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		<titleproper>Inventory of the Henry Willis Wells Papers,
			<date normal="1972/">1972-</date>
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	<publisher><lb/>David M. Rubenstein Rare Book &amp; Manuscript Library <lb/> Duke University <lb/> Durham, N.C., USA </publisher> 
		<p><date normal="2011" encodinganalog="date">(C) 2011</date> Duke University. All Rights Reserved.</p>
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	<note><p>Aleph Number: <num type="aleph">002440973</num></p></note></notestmt>
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		<date>Date of source: July 2011</date><lb/>Processed by Kimberly Sims, May 2011; finding aid encoded by Kimberly Sims, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book &amp; Manuscript Library, Duke University, <date>July 2011</date></creation>

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<titleproper>Inventory of the Henry Willis Wells Papers, <date type="span">1972-</date></titleproper>
<publisher>David M. Rubenstein Rare Book &amp; Manuscript Library <lb/> Duke University <lb/> Durham, North Carolina 27708-0185 USA </publisher>
<p><date normal="2011">(C) 2011</date> Duke University. All Rights Reserved.</p>
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<head>Descriptive Summary</head>
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<corpname>David M. Rubenstein Rare Book &amp; Manuscript Library, Duke University</corpname></repository> 
<origination label="Creator"><persname encodinganalog="100">Wells, Henry W. (Henry Willis), 1895-1978.</persname></origination>
<unittitle label="Title" encodinganalog="245">Henry Willis Wells Papers, <unitdate normal="1972/" type="inclusive">1972-</unitdate></unittitle>

<langmaterial label="Language of Material" encodinganalog="546">Material in <language langcode="eng"> English</language>
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<extent unit="linear feet" encodinganalog="300">0.5 Linear Feet</extent><lb/> 
<extent unit="items">1 Items</extent>
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<physloc label="Location">For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.</physloc> 


<abstract label="Abstract" encodinganalog="545">Wells was an educator, museum curator and author.</abstract>

<abstract encodinganalog="520">The collection consists of an unpublished Wells' manuscript.</abstract>

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<head>Administrative Information</head>

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<head>Access Restrictions</head><p>Collection is open for research.</p>
<p>However, collection may contain materials to which the Acknowledgment of Legal Responsibilities and Privacy Rights form applies. Patrons must sign this form before using this collection.</p>
<p>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.</p><p>Please contact Research Services staff before visiting the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book &amp; Manuscript Library to use this collection.</p>
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<head>Copyright Notice</head>
<p>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 &amp; Manuscript Library.</p>
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		  <head>Preferred Citation</head> 
		  <p>[Identification of item], Henry Willis Wells Papers, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book &amp; Manuscript Library, Duke University.</p> 
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<head>Provenance</head>
<p>The provenance of the Henry Willis Wells Papers is unknown.
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<p>Processed by Kimberly Sims, May 2011</p>
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<head>Biographical Note</head>

<p>Henry Willis Wells was an educator, museum curator, and author.  He was a Columbia University professor where he taught poetry and drama for many years.  As Curator of the Brander Matthew Dramatic Museum, he became interested in and wrote on the plays of China, India, and Japan.</p>

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<head>Collection Overview</head>

<p>Collection consists of Wells' unpublished manuscript, "Edgar Lee Masters: Portrait of a Poet." Part of the Jay B. Hubbell Center for American Literary Historiography.</p>

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<p>These are searchable subject entries for this collection. Performing a search on these subjects in the Duke University Libraries online catalog will bring up other related research materials.</p>
<list type="simple"><item><persname source="lcsh" encodinganalog="600">Masters, Edgar Lee, 1868-1950.</persname></item>
<item><subject source="lcsh" encodinganalog="650">Authors, American--20th century.</subject></item>
<item><corpname source="lcsh" encodinganalog="610">Jay B. Hubbell Center for American Literary Historiography.</corpname></item>
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