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Size | 21.0 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 5000 items) |
Abstract | Tim McLaurin, who grew up on the outskirts of Fayetteville, N.C., began writing while in the Peace Corps in Tunisia, 1982-1983. His first novel was published in 1989. McLaurin died of cancer on 11 July 2002. The collection chiefly contains manuscript drafts of Tim McLaurin's novels The Acorn Plan (1989), Woodrow's Trumpet (1989), Cured by Fire (1995), The Last Great Snake Show (1997), Another Son of Man (2004); his long narrative poem, Lola (1997); and his memoirs, Keeper of the Moon: A Southern Boyhood (1991) and The River Less Run (2000), including edited typescripts and author's galleys. Also included are manuscripts of unpublished works; short stories and articles published in newspapers and magazines, along with articles and reviews by others; some letters written while McLaurin served in the Peace Corps in Tunisia, 1982-1983; and other correspondence, 1996-2003. The Addition of October 2008 contains drafts of Tim McLaurin's novels and other writings; writings by other authors; correspondence; materials relating to McLaurin's wedding, illness, and death; photographs; videotapes; and other items. |
Creator | McLaurin, Tim. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: SHC Staff,
Encoded by: Jackie Dean, October 1997
Revised in July 1999 by Linda Sellars because of addition
Revised in April 2004 by Roslyn Holdzkom because of addition
Revised in December 2008 by Will Andersen and Megan Bricker because of addition
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Timothy Reese McLaurin was born near Fayetteville, N.C., on 14 December 1953. He joined the United States Marine Corps in 1972, after graduating from Cape Fear Senior High School, and returned home after his enlistment to marry his high school sweetheart and begin working as a Pepsi-Cola salesman. He then divorced and for several years was the proprietor of a traveling snake show, working as "Wild Man Mac." He studied at North Carolina Central University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, but dropped out to join the Peace Corps. After living in Tunisia from 1982 to 1983, he returned to UNC-Chapel Hill and received a journalism degree in 1985.
An author of fiction and non-fiction, McLaurin lived in Hillsborough, N.C., and taught creative writing at North Carolina State University. After a 16-year second marriage, he married his third wife Carol Quaine in 2000. McLaurin was diagnosed with a rare form of bone marrow cancer in 1989 and underwent a successful bone marrow transplant the following year. In 1999, he was stricken with esophageal cancer. He died on 11 July 2002, weeks after completing his last novel.
Back to TopThis collection chiefly contains manuscript drafts of Tim McLaurin's novels, The Acorn Plan (1989), Woodrow's Trumpet (1989), Cured by Fire (1995), The Last Great Snake Show (1997), Another Son of Man (2004); his long narrative poem, Lola (1997); and his memoirs, Keeper of the Moon: A Southern Boyhood (1991) and The River Less Run (2000), including edited typescripts and author's galleys. Also included are manuscripts of unpublished works; short stories and articles published in newspapers and magazines, along with articles and reviews by others; some letters written while McLaurin served in the Peace Corps in Tunisia, 1982-1983; and other correspondence, 1996-2003. The Addition of October 2008 contains drafts of Tim McLaurin's novels and other writings; writings by other authors; correspondence; materials relating to McLaurin's wedding, illness, and death; photographs; videotapes; and other items.
Back to TopDrafts of Lola and the Last Great Snake Show , letters written during McLaurin's service in the Peace Corps in Tunisia, a publicity photograph of McLaurin, and speaking engagement calendars.
LolaEdited draft Draft with pencil notes Publisher's edited version |
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Box 6 |
Last Great Snake ShowEdited draft, 339 pp. Edited draft, 262 pp. Edited draft, 339 pp. Draft, 1 January 1996, 232 pp. Draft, 17 October 1996, 262 pp. Draft, 10 January 1997, pp. 300-349 only Final draft, 215 pp. Draft, A-G, 24 January [1997], 286 pp. Publisher's edited draft, A-G, 286 pp. Galley, 11 April 1997 Galley, Marked Set, 11 April 1997 Galley, Master Set, 15 May 1997 |
Peace Corps correspondence, 1982-1983 |
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Calendars1992, 1993 OPF-4796/1: 1996 #04796, Subseries Additions. Addition of July 1998 (Acc. 98119), 1982-1983, 1992-1997., OPF-4796/1 |
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Image Folder PF-4796/1 |
Publicity photograph of McLaurin |
The Addition of October 2008 contains drafts of Tim McLaurin's novels and other writings; writings by other authors; correspondence; materials relating to McLaurin's wedding, illness, and death; photographs; videotapes; and other items.