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Richard Gaither Walser Papers, 1918-1988

Title: Richard Gaither Walser Papers, 1918-1988

Richard Gaither Walser (1908-1988) was a professor of English at North Carolina State University in Raleigh and author of numerous works, chiefly relating to North Carolina's literary heritage. The collection contains correspondence, clippings, photographs, and other materials chiefly relating to North Carolina' literary heritage. Files on individual authors and literary subjects dominate, with special emphasis on the life and works of Thomas Wolfe. Other authors represented in the collection include Doris Betts, Helen Bevington, James Boyd, Richard Chase, Jonathan Daniels, Wilma Dykeman, Charles Edward Eaton, John Ehle, Paul Green, Bernice Kelly Harris, George Moses Horton, Gerald W. Johnson, Frederick H. Koch, Guy Owen, Robert C. Ruark, Wilbur D. Steele, Hardin E. Taliaferro, and Jonathan Williams. There is also material on North Carolina folklore and other topics not directly connected to literature. A small number of items relate to Walser's life as a student at the University of North Carolina and to his service with the United States Naval Reserve during World War II.

ArchivalResource: About 27,800 items (32.5 linear feet)

https://finding-aids.lib.unc.edu/04168/ View

Rossingham, Edmund,. Interrogatories, 1629/30 Mar[ch] 18-1630 November.

Title: Interrogatories, 1629/30 Mar[ch] 18-1630 November.

Interrogatories on behalf of Edmund Rossingham in the lawsuit of Edmund Rossingham v. Ralph Yardley concerning services performed by Rossingham for Sir George Yardley. Deponents include Henry Davies, Hammond Clayton, John Marten, Thomas Gibbes, Mrs. Grace Waters, Samuel Wrott and John Pory. Answers concern Francis West and Temperance (Flowerdew) Yardley West.

ArchivalResource: 20 p. ; 28 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/19835158 View

Virginia letters, 1619-1635

Title: Virginia letters 1619-1635

Three letters relating to the Virginia colony: letter of John Pory on the Virginia colony, September 30, 1619; John Harvey's declaration of the state of Virginia; and letter of Richard Kemp, May 17, 1635.

ArchivalResource: .21 linear foot (1 volume)

http://archives.nypl.org/mss/2460 View

Pory, John, 1572-1636. Virginia letters, 1619-1635.

Title: Virginia letters, 1619-1635.

Three letters relating to the Virginia colony: letter of John Pory on the Virginia colony, September 30, 1619; John Harvey's declaration of the state of Virginia; and letter of Richard Kemp, May 17, 1635.

ArchivalResource: .21 linear foot (1 volume)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/729583409 View