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Finding Aid for the Ben Harris McClary Papers, 1941-2001 (bulk 1959-2001)


MS-2916

University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN


Collection processed by: Will Dewey, August 6, 2007
Finding Aid written by: Will Dewey, August 6, 2007
Encoded by: Will Dewey, August 6, 2007

Summary Information
Title: Ben Harris McClary Papers

Date/Date Range :   1941-2001 (bulk 1959-2001)

Extent: 3.5 linear feet

Abstract:
This collection consists of correspondence, publications, course materials, and other items documenting the education, life, and work of Ben Harris McClary and several of his close friends. Most materials date from between 1959 and 2001.

Call number: MS-2916

Repository: University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN

Access and Use
Aquisition Information:
Collection was donated to Special Collections on January 28, 2005
Access Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Copyright:
The copyright interests in this collection remain with the creator. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library.
Preferred Citation:
[Identification of Item], Ben Harris McClary Papers, MS-2916. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Special Collections Library.

Arrangement

This collection consists of 7 series in two boxes:

  1. Series I: The Graf Family, 1964-2001
  2. Series II: Richard Beale Davis, 1960-1995
  3. Series III: Marcus Cunliffe, 1959-2000
  4. Series IV: Tennessee Literature Seminar and Course, 1949-1961, 1973, undated (bulk 1961)
  5. Series V: The Lovingood Papers and the Sut Society, 1941, 1954-1975
  6. Series VI: Tennessee Poetry Journal, 1967-1971, undated (bulk 1967)
  7. Series VII: Joan Van Mort and Washington Irving, 1966-1987

Biography / History

Ben Harris McClary was born in 1931 and grew up in Ocoee, Tennessee. He graduated from the University of Tennessee with a Master of Arts in 1955 (having previously earned a Bachelor of Arts in English and American Civilization) and continued on to serve in the army. After he was discharged, he taught high school in Cleveland, Tennessee until taking a job with Tennessee Wesleyan College in 1961. He remained at Wesleyan until 1967, with the exception of a break between 1964 and 1966 when he studied at Sussex on a Fulbright Scholarship and earned his Ph. D. in English and American Studies. McClary became the head of the English department at Wesleyan College in Macon, Georgia, in 1967 and held that post until accepting another position, again as head of the English department, at Middle Georgia College in 1971. He retired in 1991.


Collection Scope and Content Note

This collection consists of letters, publications, course materials, and other items documenting the education, life, and work of Ben Harris McClary. Other individuals and families documented in this collection include Graf family, Richard Beale Davis (a literature professor at the University of Tennessee), Marcus Cunliffe (professor at Sussex), Mitzi Cunliffe (a British sculptor), and Joan Van Mort (at one time the oldest living relative of Washington Irving). Most materials date from between 1959 and 2001.

Subject Terms

  • McClary, Ben Harris.
  • Davis, Richard Beale.
  • Graf, LeRoy P.
  • Graff family.
  • Irving, Washington, 1783-1859.
  • American literature -- Southern States.
  • Authors, American -- Tennessee.
  • Authors, American -- Georgia.
Contents List
   

Series I: The Graf Family, 1964-2001
   

Sub-Series A: Correspondence addressed to Ben McClary, 1965, 1970, 1981-2001, undated
Box   1     Folder   1    
Correspondence from the Graf Family, 1965, 1981-1993
Box   1     Folder   2    
Correspondence from Ruth Graf, 1985-2001
Box   1     Folder   3    
Correspondence from LeRoy Graf, 1970, 1985-1991, undated
   

Sub-Series B: Correspondence from Ben McClary, 1964-1965, 1977-1991
Box   1     Folder   4    
Correspondence to the Graf Family, 1964, 1977-1991
Box   1     Folder   5    
Correspondence to LeRoy Graf, 1964-1965, 1979
Box   1     Folder   6    
Correspondence to Beth and Marc McClary, 1983, undated
   

Sub-Series C: Other Materials, 1953, 1955, 1978-1995, undated
Box   1     Folder   7    
Photographs, 1955, 1979, undated
Box   1     Folder   8    
Publications by or on the McClary Family, 1953, 1978, 1982-1983
Box   1     Folder   9    
Publications by or on the Graf Family, 1979-1995, undated
   

Series II: Richard Beale Davis, 1960-1995
   

Sub-Series A: Letters from Richard Beale and Lois Camp (Bullard) Davis, 1960-1992
Box   1     Folder   10    
Correspondence from Richard Beale Davis to Ben McClary, 1960-1980
Box   1     Folder   11    
Correspondence from Mrs. Davis to Ben McClary, 1984-1992
Box   1     Folder   12    
Correspondence between Richard Davis and others, 1960-1969 (bulk 1960)
   

Sub-Series B: Correspondence written by Ben McClary, 1960, 1965-1980, 1992
Box   1     Folder   13    
Correspondence from Ben McClary to Richard Beale Davis, 1960, 1965-1980
Box   1     Folder   14    
Correspondence between Ben McClary and others, 1977, 1992
   

Sub-Series C: Other materials, 1959-1995, undated
Box   1     Folder   15    
Manuscripts, Documents, and Notes, 1959-1995, undated
Box   1     Folder   16    
Articles and Newsletters, 1964-1982

   

Series III: Marcus Cunliffe, 1959-2000
Box   1     Folder   17    
Correspondence from Ben McClary to Marcus Cunliffe, 1959-1991
Box   1     Folder   18    
Correspondence between Ben McClary and others, 1959, 1969, 1976
Box   1     Folder   19    
Correspondence between Ben McClary and Mitzi Cunliffe, 1970, 1975
Box   1     Folder   20    
Correspondence from Marcus Cunliffe to Ben McClary, 1959-1990

Box   1     Folder   21    
Syllabi, Notices, and Other Documents, 1967-2000, undated
Box   1     Folder   22    
Articles and Publications, 1960-1990
   

Series IV: Tennessee Literature Seminar and Course, 1949-1961, 1973, undated (bulk 1961)
Box   1     Folder   23    
Course Materials, 1961, undated
Box   1     Folder   24    
Articles, 1949-1961

Box   1     Folder   25    
Other Materials, 1973, undated
   

Series V: The Lovingood Papers and the Sut Society, 1941, 1954-1975
Box   1     Folder   26    
Articles and Reviews, 1954-1963
Box   1     Folder   27    
Correspondence, 1941, 1963-1975
Box   1     Folder   28    
Sut Society, The Lovingood Papers, and Related Materials, 1962, 1973, undated
   

Series VI: Tennessee Poetry Journal, 1967-1971, undated (bulk 1967)
Box   1     Folder   29    
Correspondence, 1967-1971, undated (bulk 1967)
Box   1     Folder   30    
Manuscripts and Other materials, 1967-1968, undated
   

Series VII: Joan Van Mort and Washington Irving, 1966-1987
Box   1     Folder   31    
Correspondence between Joan Van Mort and Ben McClary, 1966-1987
Box   1     Folder   32    
Other Correspondence, 1971-1972, 1987
Box   1     Folder   33    
Other Materials, 1971, undated
Box   2      
Oversized Materials, 1949-1990