Holman, C. Hugh (Clarence Hugh), 1914-1981

In his 30 years at the University of North Carolina, Dr. Holman won fame for his studies of Southern literature, particularly involving Thomas Wolfe, the author,who was from North Carolina. In 1977 he won the O. Max Gardner Award, given each year to a member of the University of North Carolina system for contributions to the welfare of the human race. Dr. Holman played a key role in creating the National Humanities Center and then bringing it to North Carolina's Research Triangle Park. The center gives scholars the chance to spend a year researching and writing on history, literature, philosophy or any other subject in the humanities. Dr. Holman served as vice president of the center.

From the description of C. Hugh Holman, The Roots of Southern Writing : essays on literature of the American South, 197u. (University of Georgia). WorldCat record id: 297118174

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