Richmond Croom Beatty Papers
Scope and Contents
The Richmond Croom Beatty Papers (1905-1961) include correspondence and writings by Beatty as well as reviews, newspaper clippings, photographs, journal and magazine articles, class notes, index cards and manuscripts of writings by others. The Papers consist of nine Hollinger boxes (3.55 linear feet).
The bulk of the materials cover the 1930s through 1950.
Beatty’s writings are divided into several categories: book manuscripts, poetry, book reviews, journal articles, general notes on literature and class notes. There is also a box of handwritten notes on index cards.
Dates
- Creation: 1905 - 1961
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 Note - Richmond Croom Beatty
Richmond Croom Beatty was born on January 6, 1905, to William Henry and Caroline Barbour Beatty. He received his early education in Barker Elementary School and Central High School in Birmingham. He completed his A.B. degree at Birmingham Southern University in 1924, his M.A. degree at Vanderbilt in 1928, and his Ph.D. degree at Vanderbilt in 1930. He then taught at Memphis State (1930-1935) and the University of Alabama (1935-1937) before joining the faculty of the Vanderbilt English Department. Over the course of his career, Beatty published biographies of William Byrd, Bayard Taylor, Lord Macaulay and James Russell Lowell and edited seven significant literary volumes. He died on October 9, 1961.
Full Extent
3.57 Linear Feet (7 letter Hollingers, 1 legal Hollinger, 1 letter half-Hollinger)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Richmond Croom Beatty Papers (1905-1961) consist of correspondence, writings, reviews, newspaper clippings, photographs, journal and magazine articles, class notes, and other materials created by literary scholar Richmond Croom Beatty, 1905-1961.
Topical
- Title
- Finding Aid for the Richmond Croom Beatty Papers
- Status
- Completed
- 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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