Elizabeth Hastings Peeler Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS.0330

  • Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection contains a handwritten biographical sketch, a typed book review by Elizabeth Peeler, incoming/outgoing correspondence, magazine articles, and newspaper clippings. The vast majority of magazine articles and newspaper clippings relate to the career of Peter Taylor, a Southern writer. The .165 linear foot collection is housed in 25 acid-free file folders.

Dates

  • 1919 - 1994

Language of Materials

English

Biography/History

Elizabeth Hastings Peeler (1914-1993), received a 1936 Bachelor of Arts degree from Vanderbilt University, a 1939 Bachelor of Arts degree in Library Science from Emory University, and in 1950 a Masters of Science degree in Library Science from Columbia University. She was an international affairs librarian for University of Miami and Florida International University, once taught in Africa, and worked for the United Nations. She retired in 1977. In 1985, Florida Governor Bob Graham appointed her to the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Council.

Extent

.42 Linear Feet

Additional Description

Physical Location

Special Collections & Archives

Subjects

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Finding Aid for the Elizabeth Hastings Peeler Collection
Status
Completed
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the Vanderbilt University Special Collections Repository

http://www.library.vanderbilt.edu/specialcollections/
Contact:
Jean and Alexander Heard Library
419 21st Avenue South
Nashville TN 37203 United States

 

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