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Finding Aid to the Ulrich Leo papers, ca. 1904-1965
BANC MSS 75/46 z
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Collection Title: Ulrich Leo papers,
Date (inclusive): ca. 1904-1965
Collection Number: BANC MSS 75/46 z
Creator:
Leo, Ulrich, 1890-1964
Extent:
1 box, 1 carton (1.65 linear ft.)
Repository: The Bancroft Library.
Berkeley, California 94720-6000
Physical Location: For current information on the location of these materials, please
consult the Library's online catalog.
Languages Represented: Collection materials are in English,
Italian,
French,
German,
Spanish, and Middle Latin
Collection is open for research.
Copyright has not been assigned to The Bancroft Library. All requests for permission to publish or
quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Public Services. Permission for
publication is given on behalf of The Bancroft Library as the owner of the physical items and is not
intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the
reader.
[Identification of item], Ulrich Leo papers, BANC MSS 75/46 z, The Bancroft Library, University of
California, Berkeley.
The Ulrich Leo Papers were given to The Bancroft Library by Mrs. Helene Leo on November 14, 1974.
Ulrich Leo was born in Germany on May 8, 1890. The son of the great Latinist, Friedrich Leo, Ulrich
studied the Classical languages, philology, and hermeneutics at Goettingen and Greifswald. After
completing his studies in Germany he taught briefly at William Penn College in Iowa before going to the
University of Toronto as professor of Romance literature. His specialty was the literature of Italy. He
published works on Dante, Pirandello, Tasso, Rutebeuf, Romulo Gallegos, and Fogazzaro, as well as
studies in philology and style.
The Ulrich Leo papers contain correspondence and papers relating primarily to his career as a professor
of Romance literature, mainly at the University of Toronto. Although his scholarly interests were wide,
Leo's particular field was the literature of Italy: the collection includes manuscripts and revisions of
Leo's works on Dante and Pirandello. Leo published several works on Tasso, Rutebeuf, Romulo Gallegos,
and Fogazzaro, as well as studies in philology and style. Also contained in the collection are
manuscripts, reprints of his writings, galleys, Leo's notes in Italian, French, Middle Latin, and
Provencal, book reviews, and short biographical articles on his contemporary peers. Many of the
articles, manuscripts, and other materials are in written German, with some in Italian, Spanish, or
French.