MenuInventory of the Stanley Thomas Williams Papers, 1921-1955
Abstract
Williams was a Professor of English at Yale University.
The collection includes lecture notes, reprints, manuscripts and drafts.
Descriptive Summary
- Repository
- David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University
- Creator
- Williams, Stanley Thomas, 1888-1956.
- Title
- Stanley Thomas Williams Papers, 1921-1955
- Language of Material
- English
- Extent
- 1.5 Linear Feet, 66 Items
- Location
- For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
Collection Overview
Lecture notes on Brook Farm, James Fenimore Cooper, Benjamin Franklin, Washington Irving, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Herman Melville, and Henry David Thoreau, and American literature of the 17th and 18th centuries; reprints of articles and reviews by Williams; and manuscripts and drafts of Italy and the American Literary Pilgrim, and The Good and Great for Company.
Administrative Information
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Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
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.
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.
Please contact Research Services staff before visiting the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library to use this collection.
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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Stanley Thomas Williams was a Professor of English at Yale University (New Haven, Conn.).
Subject Headings
- American Literature--Study and teaching.
- Brook Farm.
- College teachers as authors.
- Yale University--Faculty.
- Cooper, James Fenimore, 1789-1851.
- Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790.
- Irving, Washington, 1783-1859.
- Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882.
- Melville, Herman, 1819-1891.
- Thoreau, Henry David, 1817-1862.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Stanley Thomas Williams Papers, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.
Provenance
The Stanley Thomas Williams Papers were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library as a gift in 1978.
Processing Information
Processed by Kimberly Sims, May 2011
Encoded by Kimberly Sims, July 2011
Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory: DACS, EAD, NCEAD guidelines, and local Style Guide.
This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.