tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7188858439852729115.post1201235769887718212..comments2023-05-22T03:04:42.242-05:00Comments on Dame Eleanor Hull: More about graduate studentsDame Eleanor Hullhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06512884104691200975noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7188858439852729115.post-59123356562482245602010-05-14T20:59:18.695-05:002010-05-14T20:59:18.695-05:00Perhaps rather than "clout" I should hav...Perhaps rather than "clout" I should have said "highly specialized knowledge, and the ability and preferably publications to prove it," but that's a bit long-winded. I don't mean like being a major donor; more like being Ralph Hanna.Dame Eleanor Hullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06512884104691200975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7188858439852729115.post-56742997363684692762010-05-14T08:14:13.248-05:002010-05-14T08:14:13.248-05:00I think my director's letter basically said th...I think my director's letter basically said that I knew enough not to chew gum and put it between the leaves of books.Bardiachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11846065504793800266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7188858439852729115.post-52044012273960472972010-05-12T12:56:45.514-05:002010-05-12T12:56:45.514-05:00In my experience, God on high holds no clout over ...In my experience, God on high holds no clout over Bruce Barker-Benfield. (I did get to see Junius 1, but only after a three-hour grilling that surpassed my orals in grad school.)meghttp://xom.blogs.com/xoomnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7188858439852729115.post-16141728154754719742010-05-11T20:06:25.254-05:002010-05-11T20:06:25.254-05:00Moria, it depends on what you want to see and why ...Moria, it depends on what you want to see and why you need to see it. Some medieval MSS are restricted-access: the Vernon, for example; and then there's (I think I'm remembering this correctly) Bodleian Arch. Selden B.24, which is badly mold-damaged and lives in a freezer, off-limits to everybody. I don't need these, and neither does my student (there are good facsimiles, anyway, and the Vernon is being digitized), but there certainly are books that are not available without some clout, and I think awareness of that is contributing to my student's anxiety. Documents are another matter; many depositories are rather cavalier about non-literary documents.<br /><br />Does this help?Dame Eleanor Hullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06512884104691200975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7188858439852729115.post-9887433827676579822010-05-11T14:26:24.693-05:002010-05-11T14:26:24.693-05:00I already think you've gone above and beyond, ...I already think you've gone above and beyond, and it's very kind of you.<br /><br />And *I* always think you're special. ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7188858439852729115.post-413564733412512002010-05-11T14:22:52.430-05:002010-05-11T14:22:52.430-05:00Me, I'm just surprised that any library requir...Me, I'm just surprised that any library requires more 'clout' than a verifiable Ph.D. to obtain access to most documents, and demonstrated interest in a particular document for the more specialized stuff. (Okay, I know the BL will shoot most people before it hands them a Shakespeare first folio, but if you have a compelling reason to look at it, you can wrestle it away from them.) I've certainly never encountered such a draconian measure (and not-yet-past-candidacy-exams I have even sweet-talked my way past the Ph.D./ABD requirement at one or two places). Can you say a little more about that?moriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12390704103460109691noreply@blogger.com