Kenneth Spencer Research Library Archival Collections

Overview This collection consists of correspondence, letters, photographs, articles, books, and other materials pertaining to Saint Philippine Duchesne, from research conducted by Dr. Beverly Boyd, a former English Department faculty member at the University of Kansas who has written extensively about the saint. The collection includes information relating to Duchesne's life and accomplishments as well as her canonization in 1988. There is also documentation regarding the interest about and insight...

Overview

The Beverly Boyd papers include school documents, photographs, poetry, personal journals, academic papers, research, conference materials, correspondence, and news clippings regarding Boyd and her academic career, particularly related to her research into medieval English author Geoffrey Chaucer.