Inventory of the Arlin Turner papers, 1953-1979

Abstract

Arlin Turner was a professor in Duke's English Department from 1953 to 1978 and served as department chair during 1958-1964.

The collection includes department memoranda, correspondence, minutes and documentation relating to English Department policies. Also included are minutes, memoranda and correspondence related to various committees Turner served on. The collection ranges in date from 1953-1979.

Descriptive Summary

Repository: University Archives, Duke University
Creator: Turner, Arlin, 1909-1980.
Title: Arlin Turner papers, 1953-1979
Language of Material: English
Extent: 1.5 Linear Feet, 600 Items
Location: For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.

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Collection Overview

Collection includes council and committee records including memos, correspondence, minutes of the University Council, the Humanities Council, the Undergraduate Faculty Council and the Graduate Affairs Committee of the University Planning Committee. There are also records of the English department, including minutes, correspondence, and memoranda. Files relating to student grades and personnel decisions were destroyed. The collection ranges in date from 1953-1979.

Administrative Information

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Access Restrictions

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Collection is open for research.

In off-site storage; 24 hours notice required for retrieval.

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.

Contents of the Collection

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English Department

Box 1

Long-Range Planning-Department

Box 1

Staff Minutes

Box 1

Curriculum Committee

Box 1

Permanent Faculty

Box 1

Office of Education Conference Application

Box 1

Consultant Visit, 1959

Box 1

Professorship in Criticism

Box 1

Department Documents

Box 1

Humanities Council, 1961

Box 1

Humanities Committee

Box 1

Humanities Reports

Box 1

Humanities Institute

Box 1

Faculty Club

Box 1

Library Council File

Box 1

Library Council

Box 1

W.C. Library

Box 1

The Fifth Decade

Box 1

Graduate Faculty

Box 1

Minutes, GPC

Box 1

Faculty Ratings

Box 1

English Idea File

Box 1

Goals

Box 1

Graduate Affairs Committee Questionnaire

Box 1

Graduate Ad Hoc Committee

Box 1

Graduate Affairs Committee, 1969

Box 1

Long-Range Planning - Subcommittee on Graduate School

Box 1

Committee on Graduate Enrollment

Box 1

Historical Note

Born in Abilene, Texas, Arlin Turner received his B.A. from West Texas State University in 1927 and his M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Texas in 1930 and 1934, respectively. He joined the English Department at Duke University in 1953 and served until 1979. He was department chair from 1958-1964. Turner specialized in American literature, writing on Nathaniel Hawthorne, Mark Twain and other Southern humorists. He also served as managing editor of American Literature and reviewed contemporary works in literary journals. He died in 1980.