Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill records, 1982-2007 (author abstract L-Q).

Miller, Helen Hill, 1899-1996

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Helen Hill Miller, economist and writer, daughter of Russell Day and Lucia (Elliott) Hill was born in Lake Forest, Illinois. She received her A.B. from Bryn Mawr in 1921, Diploma in Economics and Political Science from Oxford in 1922 and Ph.D from the University of Chicago in 1928. She married Francis Pickens Miller in 1927. For three summers (1921, 1923, 1926) she tutored at the Bryn Mawr Summer School for Women Workers in Industry and from 1927-1930 she travelled and studied in E...

Langhorne, Elizabeth Coles, 1909-2004

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Albemarle County, Virginia, resident and author. From the description of Research material for "Nancy Astor and her friends", 1920-1975. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 32136553 Albemarle County, Va., author. From the description of Papers of Elizabeth Coles Langhorne [manuscript], 1870-1973. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647833153 Virginia author. From the description of Papers of Elizabeth Coles Langhorne, 1976...

Lawton, Manny, 1918-1986

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Manny Lawton was born on March 5, 1918 in Garnett, SC, the son of Brewton Sams and Marian Smith Lawton. A Clemson alumnus (class of 1940), author, and lecturer, Manny Lawton survived the atrocities of Bataan as a prisoner of war during World War II. Lawton's ability and willingness to share his experiences give great insight into the struggles of imprisoned soldiers during war time. From the description of Manny Lawton papers, 1936-1985. (Clemson University Libraries). WorldCat recor...

Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill (Firm)

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Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, Inc., is a publishing house incorporated in 1982 by University of North Carolina English professor Louis Rubin, Jr., and Shannon Ravenel, a St. Louis fiction editor who had been one of Rubin's creative writing students. The new company's purpose has been to publish non-fiction and literary fiction of unpublished young writers. By 1993, Algonquin had published 178 books. In 1989, Algonquin was acquired by the Workman Publishing Company of New York City. Algonquin r...

Mason, Theodore C., 1921-

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Lo, Steven C.

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McCorkle, Jill, 1958-....

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Jill McCorkle writes novels and short stories. A native of Lumberton, N.C., she attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, graduating in 1980 with a degree in creative writing. She received an M.A. in creative writing from Hollins College in 1981. Her first two novels, The Cheerleader and July 7th, were published simultaneously by Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill in 1984. Other published works of fiction include her novels Tending to Virginia (1987), Ferris Beach (1990), and Carolin...

O'Toole, Tom.

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Lyle, Katie Letcher, 1938-

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American author. From the description of Papers, 1981-1986 [manuscript]. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647817341 ...

Morton, Richard B.

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Oates, Joyce Carol, 1938-....

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As the winner of the National Book Award for her 1970 novel Them and the recipient of four O. Henry awards and numerous other literary prizes, Joyce Carol Oates is among the most distinguished writers in the United States. In her considerable body of work, she has created an array of male and female protagonists from a diversity of regional, economic, and occupational backgrounds. In the four decades since her first book, the short-story collection By the North Gate, appeared to critical acclaim...

Murrell, Duncan

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Mills, William, 1935-

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William Mills was an Anglican clergyman in Ireland. His only son Samuel Dillion Mills, a member of the Royal Canadian Institute and the Toronto Natural History Society, emigrated to Ontario in 1864. From the description of Mills Family Papers. 1826-1920. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 225561142 ...

Pringle, Terry, 1947-

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Powell, William S., 1919-

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William Stevens Powell, author, historian, and professor of history emeritus at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. From the description of William Stevens Powell papers, 1880s, 1930s-2006. WorldCat record id: 44442258 William Stevens Powell, author, historian, and professor of history at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, was born in Johnston County, N.C., on 28 April 1919. He grew up in Statesville, N.C. He graduated from the Univers...

Nordan, Lewis

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McIlvoy, Kevin, 1953-

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Larsen, Eric, 1941-

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O'Barry, Richard, 1939-....

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Peyton, Jim, 1926-

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Morgan, James, 1944-

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Leary, Lewis (Lewis Gaston), 1906-1990

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Lewis Gaston Leary was an English professor and scholar. Leary taught English at the University of Miami, 1935-1941; Duke University, 1941-1951; Columbia University, 1951-1968, serving as department chairman, 1962-1968; and was William Rand Kenan Professor of English at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1968-1976. From the description of Lewis Gaston Leary papers, 1920-1985 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 25740293 An educator, writer, and critic, Leary taugh...

Murphy, Dale, 1956-

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Quigley, Martin, 1913-2000

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Michaelson, Greg

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Mickle, Shelley Fraser

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Mandelbaum, Paul, 1959-

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Lauterer, Jock

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Jock Lauterer of Chapel Hill, N.C., is a photojournalist and educator who teaches community journalism, photojournalism, and newswriting classes at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, from which he received his undergraduate degree in 1967. He is the founding director of the Carolina Community Media Project, an outreach initiative in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication. Prior to returning to his alma mater in 2001, he created and ran the photojournalism program at Pennsy...

Mason, Robert, 1912-

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