Inventory of the Lambert Armour Shears Papers, 1912-1959

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Descriptive Summary

Repository

University Archives, Duke University

Creator

Shears, Lambert Armour, 1890-1962.

Title

Lambert Armour Shears Papers, 1912-1959

Language of Material

Material in English

Extent

0.5 Linear Feet

300 Items

Abstract

Lambert Shears was a professor in the Department of Germanic Languages and Literature at Duke University from 1927-1959.

The collection includes syllabi, exams, lecture notes, as well as Shears’ graduate student papers from Columbia University and ranges in date from 1912-1959.

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Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

Patrons must sign the Acknowledgement of Legal Responsibility and Privacy Rights form before using this collection.

Collection is open for research.

Copyright Notice

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], Lambert Armour Shears Papers, University Archives, Duke University.

Provenance

The Lambert Armour Shears Papers were received by the University Archives as a transfer in 1994.

Processing Information

Processed by Jessica Wood, January 2007

Encoded by Sherrie Bowser, June 2006

Accession A94-101 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.

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Biographical Note

Lambert A. Shears was born in 1890 in New York City. He received his B.A., M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from Columbia University in 1912, 1914 and 1922, respectively. Before arriving at Duke in 1927, Shears taught at Columbia University, Wesleyan University, Ohio State University and the University of Michigan. He taught in the Department of Germanic Languages and Literature. He retired from Duke in 1959, and in 1960-61 served as visiting faculty at Wake Forest College. He died in 1962.

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Collection Overview

Shears’ collection includes lecture and research notes from his years as a graduate student and professor, final exams given at Duke, and papers written while a graduate student at Columbia. The collection ranges in date from 1912-1959.

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Subject Headings

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