James Sexton Layton papers, 1930-1991 [manuscript].

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James Sexton Layton papers, 1930-1991 [manuscript].

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Draft of a novel titled "Love and War," journals, diaries, notebooks, and letters of James Sexton Layton. The journals and diaries document Layton's social and intellectual life, including visiting, reading, writing, and similar activities, in Chapel Hill, N.C., and during his military service in World War II and when he lived in Europe following the war. Journals, 1947-1967, were dictated and then typed. Diaries, 1930-1990, are handwritten, except for the war diaries, which are typed. Letters include volumes in which Layton transcribed letters sent and received by him. The addition of 2004 includes journals, diaries, and letters that fill chronological gaps in the original deposit. Also included are college essays, poetry, some fiction and non-fiction writings that reflect on wartime service, autobiographical fiction, and a few miscellaneous items documenting Layton's work for the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration in Latvia. Also included are hundreds of horoscopes and palmistry studies, a few unidentified photographs, and a Purple Heart for Military Merit medal.

850 items (12.5 linear ft.).

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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United Nations relief and rehabilitation administration

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United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration was established in 1943. Its purpose was to provide for the relief of war victims in any area under the control of any of the United Nations. Its operations came to an end in 1946. From the description of United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration records, 1943-1949. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 298686802 The Bureau of Services was previously known as the Bureau of Area...

Layton, James Sexton

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James Sexton Layton, a writer, was born in Smithfield, N.C., about 1910. In 1961, Layton published "The Enchanted Garden: A Poet's Quest" (New York: Vantage Press). From the description of James Sexton Layton papers, 1930-1991 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 46607317 James Sexton Layton, a writer, was born in Smithfield, N.C., about 1910. He received an A.B. degree from the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill in 1938 and an M.A. in 1941. Fr...