John L. Lievsay papers, 1937 - 1989

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Summary

Creator:
Lievsay, John Leon
Abstract:
John L. Lievsay was an educator, author, and noted authority on Italian Renaissance literature. He was a Professor Emeritus of English at Duke University from 1962-1975. 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. English.
Extent:
4.5 Linear Feet
4500 Items
Language:
English.
Collection ID:
UA.29.02.0039
University Archives Record Group:
29 -- Papers of Faculty, Staff, and Associates
29 -- Papers of Faculty, Staff, and Associates > 02 -- Individuals

Background

Scope and content:

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.

Biographical / historical:

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.

Acquisition information:
The John L. Lievsay Papers were received by the University Archives as a gift in 1991 (A91-47) and in 1993 (A93-47).
Processing information:

Processed by Linda Daniel

Completed February 2004

Encoded by Linda Daniel, February 2004

Physical location:
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[Identification of item], John L. Lievsay Papers, Duke University Archives, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.