Born in the 1935 in Delaware, Roberts attained his bachelor's and master's degree at the University of Delaware and he attained his doctorate at Illinois State. Delaware's ninth poet laureate, Roberts wrote seven books of poetry and many articles on aesthetics and art education. He became the chairman of the Art department of Bloomsburg State College in 1968. He succumbed to cancer in 1984 at the age of 48.
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Percival R. Roberts papers, Ms. 2010.019, Brown University Library.
These materials include clippings from his weekly poetry column in the "Normal News," various drafts of works he has written as well as works from other poets, on which he has provided notes, correspondence and reviews.
The folders are arranged in alphabetical order by subject.
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