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Floyd C. Watkins papers > Literary writings > Thomas Wolfe research and writings
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Subseries 2.4
Thomas Wolfe research and
writings
Boxes 31 - 35
Scope and Content Note
The subseries contains writings, correspondence, subject files, printed material, and audiovisual material relating to the publication of Thomas Wolfe's Characters. Writings include typescripts of Floyd Watkins writings on Thomas Wolfe, articles, lectures, and the typescript for Thomas Wolfe's Characters. Most of this material dates from the 1950's, though some is as recent as the 1970's.
Most of the correspondence in this subseries relates to the publication of Thomas Wolfe's Characters, though there is also correspondence related to Floyd Watkins' other research and writings on Wolfe. Correspondents include Myra Champion and Mabel Wolfe Wheaton. There are a large number of letters here between Floyd Watkins and the University of Oklahoma Press. Some of these regard possible legal action against Floyd Watkins and the press.
The printed material collected by Floyd Watkins on Thomas Wolfe mostly dates from the 1970's and 1980's. One item, however, dates from 1938, and there is also some material from the 1950's and 1960's. This material is composed largely of magazines and clippings. The arrangement is alphabetical by author or title.
The subject files includes some notes from Floyd Watkins' research on Wolfe, papers regarding funding for research, a contract and royalty statements for Thomas Wolfe's Characters, and a variety of source material that Floyd Watkins collected on Wolfe. Source material includes a geological survey map of Asheville and a transcript of Thomas Wolfe's school record from the University of North Carolina.
The audiovisual material includes photocopies of a number of photographs of Wolfe and Asheville scenes.
Arrangement Note
Organized into (1) Writings by Floyd Watkins, (2) Correspondence, (3) Printed material, (4) Subject files, and (5) Audiovisual material.
Writings by Floyd Watkins | ||
Box | Folder | Content |
---|---|---|
31 | 1 | "The Role of Eugene Gant in 'The Web of Earth,'" n.d. (by FCW?) |
31 | 2 | "Thomas Wolfe": paper delivered at SAMLA, November 1966 |
31 | 3 | "Thomas Wolfe and Asheville Again and Again and Again," Southern Literary Journal |
31 | 4 | "Thomas Wolfe and the Southern Literary Tradition": paper delivered at MLA 1957 |
31 | 5 | Thomas Wolfe's Characters: index |
31 | 6 | Thomas Wolfe's Characters: lists of people and places that served as models for Wolfe's writing |
31 | 7 | Thomas Wolfe's Characters: typescript with revisions |
31 | 8 | "Three Letters by Thomas Wolfe" |
31 | 9 | "Three Letters by Thomas Wolfe": notes and fragments |
31 | 10 | Miscellaneous notes and fragments |
Correspondence | ||
32 | 1 | Bulman, J. T., 1959, 1966, 1968 |
32 | 2 | Champion, Myra, 1953-1958 |
32 | 3 | Hatchett, William, 1953 |
32 | 4 | University of Oklahoma Press, 1953 |
32 | 5 | University of Oklahoma Press, 1954 |
32 | 6 | University of Oklahoma Press, 1955 |
32 | 7 | University of Oklahoma Press, 1956 January-October |
32 | 8 | University of Oklahoma Press, 1956 November-December |
32 | 9 | University of Oklahoma Press, 1957 |
32 | 10 | University of Oklahoma Press, 1958-1977 |
32 | 11 | University of Oklahoma Press, n.d. |
32 | 12 | Wheaton, Mabel Wolfe, 1953, 1955-1958 |
32 | 13 | Correspondence re Douglas Gorsline portrait of Thomas Wolfe |
32 | 14 | Correspondence re "Thomas Wolfe and the Nashville Agrarians" |
32 | 15 | Correspondence re "Thomas Wolfe's High Sinfulness of Poetry" |
33 | 1 | Miscellaneous Correspondence re Thomas Wolfe, 1957 |
33 | 2 | Miscellaneous Correspondence re Thomas Wolfe, 1958-1959 |
33 | 3 | Miscellaneous Correspondence re Thomas Wolfe, 1960-1968 |
33 | 4 | Miscellaneous Correspondence re Thomas Wolfe, 1970s |
Printed material | ||
34 | 1 | Asheville Citizen: letters to the editor re Wolfe, 1971 (photocopies) |
34 | 2 | Barber, Philip W., "Tom Wolfe Writes a Play," Harper's Magazine, May 1958 |
34 | 3 | Carolina Magazine, October 1938 (Wolfe issue) |
34 | 4 | Coates, Albert, "Tom Wolfe as I Remember Him," Alumni Review (UNC Chapel Hill), November 1975 |
34 | 5 | Coughlan, Robert, "Tom Wolfe's Surge to Greatness," Part I, ( Life?), n.d. |
34 | 6 | Coughlan, Robert, "Grand Vision, A Final Tragedy," Part II, ( Life?), n.d. (photocopy) |
34 | 7 | Helmcke, Hans, "Die Thomas-Wolfe Renaissance in den Verreinigten Staaten," Jahrbuch fur Amerikastudien, 1964 |
34 | 8 | Kennedy, Richard S., "The 'Wolfegate' Affair," Harvard Magazine, September/October 1981 |
34 | 9 | McCoy, George W., "Asheville and Thomas Wolfe," North Carolina Historical Review, April 1953 |
34 | 10 | McGill, Ralph, [Two columns re Thomas Wolfe], n.d. |
34 | 11 | Mechan, James, "When Tom Wolfe Irked Hitler," The State, September 1972 |
34 | 12 | Miscellaneous clippings re Thomas Wolfe |
34 | 13 | Playbill, December 29, 1958 [ Look Homeward Angel] |
34 | 14 | The Southern Packet: A Monthly Review of Southern Books and Ideas, April 1948 |
34 | 15 | "37 Octobers," 1975: program |
34 | 16 | Thomas Wolfe, by Andrew Turnbull: reviews |
34 | 17 | Thomas Wolfe Newsletter, vol. 1, 1977 |
34 | 18 | Thomas Wolfe Newsletter, vol. 2, 1978 |
34 | 19 | Thomas Wolfe Newsletter, vol. 3, 1979 |
34 | 20 | Thomas Wolfe Newsletter, vol. 4, 1980 |
34 | 21 | Thomas Wolfe Newsletter, vol. 5, 1981 |
34 | 22 | Thomas Wolfe's Characters; dust jacket |
34 | 23 | Thomas Wolfe's Characters; publisher's catalog and other promotional material |
34 | 24 | Thomas Wolfe's Characters; reviews |
34 | 25 | Thomas Wolfe's Characters; reviews |
34 | 26 | Walser, Richard, "The Wolfe Family in Raleigh," 1976 |
35 | 1 | Wolfe, Thomas, "Return," Appalachian Heritage, Summer 1975 [reprinted from the Asheville Citizen Times] |
35 | 2 | Wolfe, Thomas, "Welcome to Our City," Esquire, October 1957 |
Subject files | ||
35 | 3 | Asheville: geological survey map |
35 | 4 | Asheville: miscellaneous pamphlets |
35 | 5 | Research grants, 1954-1956 |
35 | 6 | Thomas Wolfe Collection, Park Memorial Library: bookplates |
35 | 7 | Thomas Wolfe Memorial: pamphlet |
35 | 8 | Thomas Wolfe Memorial Cup: clippings |
35 | 9 | Thomas Wolfe Memorial Trophy: insurance policy |
35 | 10 | Thomas Wolfe's Birthday [seventy-fifth anniversary]: clippings |
35 | 11 | Thomas Wolfe's Characters; contract |
35 | 12 | Thomas Wolfe's Characters; royalty statements |
35 | 13 | University of North Carolina: transcript [Thomas Wolfe's school records] |
35 | 14 | Wolfe Research: lists of characters and prototypes |
35 | 15 | Wolfe Research: miscellaneous notes |
35 | 16 | Wolfe Research: miscellaneous notes |
35 | 17 | Wolfe Research: miscellaneous notes |
Audiovisual material | ||
35 | 18 | Photographs of Wolfe and Asheville Scenes |