Inventory of the Clyde de Loache Ryals Papers, 1960-1998

Abstract

Victorian literature scholar, Duke English professor, and executive director of the Carlyle Letters Project.

Collection contains Ryals's personal and professional correspondence, teaching materials, and writings.

Descriptive Summary

Repository: David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University
Creator: Ryals, Clyde de L.
Title: Clyde de Loache Ryals Papers, 1960-1998
Language of Material: English
Extent: 1.2 Linear Feet, 900 Items
Location: For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.

The collection consists of Clyde de Loache Ryals's personal and professional correspondence, as well as his teaching materials and writings from the English Department. Also included are two photographs, a receipt, and several cutouts of his obituary.

Administrative Information

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Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

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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.

Contents of the Collection

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Papers, 1960-1998

(2 boxes)

Personal Correspondence, 1981-1991

Box 1

Professional Correspondence, 1983-1998

(6 folders)

Box 1

Teaching Materials- Nineteenth Century Poetry, undated

Box 2

Teaching Materials- Miscellaneous, 1975-1988

Box 2

Writings, 1991-1993

(4 folders)

Box 2

Photographs and a receipt, 1862, 1960

Box 2

Obituaries, 1998

Box 2

Historical Note

Clyde de Loache Ryals (1928-1998) was a Duke University Professor of English for 25 years, and a distinguished Victorian British literature scholar known for his study of the poets Alfred Lord Tennyson and Robert Browning. The executive director of the Duke University's Carlyle Letters Project, Ryals earned recognition for editing The Collected Letters of Thomas and Jane Welsh Carlyle.