The Jody Jones Hunter Collection of Works by William Styron, 1831-2001.

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The Jody Jones Hunter Collection of Works by William Styron, 1831-2001.

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The Jody Jones Hunter Collection of the Works of William Styron, 1951-1999 (602 items), includes first editions, limited editions, translations, and other editions, many of them autographed or inscribed, of the works of William Styron, along with published articles, correspondence, manuscripts, and related materials. The correspondence is chiefly letters written by Styron to Stuart Wright, the owner of Palaemon Press in Winston-Salem, N.C. and publisher of several limited editions of Styron's work. Also included with the collection is a carbon typescript of CONFESSIONS OF NAT TURNER, with holograph notes, and the original typescript of Styron's recipe for southern fried chicken from THE ARTIST'S AND WRITER'S COOKBOOK (1961). Addition (01-056)(45 items, 1 lin. ft.; dated 1951-2001) consists largely of books (mostly first editions, some signed or inscribed) and printed material. Also includes editions of ALL THE FINEST GIRLS (2001), by Alexandra Styron (his youngest daughter); an original manuscript review of SOPHIE'S CHOICE (1979) by Julian Symons; an original publisher's advertisement for THE CONFESSIONS OF NAT TURNER (1967); an uncorrected proof of ADMIRAL ROBERT PENN WARREN AND THE SNOWS OF WINTER: A TRIBUTE (1978?); and an original holograph manuscript of Styron's 1977 review of Philip Caputo's A RUMOR OF WAR (1977).

647 items.

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8286393

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Hunter, Jody Jones.

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Hunter is a collector of works by certain southern authors taught by William Blackburn. William Styron is an award-winning author of American literature, including such works as SOPHIE'S CHOICE and THE CONFESSIONS OF NAT TURNER. Styron is a Duke University alumnus. From the description of The Jody Jones Hunter Collection of Works by William Styron, 1831-2001. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 82632012 ...

Styron, Alexandra

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Wright, Stuart Thurman, 1948-

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Stuart Wright was the owner and publisher of Palaemon Press Limited, a private press that published books, pamphlets and broadsides by Southern authors. He was a bibliographer and collector of Southern literature.Stuart Wright was born 30 March 1948. He attended Roxboro (N.C.) High School and Wake Forest University, graduating from the latter in 1970 with B.A. degrees in German and music. After attending the London School of Chiropody/Smae Institute in England, he returned to Wake Forest in 1972...

Caputo, Philip.

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American author and journalist; winner of Pulitzer Prize; b. Philip Joseph Caputo, 1941. From the description of Philip Caputo collection, 1962-1999. (Boston University). WorldCat record id: 70974142 ...

Symons, Julian, 1912-1994

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Julian Symons was an English novelist, poet, essayist, literary critic, short-story writer, historian, and biographer. From the description of Julian Symons collection of papers, 1933-1967. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122531794 From the guide to the Julian Symons collection of papers, 1929]-1967, (The New York Public Library. Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature.) British poet, novelist, historian, and critic J...

Styron, William, 1925-2006

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American novelist William Styron was born in Virginia and graduated from Duke. After serving in World War II, he worked as an editor while writing his first novel. His work has been both controversial and timely; his Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Confessions of Nat Turner, explored the theme of slavery, and benefitted from being released during the racially-charged 1960s, and his American Book Award-winning novel, Sophie's Choice, examined a World War II concentration camp survivor. His styl...