Correspondence, notes, drafts, photographs, slides, and other items relating to (Pamlico Press: Greenville, N.C., 1987) by William Stephenson, professor of English at East Carolina University, and other writings by Stephenson, chiefly about Cotten and the Cotten and Southall families. Sallie Swepson Sims Southall Cotten (1846-1929) of Pitt County, N.C., was a writer and campaigner for women's rights. Also included is information about Stephenson's establishing the Pamlico Press to publish the book. Sallie Southall Cotten: A Woman's Life in North Carolina