Robert D. Mayo (1910-1998) Papers 1920-1998

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Robert D. Mayo (1910-1998) Papers 1920-1998

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The Robert D. Mayo Papers span the years 1920 to 1998. The bulk of the papers consist of Northwestern University-related correspondence, and lecture and research notes. The series is divided into six subseries: biographical materials, correspondence, teaching files, research notes, papers, and publications. Mayo’s research interests included 17th and 18th century English periodicals, the novel in 18th and 19th century England and 20th century America, Gothic Fiction, 20th century criticism, and Romantic and Modern poetry.

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Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.). Department of English

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Mayo, Robert D. (Robert Donald), 1910-1998

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Robert Donald Mayo was born to Frank and Clara (Rea) Mayo on August 4, 1910 in Chicago, Illinois. He graduated from Oberlin College in 1932 with a B.A. in English Literature. He received a Masters Degree in English Literature from the University of Chicago in 1934. He received a second Masters Degree in English Literature from Princeton University in 1936 and his PhD in English Literature from Princeton in 1938. Mayo married (Mary) Pauline Maris on September 17, 1947. They had a dau...