Papers, 1891-1978.

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Papers, 1891-1978.

Professional and personal correspondence of Hubert Harrison Hayes; plays, short stories and other writings by him; plays by other authors; pictures, clippings, archives and programs for the Hubert Hayes Mountain Youth Jamboree, founded by Hayes and directed after his death by his widow, Leona T. Hayes; audio tapes of the Jamboree; scripts, promotional materials, production notes, and clippings relating to the productions of Hayes' plays Tight Britches and Thunderland; photographs of friends and relatives; photograph of the Trinity College football team in 1922 or 1923; photographs of Thomas Wolfe taken in the summer of 1937; items concerning the Hubert Hayes Memorial Cabin at the Asheville-Biltmore Botanical Gardens (later moved to the Western Carolina University Mountain Heritage Center); a carving by Mary U. Chiltoskey of Cherokee, N.C., on a block of maple taken from Hayes' work bench; items concerning the National Folk Festival Association; notebook containing information about the life and career of Leona T. Hayes; and letters to Mrs. Hayes from Benjamin E. Powell, former Librarian of Duke University, and other items relating to the Friends of Duke University Library.

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Friends of Duke University Library.

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The Friends of the Duke University Library promote understanding and gather financial support of the work of the Duke University Libraries. The Friends host serveral events to highlight the scholarship, community, and fellowship within the Duke University Library system. The Engaging Faculty Series of four lectures each academic year features interdisciplinary conversations with Duke faculty scholars. Friends' Dinner and Annual Meeting, held each spring, has included Duke parents an...

Powell, Benjamin E. (Benjamin Edward), 1905-1981

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Wolfe, Thomas, 1900-1938

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Bernstein met Thomas Wolfe in 1925 on a voyage between Europe and New York. Wolfe and Bernstein, the wife of a prominent New York stock broker and 18 years older than Wolfe, became lovers in Oct. 1925 and remained so for the next five years. Wolfe's 1929 novel, Look Homeward Angel, was dedicated to Bernstein. From the description of [Account of a fire / Thomas Wolfe] (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 492206991 Thomas Clayton Wolfe was born October 3, 1900 in Asheville, No...

Hubert Hayes Mountain Youth Jamboree.

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Hayes, Leona T.

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National Folk Festival Association

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Hayes, Hubert, 1901-1983.

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Author, playwright, and founder and director of the Mountain Youth Jamboree. From the description of Papers, 1891-1978. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 41546397 ...

Western Carolina University. Mountain Heritage Center

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Trinity College (Durham, N.C.)

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The Trinity College (Randolph County) Reference collection materials were compiled from a variety of sources by University Archives staff for reference and research. From the description of Trinity College (Durham, N.C.) Reference Collection, 1889-1992. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 166325766 The Columbia Literary Society was first organized in 1846 at Union Institute. The Society grew with the school, witnessing the founding of Trinity College ...