Lambert Armour Shears papers, 1912-1959
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Summary
- Creator:
- Shears, Lambert Armour, 1890-1962
- Abstract:
- Lambert Shears was a professor in the Department of Germanic Languages and Literature at Duke University from 1927-1959. The collection includes syllabi, exams, lecture notes, as well as Shears' graduate student papers from Columbia University and ranges in date from 1912-1959.
- Extent:
- 0.5 Linear Feet
300 Items - Language:
- Material in English
- Collection ID:
- UA.29.02.0139
- University Archives Record Group:
- 29 -- Papers of Faculty, Staff, and Associates
29 -- Papers of Faculty, Staff, and Associates > 02 -- Individuals
Background
- Scope and content:
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Shears' collection includes lecture and research notes from his years as a graduate student and professor, final exams given at Duke, and papers written while a graduate student at Columbia. The collection ranges in date from 1912-1959.
- Biographical / historical:
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Lambert A. Shears was born in 1890 in New York City. He received his B.A., M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from Columbia University in 1912, 1914 and 1922, respectively. Before arriving at Duke in 1927, Shears taught at Columbia University, Wesleyan University, Ohio State University and the University of Michigan. He taught in the Department of Germanic Languages and Literature. He retired from Duke in 1959, and in 1960-61 served as visiting faculty at Wake Forest College. He died in 1962.
- Acquisition information:
- The Lambert Armour Shears Papers were received by the University Archives as a transfer in 1994.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Jessica Wood, January 2007
Encoded by Sherrie Bowser, June 2006
Accession A94-101 is described in this finding aid.
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- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
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[Identification of item], Lambert Armour Shears Papers, Duke University Archives, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.