Linda Whitney Hobson papers, 1971-1996.

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Linda Whitney Hobson papers, 1971-1996.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/57710992

The collection includes materials related to Hobson's work on southern writer Walker Percy and other writings by Hobson. Percy materials include subject files and printed material, including clippings. Subject files contain correspondence, writings about Percy and his works, notes on his works, and information about conferences and symposia in which Hobson participated. Correspondents include author Patrick H. Samway, Jan Nordby Gretlund, Patricia Lewis Patent of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and Lewis A. Lawson. Printed material consists of articles about Walker Percy and his writings, especially "Love in the Ruins" (1971), "Lancelot" (1977), and "The Thanatos Syndrome" (1987). Also included are Hobson's book reviews, articles, and related materials about subjects other than Percy.

About 1000 items (2.5 linear feet).

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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SNAC Resource ID: 7764146

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Gretlund, Jan Nordby.

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Hobson, Linda Whitney

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North Carolina literary critic Linda Whitney Hobson received her Ph.D. in English from the University of Alabama. Hobson wrote Understanding Walker Percy for the Understanding Contemporary American Literature series and Walker Percy: A Comprehensive Descriptive Bibliography, both published in 1988. From the description of Linda Whitney Hobson papers, 1971-1996. WorldCat record id: 57710992 ...

Samway, Patrick H.

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Poteat, Patricia Lewis

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Lawson, Lewis A.

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Author and professor of English at the University of Maryland at College Park. From the description of Papers. 1963-1967. (University of Maryland Libraries). WorldCat record id: 23685644 ...

Percy, Walker, 1916-1990

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William Walsh, an Irish-Catholic New Orleanian born in 1925, joined the Society of Jesus in 1942. He left the order in 1973, but remained ambilavent about his decision to enter secular life. Walsh was at a personal crossroads when he read Lancelot, trying to determine his future. Having also been impressed by Percy's earlier writings, particularly The Message in the Bottle, he believed that Percy could be a source of guidance. As it turned out, Walsh and Percy never met in person and they spoke ...