William Leon Wiley autobiography [manuscript].

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William Leon Wiley autobiography [manuscript].

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Autobiography of William Leon Wiley, tracing his life and career from his boyhood in rural Georgia through 1968. Wiley discusses student life at the University of Chattanooga and Harvard University; his teaching career in Chickamauga and at UNC and the growth and development of the University and the town of Chapel Hill during his tenure; travels abroad, particularly to France; World War II experiences with a military intelligence unit; and the publication of three of his books: The Gentleman of Renaissance France (1954); The Early Public Theatre in France (1960); and The Formal French (1967).

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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