Marie Gilbert papers, 1944-2009.

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Marie Gilbert papers, 1944-2009.

The collection contains correspondence, writings, and other materials related to Marie Gilbert's family life and to her career as a poet. The bulk of the correspondence is between Gilbert and her husband Richard A. Gilbert while he was stationed overseas during the Korean War. There are also letters relating to other Gilbert family members. Also included are drafts of Gilbert's books, poems, and essays as well as reviews and promotional materials related to Gilbert's published works. Other items include teaching materials, information on workshops taught and attended by Gilbert and her academic residency at Saint Andrews Presbyterian College in Laurinburg, N.C., audiocassette recordings featuring Marie Gilbert, and research notes. There are also some records of the North Carolina Poetry Society, including meeting notes, newspaper clippings, program brochures, and promotional material for the Gilbert-Chappell Distinguished Poet Series. Some scattered materials relate to other poets, including Sam Ragan, Fred Chappell, and Ronald Bayes.

About 850 items (6.0 linear feet).

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Chappell, Fred, 1936-....

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Author and professor of English at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. From the description of Fred Chappell papers, 1944-2010 and undated. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19465036 From the description of Fred Chappell Papers, 1944-2003 and n.d. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 122569745 Fred Chappell is a poet and an author who has won numerous awards for his writings, including the Rockefeller Foundation Grant;...

Ragan, Sam, 1915-1996

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Samuel Talmadge Ragan (1915-1996) was managing and executive editor of the "News and Observer" (Raleigh, N.C.), 1948-1969; editor and publisher of "The Pilot" (Southern Pines, N.C.), 1969-1996; award-winning poet; writing teacher; and supporter of the arts in North Carolina. Ragan served as the first secretary of the North Carolina Department of Art, Culture, and History from 1972 to 1973. In 1982, he was named Poet Laureate of the state of North Carolina by Governor James B. Hunt. He was also c...

North Carolina Poetry Society

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The North Carolina Poetry Society was organized in Charlotte, N.C., in 1932, with goals of fostering the study, writing, and publication of poetry; offering North Carolina poets a chance to meet; and developing a public taste for the reading and appreciation of poetry. Gastonia poet and editor Zoe Kincaid Brockman was the first president. From the description of North Carolina Poetry Society records, 1932-2003. WorldCat record id: 25724861 The North Carolina Poetry Society (...

Gilbert, Marie

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Marie Rogers Gilbert was born in 1924 in Florence, S.C. In 1946, she married Richard A. Gilbert, a finance officer for the Air Force. In 1952, as an Air Force reservist, Richard A. Gilbert was called up for duty in the Korean War and served in an account-auditor in Seoul, Korea. The Gilberts had two children, R. Austin Gilbert Jr. and Laurence (Laurie) Gilbert. Marie Gilbert published several collections of poetry. Gilbert was active in the North Carolina Poetry Society, serving as president, 19...

Gilbert family.

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Bayes, Ronald H., 1932-

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Bayes was a poet and college teacher. Pound was an American poet. From the description of Correspondence concerning Ezra Pound, 1957-1959. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 80601575 From the guide to the Ronald H. Bayes correspondence concerning Ezra Pound, 1957-1959., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) Poet Ronald H. Bayes (1932- ), resident of Laurinburg, N.C., began teaching creative writing at St. Andrews Presbyterian College...