Wellman, Manly Wade, 1903-1986
Variant namesManly Wade Wellman (1903-1986) was an author best known for his fantasy and horror stories set in the Appalachian Mountains. He was born in Angola, where his father was a physician at a British medical outpost. He later moved to the United States and was educated at Wichita Municipal University (now Wichita State University) in Kansas and Columbia Univeristy. Wellman served as lieutenant in World War II, after which he moved to Pine Bluff, N.C. He relocated to Chapel Hill, N.C., in 1951 and received the Edgar Allen Poe Award for nonfiction in 1955.
From the guide to the Manly Wade Wellman Letters, ., 1972, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.)
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| referencedIn | Ragan, Sam, 1915-1996. Sam Ragan papers, 1950-1996. | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | |
| referencedIn | Boone, Samuel Moyle. Samuel Moyle Boone photographic collection, circa late 1940s-early 1960s. | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | |
| referencedIn | Hoyle, Bernadette Woodlief, 1912-1989. Papers, 1945-1983. | North Carolina Division of Archives & Hist | |
| referencedIn | Straughan's Book Shop. Straughan's Book Shop records, 1930-1962, bulk 1945-1962. | University of North Carolina at Greensboro, University Libraries, UNCG University Libraries | |
| referencedIn | Forrest J Ackerman Papers, 1924-1977 | Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center | |
| referencedIn | White mss., 1932-1969 | Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington) | |
| referencedIn | The Henry E. Turlington Collection of Cyril Kay-Scott and Evelyn Scott Materials TXRC97-A6., 1881-1987, (bulk 1920-1957, 1983-1985) | Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center | |
| creatorOf | Wellman, Manly Wade, 1903-1986. Manly Wade Wellman letters, 1972 [manuscript]. | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | |
| referencedIn | Carcosa (Firm). Records, 1972-1991. | Brown University Archives, John Hay Library | |
| referencedIn | Richard Gaither Walser Papers, 1918-1988 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection | |
| referencedIn | Sam Ragan Papers, 1948-1996 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection | |
| referencedIn | Karl Edward Wagner papers, Wagner (Karl Edward) Papers, circa 1968-1994 | John Hay Library, Special Collections | |
| referencedIn | Wallace, Robert G. [North Carolina authors literary ephemera : W]. | 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 | Carcosa Press records, 1972-1991 | John Hay Library, Special Collections | |
| creatorOf | Wellman, Manly Wade, 1903-1986. Manly Wade Wellman papers, 1908-1997 (bulk 1935-1986). | Brown University, Brown University Library | |
| creatorOf | Manly Wade Wellman Letters, ., 1972 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection | |
| referencedIn | Inventory of the Science Fiction Archive of Otto Binder: SCI FI MSS 00147 ., 1927-1971. | Cushing Memorial Library, | |
| creatorOf | Turlington, Henry E., b. 1945,. The Henry E. Turlington Collection of Cyril Kay-Scott and Evelyn Scott Materials, 1881-1987, (bulk 1920-1957, 1983-1985). | Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center | |
| referencedIn | Wagner, Karl Edward. Karl Edward Wagner papers, ca. 1970-1994. | Brown University Archives, John Hay Library | |
| referencedIn | The Wellman family collection. | Wichita State University, Ablah Library | |
| creatorOf | Wellman, Manly Wade, 1903-1986. Letter : Chapel Hill, N.C., to Alice, 1972 June 15. | Ohio State University Libraries |
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| associatedWith | Ackerman, Forrest J. | person |
| correspondedWith | Binder, Otto | person |
| associatedWith | Boone, Samuel Moyle. | person |
| associatedWith | Boucher, Anthony, 1911-1968 | person |
| associatedWith | Carcosa (Firm) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Catholic Church | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Graves, Andrew V. | person |
| associatedWith | Hoyle, Bernadette Woodlief, 1912-1989. | person |
| correspondedWith | Owen, Guy, 1925- | person |
| associatedWith | Ragan, Sam, 1915- | person |
| associatedWith | Ragan, Sam, 1915-1996. | person |
| correspondedWith | Straughan's Book Shop. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Turlington, Henry | person |
| associatedWith | Turlington, Henry E., b. 1945, | person |
| associatedWith | Wagner, Karl Edward | person |
| associatedWith | Wagner, Karl Edward. | person |
| associatedWith | Walser, Richard Gaither, 1908- | person |
| associatedWith | Wellman, Frances | person |
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| North Carolina | |||
| Appalachian Region | |||
| Madison County (N.C.) |
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| Fantasy fiction |
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Birth 1903-05-21
Death 1986-04-05
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