Classical languages -- Study and teaching.

The bulk of this collection consists of letters from Caplan's colleagues, graduate students, friends, and family members, and notes and drafts of his replies. Also included are speeches and lectures, course materials, bibliographies, subject files, notes, manuscripts, reprints and other published material, diaries, photographs, sketches, materials concerning Cornell, and other papers reflecting Caplan's career as a classics professor.

Includes binders with his notes on Greek epic, drama, mythology and textual criticism and his card catalog. Also, offprints of articles inscribed to him by other scholars, and a draft of chapter 1 of Martin Bernal's book Black Athena, with a note from the author asking for comments. Many materials have been digitized, an inventory of the boxes that contain digitized material is available.