Edward H. Davidson Papers, 1918-2001

Description: Papers (1918-2001) of Edward Hutchins Davidson (1912-2009), Professor of English at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (1955-1980), consisting of personal and professional correspondence (1942-2000); and professional writings, lectures, notes, and source material (1940-2001) pertaining to Davidson's research and teaching activities, particularly focusing on nineteenth and early twentieth century British and American writers and poets; correspondence with friends, relatives, colleagues, and doctoral students, including Hilda (Galliher) Curry (1984-1998); Emory Elliott, Jr. (1962-1997); Mary Ann Hill (1998-1999); William Howarth (1997-2000); Lee M. Hutchins (1967-1978); Claudia Johnson (1998-1999); Bernard Rosenthal (1966-2000); William J. Scheick (1997-2000); and George Tabor (1959-1998); subjects of special research interest include Nathaniel Hawthorne, Jonathan Edwards, Walt Whitman, Edgar Allen Poe, University of Illinois professor Gordon Ray, and the history of the Emmanuel Memorial Episcopal Church (Champaign, Ill.).