Handwritten and typescript drafts of Kaye Gibbons' novels, with related correspondence, memoranda, and notes. The manuscripts for Ellen Foster include a handwritten manuscript with changes and corrections in addition to several edited typescript manuscripts. The manuscripts for A Virtuous Woman, A Cure for Dreams, Charms for the Easy Life, and Sights Unseen contain typescript drafts with predominantly editorial corrections. Also included are advance uncorrected proofs of three novels by other writers, two videotapes on which Gibbons appears, and a reprint of an article about North Carolina writers. The papers are arranged in chronological order and contain scant personal records, and no personal correspondence.
