Randel, William Peirce, 1909-....
Variant namesHistorian and professor of English, University of Maine.
From the description of William Peirce Randel papers, 1852-1986. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 32604636
William Peirce Randel, a professor of English at the University of Maine, was born on January 7, 1909, in New York City, the son of William A. and Mabel Peirce Randel. He received a bachelor's degree from Columbia University, a master's from the University of Michigan and a Ph.D. from Columbia. He taught English at universities in Minnesota, Missouri, Wyoming and Florida as well as abroad before coming to Maine. He was the author of numerous books and articles and lectured widely. William Randel married Janet Hosmer Belknap in 1931; they were residents of Waterboro, Maine. William Randel died in 1996.
From the description of Papers, 1941-1992. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 141581782
William Peirce Randel (1909- ) was a professor of English who, later in his career, engaged in full-time writing. Randel was a Professor of English Emeritus for the University of Maine and was also a professor of English and director of American Studies at Florida State University. Randel was an Edward Eggleston Scholar who studied with Ralph Leslie Rusk and Lionel Trilling in the 1940's. He was the author of notable books about history, which include The Ku-Klux-Klan: a century of infamy, The evolution of American taste, The American revolution: mirror of a people, and a biography of Edward Eggleston. Before his death, Randel was working on a biographical book on the life of Samuel Brannan, Mormon, gold miner and journalist.
From the description of Research Papers of William Randel, 1872-1992 (bulk 1975-1983). (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 612393412
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referencedIn | Griffin family. Griffin family correspondence, 1794-1829. | Cornell University Library | |
referencedIn | Blaisdell family. Papers, 1863-1956. | Raymond H. Fogler Library | |
creatorOf | Randel, William Peirce, 1909-. Research Papers of William Randel, 1872-1992 (bulk 1975-1983). | Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens | |
creatorOf | Randel, William Peirce, 1909-. William Peirce Randel papers, 1852-1986. | Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library | |
creatorOf | William Peirce Randel Papers, 1852-1986 | David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library | |
referencedIn | Elmore, James, b. 1867. [Letters], 1945-1955. | Indiana State Library - ISL | |
creatorOf | Randel, William Peirce, 1909-. Papers, 1941-1992. | Raymond H. Fogler Library |
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Birth 1909