Helen Smith Bevington papers, 1918-2001

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Summary

Creator:
Bevington, Helen, 1906-2001
Extent:
9.75 Linear Feet
3422 Items
Language:
English.
Collection ID:
RL.00108

Background

Scope and content:

Family and personal papers, primarily Bevington's personal and professional correspondence (1931-2001), which includes letters from Ray Bradbury (1976-1993); typescripts of diary entries (1959-1989); 22 heavily annotated books of modern poetry, and research notes. There are also correspondence and professional records for Bevington's husband, Merle. Other items include one color and 9 black-and-white photographs, a scrapbook, passports, geneology information/records, awards, newspaper clippings, class records, and unpublished manuscripts.

Biographical / historical:

Helen Smith Bevington was a poet, professor in the English Department at Duke University, and resident of Durham (Durham Co.), N.C. Bevington's teaching specialty was modern poetry; she died in 2001.

Acquisition information:
The Helen Smith Bevington Papers was received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a gift in 2001.
Processing information:

Processed by Ming Guo, Ruth Bryan, Alice Poffinberger

Completed August 29, 2001

Encoded by Ming Guo, Ruth Bryan, Alice Poffinberger

This collection is unprocessed: materials may not have been ordered and described beyond their original condition.

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