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Allan Bevan fonds
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- Textual record
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1.1 m of textual records
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Custodial history
Allan Bevan's papers were donated by his son, David Bevan, in the spring of 1983.
Scope and content
Fonds contains textual records relating to the history of the activities of the Dalhousie University English Department and to Bevan's academic activities. The fonds consist of research notes generated during Bevan's study of Dryden's literature; academic and departmental correspondence and documentation created while Bevan was head of the English department and afterwards; documents and correspondence relating to operations at the Dalhousie Review from 1972-1980; fiction and other writings; material pertaining to courses he taught from 1949 to 1976; and various undated papers written by his students.
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Physical condition
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Arrangement
Original order has been maintained for most of the collection, except for some personal and departmental correspondence that Bevan had not filed in any discernable subject or date order, so it was arranged by date.
Language of material
- English
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Restrictions on access
There are no access restrictions on these materials. All materials are open for research.
Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication
Materials do not circulate and must be used in the Archives and Special Collections Reading Room. Materials may be under copyright. Contact departmental staff for guidance on reproduction.
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no further accruals are expected.
General note
Preferred citation: [Identification of item], Allan Bevan fonds, MS-2-472, Box [box number], Folder [folder number], Dalhousie University Archives, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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- Correspondence
- Dalhousie University--Administration
- Dalhousie University--Lectures and Addresses
- Dalhousie University--People
- Fiction
- Lectures and lecturing
- Literature--Study and teaching
- Personal archives
- Research notes
- Short stories
- Universities and colleges--Administration--Canada
- Universities and colleges--Faculty
- Universities and colleges--Faculty--Research
- Universities and colleges--Finance
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Name access points
- Dalhousie Review. (Subject)
- Dalhousie University. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Department of English. (Subject)
- Dalhousie University. (Subject)
- Dryden, John, 1631-1700 (Subject)
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Dates of creation, revision and deletion
2003
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Sources
This fonds description comes from the <a href="http://findingaids.library.dal.ca/">Dalhousie University Archives Catalog</a>. The complete, original description is available there.