Correspondence, 1963-1980.

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Correspondence, 1963-1980.

Letters and postcards written by William M. Blackburn, professor of English at Duke University, to Kathryn Ann Livermore (nee Vale). Topics include: advice to Kathryn about writing, especially the need to seek foundation support for travel and study; comments on his former students Reynolds Price, William Styron, Fred Chappell, and Mac Hyman; matters at Duke University; his travels in Europe; and his own publishing projects.

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Blackburn, William, 1899-1972

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Author, editor, and professor of English and literary composition at Duke University from 1926 until 1969. From the description of William Blackburn papers, 1859-1985 and undated. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 557485521 William Blackburn was an author, editor, and professor of English and literary composition at Duke University from 1926 until 1969. Born in 1899 to missionaries in Persia, Blackburn spent his childhood in Seneca, South Carolina, ...

Hyman, Mac, 1923-1963

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"Before he died at the age of thirty-nine, Mac Hyman published only one book, the novel No Time for Sergeants, for which he secured international fame. His second novel, Take Now Thy Son, was published two years after his death."--"Mac Hyman (1923-1963)", from New Georgia Encyclopedia (accessed 27 February 2009). From the description of Hyman, Mac No time for sergeants, before 1954. (University of Georgia). WorldCat record id: 311143711 ...

Price, Reynolds, 1933-2011

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By Source, Fair use, Link Reynolds Price was born Edward Reynolds Price, in Macon, North Carolina, on 1 February 1933. He earned his B.A. degree from Duke University (1955) while on a full scholarship. After graduating, Price won a Rhodes scholarship, which allowed him to attend Merton College, Oxford. In 1958, Price received his Bachelor of letters from Merton College. His thesis focused on the English poet John Milton. Upon his return from Oxford, Price secured a position in the English d...

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...

Duke University

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Chappell, Fred, 1936-....

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Author and professor of English at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. From the description of Fred Chappell papers, 1944-2010 and undated. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19465036 From the description of Fred Chappell Papers, 1944-2003 and n.d. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 122569745 Fred Chappell is a poet and an author who has won numerous awards for his writings, including the Rockefeller Foundation Grant;...

Livermore, Kathryn Ann.

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Duke alumna (1965) and former student of William M. Blackburn. From the description of Correspondence, 1963-1980. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 32520290 ...