uabevington Inventory of the Helen S. Bevington Papers, 1965-1976 Processed by: Kimberly Sims; machine-readable finding aid created by: Sherrie Bowser University Archives Duke University Durham, N.C., USA

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 Machine-readable finding aid derived from XML authoring program. Date of source: January 2007Processed by Kimberly Sims, January 2007; Finding Aid encoded by Sherrie Bowser, University Archives, Duke University, January 2007 Description is in English Finding aid was prepared using DACS and our local Style Guide Inventory of the Helen S. Bevington Papers, 1965-1976 University Archives Duke University Durham, North Carolina 27708-0185 USA

2007 Duke University. All Rights Reserved.

 Descriptive Summary University Archives, Duke University Bevington, Helen Smith, 1906-. Helen S. Bevington Papers, 1965-1976 Material in English 1.7 Linear Feet 1000 Items For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog. Helen S. Bevington was a poet and taught in the Dept. of English at Duke University from 1943-1976. The collection includes page and galley proofs and typescripts. It ranges in date from 1965-1976. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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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], Helen S. Bevington Papers, Duke University Archives, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.

 Provenance

The Helen S. Bevington Papers were received by the University Archives as a transfer in 1971; 1976.

Processing Information

Processed by Kimberly Sims, January 2007

Encoded by Sherrie Bowser, January 2007

Accession A71-60 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.

 Biographical Note

Born in 1906 in Afton, NY, Helen Smith Bevington earned a philosophy degree from the University of Chicago and a master's degree in English from Columbia University. She married Merle Bevington in 1927 and together, they came to Duke University in 1943 to teach in the English Department. Bevington retired in 1976 as professor emeritus and was well-published. She died in 2001.

 Collection Overview

The collection contains page and galley proofs as well as typescripts for five of Bevington's published works. The collection ranges in date from 1965-1976.

 Subject Headings

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Bevington, Helen Smith, 1906-. Published material. Literature--20th century. Related Material Biographical Reference Collection, 1972-2004 University Archives, Duke University. News Service Biographical Files, 1960-2004. University Archives, Duke University. Photograph Collection, 1861-2006. University Archives, Duke University. Dept. of English records. University Archives, Duke University. Contents of Collection Container List 2 Boxes 1 Page and Galley Proofs, Along Came the Witch, 1976 Page and Galley Proofs, Beautiful Lofty People, 1974 2 Galley Proofs, The House was Quiet and the World was Calm, 1971 Typescript, Charley Smith's Girl, 1965 Typescript, A Book and A Love Affair Page and Galley Proofs, A Book and A Love Affair, 1968