Records, 1955-1981.

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Records, 1955-1981.

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Chiefly correspondence relating to the Southern Literature Discussion Group and its precursors, especially the Southern American Literature Conference, an informal Modern Language Association (MLA) affiliated group. The Discussion Group focused mostly on the seminars they held and continuing efforts to be established as a permanent group of the MLA. Also included are copies of forms submitted to the MLA, petitions relating to group status, and attendance lists. The donor, Mary Ann Wimsatt, has included lists of yearly topics and discussion leaders. The text of a short speech by Louis Rubin includes a summary (1981) of the group's efforts to obtain official status. There are a number of 1978 letters relating to William Styron's participation in that year's conference, but he did not participate in the end. Styron's letters are copies.

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Southern American Literature Conference.

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Modern Language Association of America. Southern Literature Discussion Group.

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Met annually to present papers and discuss Southern literature. Obtained discussion group status from the Modern Language Association in 1981. From the description of Records, 1955-1981. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 30803379 ...

Styron, William, 1925-2006

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American novelist William Styron was born in Virginia and graduated from Duke. After serving in World War II, he worked as an editor while writing his first novel. His work has been both controversial and timely; his Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Confessions of Nat Turner, explored the theme of slavery, and benefitted from being released during the racially-charged 1960s, and his American Book Award-winning novel, Sophie's Choice, examined a World War II concentration camp survivor. His styl...