William A. Read festschrift papers, 1937-1941.

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William A. Read festschrift papers, 1937-1941.

Correspondence and manuscripts of articles from contributors to "Studies for William A. Read: A Miscellany Presented by Some of His Colleagues and Friends" (LSU Press, 1940), a volume honoring Professor Read upon his retirement in 1939. Correspondence is addressed to Nathaniel M. Caffee and Thomas A. Kirby, the editors of the volume.

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Caffee, Nathaniel Montier.

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William A. Read chaired the English Department at Louisiana State University from 1902 until 1938. He was trained as a philologist and published extensively about Louisiana place names. From the description of William A. Read festschrift papers, 1937-1941. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 311870822 ...

Kirby, Thomas Austin.

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Thomas Austin Kirby (1904-1993) was a professor at Louisiana State University from 1935-1973, serving as head of the English Department from 1940-1973. He was awarded his Ph.D. degree by Johns Hopkins University and became an authority on medieval and Victorian literature. He authored numerous scholarly books, articles, and reviews, and was a bibliographer for THE CHAUCER REVIEW. From the description of Thomas Austin Kirby papers, 1932-1988. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat rec...

Read, William Alexander, 1869-1962

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Violinist. From the description of Partially printed documents (2), dated : [London], 29 September 1896 and 27 September 1899, 1896 Sept. 29. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270675898 Sailor in the Union Navy; from Boston, Mass. From the description of Papers, 1864-1865. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20115460 ...