Guide to the Cynthia Sutherland Papers, 1963-1997 UA.90.F61
Arrangement
Repository
ULS Archives & Special Collections
Title
Cynthia Sutherland Papers
Creator
Sutherland, Cynthia
Collection Number
UA.90.F61
Extent
2.5 Linear Feet(2 boxes)
Date
1963-1997
Date
1983-1995
Abstract
Cynthia Sutherland was a professor of English Literature and Women's Studies at the University of Pittsburgh from 1968 to 1996. Her teaching interests encompassed a broad range of subject matter including: Elizabethan through eighteenth-century drama, modern drama, myth studies, folklore, children's literature, fantasy and science fiction literature, psychoanalysis and identity, representations of women in literature, and the influence of women authors on drama and literature. The papers in this collection include syllabi, lecture notes, annotated course materials, example quizzes and exams, as well as a small amount of personal and professional correspondence, and one exam from her PhD course work.
Language
English
.
Author
Katrina Milbrodt.
Publisher
ULS Archives & Special Collections
Address
University of Pittsburgh Library System Archives & Special Collections Website: library.pitt.edu/archives-special-collections Contact Us: www.library.pitt.edu/ask-archivist URL: http://library.pitt.edu/archives-special-collections
Copyright
The University of Pittsburgh holds the property rights to the material in this collection, but the copyright may still be held by the original creator/author. Researchers are therefore advised to follow the regulations set forth in the U.S. Copyright Code when publishing, quoting, or reproducing material from this collection without the consent of the creator/author or that go beyond what is allowed by fair use.
Biography
Cynthia Sutherland was born in 1934 and spent her early life in and around Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She earned a B.A. at Bryn Mawr College in 1956, and an M.A. at the University of Pennsylvania in 1959. Under the tutelage of Arthur Scouten, Sutherland earned a Ph.D. in English from the University of Pennsylvania in 1967, where her main academic focus had been on dramas from the Elizabethan period through the eighteenth century. Sutherland was a lecturer at Claremont Men's College in California during the 1966-67 academic year, and an Assistant Professor at Point Park College during the 1967-68 academic year. She continued her career as a professor of English and Women's Studies at the University of Pittsburgh from 1968-1996, earning tenure in 1973. Sutherland died prematurely at the age of 63 in January 1998 after a two-year battle with ovarian cancer.
During her tenure in Pittsburgh, Sutherland's research and teaching interests broadened to include contemporary drama, myth studies, folklore, children's literature, fantasy and science fiction literature, psychoanalysis and identity, representations of women in literature, and the influence of women authors on drama and literature. In 1971, she co-founded the scholarly journal, Eighteenth-Century Life, and contributed articles and reviews to many scholarly publications throughout her career. Her work often exhibited feminist leanings, and she helped to establish the Women's Studies Program at the University of Pittsburgh in 1972. Early in her career, she was an active participant in University governance, and in professional organizations and conference committees. She married her first husband, William Matlack, in 1958, and used her married name in professional situations. Following a divorce, she began using Sutherland as her professional name, and, after marriage to second husband J. Lee O'Nan, used her new married name socially.
Acquisition Information
Gift of J. Lee O'Nan on September 14, 1999.
Scope and Content Notes
The Cynthia Sutherland Papers document a portion of Sutherland's life from 1963-1997. A vast majority of the collection is comprised of academic course materials that were used for the instruction of English Literature and Women's Studies classes at the University of Pittsburgh from 1981-1996. While the collection does not include documents from every course she taught, the materials are representative of the variety of subjects, from broad to specific, that interested Sutherland, and were considered appropriate for academic study by the English and Women's Studies departments at the University of Pittsburgh. Common themes include: Elizabethan through eighteenth-century drama, modern drama, myth studies, folklore, children's literature, fantasy and science fiction literature, psychoanalysis and identity, representations of women in literature, and the influence of women authors on drama and literature. In addition to course materials, a research examination from her PhD studies and a selection of personal and professional correspondence reflect similar subject interests that Sutherland carried throughout her academic career and beyond the collegiate classroom.
Access Restrictions
No restrictions.
Previous Citation
Cynthia Sutherland Papers, 1963-1997, UA.90.F61, University Archives, Archives Service Center, University of Pittsburgh
Preferred Citation
Cynthia Sutherland Papers, 1963-1997, UA.90.F61, University Archives, Archives & Special Collections, University of Pittsburgh Library System
Arrangement
The Cynthia Sutherland Papers have been arranged in the following series. Scope notes for each series are available in the container list.
Series I. Course Materials
Series II. Personal Papers
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Katrina Milbrodt in June 2010.
Subjects
Corporate Names
University of Pittsburgh -- Faculty
Personal Names
Shakespeare, William -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh
Sutherland, Cynthia
Genres
Correspondence
Lecture notes
Other Subjects
Folklore -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh
Mythology -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh
Science fiction -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh
Fantasy literature -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh
Women's studies -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh
University of Pittsburgh
English literature -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh
Faculty papers
College teachers -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh
English drama -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh
Container List
Scope and Content Notes
Included in this series are professional correspondence and papers, with a particular focus on the Women's Studies Program at the University of Pittsburgh, the Margaret Attwood Society, and The Chalk Garden, a play by Enid Bagnold. The Chalk Garden and the works of Margaret Attwood were prominent in some of the courses Sutherland taught. This series also includes a research examination on sixteenth through eighteenth-century grammar, syntax, and pronunciation from Sutherland's time as a PhD student, and personal correspondence, which consists of letters from friends and family, as well as genealogical information.