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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)

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William Harmon Papers (#4568), 1939-2000

Title: William Harmon Papers (#4568) 1939-2000

William Harmon, poet and professor of English at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Correspondence, writings, and other materials of William Harmon. Included are letters to Harmon from various English and American writings, primarily poets and critics. Also included are letters, writings, a family history, and other materials from Theresa Garrett Eliot, wife of Henry Ware Eliot, T. S. Eliot's brother. Harmon's writings include drafts of , , , and other works. There are also manuscript and printed essays and poems. Unintegrated additions contain considerable material relating to Laura (Riding) Jackson, as well as correspondence and writings similar to those in the original collection. Please note that additions received after February 1995 have not been integrated into the original deposits. Researchers should always check additions to be sure they have identified all files of interest to them. The Classic Hundred A Handbook to Literature The Top 500 Poems

ArchivalResource: About 10,000 items (23.0 linear feet)

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