The William Robert Irwin papers are primarily reviews, essays, and manuscripts he produced throughout his career as a professor of English. Correspondence, newspaper clippings, course notes, and departmental memos are also included. An inventory, prepared by his son, William, is filed in Box 1. Mr. Irwin's curriculum vitae has been removed from this collection and placed in his folder within the Faculty and Staff Vertical Files collection (RG 01.15.03).