At his death in 1987, Joseph Campbell left a significant body of published work that explored his lifelong passion for myths and symbols from many cultures. He also left a large volume of unreleased work: uncollected articles, notes, letters, and diaries, as well as audio- and videotape recorded lectures.

 

The Joseph Campbell Foundation was founded in 1991 to preserve, promote, and perpetuate Campbell’s work. The Foundation has undertaken to archive his papers and recordings in digital format, and to publish previously unavailable material and out-of-print works as The Collected Works of Joseph Campbell, in collaboration with New World Library.