Donald C. Gallup Papers
This collection consists primarily of bibliographies, poetry, journals, and programs documenting Donald C. Gallup's work in 20th century literature. Many of the publications are personally addressed to Gallup by the author. The collection also houses postcards (depicting such subjects as Belfast, the British Museum, Peterborough Cathedral, and various celebrities) that Gallup accumulated during his travels in Europe, a few personal photographs of Gallup and his friends (including author Gertrude Stein and the circle of American émigrés revolving around her), and a videotape entitled Tao House Award Dinner, June 23, 1994, Highlights of O'Neil on World Stages Conference. Most of the postcards are blank, but a few include correspondence to friends and family, including an aunt Ella.
Dates
- 1920-1995
Conditions Governing Access
Collections are stored offsite and must be requested in advance. See www.special.lib.utk.edu for detailed information. Collections must be requested through a registered Special Collections research account.
Conditions Governing Use
The UT Libraries claims only physical ownership of most material in the collections. Persons wishing to broadcast or publish this material must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants on www.special.lib.utk.edu for detailed information. Collections must be requested through a registered Special Collections research account.
Extent
4 Linear Feet
Abstract
This collection houses bibliographies, poetry, journals, and programs documenting Donald C. Gallup's work in 20th century literature. Many of the publications are personally addressed to Gallup by the author. The collection also includes postcards that Gallup accumulated during his travels in Europe, personal photographs, and a videotape.
Biographical/Historical Note
Donald Clifford Gallup was born to Carl Daniel and Lottie Elizabeth (Stanton) Gallup in Sterling, Connecticut on May 12, 1913. He earned his A.B. (1934) and Ph.D (1939) at Yale University and his Litt.D (1971) at Colby College. Gallup began his career as an English instructor at Southern Methodist University (1937-1940, 1941-1942) and as a cataloger at Yale (1940-1941). During World War II, he served as a Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Army. He was attached to the headquarters of the American occupation in Paris, where he was taken into the circle of American émigrés revolving around Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas. After his discharge in 1946, Gallup returned to Yale and worked as an Assistant Professor of Bibliography, as the Curator of the collection of American Literature, and as the editor of the Library Gazette until retiring in 1980. He was instrumental in establishing Yale as a leading center for the study of 20th century literature by acquiring the papers of such noted writers as Gertrude Stein, T. S. Eliot, Ezra Pound, Eugene O'Neill, and Thornton Wilder. He also wrote and edited a number of books, including T. S. Eliot Bibliography (1969), Gertrude Stein, Fernhurst, Q.E.D., and Other Early Writings (ed. 1971), Ezra Pound Bibliography (1983), On Contemporary Bibliography, (1970), A Curator's Responsibilities (1976), Kathryn Hulme, Of Chickens and Plums (ed. 1982), Thornton Wilder, The Collected Short Plays (ed. 1997-98), and Eugene O'Neill and His Eleven-Play Cycle (1998). Gallup died on September 6, 2000.
Arrangement
This collection consists of four boxes.
Acquisition Note
Charlotte G. Cox donated these papers to Special Collections in June of 2001.
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository