Preliminary Inventory of the Helen Smith Bevington Papers, 1918-2001
[top]Descriptive Summary
TitleHelen Smith Bevington Papers,
1918-2001
Creator
Bevington, Helen Smith, 1906-
Extent
9.75 Linear Feet
3422 Items
Repository
3422 Items
Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, Duke
University
Language
English.
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Administrative Information
Access RestrictionsCollection is restricted.
In addition, patrons must sign the Acknowledgment of Legal Responsibility and Privacy Rights form before using this
collection.
Also, all or portions of this collection may be housed off-site in Duke University's Library Service Center. Consequently, there may be a 24-hour delay in obtaining these materials.
Please contact Research Services staff before visiting the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library to use this collection.
Use Restrictions
The copyright interests in this collection have not been transferred to Duke University. For more information, consult the copyright section of the Regulations and Procedures of the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Helen Smith Bevington Papers, Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, Duke University.
Provenance
The Helen Smith Bevington Papers was received by the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library as a gift in 2001.
Processing Information
Processed by Ming Guo, Ruth Bryan, Alice Poffinberger
Completed August 29, 2001
Encoded by Ming Guo, Ruth Bryan, Alice Poffinberger
This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.
This collection is unprocessed: materials may not have been ordered and described beyond their original condition.
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Biographical Note
Helen Smith Bevington was a poet, professor in the English Department at Duke University, and resident of Durham (Durham Co.), N.C. Bevington's teaching specialty was modern poetry; she died in 2001.
[top]Collection Overview
Family and personal papers, primarily Bevington's personal and professional correspondence (1931-2001), which includes letters from Ray
Bradbury (1976-1993); typescripts of diary entries (1959-1989); 22 heavily
annotated books of modern poetry, and research notes. There are also
correspondence and professional records for Bevington's husband, Merle. Other
items include one color and 9 black-and-white photographs, a scrapbook,
passports, geneology information/records, awards, newspaper clippings, class
records, and unpublished manuscripts.
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Subject Headings
These are searchable subject entries for this collection. Performing a search on these subjects in the Duke University Libraries online catalog will bring up other related research materials.
- Bevington, Helen Smith, 1906-
- Bevington, Merle Mowbray, 1900-
- Bradbury, Ray, 1920-
- Duke University. Faculty.
- Duke University. Dept. of English--Faculty.
- Poetry, Modern.
- Authors, American--20th century.
- Poets, American--20th century.
- Clippings.
- Diaries.
- Color photograph.
- Black-and-white photographs.
- Scrapbook.
 | List of Series in Collection | |||||||
 |  | Accession 2001-0131 | ||||||
 | | Accession 2001-0143 | ||||||
Preliminary Description of Unprocessed Collection
Accession 2001-0131
Diary, 1973 September 4-1989 December 31
Box 2
Diary,
1959 July-1973
September
Box 3
Correspondence and Newspaper Clippings,
1981-1993
Calendar,
1962
Annotated Books of Poetry
(17 volumes)
Box 4
Annotated Books of Poetry
(5 books)
Accession 2001-0143
Attention: Needs more processing attention before use. Remove
letters in envelopes in boxes 2-6. Copy loose clippings that were removed to oversize box
11.
Restrictions: Class records in Box 7 are restricted.
Box 1
Newspaper Clippings,
1937-1977
(2 books)
Loose Clippings removed to oversize box 11
Girl Graduate's Record Book,
1918-1924
Booklet,
Tom Mann: 80th Birthday Souvenir
Box 2
Correspondence,
1939-1943
(one folder)
Diaries,
1931-1934, 1990 January 1-1996
January 1
(4 folders)
Part of diary in box 1-2 of Accession 2001-0131
Miscellaneous Items
(3 folders)
Includes road maps, a hotel introduction booklet, postcards,
etc.
Passport
Box 3
Correspondence,
1923-1978
Box 4
Correspondence,
1923-1978,
cont.
Box 5
Correspondence,
1923-1978,
cont.
Box 6
Correspondence, 1923-1978,
cont.
Box 7
Class Records, 1943-1975
(4 folders)
Remove rusty fasteners
The class records in this box are restricted.
Notebook
Notes
(2 folders)
Miscellaneous Items
Programs for the "Reception in Honour of Her Majesty
Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother"
Helen E. Smith master's thesis: "
Thoreau as a Commentator on American
Civilization"
Box 8
Research notes on authors and their work
Remove rusty fasteners
Box 9
Unpublished book manuscript by Merle Bevington
(one folder)
Correspondence,
1941-2001
(9 folders)
Family papers and certificates
(one folder)
Box 10
Correspondence,
1941-1996
(5 folders)
Remove rusty fasteners
Publication notes and clippings, including material
from
Ray Bradbury
(4 folders)
Merle Bevington's personal documents, miscellaneous
papers, and clippings
(3 folders)
Box 11
Oversize materials
Scrapbook
Loose clippings
