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Size | 217 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 139,000 items) |
Abstract | The collection of white poet and professor of literature and creative writing, Shelby Stevenson (1938-) includes personal and professional correspondence; files relating to Pembroke Magazine, North Carolina arts organizations, and Stephenson's academic career; and many writings by Stephenson, both poetry and prose. Included is correspondence with local, national, and international poets, novelists, editors, and publishers, including A. R. Ammons, Fred Chappell, Norman Macleod, Guy Owen, and Paul Green. There is also some correspondence with friends and relatives. Pembroke Magazine materials include correspondence with contributors and issue files. Also included are files relating to North Carolina arts organizations with which Stephenson was involved, including the North Carolina Literary and Historical Association, the North Carolina Writers Network, the North Carolina Poetry Society, and the Friends of Weymouth. There is also some material relating to Stephenson's academic career, especially at the University of Pittsburgh, the University of Wisconsin, and the University of North Carolina at Pembroke (formerly Pembroke State University). Included are teaching materials and other items. Stephenson's writings include many drafts of poems, manuscripts of several books of poetry, and essays and book reviews. There are also biographical materials and bibliographies of Stephenson's writings and audio recordings of talks, lectures, panels, and interviews by Stephenson and others. |
Creator | Stephenson, Shelby, 1938- |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: Christopher Ryland, Kristin Olson, Rebecca Hollingsworth, Janna Sayle, Linda Sellars, Lynn Holdzkom, Michelle Mascaro, Emily O'Neill, Dawne E. Howard, Kathryn Roth, October 2001, 2004-2005, December 2006, 2007
Encoded by: Jackie Dean, 1998
Updated by: Gergana Abernathy, July 2016; Amy Morgan and Nancy Kaiser, March 2017; Lydia Neuroth and Laura Smith, March 2018; Anne Wells and Melanie Meents, June 2019; Dawne Howard Lucas, December 2021
Additions since January 1994 have not been integrated into the original deposit; researchers are encouraged to review description for all additions for pertinent materials.
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Shelby Stephenson (1938-) is a poet; professor of literature and creative writing at Campbell College (now University), Buies Creek, N.C., 1974-1978, and at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke (formerly Pembroke State University) after 1978; and editor of Pembroke Magazine beginning in 1979.
Shelby Stephenson was born 14 June 1938, near Benson, N.C. The youngest of four children, he lived in a three-room shanty on the 62-acre family farm until 1951, when the family built a ranch house on the property. The Stephensons lived off the farm, where they hunted, fished, and raised livestock.
As a child, Stephenson learned to play the guitar and to appreciate and write poetry. He was graduated from Cleveland High School in 1956 and was named the most outstanding student of his class. The following fall, Stephenson began working his way through the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, where he cleaned tables in the dining hall. While in college, Stephenson also worked at as janitor and disc jockey at WMPM radio in Smithfield. After graduation from UNC in 1960, Stephenson worked at WTVD-TV in Durham, N.C. At the same time, Stephenson began studying at the UNC Law School, but quit after two and a half years, leaving one semester short of graduation.
Stephenson then worked for American Telephone & Telegraph for a year and a half. In April 1965, he entered graduate school in English at the University of Pittsburgh. In 1966, he married Linda Letchworth Wilson, and, in 1968, he was admitted to the doctoral program in English at the University of Wisconsin at Madison. Stephenson received his Ph.D. in May 1974 with a dissertation on law in the novels of William Faulkner. In 1974, Stephenson became chairman of the English Department at Campbell College in Buies Creek, N.C. In 1978, he left for a position at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke (formerly Pembroke State University), Pembroke, N.C., where he has edited Pembroke Magazine since 1979.
Stephenson began to publish his own poetry in spring 1973, gaining a reputation as one of the finest poets of eastern North Carolina. His first book, Middle Creek Poems (1979) was the co-winner of the Zoe Kincaid Brockman Memorial Award. Other books include Carolina Shout! (1985); Finch's Mash (1990); The Persimmon Tree Carol (1990); Plankhouse (1993), a poetic documentary with photographs by Roger Manley; and Poor People (1998). He and his wife have also recorded a CD called Tribute to Hank Williams.
Stephenson lived in Southern Pines, N.C., from August 1978 to March 1996, when he moved to his birthplace near Benson.
Back to TopThe collection includes personal and professional correspondence of Shelby Stephenson; files relating to Pembroke Magazine, North Carolina arts organizations, and Stephenson's academic career studying and teaching at the University of Pittsburgh, the University of Wisconsin, and the University of North Carolina at Pembroke (formerly Pembroke State University); and many writings by Stephenson, both poetry and prose. Included is correspondence with local, national, and international poets, novelists, editors, and publishers, including A. R. Ammons, Fred Chappell, Guy Owen, and Paul Green. There is also some correspondence with friends and relatives. Files relating to Pembroke Magazine include material on each issue since Stephenson began to edit the magazine in 1979. Items include manuscripts of literary pieces included in the issues, correspondence with readers of the magazine, correspondence with subscribers to the magazine, and organizational notes about the issues. Financial information about each issue is also included.
Included in the writings are manuscripts of individual poems as well as manuscripts for books of poems, and Stephenson's critical essays and book reviews. There are also two boxes of material containing rejection letters from literary contests and journals and one box of index cards documenting successes and failures of Stephenson's literary submissions.
Note that additions received after January 1994 have not been integrated into the original deposit. These additions include audio recordings of talks, lectures, panels, and interviews by Stephenson and others, including Lenard D. Moore, Erskine Cadwell, Mark Sofier, Mary Jarrell, and Sister Bernetta Quinn.
Back to TopSee also additions after January 1994.
Arrangement: alphabetical by correspondent.
Correspondence and other items arranged by correspondent. Included are letters and, in some cases, writings by the correspondents and/or essays by Stephenson about their work. In a few cases, letters to Stephenson about particular correspondents also appear.
There is substantial correspondence with A. R. Ammons, Fred Chappell, Norman Macleod, Guy Owen, and others. With Ammons, Stephenson discussed Ammons's poetry, Stephenson's poetry, Stephenson's reviews of Ammons's books, interviews with Ammons, the Ammons issue of Pembroke Magazine (#18), book awards, and topics of personal interest. With Chappell, Stephenson discussed his own poetry and Chappell's views about academia and poetry in general, with specific references to individual poets. There is also discussion of opera, bluegrass, and jazz. Correspondence with Macleod chiefly concerns Pembroke Magazine and Macleod's health. A few drafts of Macleod's poetry are included.
While most of the correspondence is with people connected in some formal way with creative writing or academia, there is also some correspondence with family members and others. Topics discussed are poetry, Pembroke Magazine, and Stephenson's personal and professional life. Greeting cards, wedding announcements, and get-well letters are also included.
See also additions after January 1994.
See also additions after January 1994.
Arrangement: by issue.
Files for each issue of the annual Pembroke Magazine since Stephenson assumed the editorship in 1979, plus some material from previous issues.
Folders typically contain materials generated in the process of putting an issue together. Material tangential to particular issues--grant applications, financial items, reader correspondence--appears as "Other Material" in the issue's final folder. folders marked "Layout/Design/Editing" include materials that relate to the organization of the issues--contributors' lists, internal memos, etc. folders marked "Original Manuscripts" submissions as received; folders marked "Typeset Manuscripts" contain galleys and proofs of those manuscripts along with corrections and printer's directions.
Folder 311A |
Issues 2-10 |
Folder 311B |
Issue 11 |
Folder 311C-314B |
Issue 12 |
Folder 315-320B |
Issue 13 |
Folder 321-322B |
Issue 14 |
Folder 323-325B |
Issue 15 |
Folder 326-329B |
Issue 16 |
Folder 330-334B |
Issue 17 |
Folder 335-340A |
Issue 18 |
Folder 341-344B |
Issue 19 |
Folder 345-353B |
Issue 20 |
Folder 354-358B |
Issue 21 |
Folder 359-363B |
Issue 22 |
Folder 364-368B |
Issue 23 |
Folder 369 |
Issue 24 |
Folder 270-372
Folder 270Folder 271Folder 272Folder 273Folder 274Folder 275Folder 276Folder 277Folder 278Folder 279Folder 280Folder 281Folder 282Folder 283Folder 284Folder 285Folder 286Folder 287Folder 288Folder 289Folder 290Folder 291Folder 292Folder 293Folder 294Folder 295Folder 296Folder 297Folder 298Folder 299Folder 300Folder 301Folder 302Folder 303Folder 304Folder 305Folder 306Folder 307Folder 308Folder 309Folder 310Folder 311Folder 312Folder 313Folder 314Folder 315Folder 316Folder 317Folder 318Folder 319Folder 320Folder 321Folder 322Folder 323Folder 324Folder 325Folder 326Folder 327Folder 328Folder 329Folder 330Folder 331Folder 332Folder 333Folder 334Folder 335Folder 336Folder 337Folder 338Folder 339Folder 340Folder 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 372 |
Issue 25 |
See also additions after January 1994.
Arrangement: alphabetical by submittor.
Submissions to Pembroke Magazine and correspondence relating to those submissions. Included are manuscripts of poems and works of short fiction. Included are submissions and related correspondence from other authors not represented in Series 1.
Folder 373-374
Folder 373Folder 374 |
A |
Folder 375-378
Folder 375Folder 376Folder 377Folder 378 |
B |
Folder 379-381
Folder 379Folder 380Folder 381 |
C |
Folder 382-383
Folder 382Folder 383 |
D |
Folder 384 |
E |
Folder 385-386
Folder 385Folder 386 |
F |
Folder 387-388
Folder 387Folder 388 |
G |
Folder 389-391
Folder 389Folder 390Folder 391 |
H |
Folder 392 |
I |
Folder 393-394
Folder 393Folder 394 |
J |
Folder 395-397
Folder 395Folder 396Folder 397 |
K |
Folder 398-400
Folder 398Folder 399Folder 400 |
L |
Folder 401-405
Folder 401Folder 402Folder 403Folder 404Folder 405 |
M |
Folder 406 |
N |
Folder 407 |
O |
Folder 408-410
Folder 408Folder 409Folder 410 |
P |
Folder 411-417
Folder 411Folder 412Folder 413Folder 414Folder 415Folder 416Folder 417 |
R |
Folder 418-424
Folder 418Folder 419Folder 420Folder 421Folder 422Folder 423Folder 424 |
S |
Folder 425-426
Folder 425Folder 426 |
T |
Folder 427 |
U-V |
Folder 428-431
Folder 428Folder 429Folder 430Folder 431 |
W |
Folder 432 |
Y-Z |
Folder 433 |
Unidentified |
See also additions after January 1994.
Folder 434 |
Business |
Folder 435-437
Folder 435Folder 436Folder 437 |
Budget |
Folder 438 |
Correspondence: Advertising |
Folder 439 |
Correspondence: Contributors |
Folder 440 |
Correspondence: Internal |
Folder 441 |
Correspondence: Miscellaneous |
Folder 442 |
Correspondence: Subscriber |
See also additions after January 1994.
Arrangement: alphabetical by organization.
Materials relating to North Carolina arts organizations of which Stephenson was a member or from which Pembroke Magazine received funding. Organizations substantively represented are the North Carolina Literary and Historical Association, the North Carolina Writers' Network, the North Carolina Poetry Society, and the Friends of Weymouth. Items include memos, letters and notes, grant information, and materials relating to specific arts events.
See also additions after January 1994.
Arrangement: alphabetical.
Files relating to academic institutions with which Stephenson was associated, especially the University of Pittsburgh, the University of Wisconsin, and the University of North Carolina at Pembroke (formerly Pembroke State University). Included are teaching materials and items relating to institutional self-study, classes taken, classes taught, degrees earned, student evaluations, employment, and guitar classes Stephenson took at Sandhills Community College. Other institutions included are the North Carolina Governor's School, where Stephenson was a teacher, and South Johnston High School, where he was a member of the evaluation committee, 1981-1982.
Folder 541 |
Campbell College, 1974-1978 |
Folder 542 |
East Carolina University |
Folder 543-544
Folder 543Folder 544 |
Governor's School of North Carolina, 1990-1991 |
Folder 545 |
Louisburg College, 1986 |
Folder 546 |
Methodist College |
Folder 547 |
North Carolina State University |
Folder 548-556A |
University of North Carolina at Pembroke (formerly Pembroke State University) |
Folder 556B |
Professional job-seeking |
Folder 557 |
Richmond Technical Institute |
Folder 558-559
Folder 558Folder 559 |
South Johnston High School, 1981-1982 |
Folder 560 |
Sandhills Community College |
Folder 561 |
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
Folder 562-564
Folder 562Folder 563Folder 564 |
University of Pittsburgh, 1965-1968 |
Folder 565 |
University of South Carolina |
Folder 566-575
Folder 566Folder 567Folder 568Folder 569Folder 570Folder 571Folder 572Folder 573Folder 574Folder 575 |
University of Wisconsin, 1968-1974 |
See also additions after January 1994..
Handwritten and typed writings by Stephenson, including writing his Ph.D. dissertation, notebooks, poems, critical essays, book reviews, and bibliographies of his published works.
See also additions after January 1994.
See also additions after January 1994..
Materials removed from binders and tipped in materials. Following the notebooks that were numbered by Stephenson are six previously unnumbered and untitled notebooks now labeled "A" through "F," containing handwritten drafts of poems. Following these notebooks are five folders of material labeled "Culls" by Stephenson. These contain rough drafts of poems.
Folder 576 |
Book 1 |
Folder 577 |
Book 2 |
Folder 578 |
Book 3 |
Folder 579 |
Book 4 |
Folder 580 |
Book 5 |
Folder 581 |
Book 6 |
Folder 582 |
Book 7 |
Folder 583 |
Book 8 |
Folder 584 |
Book 9 |
Folder 585 |
Book 10 |
Folder 586 |
Book 11 |
Folder 587 |
Book 12 |
Folder 588 |
Book 13 |
Folder 589 |
Book 14 |
Folder 590 |
Book 15 |
Folder 591 |
Book 16 |
Folder 592 |
Book 18 |
Folder 593 |
Book 19 |
Folder 594 |
Book 20 |
Folder 595 |
Book 21 |
Folder 596 |
Book 22 |
Folder 597 |
Book 23 |
Folder 598 |
Book 24 |
Folder 599 |
Book 25 |
Folder 600 |
Book 26 |
Folder 601 |
Book 27 |
Folder 602 |
Book 28 |
Folder 603 |
Book 29 |
Folder 604 |
Book 30 |
Folder 605 |
Book 31 |
Folder 606 |
Book 32 |
Folder 607 |
Book 33 |
Folder 608 |
Book 34 |
Folder 609 |
Book 35 |
Folder 610 |
Book 36 |
Folder 611 |
Book 37 |
Folder 612 |
Book 38 |
Folder 613 |
Book 39 |
Folder 614-616 |
Book 40 |
Folder 617 |
Book 41 |
Folder 618 |
Book A |
Folder 619 |
Book B |
Folder 620 |
Book C |
Folder 621-622
Folder 621Folder 622 |
Book D |
Folder 623 |
Book E |
Folder 624 |
Book F |
Folder 625-629
Folder 625Folder 626Folder 627Folder 628Folder 629 |
Culls |
See also additions after January 1994..
Arrangement: alphabetical.
Drafts of poems by Stephenson that he organized into books and chapbooks. Some books have been published, while others have not. Also included are books of verse drama.
Folder 630-636
Folder 630Folder 631Folder 632Folder 633Folder 634Folder 635Folder 636 |
Bone |
Folder 637 |
Carolina Shout! Titled Poems |
Folder 638-639
Folder 638Folder 639 |
Ears and Wings |
Folder 640 |
The Coastal Plain (Farming Poetry) |
Folder 641-644
Folder 641Folder 642Folder 643Folder 644 |
Fiddle |
Folder 645 |
Fiddletune |
Folder 646-649
Folder 646Folder 647Folder 648Folder 649 |
Finch's Mash |
Folder 650 |
Finch's Mash (Honeysuckle) |
Folder 651 |
January Thaw |
Folder 652-653
Folder 652Folder 653 |
McGee's Crossroads |
Folder 654 |
McGee's Crossroads/Paul's Hill |
Folder 655 |
Middle Creek Poems |
Folder 656-663 |
Paul's Hill |
Folder 664-666
Folder 664Folder 665Folder 666 |
The Persimmon Tree Carol |
Folder 667-668
Folder 667Folder 668 |
Plankhouse |
Folder 669-675B |
Play My Music Anyhow (Carolina Shout!) |
Folder 676 |
Remembering |
Folder 677-680
Folder 677Folder 678Folder 679Folder 680 |
Sweet Gum |
Folder 681A-683 |
Taking Stock |
See also additions after January 1994..
Stephenson's loose poems and groups of poems that have that Stephenson gathered into files that he labeled by date or theme.
Folder 684 |
Committee poems and drafts |
Folder 685 |
Copies |
Folder 686 |
Copies of published poems |
Folder 687-688
Folder 687Folder 688 |
Drafts, 16 February 1978 |
Folder 689 |
Drafts of poems |
Folder 690-692
Folder 690Folder 691Folder 692 |
Examples of poetry forms |
Folder 693 |
Ideas for poetry |
Folder 694 |
Drafts of poems, 1974 |
Folder 695 |
Poems, 1974 |
Folder 696 |
Typed poems (culls), 1974 |
Folder 697 |
Poems (culls), 2 September 1974-27 February 1975 |
Folder 698 |
Drafts, 1976-1977 |
Folder 699 |
Drafts, 1975 |
Folder 700 |
Handwritten poems, 1975 |
Folder 701 |
Drafts, 17 September 1977 |
Folder 702 |
Poems, 5 April 1978-24 May 1978 |
Folder 703 |
Drafts, 11 February 1979 |
Folder 704 |
Drafts, 21 September 1979-11 May 1981 |
Folder 705 |
My poetry |
Folder 706 |
My poetries (Copies) |
Folder 707 |
Original drafts of accepted or published poems |
Folder 708 |
Poems, Book II (drafts) |
Folder 709 |
Poems (culls) |
Folder 710 |
Poems out |
Folder 711-712
Folder 711Folder 712 |
Published poems |
Folder 713 |
Revisions of poetry |
Folder 714 |
Stencils of long poems |
Folder 715-776
Folder 715Folder 716Folder 717Folder 718Folder 719Folder 720Folder 721Folder 722Folder 723Folder 724Folder 725Folder 726Folder 727Folder 728Folder 729Folder 730Folder 731Folder 732Folder 733Folder 734Folder 735Folder 736Folder 737Folder 738Folder 739Folder 740Folder 741Folder 742Folder 743Folder 744Folder 745Folder 746Folder 747Folder 748Folder 749Folder 750Folder 751Folder 752Folder 753Folder 754Folder 755Folder 756Folder 757Folder 758Folder 759Folder 760Folder 761Folder 762Folder 763Folder 764Folder 765Folder 766Folder 767Folder 768Folder 769Folder 770Folder 771Folder 772Folder 773Folder 774Folder 775Folder 776 |
Loose poems |
See also additions after January 1994.
Essays and book reviews Stephenson wrote about other authors and their works. The essays are unarranged, but the reviews are arranged alphabetically by the author of the book reviewed.
Folder 777-782
Folder 777Folder 778Folder 779Folder 780Folder 781Folder 782 |
Essays |
Folder 783 |
Magazine reviews |
Folder 784 |
Reviews: A |
Folder 785 |
Reviews: B |
Folder 786 |
Reviews: C |
Folder 787 |
Reviews: D |
Folder 788 |
Reviews: E-F |
Folder 789 |
Reviews: G |
Folder 790 |
Reviews: H |
Folder 791 |
Reviews: I-J |
Folder 792 |
Reviews: K-L |
Folder 793-794
Folder 793Folder 794 |
Reviews: M |
Folder 795 |
Reviews: N-P |
Folder 796 |
Reviews: Q-R |
Folder 797-798
Folder 797Folder 798 |
Reviews: S |
Folder 799 |
Reviews: T |
Folder 800 |
Reviews: U-V |
Folder 801 |
Reviews: W-X |
Folder 802-803
Folder 802Folder 803 |
Reviews: Y-Z |
See also additions after January 1994.
Arrangement: alphabetical.
Criticisms of Stephenson's writings by others; bibliographies of his published work; files of material about performances and poetry readings in which Stephenson took part; drafts of speeches; Stephenson's dissertation; and acceptance notices from magazines and awards.
Folder 804-805F |
Acceptance notices |
Folder 806 |
Articles mentioning Stephenson's writing |
Folder 807-811
Folder 807Folder 808Folder 809Folder 810Folder 811 |
Bibliographies of Stephenson's writing |
Folder 812 |
Criticisms of Stephenson's writings |
Folder 813-816
Folder 813Folder 814Folder 815Folder 816 |
Dissertation |
Folder 817 |
Lecture on creative writing courses |
Folder 818 |
North Carolina Writers' Workshop Committee |
Folder 819 |
Poetry contests [Stephenson as participant] |
Folder 820-824
Folder 820Folder 821Folder 822Folder 823Folder 824 |
Poetry Readings/Performances, 1970-1993 |
Folder 825 |
Responses to Carolina Shout! |
Folder 826A |
Responses to Finch's Mash |
Folder 826B-826D |
Responses to Middle Creek Poems |
Folder 826E |
Responses to Paul's Hill |
Folder 826F-826G |
Responses to The Persimmon Tree Carol |
Folder 827 |
Speeches |
Folder 828 |
Thank-you Letters for Favorable Reviews |
See also additions after January 1994.
Arrangement: alphabetical.
Miscellaneous material, including biographical information about Stephenson, material relating to small presses and magazines, and solicitations for membership in biographical associations, such as Who's Who. The biographical information consists of Stephenson's vitae, resumes, and biographical essays. The small press and magazine folders contain correspondence and promotional material related to such organizations.
There are also two boxes of unfoldered rejection letters from various poetry contests and journals. These rejections include standard form letters as well as personal letters with comments.
Folder 829 |
American Biographical Institute, 1978 |
Folder 830 |
American Literary Magazines: The Twentieth Century, 1985 |
Folder 831-832
Folder 831Folder 832 |
Biographical information |
Folder 833A-833B |
Reproductions of Stephenson's letters |
Folder 833C |
Resumes |
Folder 834-837
Folder 834Folder 835Folder 836Folder 837 |
Small presses and journals |
Folder 838 |
Biographical associations, 1986-1987 |
Box 87-88
Box 87Box 88 |
Rejection letters |
Access: Unprocessed, but usable.
Processing Note: For the most part, contents were transferred into new boxes as received, with little attempt at arrangement. Researchers should, therefore, review the entire description for pertinent materials.
Personal and family papers of Shelby Stephenson and Pembroke Magazine materials. Personal papers include correspondence of Stephenson and his children, student evaluations of classes taught by Stephenson, personal correspondence and clippings, school notebooks, and drafts and revisions of poetry written by Stephenson. Pembroke Magazine documents are primarily correspondence from potential contributors regarding submissions; some contain manuscripts of poems and short stories submitted for publication. Other Pembroke Magazine materials include grant applications, business papers, invoices and mailing lists, folders labeled as rejections or acceptances, folders containing documents pertaining to specific contributors, and galleys and copy for the magazine.
Access: Boxes 97-98 unprocessed, but usable. Boxes 99-102 CLOSED: Unprocessed; should be screened for materials relating to students.
Chiefly professional papers of Shelby Stephenson relating to Pembroke Magazine materials and to his teaching responsibilities at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke (formerly Pembroke State University).
Access: Unprocessed, but usable.
Materials include, but are not limited to, the following:
Access: Box 107 CLOSED: Unprocessed; should be screened for materials relating to students. Other boxes unprocessed, but usable.
Materials include, but are not limited to, the following:
Access: Unprocessed, but usable.
Materials include, but are not limited to, the following:
Access: Unprocessed, but usable.
Materials include, but are not limited to, the following:
Access: Unprocessed, but usable.
Materials include, but are not limited to, the following:
Access: Unprocessed, but usable.
Processing Note: Materials have been roughly sorted into the series established for the original accession and placed in folders.
Materials include, but are not limited to, the following:
Acquisitions Information: Donated by Joy Acey in August 2001 (Acc. 99022) and September 2016 (Acc. 102646).
Access: No restrictions.
Letters, 18 October 1997 and 18 February 1999, from Shelby Stephenson to Joy Acey including words of encouragement on Acey's writing and advice for struggling writers.
Box 125 |
Series 1. Personal correspondence: Acey, Joy.Letter was added to materials in the addition of November 1999. |
Series 1. Personal correspondence: Acey, Joy.Letter mentions Sam Ragan. |
Processing note: The Addition of December 2000 is arranged in same way as, but has not been incorporated into, the original deposit of materials.
Box 132-134
Box 132Box 133Box 134 |
Series 2. Pembroke Magazine |
Box 135 |
Series 1. Correspondence |
Box 136 |
Series 3. Arts Orgainizations |
Series 4. Academic and Related Files |
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Box 136-137
Box 136Box 137 |
Series 5. Writings |
Processing note: The additions of November 2001-January 2005 have been consolidated and arranged in same way as, but not incorporated into, the original deposit of materials. These materials exclude the additions of November 2003.
Arrangement: alphabetical by correspondent.
Correspondence and other items arranged by correspondent. Included are letters, emails, and, in some cases, writings by the correspondents and/or essays by Stephenson about their work. Topics discussed include poetry, Pembroke Magazine, and Stephenson's personal and professional life.
While the bulk of the correspondence is from 2000 to 2004, there is some from the 1990s as well as copies of correspondence with Anna Wooten-Hawkins dating from 1978.
Arrangement: by issue.
Folders contain materials generated in the process of putting an issue of Pembroke Magazine together. Materials for each issue include contributor lists, printing invoices, original drafts, proofs and galleys, and correspondence related to the production of each issue.
Book Fill-ins for Publication |
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Issue 13 |
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Issue 23 |
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Issue 24 |
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Issue 25 |
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Issue 26 |
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Issue 27 |
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Issue 28 |
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Issue 30 |
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Issue 31 |
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Issue 32 |
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Issue 33 |
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Box 143 |
Issue 33 |
Issue 34 |
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Box 144 |
Issue 34 |
Box 145 |
Issue 34 |
Issue 35 |
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Issue 36 |
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Box 146 |
Issue 36 |
Issue 37 |
Arrangement: alphabetical by submitter.
Submissions to Pembroke Magazine and correspondence relating to those submissions. Included are manuscripts of poems, works of short fiction, and submissions and related correspondence from authors not represented in Series 1.
A |
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Box 147 |
A-D |
Box 148 |
D-H |
Box 149 |
I-M |
Box 150 |
M-S |
Box 151 |
S-Z |
Arrangement: alphabetical and by issue.
Primarily financial materials and other items not directly related to the actual production of each issue. Materials for each issue include grant information and applications, copyright registrations, subscriber lists, subscription invoices, and budget information.
Arrangement: alphabetical by organization.
Materials relating to arts organizations of which Stephenson was a member or from which Pembroke Magazine received funding. Organizations substantively represented are the Paul Green Foundation, the North Carolina Writers Conference, the North Carolina Poetry Society, the North Carolina Literaray Hall of Fame, and SAMLA (South Atlantic Modern Language Association). Items include memos, a few letters and notes, grant information, and materials relating to specific arts events.
Arrangement: alphabetical.
Files relating chiefly to Stephenson's teaching at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke.
Handwritten and typed writings by Stephenson, including mostly poetry, and a few critical essays and book reviews.
Arrangement: chronological.
Box 159 |
6 September-30 October 2000 |
31 October 2000-31 March 2001 |
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27 January 2002-5 January 2003 |
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6 January 2003-18 April 2004 |
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21 April-14 May 2004 |
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16 May-29 September 2004 |
Arrangement: alphabetical.
Arrangement: alphabetical.
Article in Fayetteville Observer about Pembroke Magazine, September 2001 |
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"A Father, Daughter, and a Bale of Hay," January 2001 |
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Reviews |
Included are manuscripts or copies of works by other authors, some sent to Shelby Stephenson for his feedback or review.
Chiefly literary magazines from the 2003 North Carolina Literary and Historical Association Student Publication Awards, a proof of Pembroke Magazine, correspondence, and drafts of poems. The poetry appears to consist primarily of drafts of Stephenson's "Calendar Poems," although there are other poems mixed in. These poems have not been arranged chronologically. Poems referring to 11 September 2001 also appear. The correspondence is roughly arranged by month and year.
Chiefly letters and submissions to Pembroke Magazine, proofs of Pembroke Magazine 37, correspondence, and drafts of Stephenson's poems from 2000 to 2005, although some items may have earlier dates. The letters and submissions to Pembroke Magazine and Stephenson's correspondence have been roughly sorted, and some materials may overlap. Researchers may want to look through both categories in order to find desired materials. Drafts of Stephenson's works include versions of "Percy's Walk," "What's Heard More than This?" "A Broken Song for July" (also titled "Out of Slavery: Kinfolks,") "Paul's Hill," "Homage to a Slave Girl" (also titled "Black & White Family Matters,") "My Shortpants My Mother Made for Me," "An Aria in Black and White," and "Black & White."
Chiefly letters and submissions to Pembroke Magazine, proofs of Pembroke Magazine 38, correspondence, and drafts of Shelby Stephenson's poems from 2005 to 2006, although some items may have earlier dates. The letters and submissions to Pembroke Magazine and Stephenson's correspondence have been roughly sorted, and some materials may overlap. Researchers may want to look through both categories in order to find desired materials. Drafts of Stephenson's works primarily include versions of "Family Matters: Homage to a Slave Girl Named July" (also titled "Family Matters: Remembrance of a Slave Girl Named July"), but also includes "Her Name is July" and "Paul's Hill." There are also drafts of "Charles Edward Eaton: Appreciation of Art & Life."
Primarily letters and submissions to Pembroke Magazine 39, correspondence, and drafts of Shelby Stephenson's works 2006-2007. As with previous additions, these materials have been roughly sorted and some materials may overlap. Drafts of Stephenson's work include poems and more pages from "Family Matters: Homage to July, A Slave Girl."
Primarily letters and submissions to Pembroke Magazine, correspondence, and drafts of Shelby Stephenson's works 2007-2008. As with previous additions, these materials have been roughly sorted and some materials may overlap.
Box 193 |
Correspondence, drafts: August 2007-January 2008 |
Box 194 |
Correspondence: January-April 2008 |
Box 195 |
Correspondence, photographs: April-May 2008 |
Box 196 |
Correspondence: May-November 2008 |
Box 197 |
Correspondence: November 2008 |
Box 198-200
Box 198Box 199Box 200 |
Letters/Submissions to Pembroke Magazine and Shelby Stephenson, 2007-2008 |
Papers and audiocassette recordings related to Shelby Stephenson. Cassettes consist of audio recordings of talks, lectures, panels, and interviews by Stephenson and others, including Lenard D. Moore, Erskine Cadwell, Mark Sofier, Mary Jarrell, and Sister Bernetta Quinn.
This addition consists of letters written by Shelby Stephenson to Sanford J. Smoller between 19 March 2004 and 30 September 2009.
Box 201 |
Letters to Sanford J. Smoller, 19 March 2004-30 September 2009 |
Most of this addition consists of correspondence, research material, and drafts of Shelby Stephenson's works, 2012-2013, most notably, "Our World," "Adventures of a Hunting Troubleshooter," "Shub's Cooking," and "Forthwith--Lament: To Attempt a Meditation on Guns." Also included are two folders of Stephenson's correspondence with family, friends, and colleagues from 1960s to 1990s.
Box 206-208
Box 206Box 207Box 208 |
Correspondence and other materials, 1960s-2014 |
Media removed from this addition is closed pending curatorial review.
This addition consists of correspondence, both traditional and email; draft materials; and materials relating to a trip to California.
Box 202 |
Correspondence: Email |
Box 203 |
Correspondence and other mailingsMedia removed from this box is closed pending curatorial review. |
Box 204 |
Correspondence and other mailings |
California trip |
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Draft material |
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Box 205 |
Draft material |
Miscellaneous |
This addition consists of letters written by Shelby Stephenson to Sanford J. Smoller between 1979 and 2014.
Box 205 |
Correspondence, 1979-2014 |