Mrs. James Morton Newspaper Clippings Collection, 1907-1972.

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Mrs. James Morton Newspaper Clippings Collection, 1907-1972.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/318454567

The collection is a mixture of newspaper clippings and magazine articles pertaining primarily to Georgia writers. The clippings and articles include book reviews, speaking engagements, and life events for each author. Some of the authors included in the collection are Wright Bryan, Caroline Miller, Joel Chandler Harris, Flannery O'Connor, Corbett H. Thigpen, Nunnally Johnson, Carson McCullers, Ralph McGill, and Medora Field Perkerson. There are also files pertaining to topics that influenced American culture and politics. The topics found within the collection include Civil Rights, cotton production, politics, poverty, and the Peace Corps. The Atlanta Journal, Atlanta Constitution, and the Athens Banner-Herald, Georgia are the primary sources for the materials.

2.17 linear feet : (1 document case and 1 oversize box)

Atlanta History Center, Kenan Research Center / Cherokee Garden Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7327952

Atlanta History Center, Kenan Research Center / Cherokee Garden Library

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McGill, Ralph, 1898-1969

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Morton, James (Mrs.)

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Harris, Joel Chandler, 1848-1908

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Author and journalist, of Eatonton and Atlanta, Ga. From the description of Papers, 1858-1978 (bulk 1880-1908). (Emory University). WorldCat record id: 28418453 "Joel Chandler Harris gained national prominence for his numerous volumes of Uncle Remus folktales. Harris's long-standing legacy as a "progressive conservative" New South journalist, folklorist, fiction writer, and children's author continues to influence our society today." - "Joel Chandler Harris." New Georgia Enc...

McCullers, Carson, 1917-1967

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Carson McCullers was born in Columbus, Georgia, as Lula Carson Smith on February 19, 1917, the first born of Lamar and Marguerite Waters Smith. Though she moved from the South in 1934 and only returned for visits, most of her writing was inspired by her southern heritage. Her mother felt she had given birth to a genius from the time Carson was very young and always remained her staunchest supporter and strongest ally. When nine years of age, Lula began studying piano and practiced six to eight h...

Thigpen, Corbett H. (Corbett Hilsman), 1919-1999

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Johnson, Nunnally

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American screenwriter. From the description of Typed letter signed: Beverly Hills, Calif., to John [Steinbeck], 1950 Jan 17. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 777866986 Screenwriter, producer, director. From the description of Reminiscences of Nunnally Johnson : oral history, 1971. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122481575 From the description of Reminiscences of Nunnally Johnson : oral history, 1959. (Columbia University ...

Perkerson, Medora Field

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Medora Field Perkerson (1892-1960), Georgia author and journalist, married Angus Perkerson. From the description of Medora Field Perkerson papers, 1914-1960. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38478175 Medora Field Perkerson (1892-1960), author, journalist, and editor, was born September 18, 1892, in Lindale, Georgia. She did some free-lance writing and wrote for the Rome, Georgia, HERALD-TRIBUNE before she became a staff member of the ATLANTA JOURNAL AND CONSTITUTION MAGAZINE (...