Inventory of the John Olin Eidson Papers, 1849-1985

Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, Duke University

Eidson, John Olin, 1908-1983.

John Olin Eidson Papers, 1849-1985

Material in English

10.5 Linear Feet

Approximately 923 Items

Professor of American Literature, President of Georgia Southern College from 1968 to 1971, and editor of the Georgia Review from 1950 to 1957.

Collection contains John Olin Eidson's research papers pertaining to Alfred Lord Tennyson in America. There are copies of reviews of Tennyson's dramatic works and of performances by Mrs. D. P. Bowers, actress. Also included are notes, writings, and clippings about American authors (Thomas Wolfe, Charles Stearns Wheeler, John Hall Wheelock, and many others).

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[Identification of item], John Olin Eidson Papers, Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, Duke University.

The John Olin Eidson Papers were received by the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library as a gift in 1986.

Processed by RBMSCL staff.

Encoded by Jonathan Grilli, April 2009

Accession from 1986 is described in this finding aid.

Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory: DACS, EAD, NCEAD guidelines, and our local Style Guide.

This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.

Collection contains papers pertaining to research on Alfred Lord Tennyson in America, which was the subject of Eidson's Duke University thesis in 1941, and led to the publication of Tennyson in America, His Reputation and Influence From 1827 to 1858. There are copies of reviews of Tennyson's dramatic works and of performances by Mrs. D. P. Bowers, actress (1830-1895). Also included are notes, writings, and clippings about American authors (Thomas Wolfe, Charles Stearns Wheeler, John Hall Wheelock, and many others). Box titles taken directly from container labels.

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