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RELIGST 196

Martin Luther King, Jr. Papers Project

UNITS:1-3
GRADING:Satisfactory/No Credit
LEVEL:Undergrad
GER:—

Undergraduate interns will assist in the publication of The Papers of Martin Luther King, Jr., the authoritative fourteen-volume edition of Dr. King's most historically significant speeches, sermons, correspondence, and other works. Since Mrs. Coretta Scott King sponsored the Project in 1985 and with the help of hundreds of undergraduates, we have published seven volumes of the edition, which have become essential reference works. Research consists of archival, library, internet, and database research; analyzing primary-source materials for use in scholarly writing; and basic processes of scholarly publication. Interns receive individual supervision from an assigned Project staff member. This course may be repeated for credit and students may count up to a total of 2 units toward their major or minor in Religious Studies. Prerequisite: Instructor consent required.

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RELIGST 196: Martin Luther King, Jr. Papers Project

1-3 units · Satisfactory/No Credit

Undergraduate interns will assist in the publication of The Papers of Martin Luther King, Jr., the authoritative fourteen-volume edition of Dr. King's most historically significant speeches, sermons, correspondence, and other works. Since Mrs. Coretta Scott King sponsored the Project in 1985 and with the help of hundreds of undergraduates, we have published seven volumes of the edition, which have become essential reference works. Research consists of archival, library, internet, and database research; analyzing primary-source materials for use in scholarly writing; and basic processes of scholarly publication. Interns receive individual supervision from an assigned Project staff member. This course may be repeated for credit and students may count up to a total of 2 units toward their major or minor in Religious Studies. Prerequisite: Instructor consent required.

Offered in Autumn 2026, Winter 2027, Spring 2027 at Stanford University.

Autumn 2026 sections

  • Independent Study — TBA TBA (Undergrad)

Winter 2027 sections

  • Independent Study — TBA TBA (Undergrad)

Spring 2027 sections

  • Independent Study — TBA TBA (Undergrad)

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