Bland Simpson Papers (#4755) 1977-1993

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Bland Simpson Papers (#4755) 1977-1993

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Bland Simpson was born in 1948 and grew up in Elizabeth City and Chapel Hill, N.C. He is a lecturer in creative writing in the English Department at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Beginning in 1987, he served as the pianist for the Red Clay Ramblers, a critically acclaimed North Carolina-based music group. Simpson collaborated on several theatrical presentations and authored several books. The collection consists of materials chiefly relating to Simpson's writings. An edited manuscript of (UNC Press, 1990) is included along with materials gathered in researching the book, which discusses the Great Dismal Swamp that stretches from Elizabeth City, N.C., across the Virginia border nearly to Portsmouth, Va. The author's galleys and a manuscript copy of Simpson's novel about country music, (Seaview/Putnam, 1983), are included. The collection also contains an early draft from 1977, an undated draft, and page proofs of Simpson's non-fiction novel (UNC Press, 1993), an Elizabeth City, N.C., legend. There are also promotional materials from the musical The Great Dismal: A Carolinian's Swamp Memoir Heart of the Country The Mystery of Beautiful Nell Cropsey King Mackerel and the Blues Are Running.

About 25 items (1.0 linear feet)

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection

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SNAC Resource ID: 6628979

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection

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