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[Identification of item], John L. Lievsay Papers, University Archives, Duke University.
The John L. Lievsay Papers were received by the University Archives as a gift in 1991 (A91-47) and in 1993 (A93-47).
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Completed February 2004
Encoded by Linda Daniel, February 2004
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Born in Whitesboro, Texas, John Leon Lievsay (1906-1992) was educated at the University of Washington (B.A., 1926; M.A., 1932; Ph.D., 1937). After teaching at Stanford University and the University of Tennessee, Lievsay came to Duke University in 1962 as a Professor of English. He was a James B. Duke Professor of English from 1970 until his retirement in 1975.
Lievsay's specialty was sixteenth and seventeenth century literature, with an emphasis on Anglo-Italian relations. He was a research fellow at the Huntington, Newberry, and Folger Libraries, as well as a Fulbright Fellow in Italy (1953-1954) and a Guggenheim Fellow (1968-1969). Lievsay was a special consultant in Italian at the Folger Library (1959-1960); chairman of the Southeastern Institute of Medieval and Renaissance Studies; and a member of the Renaissance Society of America, the Dante Society, and the American Association of Teachers of Italian.
Lievsay married Muriel M. Britten in 1926 and they had one son, John Edward.
The collection includes correspondence with students, publishers, administrators, and faculty. Major subjects include all aspects of Renaissance scholarship, Lievsay's career as a professor of English, and his involvement with the Southeastern Institute of Medieval and Renaissance Studies.
An index to the correspondence file is included in the collection file. The index gives the name of each correspondent, an identifying description, and dates of correspondence. Please consult University Archives staff.
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The collection includes correspondence with students, publishers, administrators, and faculty. Major subjects include all aspects of Renaissance scholarship, Lievsay's career as a professor of english, and his involvement with the Southeastern Institute of Medieval and Renaissance Studies.
An index to the correspondence file, giving the name of each correspondent, identifying description, and dates of correspondence, is included in the collection file. Please consult University Archives staff.
The correspondence is arranged chronologically. Some folders also have alphabetical letters but these letters do not relate to the correspondents' last names.