Finding Aid for the Richard Beale Davis Collection, 1947-1977
MS-1368University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN
Encoded by: Erin Lawrimore, July 28, 2006
Summary Information
Richard Beale Davis Collection
Date/Date Range : 1947-1977
8.0 linear feet
Abstract: This collection includes materials concerning Davis's various academic activities as well as materials concerning his involvement with the Modern Language Association/Center for Editions of American Authors from 1947 to 1977. Included are original typescripts, manuscripts, and notes pertaining to his book Intellectual Life in the Colonial South, 1585-1763 as well as other books which Davis published.
MS-1368
University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN
Access and Use
Collection is property of Special Collections.
Collection is open for research.
The copyright interests in this collection remain with the creator. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library.
[Identification of Item], Richard Beale Davis Collection, MS-1368. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Special Collections Library.
Arrangement
Collection consists of eight boxes.
Biography / History
Dr. Richard Beale Davis, emeritus Alumni Distinguished Service Professor of American Literature, joined the University of Tennessee faculty in 1947. From 1961 to 1974, he served as director of graduate studies in the UT Department of English.
Dr. Davis won the 1979 National Book Award for history for his three-volume work about the colonial South -- Intellectual Life in the Colonial South, 1585-1763.
Collection Scope and Content Note
This collection includes materials concerning Davis's various academic activities as well as materials concerning his involvement with the Modern Language Association/Center for Editions of American Authors from 1947 to 1977. Included are original typescripts, manuscripts, and notes pertaining to his book Intellectual Life in the Colonial South, 1585-1763 as well as other books which Davis published.
A folder-level list of materials in this collection can be found in the Special Collections reading room.
Subject Terms
- Davis, Richard Beale.
- Southern States -- Intellectual life -- To 1775.
- Books and reading -- Southern States -- History -- 18th century.
- University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Dept. of English.
- Modern Language Association of America.
- Modern Language Association of America. Center for Editions of American Authors.
Contents List
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1
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Handwritten manuscripts and notes: Intellectual Life in the Colonial South, 1585-1763
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2
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Handwritten manuscripts and notes: Intellectual Life in the Colonial South, 1585-1763 (continued from Box 1), and typescripts of same book
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3
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Typescripts: Intellectual Life in the Colonial South, 1585-1763, and other typescripts
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4
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Various typescripts and related notes
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5
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Academic affairs at the University of Tennessee
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6
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Files on Modern Language Association/Center for Editions of American Authors, 1947-1977
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7
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Modern Language Association Materials Concerning "The Irving Edition," 1966; and Literature to 1800, 1963-1966
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8
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Various Conference Materials
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