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
- Creation: 1950 - 2002
Conditions Governing Access
The physical materials from this collection may be viewed only in the reading room of Vanderbilt’s Special Collections and University Archives. Materials should be requested two to three days in advance to facilitate easier access. Contact specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu to schedule an appointment.
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.
Full Extent
33.08 Linear Feet (31 Paige boxes, 2 letter Hollingers)
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.
- 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 and University Archives Repository
Special Collections Library
1101 19th Ave. S.
Nashville TN 37212 United States
specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu
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