Newton Arvin Papers 1924-2001

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Newton Arvin Papers 1924-2001

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Newton Arvin, professor of English Languages and Literature at Smith College 1922-1960. Scholar of Hawthorne and Melville. Arrested on morals charges in 1959 and retired by the Board of Trustees in 1960. Contains biographical materials, correspondence, photographs, and newspaper clippings.

1 box; (.25 linear ft.)

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Smith College Archives

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Arvin, Newton, 1900-1963

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Newton Arvin was born on August 9, 1900 in Valparaiso, Indiana. He was eduated at Harvard University (A.B., 1921) and joined the Smith College faculty in 1922. He taught at Smith until his forced retirement in 1960. He died on March 21, 1963 of pancreatic cancer. Arvin specialized in 19th century American literature and wrote biographies of Hawthorne, Longfellow, Melville and Whitman. He was often in residence at Yaddo where he formed friendships with Truman Capote, Carson McCullers and others. ...