Ragan, Sam, 1915-1996
Variant namesSamuel Talmadge Ragan (1915-1996) was managing and executive editor of the "News and Observer" (Raleigh, N.C.), 1948-1969; editor and publisher of "The Pilot" (Southern Pines, N.C.), 1969-1996; award-winning poet; writing teacher; and supporter of the arts in North Carolina. Ragan served as the first secretary of the North Carolina Department of Art, Culture, and History from 1972 to 1973. In 1982, he was named Poet Laureate of the state of North Carolina by Governor James B. Hunt. He was also chair of the North Carolina Arts Council, chair of the North Carolina Writers' Conference, and president of the Friends of Weymouth, which operates the Weymouth Center for Arts and Humanities in Southern Pines. Ragan died at his home in Southern Pines on 11 May 1996.
From the description of Sam Ragan papers, 1950-1996. WorldCat record id: 31069844
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| referencedIn | Bernice Kelly Harris Papers, 1913-1973, 1996-1997 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection | |
| referencedIn | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Photographic Services. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Library Photographic Services photographs, 1976-2003. | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | |
| referencedIn | Bayes, Ronald H., 1932-. Ronald H. Bayes papers, 1909-1999 (bulk 1969-1998) [manuscript]. | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | |
| referencedIn | Paul Jones Papers (#4787) 1978-2000s | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection | |
| referencedIn | Buckner, Sally. Sally Buckner papers, 1963-2004. | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | |
| referencedIn | Yoder, Edwin M. (Edwin Milton), 1934-. Edwin M. Yoder papers, 1945-1998. | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | |
| referencedIn | Wilder, Roy. Roy Wilder papers, 1944-2006. | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | |
| referencedIn | Moose, Ruth. Ruth Moose papers, 1960s-2000 [manuscript]. | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | |
| referencedIn | George P. Garrett Papers, 1929-2008, (bulk 1960-2000) | David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library | |
| referencedIn | Will Inman Papers, 1910-2009 | David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library | |
| referencedIn | Powell, Dannye Romine. Dannye Romine Powell papers, 1975-1999. | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | |
| referencedIn | Reeves, Jay. [North Carolina authors literary ephemera : R]. | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | |
| referencedIn | Shelby Stephenson Papers, 1965-2007 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection | |
| referencedIn | Gilbert, Marie. Marie Gilbert papers, 1944-2009. | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | |
| referencedIn | Morgan, S. L. (Samuel Lewis), 1871-1972. S.L. Morgan papers, 1895-1970 [manuscript]. | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | |
| referencedIn | Stem, Thad. Thad Stem papers, 1939-1984. | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | |
| referencedIn | America's Four Hundredth Anniversary photographs and related materials, 1984-1987 (bulk 1987). | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | |
| referencedIn | Guy Owen Papers (#4287), 1951-1981 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection | |
| referencedIn | Norval Neil Luxon Papers, circa 1930-1989 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection | |
| creatorOf | Ragan, Sam, 1915-1996. Sam Ragan papers, 1950-1996. | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | |
| referencedIn | Fred Chappell papers, 1944-2013 and undated | David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library | |
| referencedIn | Paul Jones Papers (#4787) 1978-2000s | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection | |
| referencedIn | Hugh Morton Photographs and Films, late 1920s-2006, (bulk 1940s-1990s) | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. North Carolina Collection. | |
| referencedIn | Richard Gaither Walser Papers, 1918-1988 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection | |
| referencedIn | Harris, Bernice Kelly, 1892-1973. Bernice Kelly Harris papers, 1913-1973, 1996-1997. | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
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Birth 1915-12-31
Death 1996-05-11
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