Centeno, Tana, 1974

63	Cernuda, Luis, 1951

64	Chavez, Carlos, 1958

65	Chemris, Crystal, 1987-1988

66	Ciplijauskaité, Biruté, 1993-2005

67	Cloonan, William, 1986-1999

68	Clotelle Clark-Shandi, Dorothy, 1983

69	Coelho, Joaquim, 1997

70	Conant, Jr., Loring, 1983

71	CORE, 1964

72	Corradi, Consuelo, 1997

73	Correa Calderon, Evaristo, 1968

74	Covo, Jacqueline, 1998

75	Craddock, Jerry R., 1969

76	Crews, Cynthia, 1960

77	Katz Crispin, Ruth, 2005

78	Curry, Carol, 1977

79	Diamondopoulos, Peter, 1967

80	Davidson, Larry, 1979

81	Davidson, Edna, 1949-1953

82	Davis, Gareth, 1962

83	De Gennaro, Richard, 1992-1993

84	Del Vecchio, 1969-1974

85	Denwood, Cecelia, 1978

86	Dickie, Dr. Majorie Bowman, 1970-2003

87	Dillon, Capt. Michael, 1967-1975

88	Dinneen, Barbie, 1990

89	Dinneen, Nancy Lane, 1983-1992

90	Diz, Ana, 1993

91	Dudley, Edward, 1973

92	Duffy, James, 1963

93	Durand, Frank, 1973

94	Ebersol, A.V., 1977

95	Echavarría Ferrari, Arturo, 1972-1992

96	Elliott, John, 1981

97	Elliott, Robert and Mary, 1981-1983

98	Engelberg, Edward, 1975-1985

99	Eoff, Sherman, 1968-1977

100	Escobar, Antonio, 1961

101	Fallon, Catherine, 1986

102	Ferguson, William, 1980-2006

103	Fernandez, Ani, 1990

104	Fernandez de Bobadilla, Paquite, 1987-1989

105	Fernández Morera, Dario, 1979

106	Fernández Cifuentes, Luis, 1991-1995

107	Fichter, William, 1974

108	Flinck, Jeanne, 2003-2005

109	Florit, Eugenio, 1976-1988

110	Forest, George E., 1972

111	Forman, Shepard, 1959, 1990

112	Foster, Henry L., 1983

113	Fraker, Charles F. and Doris, 1990-2007

114	Francis, Alan, 1982

115	Frenk, Margit, 1954-1992

116	Furst, Lilian, 1986

117	Garcia Lorca, Isabel, undated

118	Garrels, Elizabeth, 1982

119	Garza Cuaron, Beatriz, 1980-1993

120	Gaylord, Mary M., undated

121	Geary, John, 1982

122	Gendzier, Stephen, 1984

123	Giamatti, A. Bartlett, 1986

124	Gilbert, Carl, 1971

125	Gilman, Anita, 1972-1997

126	Gilman, Antonio, 2006

127	Gilman, Benedicte, 1989-1994

128	Gilman, Stephen, 1973-1984

129	Gilman, Teresa, 1977-1988

130	Gilman, Isabel [R], 1970

131	Gil Novales, Alberto, 1968

132	Gimeno, Joaquin and Rosalie, 1963-1994

133	Gjivanovic, Nevenka, 1995-2003

134	Glendinning, Nigel, 1967

135	Goldstein, Nita, 2002

136	Golson, Emily, 1983-1985

137	Gonzalez-Cruz, Luis F., 1990-2003

138	González de la Calle, Pedro Urbano, 1954

139	Gordon, Charles, 2002

140	Gordon, Sada, undated

141	Graña, Cesar, 1975

142	Grant, Bess Myerson, 1966

143	Green, Ashbel, 1982

144	Griff, Hanna, 1989

145	Grynfogel, Judith F., 1984-1989

146	Guerrero, Holly, 1983

147	Guillen, Jorge and Irene, 1977-2004

148	Guitarte, Guillermo, 1980

149	Gusils, Miguel, 1972

150	Gyvrko, Lanin A., 1982

151	Haber, Rachel, 2004

152	Hafter, Daryl, 2003-2007

153	Hafter, Monroe Z., 1968-2006

154	Haines, Frida, 1979

155	Hallwas, John E., 1974

156	Halperin, Tulio, 1991

157	Halpern, Joseph, 1970

158	Handler, Evelyn E., 1986

159	Handlin, Oscar, 1982

160	Hart, Sheila, 1984

161	Hart, Thomas R., 1970-1972

162	Harris, Judith, 1968

163	Harvard University, Department of Romance Languages, undated

164	Hawthorne, Sir William, 1992

165	Hazen, Dan, 2005

166	Helman, Edith F., undated

167	Henchman, Michael, 1983

168	Hewett, Sandra, 1971

169	Hinkson, Mercedes, 1971-1973

170	Irby, Francisco, 1981-1982

171	Izquierdo, Lluis, 1996-2006

172	Kaha, Rachel, and Yehial, Matilda, 1982-2000

173	Kalanga, George, 1971

174	Katan, Matilda, 1983

175	Kattan, J., 1963

176	Kirsner, Robert, 1972

177	Klenicki, Leon, undated

178	Knordhof, Edgar, 1983

179	Kossoff, David, 1977

180	Kowel, Michael, 1990

181	Kronik, John, 1986

182	Krow-Lacal, Marta, 1992-1996

183	Kurlat, Frida, 1980

184	Lacave Riano, Jose Luis, 1977

185	Lafaye, Jacques, 1983-1996

186	Lagmanovich, David, 1994

187	Lajeunesse, Reneé, 1980

188	Lapesa, Raphael, 1984

189	Leach, Julia, 2003

190	Lesmes Albis, Marta, 2003

191	Levy, Avigdor, 1992

192	Levy, Jack, 1982

193	Litchblau, Myron, 1978

194	Lida Family, 1983-2005

195	LLorens Castillo, Vincente, 1968-1999

196	López Baralt, Luce, 1979-2005

197	López Grijera, Luisa, 1992

198	López Morillas, Juan, 1988-1996

199	Lowenthal, Abraham F., 1977-1978

200	Lower, Katherine D. [R], 1967

201	MacIntyre, Faye and Thayer, 1972

202	Magis, Carlos, 1968-1970

203	Maisel Fox, Renee, undated

204	Maldeado, Felipe Camarero R., 1991

205	Malkiel, Yakov, 1960-1981

206	Manning, Anne, 1981

207	Maranes, N., 1973

208	Marichal, Juan, 1976-1980

209	Márquez, Roberto, 1966-2004

210	Márquez Villanueva, Francisco, 1976-1988

211	Martin, Christine, 2006

212	Mastrolianni, John, 1970

213	Matas, John, 1981-2003

214	McCulloch, Florence, 1979

215	McDonald, Christine, 2001-2006

216	McMurray, David Arthur, 1966

217	Meehan, Thomas C., 1970

218	Melammed, Reneé Levine, 1987-2005

219	Mendez-Faith, Teresa, 1981

220	Menéndez Pidal, Ramon, 1960-1983

221	Merchant, Michael, 1962

222	Ming, James, 1974

223	Modern Language Association, 1969

224	Molloy, Sylvia, 1982

225	Moloney, Dr. William, 1981-1998

226	Montesinos, Jose F., 1970-1971

227	Morreale, Margherita, 1962

228	Morse, Frank, 1972

229	Murillo, Luis, 1981

230	Navarro, ángel A., 1996

231	Navvarro, Thomás, 1974

232	Needleman, Ruth, 1990-1993

233	Niebylski, Dianna, 1984-2005

234	Niremberg Family, 1977-2006

235	Noble, Bill, 1980

236	Nordell, Joan, 1985-1986

237	Noriega, Julio, 1991

238	Nussenblatt, Rosine, 2005

239	Nykrog, Per, 1988

240	Onate, Maria de, 1960-1973

241	O'Neill, Thoas, 1978

242	Orringer, Nelson, 2000

243	Orringer, Stephanie, 2000

244	Ortega, Julio, 2004

245	Ortíz, Gloria, 1993

246	Osorio, María Luisa, 1985

247	Ott, Elizabeth, 1981-1989

248	Ott, Theodore, 1989-1993

249	Pani, Erika, 2002-2005

250	Panell, Anne G., 1963

251	Paucker, Eleanor, 1971

252	Perl, Lillian, 1988-1995

253	Pinero, Emma Speratti [R], 1991

254	Pope, Isabel, 1977

255	Pusich, Shelley, 1974-2006

256	Putter, Irving, 1971

257	Quigley, Thomas Bartlett, 1981-1982

258	Rabb, Norman S., 1967

259	Rappaport, Lilly and Jacques, 1965

260	Read, Gardner, 1970

261	Reims, Joel, 2000-2003

262	Reisch, Charlotte, 2000

263	Reisch, Michael, 2003

264	Renaissance Quarterly, 2005

265	Resnick, Regina, 1990

266	Reyes, Alfonso, 1952-1954

267	Rice, Argyll, 1977

268	Rivers, Elias, 1971-1981

269	Robinson, James, 1967

270	Rodriguez-Monino, Antonio, 1963

271	Rosenthal, Dr. David S., 1977-1992

272	Rothberg, Irving P., 1971

273	Ruiz, Roberto, 2006

274	Ruiz de Conde, Justina, 1993

275	Russell, Robert, 1997-2003

276	Sachar, Abram L., 1961-1986

277	Sachs, Murray, 1971-2003

278	Salinas, Jaime, 1993

279	Salpers, Robert, 1992

280	Sanchez, Miguel, 1983

281	Sands, Phillip, 1981

282	Schafer, D., 1967

283	Scherff, William A., 1967

284	Schmidt, Ruth, 1973

285	Schulman, Marcy, 1989-1995

286	Schwartz, Morris S., 1995

287	Seidler, Ingo, 1997

288	Selverstone, Louis A., 1977-1989

289	Selverstone, Dr. Norman, 1998

290	Shaked, Shaul, 1977

291	Shipley, George, 1982

292	Sieber, Harry, 1993

293	Silverman, Joseph, 1968-1988

294	Singer, Armand E., 1993

295	Smith, Alan, 2003

296	Smith, Constance E., 1967

297	Sobejano, Gonzalo, 1970-1988

298	Sobowale, Nancy Corbin, 1978

299	Sol, Pablo, 2006

300	Soler, Fedrico Ibanez, 1970-1974

301	Stanton, Alfred H., 1965

302	Steele, Chauncey Depew, 1968

303	Stevens, Rosemary, 1990-2004

304	Stott, William, 1983

305	Sucre, Guillermo, 1981-1983

306	Swislocki, Marcia, 1983

307	Syrkin, Marie, 1987

308	Syrkin, Zivia, 1989

309	Taylor, Anne, 2004

310	Taylor, Julia, 2004

311	Taylor, Karen, 1987-2005

312	Trueblood, Alan, 1974-1993

313	Tyler, Joseph, 1995

314	University of Pittsburgh, 1968

315	Urguita, D. Victor, 1980

316	Véguez, Roberto, 2005

317	Venier, Martha Elena, 1975

318	Waissbein, Daniel, 1981-1998

319	Wardropper, Bruce, 1989

320	Weber, Robert, 1971

321	Wellworth, George E., 1974

322	Weinberg, Gregorio, 1978

323	Weintraub, Wiktor, 1974-1994

324	Weissler, Sarah, 1988-2003

325	Wendler, Naneen, 1976-1977

326	Weston, Aileen, 1939

327	Wijnhoven, Jochanan, 1962

328	Wikinson, Mary, undated

329	Winter, Urbain J., 1970

330	Wolff, Kurt, 1980-1991

331	Wolff, Carla, 1982

332	World Institute for Sephardic Studies, 1972-1973

333	World Sephardi Federation, 1961

334	Wright, John W., 1981

335	Yadeau, Bary Brennan, 2003

336	Yoho, Phyllis Ann, 1998

337	Zacharia, Joy, 1963-1986

338	Zavala, Iris, 1975-2001

339	Zohn, Harry, 1966

340	Zubieta, Ana Maria, 1997

341	Unidentified, Carlos, 1971

342	Unidentified, Eefie, 1978

343	Unidentified, Grace, 2005

344	Unidentified, Hubert and Renee, undated

345	Unidentified, Jamie, undated

346	Unidentified, Lawrence, 1981

347	Unidentified, Luis, 1963

348	Unidentified, Natalia, 1988-1989

349	Unidentified, 1964

350	Unidentified, 1968

351	Unidentified, 1975-1991

352	Unidentified, 1981

353	Unidentified, 1995

Photographs

1	Family Album [24 prints], undated

2	Family Album [27 prints], undated

3	Levy, David [44 prints], 1942-1980

4	Levy, Epthimia [4 prints], undated

5	Lida, Denah [5 prints], 1986, undated

6	Mardasson World War II Memorial Brussels [15 prints], undated

7	Negatives [2], undated

8	Unidentified Family and Friends [31 prints], 1945-1980, undated

Brandeis Materials

1	"A Foundation For Learning," 1951

2	Brandeis University 50th Anniversary Celebration, 1998

3	Denah Lida Library Fund, 1991-2005

4	Invitation to "Studies in Honor of Denah Lida," 2005

Teaching Materials

1	Biography and Autobiography Course Materials, undated

2	Pittsburgh Guest Professor Materials, 1988

3	Sabbatical Materials, 1958-1959

Publications

1	"Ladino," 1975

2	"Ladino Language and Literature," 1975

3	"Language of the Sephardim in Anglo-America," undated

4	"Observaciones Sobre un Dialecto, 'El Sefardi,'" 1953

5	"La Poesia del Inmortal Bequer," 1941

6	"Refranes Judeo-Espanoles de Esmirna," 1958

7	"Mas Refranes Judeo-Espanoles," 1987

8	Review of "Dictionnaire du Judeo-Espagnol," 1977

9	"El Sefardi Esmirniano del Nueva York" [copy 1, ], 1952

10	"El Sefardi Esmirniano del Nueva York" [copy 2], 1952

11	"Sephardica," 1996

12	"The Vanishing Sephardism," 1962

Personal Library

1	Abraham, Richard D. (inscribed), 1961

2	Alvar, Manuel (inscribed), 1967

3	Armistead, Samuel G. (inscribed), 1963-1975

4	Armistead, Samuel G. (inscribed), 1979

5	Benechou, Paul (inscribed), 1968-1983

6	Berk-Seligson, Susan (inscribed), 1986

7	Besso, Henry V. (inscribed), 1959-1973

8	Correa Calderon, E. (inscribed), 1963

9	Frenk, Margit (inscribed), 1992

10	Le Judaisme Sephardi Journal (annotated), 1954-1963

11	Koen-Sarano, Matilda (inscribed), 1986

12	Kottman, Karl A. (inscribed), 1975

13	Lafaye, Jacques (inscribed), 1977

14	Lettre Sepharade (annotated), 2005-2006

15	Levine-Melammed, Reneé (inscribed), 1986-1992

16	Luria, Max A. (annotated), 1930

17	Malkiel, Yakov (inscribed), 1949, 1977

18	Mendoza, Vincente (inscribed), 1951

19	Molho, Michael (annotated), 1960

20	Morreale, Margherita (inscribed), 1968-1969

21	Nahon, Gerard (inscribed), 1980

22	Perry, T.A. (inscribed), 1988

23	Ravid, Benjamin (inscribed), 1983-1993

24	Ricapito, Joseph V. (inscribed), 1996

25	Sacks, Norman (inscribed), 1970

26	Saporta y Beja, Enrique (annotated), 1957

27	Wiener, Leo (annotated), 1903

28	Yerushalmi, Yosef Hayim (annotated), 1971-1972

29	List of materials removed from library, undated

Research Materials

1	Research Materials, undated

2	Research Materials, undated

3	Research Materials, undated

4	Research Materials, undated

5	Research Materials, undated

6	Research Materials, undated

7	Research Materials, undated

8	Research Materials, undated

9	Research Materials, undated

10	Research Materials, undated

11	Research Materials, undated

12	Research Materials, undated

13	Research Materials, undated

14	Research Materials, undated

15	Research Materials, undated

16	Research Materials, undated

17	Judeo-Spanish Scholarship: An Overview, undated

18	"The Sephardic Legacy: Language and Literature" Event at MIT, 1992

19	"The Sephardic Legacy: Language and Literature" Typescript, c. 1992

20	"The Sephardic Legacy: Language and Literature" Event at MIT, 1992

21	"The Sephardic Legacy: Language and Literature" Typescript, c. 1992

22	Sephardi, undated

23	"Language of the Sephardim in Anglo-America" Typescript, undated

24	Ethnic Studies Paper Typescript, undated

25	"Mas Refranes Judeo-Espanoles" Manuscript, undated

26	"Growing up Sephardic" notes, undated

27	"The Sephardim: their Contribution to Hispanic Culture" typescript, undated

28	"The Sephardim: Between East and West" typescript, undated

29	"Don Juan en Italia en la S. XVIII" typescript and notes, undated

30	"Il Convito" notes, undated

31	Diccionario Judeo Espanol-Hebrew, undated

32	MacDonald, 1976

33	Levine, Renee, undated

Audio Recordings

1	Broza, David, undated

2	Cantos de Amor Sephardies, undated

3	An Evening of Hebrew and Ladino Music, undated

4	Gaon, Y., undated

5	Granados, 1991

6	History of Spanish Music, undated

7	Interview with Denah Lida, 1999

8	Kantes Djudeo-Espanyoles, undated

9	Kilemis, undated

10	Mrs. Levy Interview Copy, undated

11	Perrera, Auraham, undated

12	R.L.Q. Suenos, 1978

13	Spanish Music cerca Charles, undated

14	Temas Sephardies, undated

15	Voice of the Turtle, undated

Subject Files

1	Haim Levy (father), 1956

2	Ephthimia Levy (mother), undated

3	David Levy (Brother), 1916-1985

4	Personal History, undated

5	Journals, 1979-2004

6	Memorial Materials, 2007

Academic Regalia
	Cap and Gown, undated

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Creator:	Denah Lida
Title:	Papers, 1903-2007, bulk 1955-2000
Quantity:	21.00 Cubic Feet
Repository:	Brandeis University Libraries
Identification:	WalMB0389A
Language:	English, Spanish, and Ladino

Robert D. Farber University Archives and Special Collections Department, Brandeis University Libraries

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