Jackson P. Hershbell Papers

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: OGLMC-1099

Scope and Contents

The Jackson P. Hershbell Papers consist of lecture notes from his 1966 Humanities course. Also included is a reprint of a journal article authored by Hershbell entitled "Hesiod and Empedocles," which appeared in the January 1970 edition of The Classical Journal.

Dates

created: 1966, 1970

Creator

Hershbell, Jackson P. (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Open for inspection under the rules and regulations of the Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections.

Biographical or Historical Information

Jackson Paul Hershbell was born in November 1935 in Northampton, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Lafayette College with a Bachelor’s degree in 1955, and from the University of Pennsylvania with a Master’s degree in 1956. He received a PhD in Philosophy and Classics from Harvard University in 1964. Hershbell became an Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Coordinator of Humanities at the University of North Dakota in 1966. He remained in this position until 1969, when he accepted a position at the University of Minnesota.

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