Papers of James Southall Wilson [manuscript], 1908-1936.

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Papers of James Southall Wilson [manuscript], 1908-1936.

The collection contains manuscripts of articles and poetry by Wilson, Nancy Tucker Wilson and Lawrence Lee; professional correspondence; topical files; and gradebooks and examinations from English courses taught by Wilson. Major subjects include the Bread Loaf School of English of Middlebury College; Edgar Allan Poe; the Southern Writers Conference, 1931; the Dictionary of American Biography; and University of Virginia committees on correspondence teaching and college unity.

ca. 555 items.

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University of Virginia. Library

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University of Virginia. Faculty.

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Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849

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Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) was an American author, poet, and critic. In 1834 Poe married his cousin Virginia, who was not quite fourteen at the time, and began seriously seeking a means of supporting "his family." In the spring of 1835, the family moved back to Richmond where Poe took a position with the Southern Literary Messenger . Poe used the opportunity to publish several of his poems and short tales in the paper, but he also began developing his reputation as a pugnacious critic by contr...

Morton, Maxwell V.Z.W.

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Henderson, Archibald, 1877-1963

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Archibald Henderson was an author and University of North Carolina professor of mathematics. From the guide to the Archibald Henderson Papers Relating to Family History, 1891-1964, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.) Mathematician, historian, and author. From the description of Archibald Henderson : miscellaneous papers, 1920-1922. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 49242271 From the ...

Young, Stark

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American author and critic. From the description of Belle Isle : typescript unsigned, 1940 July 31. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270129868 American journalist and dramatist. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Bedford, New York, to Belle da Costa Greene, 1944 Jun. 25. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270584560 American author. From the description of Letter to Minnie Nielson Butler [manuscript], 1950 March 14. (University of Vir...

Southern Writers' Conference

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Bread Loaf School of English (Middlebury College)

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Gay, Robert M. (Robert Malcolm), 1879-1961

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Rice, Cale Young, 1872-1943

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American poet, playwright, novelist. From the description of Correspondence, 1912-1935. (Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center (HRC); University of Texas at Austin). WorldCat record id: 122472942 Rice was an American poet and playwright. From the description of ALS: to George Meason Whicher, 1925 July 15. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122450687 American author. From the description of Letters to Edwin Carty Ranck and Will Orton Tewson [man...

Balz, Albert G. A.

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Born Charlottesville, Jan. 3, 1887, died Charlottesville, Oct. 1, 1957. Philosopher, earned Bachelors and Masters degrees at University of Virginia where he taught philosophy and served as chairman of the Department of Philosophy. From the description of Modern faith and the utopian fallacy, n.d. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 58534277 Professor of philosophy, University of Virginia (1913-57). From the description of Correspondence with John Dewey ...

Van Doren, Irita Taylor, 1891-1966

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Editor, New York Herald Tribune Book Review. From the description of Correspondence to Maxwell Struthers Burt, 1951. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 122690978 Literary editor. From the description of Irita Taylor Van Doren papers, 1920-1967. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71063846 Biographical Note 1891, Mar. 16 Born, Birmi...

Hubbell, Jay B. (Jay Broadus), 1885-1979

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Professor of American literature, Duke University, Durham, N.C. From the description of Papers, c. 1900-1977. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 122616751 From the description of Jay B. Hubbell papers, 1905-1986. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 81571865 From the description of Papers, 1905-1977. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19643110 From the description of Papers, 1905-1986. (Duke University Library). WorldCat re...

Butcher, Fanny, 1888-1987

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Chicago literary critic and author. From the description of Fanny Butcher papers 1830-1984, bulk 1910-1984. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 184986446 ...

Metcalf, John Calvin, 1865-1949

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University of Virginia professor of English. From the description of Papers of John C. Metcalf [manuscript], 1904-1950. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647823087 ...

Thorp, Willard, 1899-1990

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Educator, editor, writer, and advocate of American Literature. Thorp received degrees from Hamilton College, and Harvard University. He taught at Smith College and later Princeton University. From the description of Papers, 1980-1983. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 39100518 ...

Morrison, Theodore, 1901-1988

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Morrison graduated from Harvard in 1923 and taught English at Harvard. From the description of Papers of Theodore Morrison, 1940-1951 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 76973137 ...

Wilcox, J. Westmore.

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Montague, Margaret Prescott, 1878-1955

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Heyward, DuBose, 1885-1940

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Author. From the description of Letter : to Henry Ravenel Dwight, 1931 Jan. 4. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 37521975 From the description of Letters to Robert N.S. Whitelaw, 1940. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 37522020 Author, of Charleston, S.C. From the description of Peter Ashley promotional poster [picture] ; [1932]. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 38943426 Po...

Clark, Harry Hayden, 1901-1971

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Wilson, James Southall, 1880-1963

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Professor of English, University of Virginia. From the description of Papers of James Southall Wilson, [manuscript], 1931-1942. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647809599 American author and editor. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Charlottesville, Va., to Stark Young, 1934 Sept. 12. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270872999 University of Virginia English professor. From the description of Papers of James Southall...

Alderman, Edwin Anderson, 1861-1931

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Educator and orator. From the description of Letter to a former student [manuscript], 1920 June 4. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647976354 From the description of Edwin Anderson Alderman papers [manuscript], 1881-1950. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647925708 University of Virginia president. From the description of Sketch of Edwin Anderson Alderman [manuscript], ca. 1925. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 64781...

Forrest, William Mentzel, 1868-

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Malone, Dumas, 1892-1986

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American historian and editor. From the description of Address books [manuscript] ca. 1925-1934. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647963645 Historian, biographer, University of Virginia professor. From the description of Papers of Dumas Malone [manuscript], 1913-1986. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647816236 Professor of History at the University of Virginia; Editor of the "Dictionary of American biography," and biographer of ...

Hutcheson, Dudley Robert.

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Bradford, Roark, 1896-1948

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Roark Bradford, novelist, short story writer, and journalist, was born in Lauderdale County, Tenn., where he was raised on a cotton plantation in the Nankipoo-Knob Creek area. In 1924 Bradford moved to New Orleans, La. to take a position at the New Orleans Times-Picayune and in 1926 he devoted himself entirely to writing African-American fiction. From the description of Roark Bradford letter, 1927. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 70696868 Roark Bradford was...

Green, Paul, 1894-1981

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Paul Eliot Green(1894-1981) was a Southern playwright, poet, and novelist. Born in Lillington, North Carolina, Green lived in the state all of his life and tried to capture in his writings the culture and heritage of the American South, concentrating on the experiences of tenant farmers, mill workers, Native Americans and African Americans. Green studied at the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill under folk dramatist Frederick Koch of the Carolina Playmakers. After an interruption of his ...

Dodd, William Edward, 1869-1940

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William Edward Dodd (1869-1940) was a historian and United States ambassador to Germany. From the guide to the William Edward Dodd Letters, ., 1911-1923, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.) Historian, diplomat, college professor. From the description of William Edward Dodd letter to Alfred Jackson Hanna [manuscript], 1895 December 2. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 502141954 Historian and ...