Wade Hall Collection of American Letters: Dennis M. Valentine papers
Abstract
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- Wade Hall Collection of American Letters: Dennis M. Valentine papers
- Date
- 1967-1969 (inclusive)
- 1968-1969 (bulk)
- Creator
- Valentine, Dennis M.
- Extent
- 0.3 Cubic Feet
- Subjects
- African Americans -- Civil rights.
- Illinois
- Letters.
- Riots -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Protest movements.
- Arrangement
- Collection is arranged by format.
- Preferred Citation
- 2009ms132.0026: [identification of item], Wade Hall Collection of American Letters: Dennis M. Valentine papers, 1967-1969, bulk 1968-1969, University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center.
- Repository
- University of Kentucky
Collection Overview
- Biography / History
- Dennis M. Valentine was born to Palmer and Lillian Valentine in Aurora, Illinois. Valentine enlisted in the United States Army in 1967. He was stationed at Fort Sill, Oklahoma from 1967-1969, and discharged in 1969. Valentine served as a private and his unit never deployed to Vietnam.
- American Letters collector Wade Hall (1934-2015) was a native of Union Springs, Alabama. Starting in 1962, he lived in Louisville, where he taught English and chaired the English and Humanities/Arts programs at Kentucky Southern College and Bellarmine University. He also taught at the University of Illinois and the University of Florida. He held degrees from Troy State University (B.S.), the University of Alabama (M.A.), and the University of Illinois (Ph.D.). He served for two years in the U.S. Army in the mid-fifties. Dr. Hall was the author of books, monographs, articles, plays, and reviews relating to Kentucky, Alabama, and Southern history and literature. His most recent books include A Visit with Harlan Hubbard; High Upon a Hill: A History of Bellarmine College; A Song in Native Pastures: Randy Atcher's Life in Country Music; and Waters of Life from Conecuh Ridge.
- Scope and Content
- The Dennis M. Valentine papers (dated 1967-1969, bulk 1968-1969; 0.30 cubic feet; 10 folders) comprise letters from his parents documenting the protest movements in the U.S. during the Vietnam War as well as commentary on race riots and the shooting of Robert F. Kennedy. Lillian Valentine's letters highlighted the way the protest spirit spread across age groups, noting that high school students were protesting and demanding the removal of certain teachers and administrators in Illinois. These letters offer insight into a conservative opinion of the radicalization of youth and the Vietnam War.
- The Dennis M. Valentine papers are part of the Wade Hall Collection of American letters, which includes correspondence and diaries from all over North America covering the time period of the Civil to Korean Wars. The materials were collected by Wade Hall and document everyday men and women.
Restrictions on Access and Use
- Conditions Governing Access
- The collection is open to researchers by appointment.
- Use Restrictions
- The physical rights to the materials in this collection are held by the University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center.
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