Descriptive Summary
Egon Verheyen papers
C0217
George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections & Archives
Multiple
3.75 linear feet
(9 boxes)
1959-2008
This collection largely documents Egon Verheyen's research and manuscripts through articles, notes and correspondence. It also contains information about his time as a Robinson Professor at George Mason University.
Contains materials that are in English, German, French and Italian.
Verheyen, Egon
Biographical Information
Egon Verheyen was born in Germany in 1936. In 1962 he was awarded a degree in Art History with a minor in Classical Archaeology and Historical Studies from the University of Würzburg. He immigrated to the United States of America in 1966. He worked at many universities including the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Wesleyan University, University of Michigan, Johns Hopkins University, University of Pennsylvania and the University of Virginia until 1987 when he came to work at George Mason University. From 1987 until his retirement in 2008, he was a Clarence J. Robinson Professor of Humanities at George Mason University.
Besides being a professor, he was also an accomplished writer. His first book was Die Minoritenkirche zu Duisburg, Neue Untersuchungen zu ihrer Geschichte (1959). He then went on to write The Paintings in the Studiolo of Isabella d'Este at Mantua (1971) and The Palazzo del Te in Mantua Images of Love and Politics (1977). He also wrote articles and book reviews including a few articles about early architecture in Washington D.C.
Scope and Contents Note
This collection largely documents Egon Verheyen's research and manuscripts through articles, notes and correspondence. It also contains information about his time as a Robinson Professor at George Mason University.
Series 1 contains correspondence with colleagues and friends about different topics that he was working on or hoped to work on. This series also contains correspondence with institutions that he worked at (except George Mason) and who he worked with to get information from for his works. Newspaper articles and some photographs are interwoven with some of the correspondence. The series is arranged alphabetically then by date.
Series 2 is the largest series in this collection, it contains materials relating to the works done by Egon Verheyen throughout his career. Materials include: copies of research, letters to publishers, research requests, drafts of works, notes, newspaper articles, and some of the finished manuscripts. This series also includes advertisements for lectures and his lecture notes. This series is arranged alphabetically then by date.
Series 3 includes materials relating to Egon Verheyen's time working at George Mason University. This includes correspondence with George Mason colleagues, his time as a Robinson Professor, his time on the CAS Council Task Force and on the Logan Award Committee. It also includes evaluations, course descriptions and his CV. This series also includes materials from his retire party and recognition rewards. This series is arranged alphabetically then by date.
Series 4 contains photographs and illustrations that relate to Verheyen's different projects. Many of the photographs are actually copies of works of art. There are some negatives in this series as well as 2 photographs that Verheyen took of the Gerry Monument. This series is arranged alphabetically then by date.
Arrangement
Organized into four series.
- Series 1: Correspondence, 1967-2000 (Box 1)
- Series 2: Publications, 1959-2003 (Boxes 1-7)
- Series 3: George Mason University, 1986-2008 (Boxes 7-8)
- Series 4: Photographs, 1960s-1990s (Boxes 8-9)
Access Restrictions
There are no access restrictions.
Use Restrictions
There are no restrictions on personal use. Permission to publish material from the Egon Verheyen papers must be obtained from Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.
Related Material
Special Collections and Archives also holds the Harold J. Morowitz papers and the Vassily Aksyonov papers
Preferred Citation
Egon Verheyen papers, C0217, Special Collections and Archives, George Mason University Libraries.
Acquisition Information
Donated by Gwen White in 2012.
Processing Information
Processed by Kerry Mitchell in 2012.
Index Terms
Corporate Names:
George Mason University--Faculty.
George Mason University.
Geographical Names:
Washington (D.C.)
Subjects:
Architecture
College teachers--Virginia--Fairfax.
Document Types:
Negatives.
Photographs.
Contents List
Series 1: Correspondence,
1967-2000
(1 box)
Contains correspondence with colleagues and friends about different topics that he was working on or hoped to work on. Also includes correspondence with institutions that he worked at (except George Mason).
Badisches Landesmuseum Karlsruhe,
1
1
1988-1990
Bialostocki, Jan,
1
2
1983-1988
Courtlauld Institute of Art,
1
3
1973
Fries,
1
4
1983-1990
Gomrich, Ernst,
1
5
1970-1981
Graf, Dieter,
1
6
1969-1972
Harleman, Kathleen,
1
7
1976-1995
Heckscher, William S. and Roxanne,
1
8
1979-2000
Huse, Robert,
1
9
1967-1982
Johns Hopkins University,
1
10
1972-1987
Max-Planck-Institut Bibliotheca Hertziana, Rom,
1
11
1965
Munich- Bayerische Staatsgemaldesammulungen,
1
12
1966
Princeton, NJ Institute for Advanced Study,
1
13
1961
Siebenhuner, Herbert,
1
14
1970-1982
Simon, Erika,
1
15
1965-1971
Stechow, Wolfgang,
1
16
1972-1989
University of Massachusetts, Amherest,
1
17
1966
University of Michigan,
1
18
1967-1971
University of Pennsylvania,
1
19
1969-1970
University of Virginia,
1
20
1985
von Effra, H.M.,
1
21
1971-1972
Various,
1
22
1970-1978
Series 2: Publications,
1959-2003
(6 boxes)
Contains materials relating to the works done by Egon Verheyen throughout his career.
Article for the Festschrift fur Herbert Siebenhuner,
1
23
1976-1978
Art and Literature,
2
1
1983-1984
Folder 1 of 2
Art and Literature,
2
2
1984-1993
Folder 2 of 2
Book Review: Raphael by John Pop-Hennessy and Raphael by Luitpold Dussler,
2
3
1971-1972
A Deposition by Guglielmo della Porta,
2
4
1969-1972
Durer's Cities: Nuremberg and Venice,
2
5
1970-1971
An Early Painting By Frans Pourbus the Younger,
2
6
1969-1972
Embellishing the Temple of Liberty,
2
7
1979-1991
Embellishing the Temple of Liberty Part 1,
2
8
1991
Embellishing the Temple of Liberty Part 2,
3
1
1991
Embellishing the Temple of Liberty (Index and Bibliography),
3
2
1991
Emblematica Vol. 1, No. 1. Spring,
3
3
1986
Festschrift Jan Bialostocki,
3
4
1989-1990
The Frazees' Gerry Monument,
3
5
1982-1989
"Grundfagen der Kunstwissenschaft",
3
6
1971-1990
Heckcher Festschrift (The Verbal and the Visible),
3
7
1989
Henry III,
3
8
1983-1989
James Hoban's Design for the White House,
3
9
1979-1982
John Trumbull and the U.S. Capitol,
3
10
1981-1982
John Quincy Adams Project,
4
1
1990s
Karlsruhe/Petersburg,
4
2
1989-1990
Laurence Hall Fowler Exhibit,
4
3
1983-1984
Lectures,
4
4
1959-2003
Folder 1 of 2
Lectures,
4
5
1959-2003
Folder 2 of 2
MacMillan Encyclopedia of Architects,
4
6
1981-1982
Music of the 19th Century Harris Theatre, GMU,
4
7
1990
On Devices, Emblems and Architecture,
4
8
1996
The Paintings in the "Studiolo" of Isabella d'Este at Mantua,
5
1
1969-1990
The Palazzo Del Te: In Defense of Jacopo Strada,
5
2
1972
The Palazzo Del Te In Mantua,
5
3
1971-1976
Folder 1 of 2
The Palazzo Del Te In Mantua,
5
4
1977-1985
Folder 2 of 2
Research on Hieroglyphs,
5
5
1981
"Retaining the Original",
5
6
1984-1989
Rhine Lecture Research,
5
7
1980s
Sala di Psiche,
5
8
1971-1976
Sculpture in the Federal City: The Tripoli Monument and the Hall of Representatives,
5
9
1979-1981
Theodor Fontane Research,
5
10
1993-2001
Folder 1 of 2
Theodor Fontane Research,
6
1
1993-2001
Folder 2 of 2
Thomas Jefferson European Travels,
6
2
1996-1997
Folder 1 of 3
Thomas Jefferson European Travels,
6
3
1997
Folder 2 of 3
Thomas Jefferson European Travels,
6
4
1997
Folder 3 of 3
Thomas Jefferson Research,
6
5
1992-2001
Folder 1 of 5
Thomas Jefferson Research,
6
6
1992-2001
Folder 2 of 5
Thomas Jefferson Research,
6
7
1992-2001
Folder 3 of 5
Thomas Jefferson Research,
7
1
1992-2001
Folder 4 of 5
Thomas Jefferson Research,
7
2
1996-1997
Folder 5 of 5
U.S. Capitol,
7
3
1990s
The Washington Monument 1783-1801,
7
4
1986-1987
Series 3: George Mason University,
1986-2008
(1 box)
Contains materials relating to Egon Verheyen's time as a Robinson Professor at George Mason University.
CAS Council Task Force,
7
5
1997-1998
Course/Teaching Recommendations,
7
6
2002-2007
Dept. of History and Art History,
7
7
2005
Egon Verheyen CV,
7
8
2008
GMU,
7
9
1986-1993
GMU,
8
1
1994-2002
GMU,
8
2
2003-2008
Logan Award: Ellen Layman,
8
3
2005
Logan Award: Gwendolyn White,
8
4
2000-2001
Logan Award: Jessica Legnini,
8
5
2001-2002
Folder 1 of 2
Logan Award: Jessica Legnini,
8
6
2001-2002
Folder 2 of 2
Peter Stearns/Dave Rossell,
8
7
2002-2006
Robinsons Committees, Task Force,
8
8
1997-1998
Series 4: Photographs,
1960s-1990s
(1.5 boxes)
Contains photographs and illustrations that relate to Verheyen's different projects.
Gerry Monument,
8
9
1981
Illustration Copies,
9
1
undated
Folder 1 of 2
Illustration Copies,
9
2
undated
Folder 2 of 2
L.P. from Illustrirte Zeitung,
9
3
undated
Negatives,
9
4
1976-1981
Thomas Jefferson European Travels,
9
5
1990s