Twayne Author Series

learylewisg Inventory of the Lewis Gaston Leary Papers, 1790-1986 Processed by: Staff; machine-readable finding aid created by: Ruth E. Bryan

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Machine-readable finding aid derived from automated markup system. Date of source: January 20, 1987 Processed by Staff January 20, 1987; Finding Aid encoded by Ruth E. Bryan, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University, April 23, 2001 Description is in English. 12-31-2005 PUBLIC "-//David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library//TEXT (US::NDD::::Lewis Gaston Leary Papers)//EN" "learylewisg.xml" converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02.xsl (sy2003-10-15). Also, the top level of the finding aid (above the dsc) changed to conform to current Rubenstein Library and NC EAD standards as laid out in the Inventory Style Guide and in the NCEAD Best Practice Guidelines. Within the dsc, dates for series were normalized. These changes were made by Michelle Belden. Also, container TYPE and LABEL attribute values were standardized according to the Rubenstein Library EAD 2002 manual and the NCEAD eadlocal.ent by Ruth E. Bryan.The tag list inside index was changed to indexentry by Ruth E. Bryan. Inventory of the Lewis Gaston Leary Papers, 1790-1986 David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library Duke University Durham, North Carolina 27708-0185 USA

Descriptive Summary Lewis Gaston Leary Papers, 1790-1986 Leary, Lewis Gaston, 1906- 36 Linear Feet 29,802 Items David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog. English. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

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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 David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript 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 David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Lewis Gaston Leary Papers, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

Provenance

The Lewis Gaston Leary Papers were received by the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Libary as a gift in 1984-1986.

Processing Information

Processed by Rubenstein Library Staff

Completed January 20, 1987

Encoded by Ruth E. Bryan

This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.

Biographical Note

An educator, writer, and critic, Leary taught at Duke and Columbia Universities, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Collection Overview

Chiefly notes, lectures, addresses, and articles on American writers, with an emphasis on early American literature, especially minor authors. Includes research materials on Philip Freneau, Parson Weems, and Henry D. Thoreau. The collection also contains correspondence, 1958-1985, and an autobiographical sketch by Leary. Most of this material is described in the container list.

Subject Headings

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Freneau, Philip Morin, 1752-1832. Leary, Lewis Gaston, 1906- Thoreau, Henry David, 1817-1862. Weems, M. L. (Mason Locke), 1759-1825. American literature--History and criticism. Contents of Collection Accession January 20, 1987 1 Biographical 2 Correspondence, 1958-1979 3 Correspondence, 1980-1985 4 Twayne Author Series-Historical Guidelines, etc. 5 Twayne Author Series 6 Miscellaneous 7 Writings: The Early American Short Story 8 Writings: Harvestings 9 National Humanities Center Research, Beginnings of American Literature 1790-1820 10 National Humanities Center Research, Jeremy Belknap, George Richards 11 National Humanities Center Research, John Burk, Abiel Holmes, J. Lathrop, Mercy Warren 12 Writings 13 Writings 14 Writings 5 Parson Weems-I 16 Parson Weems-II 17 American Literature-Early 18 American Literature-Notes, Lectures, etc. 19 American Literature/ Thoreau-Notes, Lectures, etc. 20 Paine, Robert Treat 21 American Literature- T. Tucker 22 American Literature- N. Tucker 23 American Literature 24 American Literature- Emerson I-Notes, Lectures 25 American Literatures- Emerson II-Notes, Lectures 26 W. N. Brown 27 American Literature, 1770-Lecture Notes 28 American Literature-Early 29 Freneau 30 American Literature- James F. Cooper-Lectures, Notes 31 American Literature-Notes, Lectures 32 American Literature-Notes, Lectures 33 Writings-Miscellaneous Authors 34 Writings-Miscellaneous Authors 35A Mark Twain, Henry H. Rogers, Calendar 1900-1910 35B Writings: Reprints 35C Mark Twain, Henry H. Rogers, Calendar 1892-1899 35D Mark Twain, Henry H. Rogers, Miscellany 36 Writings-Miscellaneous Authors-Card File 37 Card File 38 Card File 39 Card File 40 Card File 41 Card File 42 Card File 43 Card File, Miscellaneous 44 Notes, Lectures, A-C 45 Notes, Lectures, D-G 46 Notes, Lectures, H-S