Nathaniel L. Kaderly Collection

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Identifier: MU-PP-0060

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Nathaniel L. Kaderly Collection Finding Aid

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Scope and Contents

The Kaderly collection was acquired through at least two deposits, one shortly after Kaderly’s death and the other in May 2000. Twelve manuscript letters are related to Robert Southey, John Foster, George Gilfillan, and Horatio Smith. In addition, there are copies of letters by Southey that were published or transcribed. Critical materials written on Southey, Smith, and Percy Bysshe Shelley are included, as well as two editions of Harry Stillwell Edwards’ Eneas Africanus, an 1825 issue of The Examiner of London, and some literary prints.

Dates

Creation: 1797-1955

Creator

Kaderly, Nathaniel Lewis, 1920/1-1971 (Person)

Rights Statement

To quote in print, or otherwise reproduce in whole or in part in any publication, including on the World Wide Web, any material from this collection, the researcher must obtain permission from (1) the owner of the physical property and (2) the holder of the copyright. Persons wishing to quote from this collection should consult the reference archivist to determine copyright holders for information in this collection. Reproduction of any item must contain the complete citation to the original.

Biographical / Historical

Nathaniel Lewis “Nat” Kaderly was born in Charlotte, North Carolina, but attended public schools in Macon, Georgia, and received his B.A. and M.A. degrees from Mercer University. He earned the Ph.D. degree from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore.

During World War II, he taught the naval cadets at Mercer. He left to teach at Gettysburg College and the University of Texas before returning to Mercer to become associate professor of English. From 1957 through 1970, the university catalogs listed him as being “on leave.”

Kaderly died at the age of 50 in 1971, and he was survived by four sisters. The family requested that contributions be made to the Greater Atlanta Chapter of the Multiple Sclerosis Society. His personal library was donated to Mercer University.