Inventory of
the John L. Lievsay Papers,
1937 -
1989
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Descriptive Summary
Title
John L.
Lievsay Papers,
1937 - 1989.
Creator
Lievsay, John
Leon.
Extent
4.5 Linear Feet,
4500
Items
Repository
University Archives, Duke
University
Abstract
John
L. Lievsay was an educator, author, and noted authority on
Italian Renaissance literature. He was a Professor Emeritus
of English at Duke University from 1962-1975. The
collection includes correspondence with students,
publishers, administrators, and faculty. Major subjects
include all aspects of Renaissance scholarship, Lievsay's
career as a professor of English, and his involvement with
the Southeastern Institute of Medieval and Renaissance
Studies.
Language
English.
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Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
Patrons must sign the Acknowledgement of Legal Responsibility and Privacy Rights form before using this collection.
In off-site storage; 24 hours advance notice is required for use.
Use Restrictions
Copyright for Official University records is
held by Duke University; all other copyright is retained by
the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants,
as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], John L. Lievsay
Papers, University Archives, Duke University.
Provenance
The John L. Lievsay Papers were received by the
University Archives as a gift in 1991 (A91-47) and in 1993
(A93-47).
Processing Information
Processed by Linda Daniel
Completed February 2004
Encoded by Linda Daniel, February 2004
This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.
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Biographical Note
Born in Whitesboro, Texas, John Leon Lievsay
(1906-1992) was educated at the University of Washington
(B.A., 1926; M.A., 1932; Ph.D., 1937). After teaching at
Stanford University and the University of Tennessee,
Lievsay came to Duke University in 1962 as a Professor of
English. He was a James B. Duke Professor of English from
1970 until his retirement in 1975.
Lievsay's specialty was sixteenth and seventeenth
century literature, with an emphasis on Anglo-Italian
relations. He was a research fellow at the Huntington,
Newberry, and Folger Libraries, as well as a Fulbright
Fellow in Italy (1953-1954) and a Guggenheim Fellow
(1968-1969). Lievsay was a special consultant in Italian at
the Folger Library (1959-1960); chairman of the
Southeastern Institute of Medieval and Renaissance Studies;
and a member of the Renaissance Society of America, the
Dante Society, and the American Association of Teachers of
Italian.
Lievsay married Muriel M. Britten in 1926 and they
had one son, John Edward.
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Collection Overview
The collection includes correspondence with
students, publishers, administrators, and faculty. Major
subjects include all aspects of Renaissance scholarship,
Lievsay's career as a professor of English, and his
involvement with the Southeastern Institute of Medieval and
Renaissance Studies.
An index to the correspondence file is included in
the collection file. The index gives the name of each
correspondent, an identifying description, and dates of
correspondence. Please consult University Archives
staff.
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Subject Headings
These and related materials may be accessed under
the following subject headings in the Duke University
Libraries online catalog.
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Related Material
Center for Medieval and Renaissance
Studies Records.
University Archives, Duke
University.
Southeastern Institute of Medieval and
Renaissance Studies Records.
University Archives, Duke
University.
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Detailed Description of the Collection
Correspondence,
1937-1989
The collection includes correspondence with
students, publishers, administrators, and faculty. Major
subjects include all aspects of Renaissance scholarship,
Lievsay's career as a professor of english, and his
involvement with the Southeastern Institute of Medieval and
Renaissance Studies.
An index to the correspondence file, giving
the name of each correspondent, identifying description,
and dates of correspondence, is included in the collection
file. Please consult University Archives staff.
The correspondence is arranged
chronologically. Some folders also have alphabetical
letters but these letters do not relate to the
correspondents' last names.
Box 1
Aug. 30,
1937-March 9, 1965
Box 2
March 12,
1965-Dec., 1972
Box 3
Jan. 8, 1973-Dec.
31, 1989
Addendum,
1947-1971
