Percy, William Alexander, 1885-1942

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William Alexander Percy was an author and poet of Greenville, Mississippi.

From the description of Janet Percy Dana Longcope papers, 1911-1917. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 122563235

William Alexander Percy was a lawyer, planter, and poet from Greenville, Miss., who is best known for his autobiography, Lanterns on the Levee (1941).

From the description of William Alexander Percy papers, 1902-1941. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 271013222

American author.

From the description of Letter to George Marion O'Donnell [manuscript], 1941 May 23. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647862021

Lawyer and author.

From the description of Letter to William Orton Tewson [manuscript], 1900-1904. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647814593
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referencedIn Gore Vidal papers, 1850-2020 (inclusive), 1936-2008 (bulk) Houghton Library
creatorOf Gruen, Rudolph, 1900-1966. Overtones : opus 21 / poem by William Alexander Percy ; music by Rudolph Gruen. New York Public Library System, NYPL
creatorOf Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. records, 1914-1961, bulk (1930s-1950s). New York Public Library System, NYPL
creatorOf Bojanowski, Jerzy. The man in white / poem by William Alex. Percy ; [music by] Jerzy Bojanowski. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
referencedIn Gore Vidal papers, 1850-2020 (inclusive), 1936-2008 (bulk) Houghton Library
creatorOf Reese, Lizette Woodworth, 1856-1935. Papers of Lizette Woodworth Reese [manuscript], 1893-1936. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Universalist Mission to Japan. Photographs, 1891-1966. Andover-Harvard Theological Library
creatorOf Percy, William Alexander, 1885-1942. Correspondence to Lewis George Sterner, 1927. University of Pennsylvania Library
referencedIn Crump, Brodie,. Brodie S. Crump oral history interview, 1976. Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries
referencedIn Houghton Mifflin Company. Houghton Mifflin Company reader reports on manuscripts submitted for publication. 1882-1931. Houghton Library
referencedIn Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. records, 1914-1961, 1930s-1950s New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn Percy, Walker, 1916-1990. Walker Percy papers, 1910-1992. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
referencedIn Braithwaite, William Stanley, 1878-1962. Papers, 1897-1930 Houghton Library
creatorOf Percy, William Alexander, 1885-1942. Letter to George Marion O'Donnell [manuscript], 1941 May 23. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Percy, William Alexander, 1885-1942. William Alexander Percy papers, 1902-1941. Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries
creatorOf Meade, Julian R. (Julian Rutherfoord), 1909-1940. Papers of Julian Meade Rutherfoord, 1928-1940. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Percy, Walker, 1916-1990. Letters : to Jean Stafford, 1962-1971. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Walker Percy Papers, circa 1910-1992 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection
creatorOf Percy, William Alexander, 1885-1942. Janet Percy Dana Longcope papers, 1911-1917. Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries
creatorOf Percy, William Alexander, 1885-1942. Letter to William Orton Tewson [manuscript], 1900-1904. University of Virginia. Library
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associatedWith Gruen, Rudolph, 1900-1966. person
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associatedWith Longcope, Janet Percy Dana. person
associatedWith Meade, Julian R. (Julian Rutherfoord), 1909-1940. person
associatedWith O'Donnell, George Marion, person
associatedWith Percy, Leroy, 1860-1929. person
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associatedWith Reese, Lizette Woodworth, 1856-1935. person
associatedWith Tewson, William Orton, 1877-1947, person
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associatedWith Vidal, Gore, 1925- person
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Birth 1885-05-14

Death 1942-01-21

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