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Jones, Simmons, 1928-

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Simmons Jones was born in Charlotte, N.C., in 1920, the son of Morehead Jones and Cornelia Dowd Jones. He served in World War II from 1941 to 1945 and afterward attended the University of North Carolina and Pembroke College at Oxford University. He later lived in New York City, working in the production end of the Broadway Theater and as a fashion photographer. He returned to Charlotte in 1974 where he completed his novel, Show Me the Way to Go Home, published by Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill in 1992. He died in May 2006.

From the description of Simmons Jones papers, 1904-2004. WorldCat record id: 76878290

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http://www2.lib.unc.edu/mss/inv/a/Algonquin_Books_of_Chapel_Hill.html

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Jones, Simmons, 1928-

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Dannye Romine Powell papers, 1975-1999.

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Powell, Dannye Romine. Dannye Romine Powell papers, 1975-1999.

Title: Dannye Romine Powell papers, 1975-1999.

Correspondence, legal documents, clippings, and other materials relating to Dannye Romine Powell's tenure as book editor and columnist at the "Charlotte Observer," as well as her work as an author and poet. Much of the correspondence is from North Carolina writers. Correspondents include novelists Doris Betts, Lee Smith, Gail Godwin, Kaye Gibbons, Reynolds Price, Simmons Jones, Josephine Humphreys, Fred Chappell, Lawrence Naumoff, Sue Ellen Bridgers, Louise Shivers, Jonellen Heckler, Mignon Ballard, and Shelby Hearon; poets Ruth Moose, Charles Edward Eaton, Sam Ragan, Mary Kratt, and Harriet Doar; and "Charlotte Observer" editors. Other letters are from readers commenting on Powell's "Charlotte Observer" articles or are from "Charlotte Observer" book reviewers. Also included are letters and other papers relating to Powell's 5 July 1987 "Charlotte Observer" article about adult children of alcoholics and to her 26 June 1999 "Parade" magazine article about Kay Smith, AKA Pamela Rodgers, who escaped from a Columbia, S.C., prison in 1978 and started a new life in Maryland before being recaptured in 1988.

ArchivalResource: About 2200 items (4.5 linear feet).

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Simmons Jones papers, 1904-2004.

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Jones, Simmons, 1920-. Simmons Jones papers, 1904-2004.

Title: Simmons Jones papers, 1904-2004.

Primarily correspondence, drafts of writings, and journals. Correspondents include Robert Rubin of Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, Albert Chatham, Robert Cluett, and Thomas Gleaner, the last of whom's letters consist of elaborate collages. Full and fragmented drafts are included of Show Me the Way to Go Home and several unpublished novels. There are also drafts of short stories, poems, other works, and reviews of Show Me the Way to Go Home. Journals of Simmons Jones discuss daily life; alcoholism and Alcoholics Anonymous; homosexuality; aging; writing ideas; and other writers including William Faulkner, Tennessee Williams, Gore Vidal, and Flannery O'Connor, among others. Other materials include passports; clippings; genealogical materials for the Dowd family and the Jones family; an 1864 portrait of Jones's relative Edward Stuart Jones; collected quotes and poems; a brief biography of Simmons Jones; two rosters for the 771st Tank Destroyer Battalion; and various cards, notes, and other items.

ArchivalResource: ca. 1000 items (8.5 linear feet)

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Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill Records, 1982-2013

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Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill Records, 1982-2013

Title: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill Records, 1982-2013

Algonquin books of Chapel Hill, Inc., is a publishing house incorporated in 1982 by University of North Carolina English professor Louis Rubin Jr., and Shannon Ravenel, a Saint Louis fiction editor who had been one of Rubin's creative writing students. The records of Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, Inc., include correspondence and other papers of the company's founder Louis D. Rubin Jr., who served as president and editor-in-chief, and of Shannon Ravenel, vice-president and senior editor. There are also author files containing correspondence, biographical information, and contracts; editorial materials, including rejection letters and edited manuscripts; production materials; illustrative materials, including dust jackets and illustrations; galleys and advance uncorrected proofs; advertising and sales materials; book reviews and review requests; subsidiary rights materials; financial records; and inventory records. The Addition of April 2013 is Workman Publishing Company's Algonquin Books website and the Algonquin Books blog. The website provides content and purchasing information about Algonquin titles. The blog consists of periodic posts relating to Algonquin publications, authors, and events; a sidebar displays the company's Twitter feed. Note that not all authors published by Algonquin are currently represented in the collection as files are transferred only when Algonquin staff members determine that they are no longer active.

ArchivalResource: 247,500; 400

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Southern love-life / by M's friend X [attributed to Simmons Jones]. [1951]

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Jones, Simmons. Southern love-life / by M's friend X [attributed to Simmons Jones].

Title: Southern love-life / by M's friend X [attributed to Simmons Jones]. [1951]

ArchivalResource: 21, [2] leaves ; 28 cm.

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Powell, Dannye Romine.

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Powell, Dannye Romine.
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Alcoholics Anonymous.

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Alcoholics Anonymous.
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Jones, Simmons, 1920-

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Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill (Firm)

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Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill (Firm)
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Jones, Simmons, 1920-

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Chatham, Albert.

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Chatham, Albert.
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Jones, Simmons, 1920-

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Cluett, Robert.

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Cluett, Robert.
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Jones, Simmons, 1920-

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Dowd family.

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Dowd family.
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Jones, Simmons, 1920-

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Faulkner, William, 1897-1962.

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Faulkner, William, 1897-1962.
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Jones, Simmons, 1920-

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Gleaner, Thomas.

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Gleaner, Thomas.
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Jones, Simmons, 1920-

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Jones, Edward Stuart.

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Jones, Edward Stuart.
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Jones, Simmons, 1920-

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Jones family.

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Jones family.
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Jones, Simmons, 1920-

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O'Connor, Flannery.

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O'Connor, Flannery.
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Jones, Simmons, 1920-

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Rubin, Robert Alden, 1958-

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Rubin, Robert Alden, 1958-
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Jones, Simmons, 1920-

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United States. Army. Tank Destroyer Battalion, 771st.

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United States. Army. Tank Destroyer Battalion, 771st.
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Vidal, Gore, 1925-

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Vidal, Gore, 1925-
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Jones, Simmons, 1920-

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Williams, Tennessee, 1911-1983.

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Williams, Tennessee, 1911-1983.
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New York (N.Y.)

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Charlotte (N.C.)

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North Carolina

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