Dewey W. Grantham Papers
Scope and Contents
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.
Dates
- 1950 - 2002
Conditions Governing Access
This collection may be viewed only in the reading room of Special Collections in the Jean and Alexander Heard Library. Collections should be requested 2-3 days prior to visiting in order to facilitate easier access. For questions or to request a collection, contact specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu.
Biographical / Historical
Dewey Wesley Grantham was born in Manassas, Georgia in 1921. He graduated from the University of Georgia in 1943 and went on to serve in the Coast Guard during WWII. With the assistance of the G.I. Bill, he received his PhD from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1949. He began his teaching career at Vanderbilt in 1952. Grantham received the Harvie Branscomb Distinguished Professor Award in 1971 and was named the Holland N. McTyeire Professor of History in 1977. He retired in 1991. Grantham died on August 26, 2004 in Nashville, TN.
Extent
39.59 Linear Feet (31 Paige boxes; 2 Hollinger Boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
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.
Physical Location
Offsite Storage, Special Collections & Archives
- Title
- Finding Aid for the Dewey W. Grantham Papers
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- Inventoried 1991; Addition processsed 2021
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Vanderbilt University Special Collections Repository
Special Collections Library
1101 19th Ave. S.
Nashville TN 37212 United States
specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu