Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1951-1989 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
28 boxes and 11 volumes
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Rush Rhees was born in Rochester in New York on 19 March 1905. His father, also Rush, was President of Rochester University and his mother, Harriet, the daughter of the President of Smith College. Rhees studied Philosophy at Rochester but was expelled… read more
Repository
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
The papers were given to the library by G H von Wright, who like Rhees was one of Wittgenstein's literary heirs
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The papers in this archive consist of papers created by Rhees in his role as literary executor of the philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
This material is open for research unless otherwise stated.
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
A substantial part of the archive consists of copies of items from Wittgenstein's nachlass. The originals of these are mostly in Trinity College - see http://archives.trin.cam.ac.uk/index.php/papers-of-ludwig-wittgenstein
Related units of description
Rhees' archive was split between this material and his more personal and working papers distinct from those relating to his work as one of Wittgenstein's literary executors. This is held by the Richard Burton Archives, Swansea University. There is also a… read more