Elizabeth Spencer papers, 1911-2003 (bulk 1999-2003.

Betts, Doris

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Doris June Waugh Betts was a white North Carolina author and Alumni Distinguished Professor of English at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She was born 4 June 1932 in Statesville, N.C., and graduated from the Woman's College of the University of North Carolina in Greensboro, N.C. Betts married Lowry Matthews Betts (1930-2007) in 1952 and with him had three children: Doris LewEllyn, David Lowry, and Erskine Moore. Betts began her writing career as a newspaper reporter. She firs...

McCain, John, 1936-2018

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John Sidney McCain III was born to John Sidney McCain (1911-1981) and Roberta (Wright) McCain (1912-) in the Panama Canal Zone on August 29, 1936. He attended school in Alexandria, Virginia and went on to graduate from the United States Naval Academy (1958) and the National War College (1973). McCain began his career as a naval aviator in 1958. On October 26, 1967 McCain was shot down over Hanoi during his 23rd bombing mission over North Vietnam. He was taken to the Hoa Lo Prison, ...

Gallant, Mavis

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Mavis Gallant was born in Montreal in August 1922. In 1944, she became a reporter for the Montreal Standard where she remained for six years. During that time, at age 20, she married John Gallant, but they divorced after five years. In 1950, she left her job at the newspaper to pursue fiction writing. Gallant achieved her ambition quickly: since 1951, she has published more than 100 stories, most of which first appeared in The New Yorker, where she continues to publish. She chose Paris as her ho...

Blais, Marie-Claire, 1939-....

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Spencer, Elizabeth, 1921-....

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Writer Elizabeth Spencer was born in 1921 in Carrollton, Miss. Spencer married John Rusher in 1956 and was sometimes known as Elizabeth Rusher among friends and family. Spencer taught writing at Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, 1976-1986, and at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1986-1992. From the description of Elizabeth Spencer papers, 1911-2003 (bulk 1999-2003. WorldCat record id: 59109545 Writer Elizabeth Spencer was born in 1921, in C...

Anderson, T.J.

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T. J. Anderson , born in 1928- is a composer and professor emeritus in the Department of Music, Tufts University. From the description of T. J. Anderson, papers, 1955-1997 1955-1997. (Tufts University - Tisch Library). WorldCat record id: 631177356 Thomas Jefferson Anderson, Jr. was born 17 August 1928 in Coatesville, Pa.; received degrees from West Virginia State College, Pennsylvania State University, and University of Iowa; and served eight years as chair of the Dept. of ...

Ebershoff, David

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Douglas, Ellen, 1921-2012

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Southern novelist. From the description of Ellen Douglas papers, 1988. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 239617335 ...

Caram, Eve La Salle

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Cole, George.

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Cronyn, Tandy, 1945-

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Smith, William Jay, 1918-....

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American author and Washington University alumnus. From the description of Papers. 1924-1985. (Washington University in St. Louis). WorldCat record id: 12959285 Poet and Library of Congress poetry consultant (1968-1970). From the description of Two lockets : manuscript poem, 1945. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70984138 American poet. From the description of Papers of William Jay Smith [manuscript], 1957. (University of Virginia). WorldCat re...

Vivante, Vera.

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Slavick, William H.

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Vivante, Paolo.

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Sir George Williams University

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Welty, Eudora, 1909-2001

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American author. From the description of Typed letter signed : Jackson, Miss., to Charles Ryskamp, Director of the Pierpont Morgan Library, 1985 Jan. 7. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270875021 The short story writer and novelist Eudora Alice Welty was born on April 13, 1909, in Jackson, Miss. In 1946 she published Delta wedding, her first novel. Her novel The optimist's daughter won the Pulitzer Prize in 1969. She was a lecturer and writer-in-residence at numerous colleges....

Lansing, George L.

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Terry, David, 1975-

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Boeckman, Frances

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Samway, Patrick H.

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Sullivan, Walter, 1924-2006

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Walter Sullivan, a native of Nashville, Tenn., graduated from Vanderbilt University in 1947 and was a professor of English for 51 years at Vanderbilt. He authored numerous articles, books and short stories. From the description of Walter Sullivan Collection, 1928-1993. (Vanderbilt University Library). WorldCat record id: 53980673 ...

Foote, Shelby.

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Shelby Foote was a novelist and historian, who was born in Greenville, Miss., in 1916; attended the University of North Carolina, 1935-1937; served in the Mississippi National Guard and then as field artillery captain in Northern Ireland, 1940-1944; and worked for the Associated Press, 1944-1945. In 1949, "Tournament," his first novel, was published. Foote moved to Memphis in 1954. From the description of Shelby Foote papers, 1935-1999 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 14121417 ...

Bandry, Michel

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May, Philip S.

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Montserrate, Angela.

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King, Morton Brandon, 1913-

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Morton B. King graduated from Vanderbilt University in 1934 and then received a master's degree in sociology in 1936. He became a professor of sociology at the University of Mississippi. While at Vanderbilt he had contact with the Agrarians and was also involved in the Student Christian Movement. From the description of Morton B. King Collection, 1930-1993. (Vanderbilt University Library). WorldCat record id: 53979931 ...

French, Warren G., 1922-....

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Warren G. French (WGF) is a Professor Emeritus of English from Indiana University. His focus was twentieth-century American literature and social history. WGF received his B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1943; his M.A. from the University of Texas in 1948; and his Ph.D. from the University of Texas-Austin in 1954. In 1985, he received the award of Doctor of Humane Letters from Ohio University. WGF's publication include volumes for the Twayne's United States Authors Series, which is a...

Sutherland, Fraser

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Blotner, Joseph, 1923-2012

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Biographer. From the description of Faulkner [manuscript] : a biography : typescript, 1982-1984. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647943375 ...

Goodwin, William L.

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Rusher, John Golby, 1784-1877

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Kramish, Arnold, 1923-2010

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Spencer family.

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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 ...

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Denham, Alice

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Alice Denham (1933- ), author, adjunct professor of English at the City University of New York, and model, born in Jacksonville, Fla., and graduate of the University of North Carolina (B.A., 1949) and the University of Rochester (M.A., 1950). Denham has published numerous novels, articles, television and movie adaptations, and short stories, among them The Deal, which was filmed in 1988. From the guide to the Alice Denham Papers, 1950s-1990s, (Southern Historical Collection) ...

Smith, Lee, 1944-....

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A popular author of novels and short stories, Lee Smith earned a B.A. in English from Hollins College in 1967. Immediately after college she worked as a reporter for the Richmond News Leader and the Tuscaloosa News. Smith was an English teacher at Harpeth Hall School in Nashville, 1971-1975, and at the Carolina Friends School in North Carolina, 1975-1977. She taught creative writing at Duke University in 1977 and at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1978-1981. From 1979 to 1980 sh...

Srinivasan, Seetha

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Seay, James, 1939-

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Muhlig, Adam.

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Ellison, Ralph, 1914-1994

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African American author, born Ralph Waldo Ellison (1914-1994) in Oklahoma to a family who migrated from South Carolina. From the description of Ralph Ellison papers, 1990-1994. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 32828103 African American author and educator. Born 1914; died 1994. From the description of Ralph Ellison papers, 1890-2005 (bulk 1930-1994). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70983760 Ralph Ellison began writing seriously in 1939....

Gurganus, Allan, 1947-....

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Phillips, Robert S

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Wyatt-Brown, Anne M., 1939-....

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Charney, Ann

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Bragdon, Gloria.

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Cole, Hunter

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Prenshaw, Peggy Whitman

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Howell, Elmo

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Vaughan, Samuel S.

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Samuel S. Vaughan was born in 1928 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Before enrolling in the Pennsylvania State College in 1948, he worked as a filmmaker with the movie production unit of the U.S. Marine Corps. While at Penn State, he was the founding editor of the campus literary magazine Inkling and the editor of the undergraduate humor magazine Froth. He graduated in 1951 with a degree in journalism and was then hired by King Features Syndicate, a publishing company. The following year he joined...