Burke Davis Papers, 1920-1990s

Collection Number: 04569

Collection Title: Burke Davis Papers, 1920-1990s

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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

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Copyright Notice: Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.

Preferred Citation: [Identification of item], in the Burke Davis Papers #4569, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Acquisitions Information: Received from Burke Davis of Meadows of Dan, Va., in August 1990 (Acc. 90103) and transferred from the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Va., in October 1990 (Acc. 91018). Addition received from Serena Parks Fisher in April 2015 (Acc. 102189).

Additional Descriptive Resources: A finding aid compiled by the Manuscripts Department at the College of William and Mary for materials in folders 1-740 is available in folder 1a.

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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.

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Papers 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.

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1. Papers, 1920-1987.
2. Additions
2.1. Correspondence and Articles, 1960s-1990s (Addition of April 2015)

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About 1900 items.

Folder 1a	Finding aid for materials in folders 1-740 compiled by the Manuscripts Department at the College of William and Mary.
Folder 1	General correspondence Correspondence 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 material Includes 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 4 Folder 5 Folder 6 Folder 7 Folder 8 Folder 9 Folder 10 Folder 11 Folder 12 Folder 13 Folder 14 Folder 15 Folder 16 Folder 17 Folder 18 Folder 19 Folder 20 Folder 21 Folder 22 Folder 23 Folder 24 Folder 25 Folder 26	Yorktown
Folder 27-39 Folder 27 Folder 28 Folder 29 Folder 30 Folder 31 Folder 32 Folder 33 Folder 34 Folder 35 Folder 36 Folder 37 Folder 38 Folder 39	They Called Him Stonewall
Extra Oversize Paper Folder XOPF-4569/1	They Called Him Stonewall: Maps
Folder 40-52 Folder 40 Folder 41 Folder 42 Folder 43 Folder 44 Folder 45 Folder 46 Folder 47 Folder 48 Folder 49 Folder 50 Folder 51 Folder 52	Robert E. Lee and the Civil War
Folder 53-57 Folder 53 Folder 54 Folder 55 Folder 56 Folder 57	Roberta E. Lee
Folder 57a-71	JEB Stuart: The last Cavalier
Folder 72-102 Folder 72 Folder 73 Folder 74 Folder 75 Folder 76 Folder 77 Folder 78 Folder 79 Folder 80 Folder 81 Folder 82 Folder 83 Folder 84 Folder 85 Folder 86 Folder 87 Folder 88 Folder 89 Folder 90 Folder 91 Folder 92 Folder 93 Folder 94 Folder 95 Folder 96 Folder 97 Folder 98 Folder 99 Folder 100 Folder 101 Folder 102	To Appomattox
Extra Oversize Paper Folder XOPF-4569/1	To Appomattox: Maps, book layout art work
Folder 103-105 Folder 103 Folder 104 Folder 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 120 Folder 121 Folder 122 Folder 123 Folder 124 Folder 125 Folder 126 Folder 127 Folder 128 Folder 129 Folder 130 Folder 131 Folder 132 Folder 133 Folder 134 Folder 135 Folder 136 Folder 137 Folder 138 Folder 139 Folder 140 Folder 141 Folder 142 Folder 143 Folder 144 Folder 145 Folder 146 Folder 147 Folder 148 Folder 149 Folder 150	Marine
Folder 151-197 Folder 151 Folder 152 Folder 153 Folder 154 Folder 155 Folder 156 Folder 157 Folder 158 Folder 159 Folder 160 Folder 161 Folder 162 Folder 163 Folder 164 Folder 165 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 Folder 181 Folder 182 Folder 183 Folder 184 Folder 185 Folder 186 Folder 187 Folder 188 Folder 189 Folder 190 Folder 191 Folder 192 Folder 193 Folder 194 Folder 195 Folder 196 Folder 197	The Summer Land
Folder 197a-197c	Rebel Raider: A Biography of Admiral Semmes
Folder 198-283 Folder 198 Folder 199 Folder 200 Folder 201 Folder 202 Folder 203 Folder 204 Folder 205 Folder 206 Folder 207 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 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 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 Folder 258 Folder 259 Folder 260 Folder 261 Folder 262 Folder 263 Folder 264 Folder 265 Folder 266 Folder 267 Folder 268 Folder 269 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	The Billy Mitchell Affair
Folder 284-307 Folder 284 Folder 285 Folder 286 Folder 287 Folder 288 Folder 289 Folder 290 Folder 291 Folder 292 Folder 293 Folder 294 Folder 295 Folder 296 Folder 297 Folder 298 Folder 299 Folder 300 Folder 301 Folder 302 Folder 303 Folder 304 Folder 305 Folder 306 Folder 307	A Williamsburg Galaxy
Folder 308-326 Folder 308 Folder 309 Folder 310 Folder 311 Folder 312 Folder 313 Folder 314 Folder 315 Folder 316 Folder 317 Folder 318 Folder 319 Folder 320 Folder 321 Folder 322 Folder 323 Folder 324 Folder 325 Folder 326	The World of Currier and Ives
Folder 327-340 Folder 327 Folder 328 Folder 329 Folder 330 Folder 331 Folder 332 Folder 333 Folder 334 Folder 335 Folder 336 Folder 337 Folder 338 Folder 339 Folder 340	The Billy Mitchell Story
Folder 341-392 Folder 341 Folder 342 Folder 343 Folder 344 Folder 345 Folder 346 Folder 347 Folder 348 Folder 349 Folder 350 Folder 351 Folder 352 Folder 353 Folder 354 Folder 355 Folder 356 Folder 357 Folder 358 Folder 359 Folder 360 Folder 361 Folder 362 Folder 363 Folder 364 Folder 365 Folder 366 Folder 367 Folder 368 Folder 369 Folder 370 Folder 371 Folder 372 Folder 373 Folder 374 Folder 375 Folder 376 Folder 377 Folder 378 Folder 379 Folder 380 Folder 381 Folder 382 Folder 383 Folder 384 Folder 385 Folder 386 Folder 387 Folder 388 Folder 389 Folder 390 Folder 391 Folder 392	Get Yamamoto
Folder 393-408 Folder 393 Folder 394 Folder 395 Folder 396 Folder 397 Folder 398 Folder 399 Folder 400 Folder 401 Folder 402 Folder 403 Folder 404 Folder 405 Folder 406 Folder 407 Folder 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 409 Folder 410 Folder 411 Folder 412 Folder 413 Folder 414 Folder 415 Folder 416 Folder 417 Folder 418 Folder 419 Folder 420 Folder 421 Folder 422 Folder 423 Folder 424 Folder 425 Folder 426 Folder 427 Folder 428 Folder 429 Folder 430 Folder 431 Folder 432 Folder 433 Folder 434 Folder 435 Folder 436 Folder 437 Folder 438 Folder 439 Folder 440 Folder 441 Folder 442 Folder 443 Folder 444 Folder 445 Folder 446 Folder 447 Folder 448 Folder 449 Folder 450	The Campaign That Won America
Folder 451-452 Folder 451 Folder 452	Getting to Know Jamestown
Folder 453-454 Folder 453 Folder 454	Getting to Know Thomas Jefferson's Virginia
Folder 455-470 Folder 455 Folder 456 Folder 457 Folder 458 Folder 459 Folder 460 Folder 461 Folder 462 Folder 463 Folder 464 Folder 465 Folder 466 Folder 467 Folder 468 Folder 469 Folder 470	Heroes of the American Revolution
Folder 471-476 Folder 471 Folder 472 Folder 473 Folder 474 Folder 475 Folder 476	Amelia Earhart
Folder 477	Biography of a Leak
Folder 478-478a	Biography of a King Snake
Folder 479-488 Folder 479 Folder 480 Folder 481 Folder 482 Folder 483 Folder 484 Folder 485 Folder 486 Folder 487 Folder 488	Three for Revolution
Folder 489-526 Folder 489 Folder 490 Folder 491 Folder 492 Folder 493 Folder 494 Folder 495 Folder 496 Folder 497 Folder 498 Folder 499 Folder 500 Folder 501 Folder 502 Folder 503 Folder 504 Folder 505 Folder 506 Folder 507 Folder 508 Folder 509 Folder 510 Folder 511 Folder 512 Folder 513 Folder 514 Folder 515 Folder 516 Folder 517 Folder 518 Folder 519 Folder 520 Folder 521 Folder 522 Folder 523 Folder 524 Folder 525 Folder 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 531 Folder 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 536 Folder 537 Folder 538 Folder 539	Ford Times articles
Folder 539a	The Ironworker article
Folder 540	King Christopher Crow
Folder 541	Burke Davis Publicity Newspaper clippings by and about Burke Davis.
Folder 542-604 Folder 542 Folder 543 Folder 544 Folder 545 Folder 546 Folder 547 Folder 548 Folder 549 Folder 550 Folder 551 Folder 552 Folder 553 Folder 554 Folder 555 Folder 556 Folder 557 Folder 558 Folder 559 Folder 560 Folder 561 Folder 562 Folder 563 Folder 564 Folder 565 Folder 566 Folder 567 Folder 568 Folder 569 Folder 570 Folder 571 Folder 572 Folder 573 Folder 574 Folder 575 Folder 576 Folder 577 Folder 578 Folder 579 Folder 580 Folder 581 Folder 582 Folder 583 Folder 584 Folder 585 Folder 586 Folder 587 Folder 588 Folder 589 Folder 590 Folder 591 Folder 592 Folder 593 Folder 594 Folder 595 Folder 596 Folder 597 Folder 598 Folder 599 Folder 600 Folder 601 Folder 602 Folder 603 Folder 604	Old Hickory: A Life of Andrew Jackson
Folder 605-607 Folder 605 Folder 606 Folder 607	The Summer Land
Folder 608-711 Folder 608 Folder 609 Folder 610 Folder 611 Folder 612 Folder 613 Folder 614 Folder 615 Folder 616 Folder 617 Folder 618 Folder 619 Folder 620 Folder 621 Folder 622 Folder 623 Folder 624 Folder 625 Folder 626 Folder 627 Folder 628 Folder 629 Folder 630 Folder 631 Folder 632 Folder 633 Folder 634 Folder 635 Folder 636 Folder 637 Folder 638 Folder 639 Folder 640 Folder 641 Folder 642 Folder 643 Folder 644 Folder 645 Folder 646 Folder 647 Folder 648 Folder 649 Folder 650 Folder 651 Folder 652 Folder 653 Folder 654 Folder 655 Folder 656 Folder 657 Folder 658 Folder 659 Folder 660 Folder 661 Folder 662 Folder 663 Folder 664 Folder 665 Folder 666 Folder 667 Folder 668 Folder 669 Folder 670 Folder 671 Folder 672 Folder 673 Folder 674 Folder 675 Folder 676 Folder 677 Folder 678 Folder 679 Folder 680 Folder 681 Folder 682 Folder 683 Folder 684 Folder 685 Folder 686 Folder 687 Folder 688 Folder 689 Folder 690 Folder 691 Folder 692 Folder 693 Folder 694 Folder 695 Folder 696 Folder 697 Folder 698 Folder 699 Folder 700 Folder 701 Folder 702 Folder 703 Folder 704 Folder 705 Folder 706 Folder 707 Folder 708 Folder 709 Folder 710 Folder 711	Sherman's March
Folder 712-720 Folder 712 Folder 713 Folder 714 Folder 715 Folder 716 Folder 717 Folder 718 Folder 719 Folder 720	50 Year Book
Folder 721-739 Folder 721 Folder 722 Folder 723 Folder 724 Folder 725 Folder 726 Folder 727 Folder 728 Folder 729 Folder 730 Folder 731 Folder 732 Folder 733 Folder 734 Folder 735 Folder 736 Folder 737 Folder 738 Folder 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 741 Folder 742 Folder 743 Folder 744 Folder 745 Folder 746 Folder 747 Folder 748 Folder 749 Folder 750 Folder 751 Folder 752 Folder 753	Correspondence and other materials Items 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 754 Folder 755 Folder 756 Folder 757 Folder 758 Folder 759 Folder 760 Folder 761 Folder 762 Folder 763 Folder 764 Folder 765 Folder 766 Folder 767 Folder 768 Folder 769 Folder 770 Folder 771 Folder 772 Folder 773 Folder 774 Folder 775 Folder 776 Folder 777 Folder 778 Folder 779 Folder 780 Folder 781 Folder 782 Folder 783 Folder 784 Folder 785 Folder 786 Folder 787 Folder 788 Folder 789 Folder 790 Folder 791 Folder 792	War Bird: The Life and Times of Elliott White Springs Items 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 793 Folder 794 Folder 795 Folder 796 Folder 797 Folder 798 Folder 799 Folder 800 Folder 801 Folder 802 Folder 803 Folder 804 Folder 805 Folder 806 Folder 807 Folder 808 Folder 809 Folder 810 Folder 811 Folder 812	The Long Surrender Items relating to The Long Surrender (Random House, 1985), including working papers, source notes, photo layout, and other items.

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Acquisitions Information: Accession 102189.

Box 48	“So I Ruint Him Eh?”, Rena Cole Parks, 1966
	Correspondence and articles circa 1960s-1990s

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Collection Number: 04569 Collection Title: Burke Davis Papers, 1920-1990s

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Collection Number: 04569

Collection Title: Burke Davis Papers, 1920-1990s