Shelby Foote Papers (#4038) 1935-1999

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Shelby Foote Papers (#4038) 1935-1999

Shelby Foote, 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, , his first novel, was published. Foote moved to Memphis in 1954. Chiefly correspondence and writings of Foote. Writings include drafts of the three-volume (1958-1974) and of his published novels ( , , , , , and ), and drafts and published versions of short stories and other writings. Correspondence consists primarily of letters from Foote to his friend, novelist Walker Percy (1916- ), and a few letters from others. Tournament The Civil War: A Narrative Tournament Follow Me Down Love in a Dry Season Shiloh! Jordan County September September

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