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University of Denver. Department of English

 Organization

Biography

Over the years, the Department of English has been part of the College of Liberal Arts, the Division of Arts and Humanities, and the Division of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. Effective Fall Quarter 2018, it is a part of the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, Division of Arts and Humanities at the University of Denver.

In 1986, the English Department at the University of Denver began offering a Theater major as the then-School of Theater at the University had previously dissolved between 1984-85.

Citation:
Clarion, January 9, 1985, pg. 1; Clarion, February 28, 1985, pg. 5.

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Deatt Hudson Papers

 Collection
Identifier: M026
Abstract

Deatt Hudson (1931-1988) was a Professor of English at Colorado Women's College, Denver, Colorado, who earned her B.A. from the University of Denver and an M.A. from Yale University. She earned a second M.A. from Middlebury College. Hudson wrote poetry and short stories. The Deatt Hudson Papers include correspondence, diaries, biographical materials, a baby book, class notes, a yearbook, notebooks, scrapbooks, and photographs.

Dates: 1931-1988

Feldman Documents, Diplomas and Certificates, 1965 March 19-1998 December 15

 File
Identifier: M145.04.0028.0007
Abstract

This folder contains Feldman's diploma from the University of Chicago awarding him a Doctorate in Philosophy and his awarding of Professor Emeritus status in the University of Denver English department.

Dates: 1965 March 19-1998 December 15

Ida Kruse McFarlane Papers

 Collection
Identifier: M256
Abstract Ida Kruse McFarlane (1873-1940) was a patron and advocate of arts, literature, music, and theater. Ida Kruse McFarlane was a prominent professor and head of the English Department at the University of Denver until her death in 1940. McFarlane’s Collection contains a variety of materials ranging from 1890 to 1975. The items in the collection include: notebooks containing lecture notes and materials relating to a course titled “Modern Culture” that she instructed, a bound thesis dated 1890, a...
Dates: 1870-1974

Levette J. Davidson Papers

 Collection
Identifier: M017
Abstract Levette J. Davidson (1894-1957) was a professor of English literature at the University of Denver from 1922-1957, specializing in folklore and literature of the American West. He served as head of English Department (1940-1957), and was the first faculty member elected president of the University Senate. He wrote several books including A guide to American folklore, The Rockies and beyond, and Literature of Colorado. The papers contain research notes, bibliographies, newspaper clippings,...
Dates: 1851-1968; Majority of material found in 1913-1962

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