VAN/VU/Fac. Vanderbilt Faculty
Found in 146 Collections and/or Records:
Quest for Freedom Collection
This collection contains notes and research by history professor Richard Blackett from when he was writing his book The Captive's Quest for Freedom (2018), about the Fugitive Slave Law.
H. Jackson Forstman Collection
The H. Jackson Forstman Collection, 1951-1999, consists of the lectures, syllabi, notes, and articles of theology professor H. Jackson Forstman, 1929-2012.
Dewey W. Grantham Papers
This collection contains the papers of Dewey Grantham, longtime professor of history at Vanderbilt from 1952-1991. Grantham was a preeminent scholar of the twentieth century South. This collection is mostly processed with a small (7 linear feet) unprocessed addition.
William Kendrick Grobel Papers
This collection contains the papers of William K. Grobel, theological scholar and former faculty member of the School of Religion at Vanderbilt. This collection is composed of correspondence, class and lecture notes, articles, sermons, research notes, prayers, and reviews written by Grobel. It also contains committee notes, legal papers, news and magazine clippings, photographs, church bulltins, and pamphlets relating to or involving Grobel.
Scott Keyes and Richard M. Weaver Collection
This collection contains photocopies of correspondence from Richard M. Weaver to Scott Keyes (1929-1941) and letters about Richard M. Weaver to Scott Keyes (1990-1991).
Peterson Family Papers
Charles E. Roos Papers
This collection contains a single 6 page manuscript titled "Forty-Eight Hours at Vanderbilt" written by Charles Roos in 1985. The essay documents Roos's involvement in the 1960 James Lawson case at Vanderbilt. The '48 hours' document June 7-8, 1960.
About this Site
This site contains collection guides, or finding aids, to the archival collections held by Vanderbilt University Special Collections and University Archives, the History of Medicine Collection, and the Scarritt Bennett Center. Finding aids describe the context, arrangement, and structure of archival materials, allowing users to identify and request materials relevant to their research.
Requesting Materials
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