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Size | 70.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 1900 items) |
Abstract | Burke Davis was a journalist, novelist, historian, and biographer from Durham, N.C. The collection contains correspondence, drafts of books and articles, notes, and other items. There are materials relating to all of Davis's major works, as well as newspaper columns Davis wrote when he was sports editor for the Charlotte News. |
Creator | Davis, Burke, 1913-2006. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: Manuscripts Department Staff, March 1990
Encoded by: Danielle Weber and Jackie Dean, March 2007
Updated because of addition, November 2018
Revised by: Dawne Howard Lucas, December 2021
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Burke Davis (1913-2006) was a journalist, novelist, historian, and biographer from Durham, N.C.
Back to TopPapers of Durham, N.C., journalist, novelist, historian, and biographer Burke Davis include correspondence, drafts of books and articles, notes, and other items. There are materials relating to all of Davis's major works, newspaper columns Davis wrote when he was sports editor for the Charlotte News.
Back to TopFolder 1a |
Finding aid for materials in folders 1-740 compiled by the Manuscripts Department at the College of William and Mary. |
Folder 1 |
General correspondenceCorrespondence regarding Civil War and Civil War Roundtable, Gettysburg, The Ragged Ones, and 1812. |
Folder 2 |
Articles by Davis, articles on Davis, source material for an unknown work. |
Folder 3 |
Articles and correspondence of and with Harry Golden and the Carolina Israelite. |
Folder 3a-3k |
Biographical materialIncludes correspondence, 1952-1971; certificates; correspondence and other materials related to the Mayflower Cup Award; and other items. |
Folder 3l-3n |
Ragged Ones |
Folder 3n-3q |
Whisper My Name |
Folder 4-26
Folder 4Folder 5Folder 6Folder 7Folder 8Folder 9Folder 10Folder 11Folder 12Folder 13Folder 14Folder 15Folder 16Folder 17Folder 18Folder 19Folder 20Folder 21Folder 22Folder 23Folder 24Folder 25Folder 26 |
Yorktown |
Folder 27-39
Folder 27Folder 28Folder 29Folder 30Folder 31Folder 32Folder 33Folder 34Folder 35Folder 36Folder 37Folder 38Folder 39 |
They Called Him Stonewall |
Extra Oversize Paper Folder XOPF-4569/1 |
They Called Him Stonewall: Maps |
Folder 40-52
Folder 40Folder 41Folder 42Folder 43Folder 44Folder 45Folder 46Folder 47Folder 48Folder 49Folder 50Folder 51Folder 52 |
Robert E. Lee and the Civil War |
Folder 53-57
Folder 53Folder 54Folder 55Folder 56Folder 57 |
Roberta E. Lee |
Folder 57a-71 |
JEB Stuart: The last Cavalier |
Folder 72-102
Folder 72Folder 73Folder 74Folder 75Folder 76Folder 77Folder 78Folder 79Folder 80Folder 81Folder 82Folder 83Folder 84Folder 85Folder 86Folder 87Folder 88Folder 89Folder 90Folder 91Folder 92Folder 93Folder 94Folder 95Folder 96Folder 97Folder 98Folder 99Folder 100Folder 101Folder 102 |
To Appomattox |
Extra Oversize Paper Folder XOPF-4569/1 |
To Appomattox: Maps, book layout art work |
Folder 103-105
Folder 103Folder 104Folder 105 |
I Rode with JEB Stuart by H. B. McClellan, edited by Burke Davis |
Folder 106-118a |
Our Incredible Civil War |
Folder 119 |
America's First Army |
Folder 119a-119c |
Mexican War |
Folder 120-150
Folder 120Folder 121Folder 122Folder 123Folder 124Folder 125Folder 126Folder 127Folder 128Folder 129Folder 130Folder 131Folder 132Folder 133Folder 134Folder 135Folder 136Folder 137Folder 138Folder 139Folder 140Folder 141Folder 142Folder 143Folder 144Folder 145Folder 146Folder 147Folder 148Folder 149Folder 150 |
Marine |
Folder 151-197
Folder 151Folder 152Folder 153Folder 154Folder 155Folder 156Folder 157Folder 158Folder 159Folder 160Folder 161Folder 162Folder 163Folder 164Folder 165Folder 166Folder 167Folder 168Folder 169Folder 170Folder 171Folder 172Folder 173Folder 174Folder 175Folder 176Folder 177Folder 178Folder 179Folder 180Folder 181Folder 182Folder 183Folder 184Folder 185Folder 186Folder 187Folder 188Folder 189Folder 190Folder 191Folder 192Folder 193Folder 194Folder 195Folder 196Folder 197 |
The Summer Land |
Folder 197a-197c |
Rebel Raider: A Biography of Admiral Semmes |
Folder 198-283
Folder 198Folder 199Folder 200Folder 201Folder 202Folder 203Folder 204Folder 205Folder 206Folder 207Folder 208Folder 209Folder 210Folder 211Folder 212Folder 213Folder 214Folder 215Folder 216Folder 217Folder 218Folder 219Folder 220Folder 221Folder 222Folder 223Folder 224Folder 225Folder 226Folder 227Folder 228Folder 229Folder 230Folder 231Folder 232Folder 233Folder 234Folder 235Folder 236Folder 237Folder 238Folder 239Folder 240Folder 241Folder 242Folder 243Folder 244Folder 245Folder 246Folder 247Folder 248Folder 249Folder 250Folder 251Folder 252Folder 253Folder 254Folder 255Folder 256Folder 257Folder 258Folder 259Folder 260Folder 261Folder 262Folder 263Folder 264Folder 265Folder 266Folder 267Folder 268Folder 269Folder 270Folder 271Folder 272Folder 273Folder 274Folder 275Folder 276Folder 277Folder 278Folder 279Folder 280Folder 281Folder 282Folder 283 |
The Billy Mitchell Affair |
Folder 284-307
Folder 284Folder 285Folder 286Folder 287Folder 288Folder 289Folder 290Folder 291Folder 292Folder 293Folder 294Folder 295Folder 296Folder 297Folder 298Folder 299Folder 300Folder 301Folder 302Folder 303Folder 304Folder 305Folder 306Folder 307 |
A Williamsburg Galaxy |
Folder 308-326
Folder 308Folder 309Folder 310Folder 311Folder 312Folder 313Folder 314Folder 315Folder 316Folder 317Folder 318Folder 319Folder 320Folder 321Folder 322Folder 323Folder 324Folder 325Folder 326 |
The World of Currier and Ives |
Folder 327-340
Folder 327Folder 328Folder 329Folder 330Folder 331Folder 332Folder 333Folder 334Folder 335Folder 336Folder 337Folder 338Folder 339Folder 340 |
The Billy Mitchell Story |
Folder 341-392
Folder 341Folder 342Folder 343Folder 344Folder 345Folder 346Folder 347Folder 348Folder 349Folder 350Folder 351Folder 352Folder 353Folder 354Folder 355Folder 356Folder 357Folder 358Folder 359Folder 360Folder 361Folder 362Folder 363Folder 364Folder 365Folder 366Folder 367Folder 368Folder 369Folder 370Folder 371Folder 372Folder 373Folder 374Folder 375Folder 376Folder 377Folder 378Folder 379Folder 380Folder 381Folder 382Folder 383Folder 384Folder 385Folder 386Folder 387Folder 388Folder 389Folder 390Folder 391Folder 392 |
"Get Yamamoto" |
Folder 393-408
Folder 393Folder 394Folder 395Folder 396Folder 397Folder 398Folder 399Folder 400Folder 401Folder 402Folder 403Folder 404Folder 405Folder 406Folder 407Folder 408 |
Yorktown: The Winning of American Independence |
Extra Oversize Paper Folder XOPF-4569/1 |
Yorktown: The Winning of American Independence: Maps, book layout art work |
Folder 409-450
Folder 409Folder 410Folder 411Folder 412Folder 413Folder 414Folder 415Folder 416Folder 417Folder 418Folder 419Folder 420Folder 421Folder 422Folder 423Folder 424Folder 425Folder 426Folder 427Folder 428Folder 429Folder 430Folder 431Folder 432Folder 433Folder 434Folder 435Folder 436Folder 437Folder 438Folder 439Folder 440Folder 441Folder 442Folder 443Folder 444Folder 445Folder 446Folder 447Folder 448Folder 449Folder 450 |
The Campaign That Won America |
Folder 451-452
Folder 451Folder 452 |
Getting to Know Jamestown |
Folder 453-454
Folder 453Folder 454 |
Getting to Know Thomas Jefferson's Virginia |
Folder 455-470
Folder 455Folder 456Folder 457Folder 458Folder 459Folder 460Folder 461Folder 462Folder 463Folder 464Folder 465Folder 466Folder 467Folder 468Folder 469Folder 470 |
Heroes of the American Revolution |
Folder 471-476
Folder 471Folder 472Folder 473Folder 474Folder 475Folder 476 |
Amelia Earhart |
Folder 477 |
Biography of a Leak |
Folder 478-478a |
Biography of a King Snake |
Folder 479-488
Folder 479Folder 480Folder 481Folder 482Folder 483Folder 484Folder 485Folder 486Folder 487Folder 488 |
Three for Revolution |
Folder 489-526
Folder 489Folder 490Folder 491Folder 492Folder 493Folder 494Folder 495Folder 496Folder 497Folder 498Folder 499Folder 500Folder 501Folder 502Folder 503Folder 504Folder 505Folder 506Folder 507Folder 508Folder 509Folder 510Folder 511Folder 512Folder 513Folder 514Folder 515Folder 516Folder 517Folder 518Folder 519Folder 520Folder 521Folder 522Folder 523Folder 524Folder 525Folder 526 |
George Washington and the American Revolution |
Folder 527-529b |
Black Heroes of the American Revolution |
Folder 530 |
Runaway Balloon: The Last Flight of Confederate Air Force One |
Folder 531-532
Folder 531Folder 532 |
Newer and Better Organic Gardening |
Folder 533 |
U.S. News and World Report |
Folder 534 |
Appomattox |
Folder 535 |
Biography of a Fish Hawk |
Folder 536-539
Folder 536Folder 537Folder 538Folder 539 |
Ford Times articles |
Folder 539a |
The Ironworker article |
Folder 540 |
King Christopher Crow |
Folder 541 |
Burke Davis PublicityNewspaper clippings by and about Burke Davis. |
Folder 542-604
Folder 542Folder 543Folder 544Folder 545Folder 546Folder 547Folder 548Folder 549Folder 550Folder 551Folder 552Folder 553Folder 554Folder 555Folder 556Folder 557Folder 558Folder 559Folder 560Folder 561Folder 562Folder 563Folder 564Folder 565Folder 566Folder 567Folder 568Folder 569Folder 570Folder 571Folder 572Folder 573Folder 574Folder 575Folder 576Folder 577Folder 578Folder 579Folder 580Folder 581Folder 582Folder 583Folder 584Folder 585Folder 586Folder 587Folder 588Folder 589Folder 590Folder 591Folder 592Folder 593Folder 594Folder 595Folder 596Folder 597Folder 598Folder 599Folder 600Folder 601Folder 602Folder 603Folder 604 |
Old Hickory: A Life of Andrew Jackson |
Folder 605-607
Folder 605Folder 606Folder 607 |
The Summer Land |
Folder 608-711
Folder 608Folder 609Folder 610Folder 611Folder 612Folder 613Folder 614Folder 615Folder 616Folder 617Folder 618Folder 619Folder 620Folder 621Folder 622Folder 623Folder 624Folder 625Folder 626Folder 627Folder 628Folder 629Folder 630Folder 631Folder 632Folder 633Folder 634Folder 635Folder 636Folder 637Folder 638Folder 639Folder 640Folder 641Folder 642Folder 643Folder 644Folder 645Folder 646Folder 647Folder 648Folder 649Folder 650Folder 651Folder 652Folder 653Folder 654Folder 655Folder 656Folder 657Folder 658Folder 659Folder 660Folder 661Folder 662Folder 663Folder 664Folder 665Folder 666Folder 667Folder 668Folder 669Folder 670Folder 671Folder 672Folder 673Folder 674Folder 675Folder 676Folder 677Folder 678Folder 679Folder 680Folder 681Folder 682Folder 683Folder 684Folder 685Folder 686Folder 687Folder 688Folder 689Folder 690Folder 691Folder 692Folder 693Folder 694Folder 695Folder 696Folder 697Folder 698Folder 699Folder 700Folder 701Folder 702Folder 703Folder 704Folder 705Folder 706Folder 707Folder 708Folder 709Folder 710Folder 711 |
Sherman's March |
Folder 712-720
Folder 712Folder 713Folder 714Folder 715Folder 716Folder 717Folder 718Folder 719Folder 720 |
50 Year Book |
Folder 721-739
Folder 721Folder 722Folder 723Folder 724Folder 725Folder 726Folder 727Folder 728Folder 729Folder 730Folder 731Folder 732Folder 733Folder 734Folder 735Folder 736Folder 737Folder 738Folder 739 |
Old Hickory: A Life of Andrew Jackson |
Folder 740 |
Sherman's March |
Oversize Paper Folder OPF-4569/1 |
Sherman's March: Map: General William T. Sherman's March Through Georgia and the Carolinas, November 1864-April 1865 |
Folder 741-753
Folder 741Folder 742Folder 743Folder 744Folder 745Folder 746Folder 747Folder 748Folder 749Folder 750Folder 751Folder 752Folder 753 |
Correspondence and other materialsItems relating to other writers, including William Styron, Harry Golden, Mac Hyman; awards received by Davis; items about his service on the Pulitzer Prize jury and the Pullern libel suit, which resulted in the publication of Marine; correspondence with readers, agents (Hal Matson, Joan Fulton), and publishers. |
Folder 754-792
Folder 754Folder 755Folder 756Folder 757Folder 758Folder 759Folder 760Folder 761Folder 762Folder 763Folder 764Folder 765Folder 766Folder 767Folder 768Folder 769Folder 770Folder 771Folder 772Folder 773Folder 774Folder 775Folder 776Folder 777Folder 778Folder 779Folder 780Folder 781Folder 782Folder 783Folder 784Folder 785Folder 786Folder 787Folder 788Folder 789Folder 790Folder 791Folder 792 |
War Bird: The Life and Times of Elliott White SpringsItems relating to War Bird: The Life and Times of Elliots White Spring (UNC Press, 1987), including working papers, notes, and other items. |
Folder 793-812
Folder 793Folder 794Folder 795Folder 796Folder 797Folder 798Folder 799Folder 800Folder 801Folder 802Folder 803Folder 804Folder 805Folder 806Folder 807Folder 808Folder 809Folder 810Folder 811Folder 812 |
The Long SurrenderItems relating to The Long Surrender (Random House, 1985), including working papers, source notes, photo layout, and other items. |
Acquisitions Information: Accession 102189.
Box 48 |
“So I Ruint Him Eh?”, Rena Cole Parks, 1966 |
Correspondence and articles circa 1960s-1990s |