Foote, Shelby.

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Shelby Foote was a novelist and historian, who was born in Greenville, Miss., in 1916; attended the University of North Carolina, 1935-1937; served in the Mississippi National Guard and then as field artillery captain in Northern Ireland, 1940-1944; and worked for the Associated Press, 1944-1945. In 1949, "Tournament," his first novel, was published. Foote moved to Memphis in 1954.

From the description of Shelby Foote papers, 1935-1999 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 14121417

Born in Greenville, Mississippi; graduate of University of North Carolina; veteran of World War II with service in U.S. Marine Corps; author of Tournament and other novels and The Civil War : A Narrative, a three volume narrative history of the war.

From the description of Red River to Appomattox / by Shelby Foote. 1974. (University of Southern Mississippi, Regional Campus). WorldCat record id: 24691056

  • 1916: Born to Shelby Dade and Lillian Rosenstock Foote of Greenville, Miss., 17 November.
  • 1935 - 1937 : Attended University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
  • 1940 - 1944 : Served first in Mississippi National Guard and then as field artillery captain in Northern Ireland.
  • 1944 - 1945 : Employed for several months by Associated Press in New York.
  • 1945: Served in United States Marine Corps.
  • 1945 - 1947 : Employed by radio station WJPR, Greenville.
  • 1949: First novel, Tournament, published.
  • 1950: Follow Me Down published.
  • 1951: Love in a Dry Season published.
  • 1952: Shiloh! published.
  • 1954: Jordan County: A Landscape in Narrative published.
  • 1955 - 1960 : Awarded three Guggenheim Fellowships.
  • 1958: The Civil War: A Narrative: Fort Sumter to Perryville (Volume I) published.
  • 1963: The Civil War: A Narrative: Fredericksburg to Meridian (Volume II) published.
  • 1963: Guest lecturer, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va.
  • 1963 - 1964 : Ford Foundation fellow and playwright-in-residence, Arena Stage, Washington, D.C.
  • 1968: Writer-in-residence, Hollins College, Roanoke, Va.
  • 1974: The Civil War: A Narrative: Red River to Appomattox (Volume III) published.
  • 1978: September September published.
  • 1989: Conversations with Shelby Foote published.

For further biographical information, see Shelby Foote by Helen White and Redding S. Sugg, Jr., (1982).

From the guide to the Shelby Foote Papers (#4038), 1935-1999, (Southern Historical Collection)

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Role Title Holding Repository
referencedIn New Yorker records New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
creatorOf Foote, Shelby. Typed letters signed (4) : Memphis, Tenn., to Calder Willingham, 1951-1975. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Walker Percy Papers, circa 1910-1992 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection
referencedIn Spencer, Elizabeth, 1921-. Elizabeth Spencer papers, 1911-2003 (bulk 1999-2003. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
referencedIn Rubin, Louis Decimus, 1923-. Louis Decimus Rubin papers, 1945- (Series 1.1.1 D-H) [manuscript]. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
creatorOf Jones, James, 1921-1977. James Jones Papers, 1890-1981 (bulk 1941-1978). Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center
referencedIn University of Virginia. Dept. of English. Papers of the Dept. of English Language and Literature [manuscript], 1956-1970. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Wright, Stuart T. Stuart T. Wright papers, 1977-1986 [manuscript]. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
referencedIn Ferris, William R. William R. Ferris collection, 1919s-2003 (names A-G). University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
creatorOf Mississippi Authority for Educational Television. Tales of Yoknapatawpha, 1971. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn George P. Garrett Papers, 1929-2008, (bulk 1960-2000) David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
referencedIn Kibler, James E. James E. Kibler papers, 1954-1999. University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries
referencedIn Sepich, John, 1951-. John Sepich papers, 1989-1991. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
referencedIn Gore Vidal papers, 1850-2020 (inclusive), 1936-2008 (bulk) Houghton Library
creatorOf Erskine, Albert, 1911-1993. Albert Erskine papers, 1930-1999. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Percy, Walker, 1916-1990. Walker Percy papers, 1910-1992. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
creatorOf Shelby Foote Papers (#4038), 1935-1999 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection
creatorOf Foote, Shelby. Red River to Appomattox / by Shelby Foote. 1974. University of Southern Mississippi, Regional Campus, Joseph Anderson Cook Library
creatorOf Faulkner, William, 1897-1962. Papers regarding Faulkner's work as Chairman of the Writers Committee of President Eisenhower's People-to People Program [manuscript], 1956-1969. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Foote, Shelby. Shelby Foote papers, 1935-1999 [manuscript]. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
referencedIn Sam Schaefler historical and literary letters and documents, 1674-1970s Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
referencedIn Percy, Walker, 1916-1990. Percy-Romagosa Collection, 1972-1993, bulk 1982-1993. Loyola University (New Orleans, La.). Monroe Library
creatorOf Humphrey, William. William Humphrey Papers, 1932-1992 (bulk 1944-1992). Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center
referencedIn McMurtry, Larry. Larry McMurtry screenplays, 1979-1988 and undated. Texas Tech University Libraries, Academic Library
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correspondedWith Jones, James person
associatedWith Jones, James, 1921-1977. person
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associatedWith Mississippi Authority for Educational Television. corporateBody
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associatedWith Rosen, Robert person
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Death 2005-06-27

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