Inventory of the Dale B. J. Randall Papers, 1940-2008
[top]Descriptive Summary
Repository
Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, Duke
University
Creator
Randall, Dale B. J.
Title
Dale B. J. Randall Papers, 1940-2008
Language of Material
Material in English
Extent
10.0 Linear Feet
approx. 6,000 Items
Abstract
approx. 6,000 Items
Dale B.J. Randall taught in the English Dept. from 1957-1999 and in the Drama Program from 1991-1999.
The collection includes material related to both the English Dept. and the Drama Program as well as Randall's research. Types of material include correspondence, flyers, programs, clippings and articles. The collection ranges in date from 1940-2008.
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Administrative Information
Access RestrictionsPortions of the collection is restricted. Restricted items are noted in the container list.
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.
Copyright Notice
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], Dale B. J. Randall Papers, Rare Book,
Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, Duke University.
Provenance
The Dale B. J. Randall Papers were received by the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library and University Archives between 1986-2008.
Processing Information
Processed by Kimberly Sims in December 2006, Jennifer Malone in March 2009
Encoded by Kimberly Sims, March 2009
Accessions 2007-0015, UA2003-51, UA2003-55, UA2007-0030, UA2008-0051, and one from 1986 were merged into one collection, described in this finding aid.
Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory: DACS, EAD, NCEAD guidelines, and local Style Guide.
This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.
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Biographical Note
Dale B.J. Randall earned his B.A. from Western Reserve University in 1951, his M.A. from Rutgers University in 1953, and his PhD from the University of Pennsylvania in 1958. In 1957, he began teaching at Duke University as an Instructor in English, a position he had until 1960 when he was promoted to Assistant Professor. In 1970, he was promoted to Professor of English. He was also appointed Professor of Dramatic Literature in1991 and Professor of the Practice of Drama in 1994.
During his career, he served in several posts for the Southeastern Institute of Medieval and Renaissance Studies and the Folder Institute of Renaissance and 18th century Studies, as Associate Dean of the Graduate School, and as Chair of the Duke Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies. Additionally, Randall served as Interim Director of the Duke Drama Program (now the Dept. of Theatrical Studies) from 1991-1992, when the Program was close to collapsing. Under his leadership, the Program stabilized. Randall also published several works including The Golden Tapestry: A Critical Survey of Non-Chivalric Spanish Fiction in English Translation, 1543-1657, in 1963 and Joseph Conrad and Warrington Dawson: The Record of Friendship, in 1968.
He retired from Duke University in 1999 and was duly appointed both Professor Emeritus of English and Professor Emeritus of the Practice of Drama.
[top]Collection Overview
The largest part of the collection contains research material pertaining to Lord Dudley North, Joseph Conrad and Warrington Dawson, about whom Randall was writing books about. His research files include xerox copies, slides, illustrations and microfilm. There are materials from Randall's time in the Dept. of English, particularly the controversy which occurred in the late 1980s-early 1990s. The controversy boiled down to a debate between traditionalists and revisionists. It made national headlines at the time, and Randall refers to it as "The Troubles." There are also syllabi, examination questions, and non-graded student papers. Additionally, the collection contains material from Randall's time as Chair of the Drama Program and includes correspondence, programs, flyers, and clippings.
Randall's papers also include a copy of the written sexual harassment complaint a student made against an English professor in 1981. This folder is restricted for 70 years.
Both University Archives and Special Collections received material from Professor Randall. The accessions have been merged into the finding aid presented here.
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.
- Randall, Dale B. J.
- Duke University. Dept. of English.
- Duke University. Dept. of English--Faculty.
- Duke University. Dept. of Theater Studies.
- Drama--Studying and teaching--North Carolina--Durham.
- North, Dudley, Lord, 1602-1677
- Conrad, Joseph, 1830-1891
- Dawson, Warrington, 1878-1962
Related Material
Dept. of English Records
Duke University Archives
Dept. of Theater Studies Records
Duke University Archives
 | List of Series in Collection | |||||||
 |  | 1986 Accession | ||||||
| | 2007-0015 | ||||||
| | UA2003-51 | ||||||
| | UA2003-55 | ||||||
| | UA2007-0030 | ||||||
 | | UA2008-0051 | ||||||
Detailed Description of Collection
1986 Accession
Includes correspondence between Randall and others who had information on Warrington Dawson and Joseph Conrad. There are also photographs that were to be included in Randall's book, as well as his notes and an original letter from Dawson to Conrad.
Box 1
Conrad-Dawson, No. I, Oct. 1963-Aug. 1964
Conrad-Dawson, No. I, Oct. 1963-Aug. 1964
Conrad-Dawson, No. II, Jul. 1964-Sep. 1964
Conrad-Dawson, No. III, Sep. 1964-Feb.1965
Conrad-Dawson, No. IV, Jan. 1965-Jun. 1965
Conrad-Dawson, No. V, Jun. 1965-May 1966
Conrad-Dawson, No. VI, May 1966-Jul. 1967
Conrad-Dawson, No. VII, Aug. 1967-Sep. 1968
Conrad-Dawson, No. VIII, Sep. 1968-Nov. 1968
Conrad-Dawson, No. IX, Dec. 1968-Apr. 1969
Conrad-Dawson, No. X, Apr. 1969-Jun. 1969
Conrad-Dawson, No. XI, Jul. 1969-Aug. 1969
Conrad-Dawson, No. XII, Aug. 1969-Nov. 1969
Conrad-Dawson, No. XIII, Nov. 1969-Apr. 1970
Conrad-Dawson, No. XIV, Mar. 1970-May 1972
Conrad-Dawson, No. XV, Jan. 1973-Aug. 1974
Conrad-Dawson, No. XVI, Nov. 1974-Sep. 1985
Conrad-Dawson, (A), Duplicated Letters
Conrad-Dawson, (B), Miscellaneous Duplicated Documents
Conrad-Dawson, (C), Chronology of Events
Conrad-Dawson, (D), Interviews
Conrad-Dawson, (E), Illustrations and Dawson Letter
Conrad-Dawson, Photographs, No. I
Conrad-Dawson, Photographs, No. II
2007-0015
Includes research material pertaining to Lord Dudley North, about whom Randall was writing a book. Types of material includes slides, illustrations, and microfilm.
Box 2
Research Material, Undated, (6 Folders)
Slides
Illustration, Bodleian Library
Photocopies, Bates College
Dictionary of National Biography (1999)
Dudley North’s Will (1675)
Microfilm (1)
"Alphmsus"
Houghton Library
Microfilm (2)
"Light in the Way to Paradise"
Microfilm (3)
"A Forest of Varieties"
Box 3
North Family: Biographical Binder (3 Folders)
North Miscellaneous Binder (2 Folders)
Box 4 (oversize)
Bodleian Library Photographs
Miscellaneous Research Materials
UA2003-51
Includes material from Randall's time in the Dept. of English, with files on the Folger Institute, the Southeastern Institute of Medieval and Renaissance Studies and Stanley Fish.
Box 5
Duke University Committee on Medieval and Renaissance Studies, 1987-1994 (2 folders) [Committee records are restricted for 25 years from date of origin.]
Duke-Folger Liaison, 1987-1988
Folger Fellowship, 1985-1986
Folger Institute, circa late 1970s-1980s
Folger Institute, circa 1980s (2 folders)
Folger Statement, 1984-1987
Proceedings, 1976-1982
Southeastern Institute of Medieval and Renaissance Studies, 1978-1980
Southeastern Institute of Medieval and Renaissance Studies: Printed Matter, 1976, 1979
Southeastern Institute of Medieval and Renaissance Studies: Enrollment and Report, 1976
Southeastern Institute of Medieval and Renaissance Studies: Correspondence, 1976-1979
Southeastern Renaissance Conference, 1979-2002 (2 folders)
Southeastern Renaissance Conference, 1988-1994 (2 folders)
Southeastern Renaissance Conference, 1987-1994 (2 folders)
Stanley Fish, Skip Gates: Clippings and Articles about the English Dept., 1988-1992 (2 folders)
"The Troubles," 1988 (2 folders)
UA2003-55
Includes materials from Randall's time in the Drama Program and includes correspondence, programs, flyers, and clippings.
Box 5
Emails, 1999-2000
Box 6
Emails, 1999-2000
Emails, 2001
Emails and Drama-related miscellany, 2001
Ball, David and Drama Faculty, circa early 1990s
"The Changeling,"
2000-2001 (2 folders)
"The Changeling,"
2001
Drama Program, 1990-1994
Drama Program, 1992-1996 (2 folders)
Drama Program, 1993
Drama Director Search and Miscellany, circa 1990s
Josiah Charles Trent Memorial Foundation, 2000-2001
Simons, Diane, 1992-1993
World Premieres Festival, 1992
World Premieres, 1994-1995 (2 folders)
UA2007-0030
Includes material from Randall's time in both the Dept. of English and the Drama Program, such as syllabi and examination questions as well a file on the first sexual harassment suit at Duke, which is restricted for 70 years.
Box 6
American Philosophical Society, 1985-1986
Basset Celebration, 1993, 2003
Clippings, 1989, 1998-2000
Correspondence, circa 1999-2006
"Crisis at Trinity,"
2003
Early Fiction: Syllabi, 1963-1990 (incomplete)
Edmond Miller, 1987-1989, 1996
Emails, 2003-2006
English Dept., 1962, 1977, 1998
English Dept. Staff Lists, circa 1965-1994
English Dept. Writing Committee, 1982-1983 [Committee records are restricted for 25 years from date of origin]
Box 7
English 21s: Studies in the Novel, circa 1980s-1994
Executive Committee of the Arts and Sciences Council, 2005-2006 (2 folders) [Committee records are restricted for 25 years from date of origin]
Few Federation, 1980-1981
Freshman English, 1958-1959
J. A. Porter, 1983-1988
Jim Applewhite, 1988
Kenny Williams, 1993, 2004
Land Resources, 1987-1988
"Last Train to Nibroc,"
2000
Laura Kay Fleming: Clippings, 1982, 1985
Magdalen College, 1984-1985
Miscellany, 1984, 1994, 2004
"Posing Naked,"
1998
Printed Matter, circa 1960-2005 (incomplete)
"Randy's House,"
1995
Robert Frost, circa 1977-1985
Renaissance Prelims, 1940-1941, 2004-2006
Sexual Harassment Suit at Duke, 1981 RESTRICTED until 2051
"Ten Poems"
by Dale Randall, 1988
UA2008-0051
Includes more files pertaining the Dept. of English and Drama Program as well as research files. Of note are ungraded student papers. The Dearlove Case folder is restricted as it contains personnel information and one folder with graded student papers is also restricted per FERPA.
Box 7
Correspondence and Emails, 1958-1959, 1978, 1985, 2007-2008
Dearlove Case, 1981, 1983 RESTRICTED until 2053
Dudley North: Correspondence, No. 1, 1969-1970
Duke Drama, 1992
English Dept.: Student essays, Syllabi, Exam Questions, circa 1961-2002 (incomplete)
Euripides'
"Helen,"
translated by Peter Burian, 1999 July
Founders' Day Banquet Speech, 2003 April 25
George Clarke, 1998-1999, undated
The Golden Tapestry, 1963-1964
Graded Student Papers, 1966, 1979 RESTRICTED PER FERPA
Herbert Berry, circa 1981-1986
North Project, circa 1967, 1977
North Project: Xerox copies, 1979
Papers (student produced, no visible grades): written for English 216, 1966 Spring
"Patient on the Table,"
1992
Printed Matter: Flyers, Reviews, Playbills, etc., circa 1980s-2007 (2 folders)
Box 8
Miscellaneous publications and oversize material, including a movie poster for
"Much Ado About Nothing"
