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

By Abigail Morris

Collection Overview

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

ID: 001/01/MSS 0000-158

Extent: 9.0 Boxes

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

Date Acquired: 00/00/1970

Languages: English

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

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.

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[Box 3],
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Box 5

Folder 1: Hume, Ivor Noel, 1966

Item 1: Manuscript, "1775: Another Part of the Field", 1966 October: Page 238 to the completion of the manuscript.

Folder 2: Inge, M. Thomas, 1967-1970, undated

Item 1: Speech, "John Donald Wade and the Art of Biography", undated: Script for a lecture given at Michigan State University, on March 29, 1969. The date does not appear on the document, but is listed on Inge's professional vitae.
Item 2: Article, "The Legacy of John Donald Wade", undated: Article from The Georgia Review. This document is undated, but the manuscript for the article includes a note mentioning January 11, 1967 as the date of submission to the publication.
Item 3: Manuscript, "The Legacy of John Donald Wade", 1967 January 11: Manuscript for the article which appeared in The Georgia Review.
Item 4: Record, "Professional Vita: M. Thomas Inge", 1970 August 31: The resume or curriculum vitae of Inge, listing his education, career and other experience including courses taught and publications.

Folder 3: Jones, Virgil Carrington, undated

Item 1: Manuscript, "The Civil War at Sea", undated: Beginning to page 129 of the manuscript for the book The Civil War at Sea. Manuscript is undated but a letter from the author to the library, dated November 25, 1970, is enclosed with the document.

Folder 4: Jones, Virgil Carrington, undated

Item 1: Manuscript, "The Civil War at Sea", undated: Pages 130 to 263 of the manuscript for the book The Civil War at Sea.

Folder 5: Jones, Virgil Carrington, undated

Item 1: Manuscript, "The Civil War at Sea", undated: Page 263 to 406 of the manuscript for the book The Civil War at Sea.

Folder 6: Jones, Virgil Carrington, undated

Item 1: Manuscript, "The Civil War At Sea", undated: Page 407 to the completion of the manuscript of the book The Civil War at Sea.

Folder 7: King, Irene Lawrence, 1957

Item 1: Manuscript, "The Strong One", 1957: Manuscript for the short story, "The Strong One" which was awarded first place in the short story category in the Virginia Division American Association of University Women and the Virginia Highlands Festival held in Abingdon in 1957.
Item 2: Certificate, "Creative Writing Project", 1957: Certificate for the first place award in the short story category at The Virginia Division American Association of University Women and The Virginia Highlands Festival. Award given for the short story "The Strong One."
Item 3: Note, "Irene Lawrence King", undated: Note of address and phone number for Irene Lawrence King.

Folder 8: Knight, Karl F., undated

Item 1: Manuscript, "The Poetry of John Crowe Ransom: A Study of Diction, Metaphor, and Symbol", undated

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