Papers, 1929-1980.

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Papers, 1929-1980.

Correspondence, clippings, articles, reprints, and biographical information, relating to Arlin Turner's career as professor of American literature and his activities with a variety of organizations. Correspondents include Daniel Aaron, James Dickey, John Dos Passos, John Hersey, Jay B. Hubbell, Howard Mumford Jones, Thomas O. Mabbott, F.O. Matthiessen, Norman H. Pearson, Reynolds Price, and Randall Stewart. Organizations represented in correspondence include: the National Endowment for the Humanities; The American Studies Association; the American Literature Section of the MLA; the Associated Research Council; and the Council of Graduate Scholars. Other items include: a stencil of the stamp used by Nathaniel Hawthorne in the Customs House; a facsimile of a manuscript poem by Stephane Mallarme;̀ and a facsimile of a bookplate depicting Poe's raven, by Edouard Manet.

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Mallarmi, Stiphane, 1842-1898.

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Dickey, James.

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American novelist and poet, born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia. His southern roots are clearly evident in his writing. He is the the author of more than 17 books of poetry and 14 books of prose. From the description of Papers, 1954-1970 (inclusive), 1957-1967 (bulk). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155180763 Dickey is an American novelist, poet, essayist and educator. A native of Atlanta, Georgia, Dickey is the author of more than 17 books of poetry and 14 books of prose. ...

Associated Research Council.

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National Endowment for the Humanities

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Jones, Howard Mumford, 1892-1980

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Jones was a Professor of English at Harvard, having joined the department in 1936; he retired in 1962 as Abbott Lawrence Lowell Professor of the Humanities. He was known as the "historian of American culture." From the description of Correspondence with Robert E. L. Strider, 1949-1980 (inclusive), 1962-1979 (bulk) (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 77064254 Writer and educator at Harvard University. From the description of Howard Mumford Jones Papers, 1915...

Modern language association of America. American literature section

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Group organized by Modern Language Association in 1921 to build the study of American Literature as a scholarly discipline. From the description of Papers, 1922-1994. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 37600440 ...

Arlin, Turner, 1909-1980.

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Educator and literary historian. From the description of Papers, 1929-1980. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 33198637 ...

Council of Graduate Scholars.

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Pearson, Norman Holmes, 1909-1975

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Epithet: husband of Hilda Doolittle British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001039.0x0000fc ...

Stewart, Randall, 1896-1964

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Matthiessen, F. O. (Francis Otto), 1902-1950

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Matthiessen was an American literary scholar, teacher, and critic. From the description of Papers, 1929-1950. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 122468863 From the guide to the Papers, 1929-1950., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) F.O. Matthiessen was an American literary critic and a Harvard professor of history and literature. From the description of Correspondence with Hugh T. Cunningham, 1946-1950. (Harvard Univer...

Hersey, John, 1914-1993

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John Hersey was born in Tientsin, China, the son of YMCA missionaries. Following his graduation from Yale in 1936, he became a prominent American journalist and novelist. From the description of John Hersey papers, ca. 1900-1985 (inclusive). (Yale University). WorldCat record id: 702160854 John Hersey was an author and journalist, best known for socially conscious novels such as A Bell for Adano and Hiroshima. Hersey was born in China to missionary parents, and graduated fro...

American studies association

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Academic association organized in 1951 to encourage the interdisciplinary study of American culture and history. From the description of American Studies Association records, 1946-2005 (bulk 1965-2005). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71070285 ...

Hubbell, Jay B. (Jay Broadus), 1885-1979

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Professor of American literature, Duke University, Durham, N.C. From the description of Papers, c. 1900-1977. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 122616751 From the description of Jay B. Hubbell papers, 1905-1986. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 81571865 From the description of Papers, 1905-1977. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19643110 From the description of Papers, 1905-1986. (Duke University Library). WorldCat re...

Price, Reynolds, 1933-2011

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By Source, Fair use, Link Reynolds Price was born Edward Reynolds Price, in Macon, North Carolina, on 1 February 1933. He earned his B.A. degree from Duke University (1955) while on a full scholarship. After graduating, Price won a Rhodes scholarship, which allowed him to attend Merton College, Oxford. In 1958, Price received his Bachelor of letters from Merton College. His thesis focused on the English poet John Milton. Upon his return from Oxford, Price secured a position in the English d...

Dos Passos, John, 1896-1970

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American novelist. From the description of One Man's Initiation, 1917, 1968-1969. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 63937079 American author, From the description of State of the nation [manuscript], 1944. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647807708 American author. From the description of Screenplay by John Dos Passos [manuscript], 1934 October 15. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647830975 F...