Sam Ragan Papers, 1948-1998

Collection Number: 04490

Collection Title: Sam Ragan Papers, 1948-1998

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Size	51.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 32,600 items)
Abstract	Papers document the career of Samuel Talmadge Ragan (1915-1996), a white journalist, poet, and patron of the arts in North Carolina. Ragan was managing and executive editor of the News and Observer (Raleigh, N.C.), 1948-1969 and editor and publisher of The Pilot (Southern Pines, N.C.), 1969-1996. He served as the first secretary of the North Carolina Department of Art, Culture, and History from 1972 to 1973, and was also chair of the North Carolina Arts Council, chair of the North Carolina Writers' Conference, and president of the Friends of Weymouth, which operates the Weymouth Center for Arts and Humanities in Southern Pines. In 1982, he was named Poet Laureate of the state of North Carolina by Governor James B. Hunt. Correspondence files include materials relating to newspaper organizations, the North Carolina Arts Council, North Carolina Writers' Conference, North Carolina Writers' Network, and the Weymouth Center for the Arts and Humanities. Subject files include information about the Freedom of Information Act and on the Free Press-Fair Trial confrontation of 1968, along with correspondence from various North Carolina writers. Writings include materials regarding Ragan's The Tree in the Far Pasture (Blair, 1964), typescripts of commentaries from "Sam Ragan Reports," which aired on WTVD television in Durham, and drafts of works by other writers. There are also materials relating to Ragan's tenure at the News and Observer, typescripts of the columns, and letters to the editor used on the editorial page of The Pilot. Financial information chiefly relates to the The Pilot. Also included are photographs of Sam Ragan alone and with others and audio and video recordings of North Carolina Writers' Conference banquet dinners.
Creator	Ragan, Sam, 1915-
Curatorial Unit	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.
Language	English.

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Preferred Citation: [Identification of item], in the Sam Ragan Papers #04490, Southern Historical Collection, Wilson Special Collections Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Acquisitions Information: Received from Samuel T. Ragan of Southern Pines, N.C., in September 1987 (Acc. 87072), May 1994 (Acc. 94073), and June 1996 (Acc. 96095); Charles Blackburn in April 1999(Acc. 98356); transferred from Duke University in April 2002 (Acc. 99221); and received from Chapel Hill Rare Books in September 2007 (Acc. 100851).

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Processed by: Jackie Dean, 1998.

Encoded by: Jackie Dean and Linda Sellars, 1998

Updated by: Noah Huffman, 2008; Anne Wells and Melanie Meents, August 2021

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Samuel Talmadge Ragan was born in Berea in Granville County, N.C., in 1915. He was graduated from Atlantic Christian College in 1936 and was awarded a Doctorate of Literature from there in 1972. Ragan served as the first secretary of the North Carolina Department of Art, Culture, and History from 1972 to 1973. He wrote two award winning collections of poetry, The Tree in the Far Pasture in 1964 and To the Waters Edge in 1971, along with several works of non-fiction and prose. In 1982, he was named Poet Laureate of the state of North Carolina by Governor James B. Hunt, Jr. He could be seen on television giving commentaries on WUNC-TV and doing "Sam Ragan Reports"on WTVD in Durham.

Ragan was active in the promotion of literature and the arts in North Carolina. He was chair of the North Carolina Arts Council, a member of the founding commission and original Board of Trustees of the North Carolina School of the Arts, president of the North Carolina Literary and Historical Association, and president of Friends of Weymouth, which operates the Weymouth Center for Arts and Humanities in Southern Pines. Additionally, Ragan chaired the North Carolina Writer's Conference; conducted workshops for writers at North Carolina State University for nine years; and served on the faculties of St. Andrews College, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina State University, and Sandhills College.

For twenty years, Ragan served as managing editor and executive editor of the News and Observer in Raleigh, N.C. When Katherine Boyd gave up ownership of The Pilot, a weekly newspaper in Southern Pines, N.C., Ragan took over as editor. For 27 years, Ragan edited and published The Pilot and continued to publicize and promote North Carolina writers by publishing more book reviews and literary news than most larger papers. Ragan died at his home in Southern Pines on 11 May 1996 after a long illness.

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These papers primarily document Sam Ragan's participation in the journalism profession and his role as patron of the arts in North Carolina. There is only a small amount of material related to his own poetry. Correspondence files include materials from professional newspaper associations, such as the North Carolina Associated Press News Council and the Associated Press Managing Editors Association, and from organizations devoted to the arts, particularly the North Carolina Arts Council and North Carolina Writers' Conference. Later correspondence files include applications for the Writers In Residence Program at Weymouth Center in Southern Pines. Frequent correspondents are Doris Betts, Virginia Love Long, Heather Ross Miller, and Thad Stem, Jr. among others.

Subject files include materials relating to the Freedom of Information Act and the Free Press-Fair Trial confrontation of 1968. There is a significant amount of material regarding the North Carolina Arts Council, North Carolina Writers' Conference, North Carolina Writers' Network, and Weymouth Center. Subject files also contain correspondence from writers, including Doris Betts, Charles Edward Eaton, Paul Green, Bernice Kelly Harris, Heather Ross Miller, and Charleen Swansea, along with literary works submitted for publication in The Pilot.

Writings authored by Sam Ragan include manuscripts of the poems, correspondence, and production materials for A Tree in the Far Pasture (Blair, 1964). There are typescripts of and note cards from speeches on various newspaper and literary topics as well as introductions. Also included are book reviews, editorials, and other works written for The Pilot and the News and Observer. Works by Joe Clarke, Edward Dixon Garner, Heather Ross Miller, Ovid Williams Pierce, Thad Stem, Jr., Nell Joslyn Styron, and Ross Talarico are also included. There are materials relating to Heres to the Land: A Celebration of 60 Years by the North Carolina Poetry Society (North Carolina Poetry Society, 1992) and Weymouth: An Anthology of Poetry (St. Andrews Press, 1987).

There are also typescripts of the columns and letters to the editor used on the editorial page of The Pilot. There is financial information relating to the News and Observer, The Pilot, and Ragan's personal finances. Also included are photographs chiefly of Sam Ragan alone and with others and audio and video recordings of North Carolina Writers' Conference banquet dinners. Recordings are on audiocassette, 1/4" open reel audio, and VHS.

Additions of 2002 and 2007 include material similar in nature to the original deposit. Additions have not been integrated.

Contents list

Expand/collapse Series 1. Correspondence and Related Materials, 1948-1996.

About 13,600 items.

Arrangement: chronological.

Expand/collapse Subseries 1.1. 1948-1968.

About 800 items.

Arrangement: chronological

This subseries includes materials received while Sam Ragan was the Managing Editor and later Executive Editor of the Raleigh News and Observer. Contained in the subseries are materials relating to the North Carolina Associated Press News Council, including minutes and weekly logs. There are some materials relating to the Associated Press Managing Editors Association, including letters from other managing editors congratulating Ragan on his election to the presidency of the organization in 1968.

Items of particular interest include a letter dated 1961 from Pierre Salinger, press secretary to John F. Kennedy; genealogical information about Adlai Stevenson sent to Ragan by Stevenson's sister Elizabeth S. Ives in 1968; an undated letter from Ben Dixon MacNeil (signed MacN) mentioning a letter written by Thomas Wolfe's sister to Maxwell Perkins; and an undated note from Randall Jarrell. There are also letters to Ragan regarding his "Southern Accent" column, letters attached to literary submissions, and some other materials. The dated material includes letters from Henry Belk, Jim Chaney, Jonathan Daniels, Paul Green, Bernice Kelly Harris, Hiram Haydn, Ruth Moose, Mike Ross, and Elizabeth S. Ives. Undated material includes letters from Doris Betts, Katherine Boyd, Jonathan Daniels, Charles Edward Eaton, William Friday, Lucy Inman, Guy Owen, Charles Poe, Thad Stem, Richard Walser, and Charleen Swansea.

Folder 1	1949
Folder 2	1950
Folder 3	1951
Folder 4	1952
Folder 5	1953
Folder 6	1954
Folder 7	1955
Folder 8	1956
Folder 9	1957
Folder 10	1958
Folder 11	1959
Folder 12	1960
Folder 13	1961
Folder 14	1962
Folder 15	1963
Folder 16	1964
Folder 17	1965
Folder 18	1966
Folder 19	1967
Folder 20	1968
Folder 21	1969
Folder 22-23 Folder 22 Folder 23	Undated
Folder 24-25 Folder 24 Folder 25	Poems Submitted
Folder 26-27 Folder 26 Folder 27	Poems

Expand/collapse Subseries 1.2. 1969-1996.

About 12,800 items.

Arrangement: chronological.

Correspondence created and received by Sam Ragan beginning with his tenure as Editor-in-Chief of The Pilot and ending with his death in 1996. Correspondence is of a personal and business nature and includes letters to the editor (some with Ragan's annotations), letters from North Carolina authors regarding their participation in the Writers In Residence Program at Weymouth Center for the Arts and Humanities, and letters attached to literary works. There are memoranda, minutes from meetings, newsletters, catalogs, flyers, invitations, and some other materials from various individuals and organizations.

Correspondents include:Adcock, Betty; Boyd, James; Rivers-Coffey, Rachel; Cooper, Pat; Dalmas, Victor; Daniels, Jonathan; Eaton, Charles Edward; Gurkin, Katherine; Holt, Rochelle Lynn; Ives, Elizabeth Stevenson; Macleod, Norman; Miller, Heather Ross; Owen, Guy; Reilly, Jack; Rudder, Virginia (Virginia Love Long), Sanford, Terry; Stem, Thad; Styron, Nell, Stephenson, Shelby; Wood, Jane; and Wellman, Manly Wade.

Organizations represented include:Arts Advocates of North Carolina, Friends of Weymouth, Lost Colony Foundation, North Carolina Arts Council, North Carolina Awards, North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources, North Carolina Press Association, North Carolina Writers' Conference, North Caroliniana Society, Paul Green Foundation, Ruth Pauley Lecture Series, Sandhills Community College, and University of North Carolina School of Journalism and Mass Communication.

Folder 28-36 Folder 28 Folder 29 Folder 30 Folder 31 Folder 32 Folder 33 Folder 34 Folder 35 Folder 36	1969
Folder 37-46 Folder 37 Folder 38 Folder 39 Folder 40 Folder 41 Folder 42 Folder 43 Folder 44 Folder 45 Folder 46	1970
Folder 47-55 Folder 47 Folder 48 Folder 49 Folder 50 Folder 51 Folder 52 Folder 53 Folder 54 Folder 55	1971
Folder 56-65 Folder 56 Folder 57 Folder 58 Folder 59 Folder 60 Folder 61 Folder 62 Folder 63 Folder 64 Folder 65	1972
Folder 66-74 Folder 66 Folder 67 Folder 68 Folder 69 Folder 70 Folder 71 Folder 72 Folder 73 Folder 74	1973
Folder 75-78 Folder 75 Folder 76 Folder 77 Folder 78	1974
Folder 79-83 Folder 79 Folder 80 Folder 81 Folder 82 Folder 83	1975
Folder 84-88 Folder 84 Folder 85 Folder 86 Folder 87 Folder 88	1976
Folder 89-94 Folder 89 Folder 90 Folder 91 Folder 92 Folder 93 Folder 94	1977
Folder 95-100 Folder 95 Folder 96 Folder 97 Folder 98 Folder 99 Folder 100	1978
Folder 101-106 Folder 101 Folder 102 Folder 103 Folder 104 Folder 105 Folder 106	1979
Folder 107-113 Folder 107 Folder 108 Folder 109 Folder 110 Folder 111 Folder 112 Folder 113	1980
Folder 114-121 Folder 114 Folder 115 Folder 116 Folder 117 Folder 118 Folder 119 Folder 120 Folder 121	1981
Folder 122-130 Folder 122 Folder 123 Folder 124 Folder 125 Folder 126 Folder 127 Folder 128 Folder 129 Folder 130	1982
Folder 131-140 Folder 131 Folder 132 Folder 133 Folder 134 Folder 135 Folder 136 Folder 137 Folder 138 Folder 139 Folder 140	1983
Folder 141-158 Folder 141 Folder 142 Folder 143 Folder 144 Folder 145 Folder 146 Folder 147 Folder 148 Folder 149 Folder 150 Folder 151 Folder 152 Folder 153 Folder 154 Folder 155 Folder 156 Folder 157 Folder 158	1984
Folder 159-165 Folder 159 Folder 160 Folder 161 Folder 162 Folder 163 Folder 164 Folder 165	1985
Folder 166-180 Folder 166 Folder 167 Folder 168 Folder 169 Folder 170 Folder 171 Folder 172 Folder 173 Folder 174 Folder 175 Folder 176 Folder 177 Folder 178 Folder 179 Folder 180	1986
Folder 181-187 Folder 181 Folder 182 Folder 183 Folder 184 Folder 185 Folder 186 Folder 187	1987
Folder 188-197 Folder 188 Folder 189 Folder 190 Folder 191 Folder 192 Folder 193 Folder 194 Folder 195 Folder 196 Folder 197	1988
Folder 198-207 Folder 198 Folder 199 Folder 200 Folder 201 Folder 202 Folder 203 Folder 204 Folder 205 Folder 206 Folder 207	1989
Folder 208-227 Folder 208 Folder 209 Folder 210 Folder 211 Folder 212 Folder 213 Folder 214 Folder 215 Folder 216 Folder 217 Folder 218 Folder 219 Folder 220 Folder 221 Folder 222 Folder 223 Folder 224 Folder 225 Folder 226 Folder 227	1990
Folder 228-243 Folder 228 Folder 229 Folder 230 Folder 231 Folder 232 Folder 233 Folder 234 Folder 235 Folder 236 Folder 237 Folder 238 Folder 239 Folder 240 Folder 241 Folder 242 Folder 243	1991
Folder 244-257 Folder 244 Folder 245 Folder 246 Folder 247 Folder 248 Folder 249 Folder 250 Folder 251 Folder 252 Folder 253 Folder 254 Folder 255 Folder 256 Folder 257	1992
Folder 258-269 Folder 258 Folder 259 Folder 260 Folder 261 Folder 262 Folder 263 Folder 264 Folder 265 Folder 266 Folder 267 Folder 268 Folder 269	1993
Folder 270-289 Folder 270 Folder 271 Folder 272 Folder 273 Folder 274 Folder 275 Folder 276 Folder 277 Folder 278 Folder 279 Folder 280 Folder 281 Folder 282 Folder 283 Folder 284 Folder 285 Folder 286 Folder 287 Folder 288 Folder 289	1994
Folder 290-298 Folder 290 Folder 291 Folder 292 Folder 293 Folder 294 Folder 295 Folder 296 Folder 297 Folder 298	1995
Folder 299-301 Folder 299 Folder 300 Folder 301	1996
Folder 302	Undated 1969-1970
Folder 303	Undated 1975
Folder 304-306 Folder 304 Folder 305 Folder 306	Undated 1970s
Folder 307-308 Folder 307 Folder 308	Undated 1970s-1980s
Folder 309-314 Folder 309 Folder 310 Folder 311 Folder 312 Folder 313 Folder 314	Undated 1980s
Folder 315-318 Folder 315 Folder 316 Folder 317 Folder 318	Undated 1980s-1990s
Folder 319-322 Folder 319 Folder 320 Folder 321 Folder 322	Undated 1990s
Folder 323-328 Folder 323 Folder 324 Folder 325 Folder 326 Folder 327 Folder 328	Undated

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About 12,000 items.

Arrangement: alphabetical.

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About 4,000 items.

Arrangement: alphabetical.

Files created while Sam Ragan was Editor of the Raleigh News and Observer. The American Society of Newspaper Editors Association files include information about the Freedom of Information Law. There are also files with clippings and speeches by Ragan on the Free Press-Fair Trial confrontation between the American Press and the American Bar Association in 1968.

Included are files pertaining to Ragan's involvement with the North Carolina Arts Council. The Writers files include correspondence from Doris Betts, Charles Edward Eaton, Paul Green, Bernice Kelly Harris, Adrienne Marcus, Heather Ross Miller, Guy Owen, Campbell Reeves, Fred Ross, Phillips Russell, and Charleen Swansea. There is also some general correspondence files and reference files relating to Ragan's civic and literary activities.

Folder 329	Albert Schweitzer International Prize
Folder 330	Alliance for Arts Education
Folder 331	American Newspaper Publishers Association. Fair Trial Committee
Folder 332	American Newspaper Publishers Association--General
Folder 333	American Newspaper Publishers Association--Report
Folder 334	American Newspaper Publishers Association--1968 Conference
Folder 335	American Society of Journalism School Administrators
Folder 336	American Society of Newspaper Editors
Folder 337	American Society of Newspaper Editors--Board
Folder 338	American Society of Newspaper Editors--General
Folder 339-340 Folder 339 Folder 340	American Society of Newspaper Editors--Freedom of Info. Law
Folder 341	American Society of Newspaper Editors--Wash. 1965
Folder 342	B
Folder 343	Back to Beginnings Manuscript and Correspondence
Folder 344	Belk, Henry
Folder 345	Belk, Henry--Journalism Library (ECU)
Folder 346	Belk, Henry--Testimonial Dinner
Folder 347	Books
Folder 348	C
Folder 349	Carolina Charter Corporation
Folder 350	Censorship--Obscenity
Folder 351	Chamber of Commerce
Folder 352	Civil Defense Order
Folder 353	Commonweal Article
Folder 354	Commencement Speech--Southern Pines
Folder 355-358 Folder 355 Folder 356 Folder 357 Folder 358	Contemporary Issues Courses taught at North Carolina State University
Folder 359-360 Folder 359 Folder 360	Correspondence
Folder 361	D
Folder 362	E
Folder 363	Elections 1968
Folder 364	Elizabeth City State University (Project)
Folder 365	F
Folder 366	Fair Trial/Free Press Trial--1968
Folder 367-369 Folder 367 Folder 368 Folder 369	Fair Trial/Free Press Materials
Folder 370	Fair Trial/Free Press--Speeches and Clippings
Folder 371	G
Folder 372	Golf
Folder 373	Georgia Press Institute
Folder 374	H
Folder 375	Harris, Bernice Kelly
Folder 376	I
Folder 377	Invitations (1968-1969)
Folder 378	Journalism
Folder 379	L
Folder 380	Literary Forum 1969
Folder 381	M
Folder 382	Mc
Folder 383	Marjorie
Folder 384	Methodist College
Folder 385	Moore History
Folder 386	Morrison Award
Folder 387-388 Folder 387 Folder 388	N
Folder 389	National College of State Trial Judges
Folder 390	National Endowment for the Humanities
Folder 391	News Clippings Dated 1965-1969 Poems, Articles, and Letters
Folder 392	Newspaper Film
Folder 393-394 Folder 393 Folder 394	Newspaper Talks/Materials
Folder 395	Newspaper--Wage Studies etc.
Folder 396-397 Folder 396 Folder 397	North Carolina Arts Council
Folder 398	North Carolina Arts Council--1965
Folder 399-400 Folder 399 Folder 400	North Carolina Arts Council--1966-1967
Folder 401-405 Folder 401 Folder 402 Folder 403 Folder 404 Folder 405	North Carolina Arts Council--1968
Folder 406	North Carolina Arts Council--1969-1970
Folder 407	North Carolina Arts Council--Community Arts Council Mtg. 1968
Folder 408	North Carolina Arts Council--Board Mtg. 1970
Folder 409	North Carolina Arts Council--1970
Folder 410	North Carolina Arts Council--Congressional Correspondence
Folder 411	North Carolina Arts Council--Grant Applications
Folder 412	North Carolina Arts Council--Literacy Grants
Folder 413-414 Folder 413 Folder 414	North Carolina Arts Council--Salary Assistance Program
Folder 415	North Carolina Award Commission
Folder 416	North Carolina Bench Bar Press Committee
Folder 417	North Carolina China Council
Folder 418	North Carolina Conservatory Committee--15 March 1963
Folder 419	North Carolina Cultural Advisory Council
Folder 420	North Carolina Film Board
Folder 421	North Carolina Literary Forum
Folder 422	North Carolina Literary Forum (Writers)--1964
Folder 423	North Carolina Literature and History Association
Folder 424	North Carolina Press Association
Folder 425	North Carolina Press Association--1973
Folder 426	North Carolina Press Association--1974
Folder 427	North Carolina Press Association-100th Anniversary
Folder 428	North Carolina Press Association-Legal
Folder 429-431 Folder 429 Folder 430 Folder 431	North Carolina School of the Arts
Folder 432	North Carolina Symphony
Folder 433	North Carolina Symphony Committee
Folder 434	North Carolina Symphony--Report
Folder 435	North Carolina Symphony-Swalin
Folder 436	North Carolina Writers Conference
Folder 437	O
Folder 438	Open Meetings Bill
Folder 439	P
Folder 440	Paul Green Foundation
Folder 441	Pilot-Boyd Estate
Folder 442	Pilot, Inc.
Folder 443	Pilot-Personnel
Folder 444	Pilot Records
Folder 445	Pilot,1970--Statement of Assets and Liabilities
Folder 446	Poems--1964-1966
Folder 447	Poems--1967
Folder 448	Poems--1968
Folder 449	Poems--by Students with Ragan's Annotations
Folder 450	Poetry Fairs
Folder 451	Pulitzer Prize in Journalism
Folder 452	R
Folder 453	Raleigh News and Observer-Advertising Policy
Folder 454-455 Folder 454 Folder 455	Raleigh News and Observer--Miscellaneous
Folder 456	Ragan (Clips)
Folder 457-458 Folder 457 Folder 458	Ragan--Personal Correspondence
Folder 459	Resident Correspondents Project--1962
Folder 460	Reviewers
Folder 461-462 Folder 461 Folder 462	Roanoke Island Historical Association
Folder 463-464 Folder 463 Folder 464	S
Folder 465	Scott, Robert
Folder 466-467 Folder 466 Folder 467	Sigma Delta Chi
Folder 468	"Southern Accent"
Folder 469	"Southern Accent"--Material
Folder 470	Southern Newspaper Publishers Association
Folder 471	Speeches
Folder 472	Subscriptions
Folder 473	T
Folder 474	Talks
Folder 475	Talks--1968
Folder 476	Talks--the Affluent Society and Some North Carolina Aspects
Folder 477	Talks--the College and the Community (Atlantic Christian College)
Folder 478	Talks--Censorship/ Obscenity
Folder 479	Talk--Education
Folder 480	Talks--Literature
Folder 481	Talk--New Southern Mansions
Folder 482	Talks--Story Telling
Folder 483-484 Folder 483 Folder 484	Talks--Writing
Folder 485	Talk--Writing/ Poetry
Folder 486	Tennessee Bar Association
Folder 487	The Tree in the Far Pasture-Correspondence and Clippings
Folder 488	The Tree in the Far Pasture-Galley Proofs and Manuscript
Folder 489	The Tree in the Far Pasture-Letters from John F. Blair
Folder 490	The Tree in the Far Pasture-Poems
Folder 491	The Tree in the Far Pasture-Reviews
Folder 492	U-V
Folder 493	University of North Carolina-Correspondence
Folder 494-495 Folder 494 Folder 495	W
Folder 496	Walter Jenkins Affair
Folder 497	Warren Commission--Mass Coverage
Folder 498	Weymouth (Writers etc.)
Folder 499	Weymouth-Friends of
Folder 500	Weymouth--Writers Correspondence
Folder 501	World Book--1964
Folder 502	Writers--A
Folder 503	Writers--B
Folder 504	Writers--C
Folder 505	Writers--D
Folder 506	Writers--E
Folder 507	Writers--F
Folder 508	Writers--G
Folder 509	Writers--H
Folder 510	Writers--J
Folder 511	Writers--K
Folder 512	Writers--L
Folder 513	Writers--M
Folder 514	Writers--N
Folder 515	Writers--O
Folder 516	Writers--P
Folder 517	Writers--R
Folder 518	Writers--S
Folder 519	Writers--T
Folder 520	Writers--U-Z
Folder 521	Writers (last name not Signal)
Folder 522-523 Folder 522 Folder 523	Writers Workshop-North Carolina State University
Folder 524	Writers Workshop--Poems (1967?)
Folder 525	W.R. Grace and Co.--suit
Folder 526	WUNC--Advisory Council
Folder 527	Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation, Inc.
Folder 528	Zoo Committee

Expand/collapse Subseries 2.2. 1970-1996.

About 8,000 items.

Arrangement: alphabetical.

Included are correspondence files, author files, articles and poems submitted for use in The Pilot from various authors, and typescripts of speeches written by Ragan. There are materials relating to Weymouth Center, including correspondence regarding the Writers In Residence Program, administrative materials, and financial information.

There are a few files relating to The Pilot and newspaper-related organizations. Other files pertain to Ragan's civic and literary activities with various organizations including the North Carolina Arts Council, the North Carolina Writers' Network, and the Paul Green Foundation.

Folder 529	Correspondence--A
Folder 530	Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
Folder 531	Air Force Band
Folder 532	Clippings and Photographs
Folder 533	Anglo-American Media Workshop--Mary Francis Hickey
Folder 534	Angelou, Maya
Folder 535	Arbor Day
Folder 536-537 Folder 536 Folder 537	Articles Submitted
Folder 538	Articles and Short Stories Submitted
Folder 539	Arts Council of Moore County
Folder 540	Arts--Miscellaneous
Folder 541	Associated Press Managing Editor's Association--1983
Folder 542	Awards
Folder 543	Correspondence--B
Folder 544	Bayes, Ron
Folder 545	Bell, Mae Woods
Folder 546	Bertholy, Paul
Folder 547	Betts, Doris
Folder 548	Biographical Information
Folder 549-550 Folder 549 Folder 550	Black, Ed
Folder 551	Buckner, Sally
Folder 552	Correspondence-C, 1989-1991
Folder 553	Campbell, Mary Belle --Scots Plaid Press
Folder 554	Cartoons
Folder 555	Censorship
Folder 556	Chamber of Commerce
Folder 557	Chappell, Fred
Folder 558	Christmas--"Southern Accent" Columns, Graphics, and Other Materials
Folder 559	Citizen News--Record
Folder 560	Cole, Richard--Dean, Journalism School, UNC-CH
Folder 561	Certificates, Awards--Sam Ragan
Folder 562	Clark, Jane
Folder 563	Clippings
Folder 564	Newspaper Clippings on Sam
Folder 565-567 Folder 565 Folder 566 Folder 567	Clippings
Folder 568	Clippings About Writers
Folder 569	Clinton Smith Case--1992
Folder 570	Collected Poems-Autographing Party Info.
Folder 571	Collected Poems-Blurb from David Brinkley
Folder 572	Collected Poems-Correspondence/Productions Materials
Folder 573	Collected Poems-Reviews
Folder 574	Congratulatory Correspondence 1973-1976
Folder 575-576 Folder 575 Folder 576	Correspondence, 1970-1978
Folder 577-578 Folder 577 Folder 578	Correspondence, Literary, 1989-1992
Folder 579	Correspondence, Literary (North Carolina Writers Conference and Poetry Society), 1993
Folder 580	Correspondence--Business
Folder 581	Correspondence--Congratulations
Folder 582	Correspondence--Contribution
Folder 583	Correspondence--General
Folder 584-587 Folder 584 Folder 585 Folder 586 Folder 587	Correspondence--Personal
Folder 588	Correspondence--Poetry
Folder 589	Correspondence--(Writers Conference)
Folder 590	Correspondence-D
Folder 591	Deagon, Ann
Folder 592	Dept. Of Art, Culture, and History, N.C.
Folder 593	Devaney, Ed / Writer
Folder 594	Diener, Mary E.
Folder 595	Doar, Harriet
Folder 596	Dunn, Ann
Folder 597	Correspondence--E
Folder 598	Edgerton, Clyde
Folder 599-600 Folder 599 Folder 600	Ear For Poetry Radio Program
Folder 601	Education Edition
Folder 602	Education Edition for 1990
Folder 603	Education Edition for 1991
Folder 604	Correspondence--F
Folder 605	Family Tree Queries 1991
Folder 606	Federal Communications Commission
Folder 607-608 Folder 607 Folder 608	Fine Arts Award
Folder 609	Friday, William
Folder 610	Friday, William--Interview Transcript
Folder 611	Correspondence--G
Folder 612	Gibbons, Kaye
Folder 613	Gibson, Becky Gould
Folder 614	Gilbert, Marie
Folder 615	Golfers--Golfers Info.
Folder 616	Gourd Hollow Press
Folder 617	Green, Paul
Folder 618	Green, Paul--Obituaries
Folder 619	Paul Green, Jr. / Manuscript
Folder 620	Gregory, Sydney E.
Folder 621	Grimsley, Linda C.
Folder 622	Golf
Folder 623	Guralnick, June
Folder 624	Gurganus, Allan
Folder 625	Gurkin, Kathryn B.
Folder 626	Correspondence-H
Folder 627	Hargrave, Bett --NCHC
Folder 628	Harris, Ed. (William Purcell, Atty)
Folder 629	Harris, Lou
Folder 630	Hart, Bobby Sidna
Folder 631	Hathaway, Michael
Folder 632	Holt, Rochelle 1992
Folder 633	Hudson, Marjorie
Folder 634	Correspondence-I
Folder 635	Correspondence-J
Folder 636	Johnson, Vikki
Folder 637	Jones, Jean --SR Poem
Folder 638	Correspondence-K
Folder 639	Kattah, Mary Ann
Folder 640	Kratt, Mary
Folder 641	Correspondence-L
Folder 642	Lautermilch, Steve
Folder 643	Lassiter and Walker re: Street Sales of Newspapers
Folder 644	Lefler, Hugh T.
Folder 645	Letters to the Editor (1987-1988)
Folder 646	Letters to the Editor--1992--Unused
Folder 647	Letters to the Editor--1994--Unused
Folder 648	Literary North Carolina--Talks
Folder 649	Long, Virginia Love
Folder 650	McDonald, Agnes
Folder 651	McKeithen, Anne
Folder 652	McLaurin, Tim. Clipping
Folder 653	McMahan, Margaret
Folder 654	McMahon, Margaret--Articles
Folder 655	McMahon, Margaret--Articles and Stories
Folder 656	M
Folder 657	Malone, E. T. Jr.
Folder 658	Marston, Edgar
Folder 659	Mason, Robert
Folder 660	Mitchell, Joseph
Folder 661	Moody, Shirley
Folder 662	Moore County--200th Anniversary
Folder 663	Moore County Schools--Young Authors Program
Folder 664	Moose, Ruth
Folder 665	Morgan, Neil
Folder 666	Morrison Award Committee
Folder 667	Morton, Hugh
Folder 668	Munger, Guy
Folder 669	Nelson, Kay
Folder 670	Newell, Connie
Folder 671	Newspaper Materials
Folder 672	Nixon, Sallie W.
Folder 673-675 Folder 673 Folder 674 Folder 675	North Carolina Arts Council
Folder 676-677 Folder 676 Folder 677	North Carolina Committee for Continuing Ed. In the Humanities Committees
Folder 678	North Carolina Dept. Of Cultural Resources
Folder 679	North Carolina Government Reorganization 1971
Folder 680-681 Folder 680 Folder 681	North Carolina Humanities Committee Grant Applications
Folder 682	North Carolina Legislative Materials
Folder 683	North Carolina Literary Hall of Fame and Center for the Book
Folder 684	North Carolina Literary Heritage Book Info./Correspondence
Folder 685	North Carolina Humanities Council
Folder 686	North Carolina--Miscellaneous
Folder 687	North Carolina Open Meeting Laws (1983)
Folder 688-689 Folder 688 Folder 689	North Carolina Poetry Society
Folder 690	North Carolina Poverty Project
Folder 691-692 Folder 691 Folder 692	North Carolina Press Association
Folder 693	North Carolina School of Arts
Folder 694	North Carolina, State of
Folder 695	North Carolina State University. Humanities Foundation, Inc.
Folder 696	North Carolina Symphony Society
Folder 697	North Carolina Writers
Folder 698	North Carolina Women Writers Conference, March 1992
Folder 699	North Carolina Writers--Newspaper Clippings
Folder 700	North Carolina Writers Conference
Folder 701	North Carolina Writers Conference--1991
Folder 702	North Carolina Writers Conference--1995 Banquet--Honoring John Foster West
Folder 703	North Carolina Writers Conference--Membership Lists
Folder 704	North Carolina Writers Network
Folder 705	North Carolina Writers Network-Addresses
Folder 706	North Carolina Writers Network-Joyce Cooper
Folder 707	North Carolina Writers Network Newsletter
Folder 708	North Carolina Writers Network-Poets (Addresses and Phone Numbers)
Folder 709	North Carolina Writers Network-The Readers and Writers Series
Folder 710	Correspondence-O
Folder 711	O'Connor, Paul T.-editorials
Folder 712	Outhwaite, Frances-Burlington Writers Club
Folder 713	Owen, Guy
Folder 714	Owen, Guy-Obituary
Folder 715	Correspondence-P
Folder 716	Parker, Roy, Jr.
Folder 717-719 Folder 717 Folder 718 Folder 719	Paul Green Foundation, Inc.
Folder 720	World War I-Poetry Manuscript
Folder 721	Phone Directory, Personal
Folder 722	The Pilot
Folder 723-724 Folder 723 Folder 724	The Pilot-Advertising Info.
Folder 725	The Pilot-Awards
Folder 726	The Pilot-Education Edition
Folder 727	The Pilot-Employee Manual
Folder 728	The Pilot-History
Folder 729	The Pilot-Publishers Statement 1986
Folder 730	The Pilot-Sandhills College Edition
Folder 731	Pinehurst, N.C.
Folder 732-738 Folder 732 Folder 733 Folder 734 Folder 735 Folder 736 Folder 737 Folder 738	Poems
Folder 739-740 Folder 739 Folder 740	Poems Submitted-1970-1978
Folder 741	Poetry in the Schools Projects, 1972-1973
Folder 742	Poetry-Speech
Folder 743-744 Folder 743 Folder 744	Political
Folder 745-746 Folder 745 Folder 746	"Poverty in North Carolina"-Series
Folder 747	Presidential Election--1988
Folder 748	Price, Reynolds
Folder 749	Primaries-May 1992
Folder 750	Programs
Folder 751	Public and Business Affairs
Folder 752	R
Folder 753	Ragan, Marjorie H.
Folder 754	Ragan, Sam-Miscellaneous
Folder 755	Republican "Letter to Editor"; Republican National Committee
Folder 756	Republican Party of North Carolina
Folder 757	Rives, Eleanor (Southern Exposure Columns)
Folder 758	Roanoke Island Historical Association
Folder 759	Roberson, Gail L.
Folder 760	Roper, Jack
Folder 761	Rosas, Rebecca ( Rebecca Paisley)
Folder 762	Ruark, Gibbons
Folder 763	Russell, Anne
Folder 764	Correspondence-S
Folder 765	Saint Andrews College--Master of Fine Arts Degree
Folder 766	Sample Ballot-Moore County 1992
Folder 767	Sandburg, Carl
Folder 768	Sandhills Arts Council
Folder 769	Sandhills Seasonings-Cookbook
Folder 770	Sargent, Bob
Folder 771	Scott, Bob
Folder 772	Seay, James
Folder 773	Settle, Judith P.
Folder 774	Shackelford, Ruby
Folder 775	Sharpe, JoAnne D. Bio.
Folder 776	Southern Pines, N.C.
Folder 777	Speaking Engagements
Folder 778	Speeches 1972
Folder 779	Spencer, Elizabeth
Folder 780	Stansberry, Elaine
Folder 781	Steele, Max
Folder 782	Swansea, Charleen
Folder 783	Correspondence--T
Folder 784	Thomas, Hazel
Folder 785	Thomas Wolfe Society
Folder 786	V
Folder 787	Walser, Richard
Folder 788	Warren, Marsha
Folder 789	Wellman, Manly Wade
Folder 790	Weymouth-Administrative Materials
Folder 791	Weymouth Anthology-Poems, letters
Folder 792	Weymouth, Board of Directors
Folder 793	Weymouth-Correspondence 1993
Folder 794	Weymouth Development
Folder 795-796 Folder 795 Folder 796	Weymouth-Financial Grants
Folder 797-798 Folder 797 Folder 798	Weymouth-Friends of
Folder 799	Weymouth-General Correspondence
Folder 800	Weymouth-Miscellaneous
Folder 801	Weymouth-Poetry and Letters
Folder 802	Weymouth-Financial Materials
Folder 803-804 Folder 803 Folder 804	Weymouth-Writers in Residence Program Correspondence
Folder 805	Weymouth-Writer in Residence Requests, 1989-1996
Folder 806	Wilder, Roy
Folder 807	Wilmington-250th Anniversary
Folder 808	Wolfe, Tom
Folder 809	Wood, Jane
Folder 810	Woods, Mary Ellen-Director of Volunteer Programs-Dept. Of Cultural Resources
Folder 811	World Book Encyclopedia
Folder 812	W
Folder 813	Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation

Expand/collapse Series 3. Writings, 1960-1993 and undated.

About 400 items.

Arrangement: alphabetical.

Expand/collapse Subseries 3.1. Writings by Sam Ragan, 1962-1993 and undated.

About 300 items.

Arrangement: alphabetical.

Included are drafts of manuscripts for Collected Poems of Sam Ragan: Poet Laureate of North Carolina (St. Andrews Press, 1990); manuscripts of the poems; correspondence and production materials for A Tree in the Far Pasture (Blair, 1964) and the printer's set of Back to Beginnings: Adlai E. Stevenson and North Carolina (1969), a book Ragan co-authored with Elizabeth Stevenson Ives. There are typescripts of the commentaries from "Sam Ragan Reports", which aired on WTVD in Durham, N.C. Also included are typescripts and note cards of speeches on newspaper, literary, and other topics. Some typescripts of speeches have handwritten drafts attached. There are also book reviews, editorials, and other works written for The Pilot and the News and Observer.

Folder 814	Back to Beginnings: Adlai Stevenson and North Carolina-Partial Typescript
Folder 815	Back to Beginnings: Adlai Stevenson and North Carolina-Printers Set
Folder 816-819 Folder 816 Folder 817 Folder 818 Folder 819	Collected Poems-Photocopied Manuscript
Folder 820	Collected Poems-Production Materials
Folder 821	Collected Poems-Manuscript-Sam Ragan's Copy
Folder 822	Sam Ragan's "Commentaries"
Folder 823	Dust Jackets
Folder 824	Essays and Miscellaneous Writings
Folder 825	Editorials and Book Reviews (typescript and handwritten digits)
Folder 826	Forwards, Prefaces, and Blurbs by Sam
Folder 827-828 Folder 827 Folder 828	"Sam Ragan Reports," 1969
Folder 829	"Sam Ragan Reports," 1970
Folder 830	"Sam Ragan Reports" 1971
Folder 831	Speeches--typescripts
Folder 832	Speeches--notecards
Folder 833	Poems by Ragan
Folder 834	Published Articles by Ragan

Expand/collapse Subseries 3.2 Writings by Others, 1960-1993 and undated.

About 100 items.

Arrangement: alphabetical.

Drafts of works by Joe Clark, Ovid Williams Pierce, Thad Stem , Jr., Nell Joslin Styron, and Ross Talarico. There is a poetry scrapbook belonging to Edward Garner Dixon with handwritten and typed versions of his poems and a speech written by Heather Ross Miller. There are photocopied pages with annotations from Here's to the Land: A Celebration of 60 Years by the North Carolina Poetry Society (North Carolina Poetry Society, 1992) along with correspondence and production materials. There are also photocopies of the poems used in Weymouth: An Anthology of Poetry (St. Andrews Press, 1987), along with a small amount of other material.

Folder 835	Articles/Essays about Sam Ragan
Folder 836	Chapbooks
Folder 837	Clark, Joe
Folder 838	Garner, Edward Dixon-Poetry Scrapbook
Folder 839	Here's to the Land: Photocopied Manuscript
Folder 840-841 Folder 840 Folder 841	Here's to the Land: Partial Manuscript
Folder 842	Here's to the Land: Photocopied Manuscript
Folder 843	Here's to the Land: Partial Manuscript
Folder 844	Here's to the Land: Correspondence and Production Materials
Folder 845	Here's to the Land: North Carolina Poetry Society Anthology--Manuscript
Folder 846	Miller, Heather Ross--Speech
Folder 847	Pierce, Ovid Williams- The Wedding Guest-typescript 1
Folder 848	Pierce, Ovid Williams- The Wedding Guest-typescript 2
Folder 849	Pierce, Ovid Williams- The Wedding Guest-typescript 3
Folder 850	Pierce, Ovid Williams- The Wedding Guest-typescript 4
Folder 851	Stem, Thad--- Columns
Folder 852-853 Folder 852 Folder 853	Stem, Thad-unidentified Manuscript
Folder 854-855 Folder 854 Folder 855	Stem, Thad-Unidentified Manuscript Partial
Folder 856	Stem, Thad-Story Fragments
Folder 857	Stem, Thad, Jr.- The Tar Heel Press-Page Proofs
Folder 858	Talarico, Ross- Breaking Ground-typescript
Folder 859	Styron, Nell Joslin-Column
Folder 860-861 Folder 860 Folder 861	Untitled Manuscript: re: Moore Memorial Regional Hospital (Author Unknown)
Folder 862	Weymouth: An Anthology of Poetry--Correspondence and Production Materials
Folder 863	Weymouth: An Anthology of Poetry-Poems

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About 800 items.

Arrangement: chronological.

Materials used to create the editorial page of The Pilot grouped by the date of the issue in which they appeared. There are typescripts of editorials written by Sam Ragan, typescripts of his "Southern Accent" column, letters to the editor printed in the Public Speaking section, and typescripts of other columns that appeared on the editorial page.

Folder 864	Editorial Page Materials--October 1991
Folder 865	Editorial Page Materials--November 1991
Folder 866	Editorial Page
Folder 867	Editorial Page Materials--February 1992
Folder 868	Editorial Page Materials--February 1992
Folder 869	Editorial Page Materials--March 1992
Folder 870	Editorial Page Materials--April 1992
Folder 871	Editorial Page Materials--June 1992
Folder 872	Editorial Page Materials--July 1992
Folder 873	Editorial Page Materials--August 1992
Folder 874	Editorial Page Materials--May 1992

Expand/collapse Series 5. Financial Materials, 1941-1992.

About 75 items.

Arrangement: alphabetical.

Information about the News and Observer, The Pilot, and some records of Ragan's personal finances. Also included are bills and correspondence regarding accounts from the period before Ragan owned The Pilot. Later information includes letters to stockholders, payroll, accumulated totals sheets, and statements of assets and liabilities. Most of the material from the News and Observer consists of statements of earnings and liabilities. Personal records include bills, receipts, insurance statements, and a small amount of other material.

Folder 875	The Pilot-Miscellaneous Accounts, 1940-51
Folder 876-877 Folder 876 Folder 877	The Pilot-Financial Materials, 1968-1989
Folder 878	Financial Materials- News and Observer,-1961-1969
Folder 879-880 Folder 879 Folder 880	Personal Financial Information

Expand/collapse Series 6. Pictures, 1950-1996 and undated.

About 75 items.

Image Folder PF-4490/1	Photographs of Sam Ragan
Image Folder PF-4490/2	Photographs of Sam Ragan with others
Image Folder PF-4490/3	Photographs of authors from the Book Page of The Pilot
Image Folder PF-4490/4	Photographs of identified individuals
Image Folder PF-4490/5	Photographs taken at the North Carolina Writers' Conference at Weymouth, 1991
Image Folder PF-4490/6	Photographs taken of a cemetery hunt for The Pilot, (10 August 1975)
Image Folder PF-4490/7	Photographs from the Education Edition of The Pilot (no date)
Image Folder PF-4490/8	Photographs from a story about the Moore County Bicentennial in The Pilot
Image Folder PF-4490/9	Photographs from Springfest 1990, Southern Pines, North Carolina
Image Folder PF-4490/10	Photographs of Weymouth Center
Image Folder PF-4490/11	Unidentified individuals
Oversize Volume SV-4490/1	On Silv'ry Wings scrabook

Expand/collapse Series 7. Audiovisual Materials, 1975-1998 and undated.

26 items.

Arrangement: chronological by format.

Acquisitions Information: Audiocassettes C-4490/19 through C-4490/23 received as Addition of April 1999 (Acc. 98356).

Mostly audio recordings of the North Carolina Writers' Conference tribute dinners, interviews with Sam Ragan, and a small amount of other material, including a video recording of the 1992 North Carolina Women Writers Conference.

Audiocassette C-4490/1	Humanities forum, Senator Sam Ervin, 6 February 1975 Audiocassette
Audiocassette C-4490/2	North Carolina Writers' Conference, Tribute to Thad Stem, 28 July 1979 Audiocassette
Audiocassette C-4490/3	North Carolina Writers' Conference, Tribute to Walter Spearman, 1980 Audiocassette
Audiocassette C-4490/4	North Carolina Writers' Conference, Tribute to Walter Spearman, 1980: tape 1 Audiocassette
Audiocassette C-4490/5	North Carolina Writers' Conference, Tribute to Walter Spearman, 1980: tape 2 Audiocassette
Audiocassette C-4490/6	North Carolina Writers' Conference, Tribute to Frances Gray Patton, 1981: tape 1 Audiocassette
Audiocassette C-4490/7	North Carolina Writers' Conference, Tribute to Frances Gray Patton, 1981: tape 2 Audiocassette
Audiocassette C-4490/8	North Carolina Writers' Conference, Tribute to Sarah Hodgkins, Roy Parker, Agnes McDonald, Sally Button, 1984 Audiocassette
Audiocassette C-4490/9	North Carolina Writers' Conference, 1988 Audiocassette
Audiocassette C-4490/10	H. Ross Perot Audiocassette
Audiocassette C-4490/11	North Carolina Poetry Society Panel, "Poetry in the 21st Century," 1 January 1991: tape 1 Audiocassette
Audiocassette C-4490/12	North Carolina Poetry Society Panel, "Poetry in the 21st Century," 1 January 1991: tape 2 Audiocassette
Audiocassette C-4490/13	North Carolina Writers' Conference, 1993 Audiocassette
Audiocassette C-4490/19	North Carolina Writers' Conference, John F. West, 1995: tape 1 Audiocassette Acquisitions Information: Received as Accession 98356
Audiocassette C-4490/20	North Carolina Writers' Conference, John F. West, 1995: tape 2 Audiocassette Acquisitions Information: Received as Accession 98356
Audiocassette C-4490/14	Terry Sanford, 9 February 1996 Audiocassette
Audiocassette C-4490/21	North Carolina Writers' Conference, Daphne Athas, 1996 Audiocassette Acquisitions Information: Received as Accession 98356
Audiocassette C-4490/22	North Carolina Writers' Conference, Galen Rounds Tributes, 1997 Audiocassette Acquisitions Information: Received as Accession 98356
Audiocassette C-4490/23	North Carolina Writers' Conference, John Hope Franklin Tributes, 1998 Audiocassette Acquisitions Information: Received as Accession 98356
Audiocassette C-4490/15	"An Ear for Poetry", Interview with Sam Ragan (call-in program), undated: tape 1 Audiocassette
Audiocassette C-4490/16	"An Ear for Poetry", Interview with Sam Ragan (call-in program), undated: tape 2 Audiocassette
Audiocassette C-4490/17	Interview with Sam Ragan, undated Audiocassette
Audiocassette C-4490/18	Guy Owen on Short Story, undated Audiocassette
Audiotape T-4490/1	Mr. Sam Ragan, Oath Ceremonies, undated 1/4" Open Reel Audio
Audiotape T-4490/2	Sam Ragan Interview, "Topic...North Carolina, " November 1975 release 1/4" Open Reel Audio
Videotape VT-4490/1	North Carolina Women Writers Conference, March 1992 VHS

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Expand/collapse Addition of 2002 (Acc. 99221), 1940s-1990s.

About 600 items.

Letters to Sam Ragan, circa 1940s-1980s; photocopies of Ragan's "Southern Accent," column in The Pilot, 1974-1993; a scrapbook featuring clippings of Ragan's Ahoskie story, 1947; a prospectus for establishing a repertory theater in North Carolina, 1966; and other papers of Sam Ragan, circa 1960s-1990s

Folder 881	Letters to Sam Ragan and others, circa 1940s-1980s
Folder 882	Ragan Family History
Folder 883	Scrapbook: "The Ahoskie Story" by Sam Ragan, 1947
Folder 884-887 Folder 884 Folder 885 Folder 886 Folder 887	"Southern Accent" column clippings, 1974-1993
Folder 888	Joseph D. Clark writings, 1966
Folder 889	Bob Engler political cartoons (originals), circa 1980s
Folder 890	"Prospectus for the Operation of a Professional Repertory Theatre in North Carolina," 1966
Folder 891-892 Folder 891 Folder 892	Other papers, circa 1960s-1990s

Expand/collapse Addition of 2007 (Acc. 100851), 1940s-1990s.

About 5,000 items.

Correspondence and related materials, writings by Sam Ragan and others, business papers, printed materials, and clippings. There are also photographs of Sam Ragan with others, primarily at social gatherings.

Folder 893	Correspondence, 1940s
Folder 894	Correspondence, 1950s
Folder 895	Condolence Letters, 1955 and 1960
Folder 896	Correspondence, 1960-1967
Folder 897	Correspondence, 1968 Includes letters from 1968 presidential candidates Richard Nixon, Hubert Humphrey, and George C. Wallace regarding their position on freedom of information and executive privilege. Also included are letters from Sam Ervin, B. Everett Jordan, Paul Green, and others congratulating Ragan on acquiring The Pilot.
Folder 898-927 Folder 898 Folder 899 Folder 900 Folder 901 Folder 902 Folder 903 Folder 904 Folder 905 Folder 906 Folder 907 Folder 908 Folder 909 Folder 910 Folder 911 Folder 912 Folder 913 Folder 914 Folder 915 Folder 916 Folder 917 Folder 918 Folder 919 Folder 920 Folder 921 Folder 922 Folder 923 Folder 924 Folder 925 Folder 926 Folder 927	Correspondence, 1969-1994 and undated Chiefly letters to Ragan from journalists, writers, professors, politicians, and others involved in the arts in North Carolina. Frequent correspondents include Paul Green, Terry Sanford, Jim Hunt, Dan Moore, and William Friday.
Folder 928-932 Folder 928 Folder 929 Folder 930 Folder 931 Folder 932	Speeches by Sam Ragan, 1960s-1990s Notecards typed by Ragan containing text of speeches he delivered about journalism, literature, poetry, history, politics, and other topics. A number of speeches were given at the North Carolina Literary Forum.
Folder 933	Greetings cards received by Ragan
Folder 934	Inventory of Ragan's personal library
Folder 935	Reviews of works by Sam Ragan
Folder 936	Notes and printed material
Folder 937-941 Folder 937 Folder 938 Folder 939 Folder 940 Folder 941	Printed material
Folder 942	Joseph D. Clark writings, 1967-1968
Folder 943	Writers, notes on writing, etc.
Folder 944	Continuing education class poems, 1968
Folder 945	Writers conference list, Arts Council, etc.
Folder 946	"Boyhood Days in Warrenton" by Bignall Jones
Folder 947	"Under Milk Wood": Shooting script
Folder 948-957 Folder 948 Folder 949 Folder 950 Folder 951 Folder 952 Folder 953 Folder 954 Folder 955 Folder 956 Folder 957	Writings by Sam Ragan and others
Folder 958	Publications
Folder 959	Department of Art, Culture, and History: Correspondence, 1972
Folder 960	Estate of Margaret Taylor McMahan, 1993
Folder 961	Weymoth, 1977-1979
Folder 962	Atlantic Christian College, 1972
Folder 963	North Carolina Arts Council: Long Range Plan, 1978
Folder 964	North Carolina Awards, 1972
Folder 965	North Carolina Journalism Hall of Fame Committee, 1992
Folder 966	North Carolina Commission on the Security and Privacy of Criminal Justice Information, 1981
Folder 967	North Carolina Department of Art, Culture, and History, 1972
Folder 968	North Carolina Guidelines for Fair Trial and Free Press, 1980
Folder 969	News Media Administration of Justice Council of North Carolina, 1981
Folder 970	Jonathan Buchnan: Correspondence, 1990-1991
Folder 971	Philip Hanes and Gordon Hanes: Nomination for Governor's Award for the Arts, 1981
Folder 972	Claude Howell: Nomination for North Carolina Award in the Fine Arts, 1981
Folder 973	Adeline Denham McCall: Nomination for North Carolina Award, 1980
Folder 974	William Leon Stacks: Nomination for North Carolina Award, 1981
Folder 975	Ira David Wood III: Nomination for North Carolina Award in the Fine Arts, 1981
Folder 976-992 Folder 976 Folder 977 Folder 978 Folder 979 Folder 980 Folder 981 Folder 982 Folder 983 Folder 984 Folder 985 Folder 986 Folder 987 Folder 988 Folder 989 Folder 990 Folder 991 Folder 992	Clippings
Folder 993	Financial Papers, 1964-1993
Image Folder P-4490/12-17 P-4490/12 P-4490/13 P-4490/14 P-4490/15 P-4490/16 P-4490/17	Photographs, circa 1960s-1980s Photographs chiefly depicting Ragan and others at various social gatherings.

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Acquisitions Information: Accession 102150.

These materials are subject files for Sam Ragan's "Literary Heritage" book. They contain information--including pictures, addresses, newspaper clippings, and survey information--on the authors he wanted to include. They are sorted in alphabetically by last name and also contains some correspondance between Sam Ragan and each of the authors.

Box 92	Literary Heritage of North Carolina addresses
	Literary Heritage book, A-Z

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Collection Number: 04490

Collection Title: Sam Ragan Papers, 1948-1998