Virginia Authors Collection, circa 1950s-1970s | Sargeant Memorial Collection

By Abigail Morris

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Collection Overview

Title: Virginia Authors Collection, circa 1950s-1970s

ID: 001/01/MSS 0000-158

Primary Creator: Norfolk Public Library (Va.) (1894-)

Extent: 9.0 Boxes

Arrangement: Arranged in alphabetical order by last name of author.

Date Acquired: 00/00/1970

Subjects: American literature--Virginia, Authors, American Virginia

Forms of Material: Book jackets, Clippings (information artifacts), Correspondence, Fliers (printed matter), Manuscripts, Pamphlets, Plays (performed works), Poems, Résumés (personnel records), Short stories, Speeches (documents)

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Original manuscripts for previously published materials, copies of newspaper clippings, and letters.

Subject/Index Terms

American literature--Virginia
Authors, American Virginia

Administrative Information

Repository: Sargeant Memorial Collection

Access Restrictions: This collection is open to all researchers.

Acquisition Source: Various

Preferred Citation: Virginia Authors Collection, MSS 0000-158, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.

Processing Information: Processed May to October 2015.

Box and Folder Listing

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Box 2

Folder 1: Campbell, Elizabeth A., 1974

Item 1: Manuscript, "Jamestown: The Beginning", 1974: Manuscript for the 1974 publication of the book Jamestown: The Beginning with author's notes.

Folder 2: Carpenter, Margaret Haley, 1972

Item 1: List, "Enclosures from Margaret Carpenter", undated: List of items sent for inclusion in Margaret Carpenter's author folder, with note from author.
Item 2: Correspondence, R. B. to Mrs. Jordan, 1972 July 7: Letter written to Mrs. Fenton Jordan of the Norfolk Public Library from an "R. B." (?)
Item 3: Poem, "Music by Debussy", undated
Item 4: Poem, "Requiem", undated
Item 5: Poem, "September Afternoon", undated
Item 6: Poem, "A Patch of Old Snow", undated: Photocopy of a poem penned by Robert Frost for Carpenter.
Item 7: Correspondence, David Morton to Margaret Carpenter, 1953 December 11: Photocopy of a letter written to Carpenter from David Morton, with a poem included in text.

Folder 3: Carpenter, Nan Cooke, 1950-1970

Item 1: Article, "Ronsard's Preface Sur La Musique", 1960 February 2: Article reprinted from Modern Language Notes, Volume LXXV.
Item 2: Article, "The Study of Music at the University of Paris in the Middle Ages", undated: Article from The Journal of Research in Musical Education.
Item 3: Article, "Christopher Tye and the Musical Dialogue in Samuel Rowley's 'When you See me, You Know Me'", 1960: Article reprinted from The Journal of Research in Music Education, Volume VIII, Number 2, Fall 1960.
Item 4: Article, "Rabelais and Musical Ideas", 1950 February: Article reprinted from The Romantic Review, Volume XLI, Number 1, February 1950.
Item 5: Article, "Skelton's Hand in William Cornish's Musical Parable", 1970: Article reprinted from Comparative Literature, Volume XXII, Number 2, Spring 1970.
Item 6: Review, "Tragedy in the Art of Music. By Leo Schrade.", 1967: Book review of Leo Schrade's book Tragedy in the Art of Music, found on pages 362 to 364 of Comparative Literature, Volume XIX, Number 4, Fall 1967.
Item 7: Book Jacket, "John Skelton", undated: Book jacket for John Skelton with a summary and an About the Author feature.
Item 8: Book Jacket, "Music in the Medieval and Renaissance Universities", undated: Book jacket for the book Music in the Medieval and Renaissance Universities with a summary and an About the Author feature.
Item 9: Clipping, "Missoula's Dorothy Johnson Has Three Jobs but.. Western Fiction is Tops", 1958 February 2: Newspaper clipping of an article by Carpenter from The Spokesman- Review regarding the writing of Dorothy Johnson.
Item 10: Clipping, "College Students and Also Babes", 1956 July 28: Newspaper clipping of an article by Carpenter from The Christian Science Monitor regarding Russian language classes at Montana University.
Item 11: Clipping, "Mt. Sentinel Looks On", 1958 April 29: Newspaper clipping of an article by Carpenter from The Christian Science Monitor regarding Montana University students' interaction with Mt. Sentinel.
Item 12: Clipping, "A Generous Sampling of John Ruskin's Work", 1965 March 14: Newspaper clipping of a review written by Carpenter on the book Ruskin Today by Kenneth Clark from the Richmond Times-Dispatch.
Item 13: Clipping, "Study of Mind, Art of Thomas Wolfe", 1962 December 23: Newspaper clipping of a review written by Carpenter on the book The Window of Memory by Richard S. Kennedy from the Richmond Times-Dispatch.
Item 14: Clipping, "Epics and Comic Epics: Quiz", 1963 March 18: Newspaper clipping of a feature by Carpenter from The Christian Science Monitor of a quiz which gives the opening lines of 12 different epic poems and asks readers to identify the author of each.

Folder 4: Carr, Jess, undated

Item 1: Manuscript, "The Flavor of the Tea", undated: Manuscript of the short story "The Flavor of the Tea."

Folder 5: Carter, Leslie R., undated

Item 1: Poem, "Untitled", undated: Handwritten and edited poem.

Folder 6: Carter, Margaret L., 1969

Item 1: Manuscript, "The Demon Lover: Introduction", 1969: Handwritten manuscript of the introduction for the book The Demon Lover.

Folder 7: Chambers, Mary Jane, 1969

Item 1: Manuscript, "Don't Launch Him -- He's Mine!", 1969 July: Manuscript of an article for Reader's Digest.

Folder 8: Childs, J. Rives, 1963

Item 1: Publication, "Casanova Gleanings", 1963: Volume 6 of the journal titled Casanova Gleanings edited by J. Rives Childs. Written in French.
Item 2: Manuscript, "The Ragged Edge", undated: Pages one through 103 of the manuscript of the book The Ragged Edge.

Folder 9: Childs, J. Rives, undated

Item 1: Manuscript, "The Ragged Edge", undated: Pages 104 through 242, or the completion, of the manuscript of the book The Ragged Edge.

Folder 10: Crittenden, Henry Temple, undated

Item 1: Record, "H. Temple Crittenden", undated: Professional vitae and brief personal information on Henry Temple Crittenden.

Folder 11: Dunham, Joan E., 1969

Item 1: Manuscript, "Paned is My Fear", 1969: Manuscript of the short story "Paned is My Fear," which was awarded first prize in The Eileen Leache Memorial Contest in 1969.

Folder 12: Eaton, Evelyn, 1970

Item 1: Poem, "The Small Hour", 1970 September 17: Five short poems form the composition "The Small Hour." This item includes four signed copies of this composition.

Folder 13: Edmonds, W. B., undated

Item 1: Poem, "Untitled", undated: Handwritten pages of canto number 12 from an incomplete manuscript of a long poem.

Folder 14: Edmunds, Murrell, undated

Item 1: Flier, "Laurel for the Undefeated: Short Stories", undated: Flier advertising for Edmunds' book Laurel for the Undefeated, including a summary, an About the Author feature and a coupon for mail-in order of the book.
Item 2: Flier, "Passionate Journey to Winter", undated: Flier advertising for Edmunds' book Passionate Journey to Winter, including a summary, critical acclaim for Edmunds' previous books and a coupon for mail-in order of the book.
Item 3: Poem, "Lament", undated
Item 4: Poem, "A .C. E.", undated
Item 5: Poem, "The Bright Morninggface", undated: Title may be intended as "The Bright Morningface," but typed as "..Morninggface."

Folder 15: Edmunds, Pocahontas Wight, 1941-1973, undated

Item 1: Manuscript, "The Pocahontas-John Smith Story", undated
Item 2: Manuscript, "Land of Sand: Five Tales of the North Carolina Coast", 1941
Item 3: Book Jacket, "Tar Heels Track the Century", undated: Book jacket including an About the Author feature, critical acclaim for the book and a mail-in order form.
Item 4: Book Jacket, "Legends of the North Carolina Coast", undated: Book jacket including an About the Author feature, critical acclaim for the book and a mail-in order form.
Item 5: Review, "Tar Heels Track the Century", undated: Two copies of an article featuring quotes from reviews of the book Tar Heels Track the Century.
Item 6: Review, "Tar Heels Track the Century", 1967 February 15: Photocopy of a book review written by "B. S." from "The State" on Tar Heels Track the Century.
Item 7: Correspondence, Edmunds to Manuscript Division Norfolk Public Library, 1973 June 14: Letter written by Edmunds to Norfolk Public Library concerning the Library's intention to permanently keep her manuscripts.
Item 8: Correspondence, Mrs. William S. Portlock to Edmunds, 1973 June 26: Letter written in response to Edmunds' correspondence regarding the intention to permanently keep Edmund's manuscripts.
Item 9: Clippings, Various Reviews of Edmunds, 1972-1973: Various reviews of Edmunds' writing, clipped from different publications, compiled and photocopied onto one sheet. Clipping details: Review from book jacket of Virginians Out Front; "Illuminating Biographies Insight Into Lives of 11," Durham Morning Herald, March 18, 1973; "The Virginians," by Duncan G. Groner, Suffolk News Herald, February 18, 1973; untitled, undated review, Richmond Times Dispatch; untitled review, Petersburg's Progress Index, January 8, 1973; untitled, undated review, Richmond News Ledger; untitled review, Danville Register, December 29, 1972.

Folder 16: Fahey, John A., 1967-1969, undated

Item 1: Record, "Russian Language and Soviet Area Experience of John A. Fahey", undated: Professional vitae, specifically in reference to Russian and Soviet-related experience, of Fahey from 1949 to 1969.
Item 2: List, "Publications, Articles, and Technical Papers of John A. Fahey", undated: Bibliography of Fahey's published, and certain unpublished, works including brief descriptions of each; arranged by publication type and chronologically, earliest to most recent, with dates from December 1958 to August 1969.
Item 3: Article, "A Vocabulary Analysis of Secondary School Russian Textbooks", 1967 October: Article published in the Russian Language Journal, Volume XXI, Number 80.
Item 4: Manuscript, "The Russian Pause on the Oder", undated
Item 5: Article, "A Soviet Character Study", 1967 October: Article begins on page 136 of the publication United States Naval Institute Proceedings.
Item 6: Article, "The Last Flight of the ZTF-817", 1968 June: Article begins on page six of the publication Our Navy: The Navyman's Magazine.
Item 7: Article, "A Profile of Soviet Military/Naval Schools", 1969 August: Article begins on page 134 of the publication United States Naval Institute Proceedings.

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