Malcolm Ross papers, 1961-1965 [manuscript].

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Malcolm Ross papers, 1961-1965 [manuscript].

Correspondence and notes of Malcolm Harrison Ross and, after his death, of his wife, related to his "The Cape Fear" (Rivers of America Series, 1965), including a manuscript of the book, and to related research projects, especially concerning Scottish immigrants to North Carolina. Correspondents include Jean Crawford, Paul Green, Inglis Fletcher, William S. Powell, Camille (Mrs. Malcolm) Ross, Lawrence Sprunt, Archibald Donald McDonald Strange, and Roy Wilder, Jr.

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