LeGette Blythe Papers (#4852) 1852-1996

Collection Number: 04852

Collection Title: LeGette Blythe Papers (#4852) 1852-1996

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Size	About 1480 items (16.5 linear feet)
Abstract	William LeGette Blythe (1900-1993), native of Huntersville, N.C., was the author of several Biblical novels, award-winning biographies of prominent North Carolinians, and symphonic (outdoor) dramas based on the history of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County, N.C. Blythe graduated in 1921 from the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, where he was a member of the original Carolina Playmakers and a classmate of Thomas Wolfe. He died in Huntersville in 1993. The collection includes correspondence and other materials relating to LeGette Blythe's literary and civic projects. Included are letters, promotional material, and photographs, as well as audio and video recordings relating to outdoor drama productions and to Blythe's biographies of Thomas Wolfe; Mary T. Martin Sloop of the Crossnore School, Avery County, N.C.; Lucy Morgan of the Penland School, Penland, N.C.; and Gaine Cannon of the Albert Schweitzer Memorial Hospital in Balsam Grove, N.C. Major correspondents include W. H. Belk, Elizabeth Boatwright Coker, William Friday, Louis Rubin, Terry Sanford, and Richard Walser. There are also two letters dated March 1934 from Maxwell Perkins of Charles Scribner's Sons. Also present are materials relating to the North Carolina Writers Conference, including photographs of the conference's first meeting in 1950 and the 1953 meeting in Boone. Manuscripts, galleys, and proofs of Blythe's works are included along with a small amount of materials and photographs collected by Blythe, including items, 1815-1861, relating to the Hopewell Presbyterian Church in Mecklenburg County. The Addition of May 2002 includes audio and video recordings collected by Blythe and photographs of Albert Schweitzer and his hospital from the 1960s; of the United States Army's 38th Evacuation Hospital during World War II; and of labor strikes in North Belmont, N.C., in the late 1920s. The Addition of 2006 includes audio recordings collected by Blythe as research for books, manuscripts and other projects. Interviewees include Fred and Mabel Wolfe, siblings of Thomas Wolfe; Mary T. Martin Sloop; James W. Davis, Gaine Cannon II, and Lucy Morgan. Other recordings relate to LeGette Blythe's works on I. D. Blumenthal, E. H. Little, Walter L. Lingle, and Alcoholics Anonymous. Also included are interviews with prominent North Carolinians, including Colonel Thomas W. Ferrebee, bombardier of the Enola Gay, and Senator Sam J. Ervin. The addition also contains an interview with LeGette Blythe, recordings of the outdoor drama Voice in the Wilderness , and the soundtrack for The Hornet's Nest .
Creator	Blythe, LeGette, 1900-1993.
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 LeGette Blythe Papers (#4852), Southern Historical Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Provenance: Received from William B. Blythe II in December 1996 (Acc. 96184), from Samuel L. Blythe of Winston-Salem, N.C., in May 2002 (Acc. 99258) and from John A. Blythe in February 2006 (Acc. 100323).

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Processed by: Jackie Dean, March 1997

Encoded by: Jackie Dean, March 1997

Updated by: Matt Turi, March 2004; John Blythe, July 2008; Anne Wells, February 2018; Nancy Kaiser, January 2021

The addition of May 2002 is arranged in the same way as, but has not been incorporated into, the original deposit of materials.

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Expand/collapse Biographical Information

In 1921, William LeGette Blythe, native of Huntersville, N.C., graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he had been a member of the original Carolina Playmakers and a classmate of Thomas Wolfe. After graduation, Blythe became a reporter at the Charlotte News and later joined the staff of the Charlotte Observer. He authored several Biblical novels, biographies of prominent North Carolinians, and symphonic dramas based on Charlotte and Mecklenburg County, N.C. Blythe won the Mayflower Award for the best nonfiction work by a North Carolinian in 1953 for Miracle in the Hills, his biography of Dr. Mary T. Martin Sloop of the Crossnore School, and in 1961 for Thomas Wolfe and His Family. Blythe died in 1993 in Huntersville.

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This collection primarily documents North Carolina author LeGette Blythe's literary activities. Series 1 is chiefly correspondence between Blythe and his friends and business associates regarding his various literary and civic projects. Early correspondence includes two letters from Maxwell Perkins of Charles Scribner's Sons Publishers dated 1934. The Project Files, created by Blythe, contain correspondence with the publishers of his works as well as with the subjects of some of his biographies including Mary T. Martin Sloop of the Crossnore School, Lucy Morgan of the Penland School, and Dr. Gaine Cannon of the Albert Schweitzer Memorial Hospital in Balsam Grove, N.C. There is also correspondence with Fred Wolfe and Mabel Wolfe, the brother and sister of Thomas Wolfe, regarding the writing and publishing of Blythe's book, Thomas Wolfe and His Family. The series also contains promotional material for Blythe's works and materials pertaining to his other projects, such as photographs from early North Carolina Writers Conferences. The writings series encompasses manuscripts, galleys, and proofs of Blythe's novels, symphonic dramas, and short stories. There are other materials collected by LeGette Blythe including papers from the Hopewell Church in Mecklenburg County, N.C., dated 1815-1861. Pictures include photographs of Blythe, his family, and various other subjects.

The Addition of May 2002 parallels the contents described above, with the exception that it contains a substantial amount of audio and video recordings that were collected by Blythe. The contents of these recordings fall into two broad categories: materials related to his works, such as taped interviews or recordings of performances; and informal recordings of music and family members. Included are photographs of Albert Schweitzer and his hospital that were taken by Gaine Cannon in the 1960s; of the United States Army's 38th Evacuation Hospital taken during World War II; and of labor strikes in North Belmont, N.C., in the late 1920s.

The Addition of February 2006 includes audio recordings of interviews conducted by LeGette Blythe as research for several books and manuscripts. Interviewees include Fred Wolfe and Mabel Wolfe Wheaton, siblings of Thomas Wolfe; Mary M. Sloop; James W. Davis, Dr. Gaine Cannon II, and Lucy Morgan. Other recordings relate to LeGette Blythe works on I. D. Blumenthal, E. H. Little, Walter L. Lingle, and Alcoholics Anonymous. Also included are interviews with prominent North Carolinians, including Colonel Thomas W. Ferrebee, bombardier of the Enola Gay , and Senator Sam J. Ervin. The addition also contains an interview with LeGette Blythe, recordings of the outdoor drama Voice in the Wilderness, and the soundtrack for The Hornet's Nest. Some recordings may be duplicates of others in the collection. Several interviews were recorded on tapes previously containing material from the United States Office of Price Stabilization.

Contents list

Expand/collapse Series 1. Correspondence, 1920-1989.

About 200 items.

Processing note: See also Addition of May 2002.

Arrangement: chronological.

Chiefly correspondence between Blythe and his friends and business associates, mostly regarding the project on which he was working. Early correspondence includes two letters from Maxwell Perkins of Charles Scribner's Sons Publishers dated 1934. There is steady correspondence between Blythe and Harry Shaw, his friend in the publishing business. Occasional correspondents include W. H. Belk, Elizabeth Boatwright Coker, William Friday, Louis Rubin, Terry Sanford, and Richard Walser.

Folder 1	1920-1935
Folder 2	1940-1949
Folder 3	1950
Folder 4	1951
Folder 5	1952
Folder 6	1953
Folder 7	1954
Folder 8	1955
Folder 9	1956
Folder 10	1957
Folder 11	1958
Folder 12	1959
Folder 13	1960
Folder 14	1961
Folder 15	1962
Folder 16	1963
Folder 17	1964
Folder 18	1965
Folder 19	1966
Folder 20	1967
Folder 21	1968
Folder 22	1969
Folder 23	1970
Folder 24	1971
Folder 25	1972
Folder 26	1973
Folder 27	1974
Folder 28	1975
Folder 29	1976
Folder 30	1977
Folder 31	1978
Folder 32	1979
Folder 33	1980
Folder 34	1981
Folder 35	1982
Folder 36	1983
Folder 37	1984
Folder 38	1985
Folder 39	1986
Folder 40	1987
Folder 41	1988
Folder 42	1989
Folder 43	1992
Folder 44-45 Folder 44 Folder 45	Undated

Expand/collapse Series 2. Project Files, 1950s-1970s.

About 150 items.

Processing note: See also Addition of May 2002 and Addition of February 2006.

Arrangement: alphabetical.

Files created by LeGette Blythe to organize the materials relating to his various projects. The series includes correspondence with the publishers of his works as well as with the subjects of some of his works, including Mary T. Martin Sloop of the Crossnore School, Lucy Morgan of the Penland School, and Dr. Gaine Cannon of the Albert Schweitzer Memorial Hospital in Balsam Grove, N.C. There is correspondence with Fred and Mabel Wolfe, the brother and sister of Thomas Wolfe, regarding the writing and publishing of Blythe's book Thomas Wolfe and His Family. The series also contains promotional material, such as clippings and programs, for Blythe's works. Along with materials regarding Blythe's writing, the series has materials relating to other projects, such as the celebration of Charlotte's Bicentennial, the North Carolina Writers Conference, and the Andrew Johnson Celebration, including a letter of thanks from Andrew Johnson's great-granddaughter. There are pictures relating to some of Blythe's works including 38th Evac, Gift from the Hills, Marshall Ney: A Dual Life, Meet Julius Abernethy, Mountain Doctor, Thomas Wolfe and His Family, and Voice in the Wilderness. Finally, there are photographs from the first meeting of the North Carolina Writers Conference in 1950 and the meeting in Boone during 1953.

Folder 46	38th Evac: materials
Folder 47	A
Folder 48	Alexandriana: materials
Folder 49	Andrew Johnson Memorial Celebration
Folder 50	B
Folder 51	Belk, John M.: correspondence
Folder 52	Blythe, LeGette: biographical sketches
Folder 53	Blythe, LeGette: clippings
Folder 54	Bobbs-Merrill Co.: correspondence
Folder 55	Bobbs-Merrill Co., Laurance Chambers: correspondence
Folder 56	Bold Galilean: materials
Folder 57	Bold Galilean: clippings
Folder 58	Brothers of Vengeance
Folder 59	C
Folder 60	Call Down the Storm
Audiocassette C-4852/13	Call Down the Storm Audiocassette
Folder 61	Charlotte
Folder 62	Crossnore School: correspondence
Folder 63	The Crown Tree
Oversize Volume SV-4852/3	The Crown Tree: Scrapbook
Folder 64	D
Folder 65	Davidson College
Folder 66	Davis Hospital
Folder 67	Davidson, Chalmers
Folder 68	Doubleday and Company
Folder 69	E
Folder 70	Echo In My Soul
Folder 71	E. P. Dutton and Company Publishers
Folder 72	Erwin, Ray
Folder 73	F
Folder 74	Family Bookshelf
Folder 75	Foster, Stephen
Folder 76	Funk and Wagnalls Company, Inc.
Folder 77	Gift From the Hills
Folder 78	Greensboro Y.M.C.A.
Folder 79	H
Folder 80	The Hornet's Nest: materials
Folder 81	The Hornet's Nest: clippings
Folder 82	Henry Holt and Company/ Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, Inc. Publishers
Folder 83	Huntersville: clippings
Folder 84	I
Folder 85	J
Folder 86	Jefferson Standard
Folder 87	John Knox Press
Folder 88	K
Folder 89	L
Folder 90-91 Folder 90 Folder 91	M
Folder 92	Marshall Ney: A Dual Life
Folder 93	Man On Fire
Folder 94	McGraw-Hill Book Company
Folder 95	McGraw-Hill Book Company, Miracle in the Hills : correspondence
Folder 96	Mecklenburg County: materials
Folder 97	Meet Julius Abernethy: materials
Folder 98	Miracle in the Hills: materials
Folder 99	Miracle in the Hills: clippings
Folder 100	Mountain Doctor: materials
Folder 101	Mountain Doctor: clippings
Folder 102	N
Folder 103	North Carolina Writers Conference
Folder 104	P
Folder 105	Presbyterian Church in the United States
Folder 106	Commencement programs
Folder 107	Projects: clippings
Folder 108	Q
Folder 109	R
Folder 110	Research notes
Folder 111	S
Folder 112	Shout Freedom!
Audiocassette C-4852/12	Shout Freedom! Audiocassette
Folder 113	Stowe, R. L.
Folder 114	Swalin, Benjamin E.
Folder 115	T
Folder 116	Thomas, R. David: tentative outline
Folder 117	Thomas Wolfe and His Family: correspondence with Fred and Mabel Wolfe
Folder 118	Thunder In Carolina
Audiocassette C-4852/9	Thunder in Carolina: tape 1 Audiocassette
Audiocassette C-4852/10	Thunder in Carolina: tape 2 Audiocassette
Audiocassette C-4852/11	Thunder in Carolina: tape 3 Audiocassette
Folder 119	U
Folder 120	Voice in the Wilderness
Folder 121	William Morrow and Company

Expand/collapse Series 3. Writings, 1950s-1980s.

About 75 items.

Processing note: See also Addition of May 2002 and Addition of February 2006.

Arrangement: alphabetical.

Manuscripts, galleys, and proofs of Blythe's novels, symphonic dramas, and short stories.

Folder 122-123 Folder 122 Folder 123	Brother Cristofano: manuscript
Folder 124	Call Down the Storm: partial manuscript
Folder 125	"The Chandler Heritage": book review
Folder 126-128 Folder 126 Folder 127 Folder 128	The Crown Tree: manuscript carbon
Folder 129	Earth's Two Greatest Days: Stories of Christmas and Easter: selected proofs
Folder 130	"An Easter Editorial": newspaper story
Folder 131	"Fifty Rounds and Still the Champ": manuscript essay
Folder 132	First in Freedom: The Mecklenburg Bicentennial Drama: manuscript
Folder 133	"A Fantasy of the First Christmas"
Folder 134	"Gentle Galilean": sermon
Folder 135	Gift from the Hills: manuscript fragment
Folder 136-137 Folder 136 Folder 137	Hard Circus Road: manuscript
Folder 138	Hear Me Pilate!: galleys
Folder 139-140 Folder 139 Folder 140	Hear Me Pilate!: manuscript
Folder 141-142 Folder 141 Folder 142	Hear Me Pilate!: master proof
Folder 143	"A History of the Huntersville Presbyterian Church"
Folder 144	The Hornet's Nest: manuscript of part I, first revised proof of part I
Folder 145-146 Folder 145 Folder 146	The Hornet's Nest: manuscript
Folder 147	James W. Davis, North Carolina Surgeon: manuscript
Folder 148	Lincoln, Abraham: essay
Folder 149	"The Little Donkey That Went to Jerusalem: A Story of the First Easter": manuscript
Folder 150	Look to the One Beckoning Star: chapbook
Folder 151	Meet Julius Abernethy: manuscript
Folder 152	Meet Julius Abernethy: original draft of partial manuscript
Folder 153-154 Folder 153 Folder 154	Mountain Doctor: partial manuscript
Folder 155	"North Carolina Non-Fiction Works for 1952" in The North Carolina Historical Review
Folder 156	"Poplar Tent Church": manuscript
Folder 157	Reynolda House: essay
Folder 158-159 Folder 158 Folder 159	Robert Lee Stowe: Pioneer In Textiles: manuscript
Folder 160	Shout Freedom!: A Symphonic Drama in Two Acts
Folder 161	Speeches
Folder 162	Still Shines One Clear Star: manuscript
Folder 163	Still Shines One Clear Star: newspaper story
Folder 164-167 Folder 164 Folder 165 Folder 166 Folder 167	A Tear for Judas: corrected manuscript
Folder 168-171 Folder 168 Folder 169 Folder 170 Folder 171	A Tear for Judas: manuscript
Folder 172	"Think Never the Night Must Endure: A Story of the First Easter": manuscript
Folder 173-174 Folder 173 Folder 174	Thomas Wolfe and His Family: manuscript
Folder 175	Thunder In Carolina: manuscript draft
Folder 176	Thunder In Carolina: manuscript
Folder 177	Untitled article on "Melungeons": manuscript
Folder 178	Untitled essay about Thomas Wolfe
Folder 179-180 Folder 179 Folder 180	Unidentified manuscript
Folder 181	Unidentified manuscript fragments
Folder 182	William Henry Belk: Merchant of the South: manuscript
Folder 183	"Weep Not for a Lost Sunrise": manuscript
Folder 184	Yes M'am, Miss Gee: galleys
Folder 185	Yes M'am, Miss Gee: manuscript
Folder 186	Miscellaneous

Expand/collapse Series 4. Other Materials, 1852-1996.

About 25 items.

Processing note: See also Addition of May 2002 and Addition of February 2006.

Arrangement: alphabetical by subject.

Materials collected by LeGette Blythe, including manuscripts written by others, audio cassette interviews of various individuals, and school papers from the classes he took at UNC during 1919-1921. The Hopewell Church Papers contain building plans, subscription lists, a description of a plot of land, and other materials relating to Hopewell Church in Mecklenburg County along with an letter dated 1861 from D. H. Hill to his cousin.

Folder 187	Arrest Warrant, 1899, Bristol County
Folder 188	Number not used
Audiocassette C-4852/23	District Attorney Audiocassette
Audiocassette C-4852/24	Harty, Frank R. Audiocassette
Audiocassette C-4852/17	Little, E. H. Audiocassette
Audiocassette C-4852/21	"Lot for Sale" and "The Lot Salesman": tape 1 Audiocassette
Audiocassette C-4852/22	"Lot for Sale" and "The Lot Salesman": tape 2 Audiocassette
Audiocassette C-4852/20	Ransom, Oliver Audiocassette
Audiocassette C-4852/15	Sloop, Mary: tape 1 Audiocassette
Audiocassette C-4852/16	Sloop, Mary: tape 1 Audiocassette
Audiocassette C-4852/18	Whitset, Kenneth Audiocassette
Audiocassette C-4852/19	"Mrs. W." Audiocassette
Folder 189	Devet, Donald: Thunder In Carolina, manuscript
Folder 190	Hanes, Frank Borden: The Fleet Rabble: A Novel of the Nez Perce War, manuscript
Folder 191	Hopewell Church Papers, 1815-1861
Folder 192	School papers: LeGette Blythe, 1919-1921
Oversize Volume SV-4852/4	Scrapbook: Materials regarding the death of Blythe's father, 1942
Folder 193-194 Folder 193 Folder 194	Scrapbook: Materials regarding the death of Blythe's father, 1942
Folder 195-197 Folder 195 Folder 196 Folder 197	Numbers not used
Folder 198	Unidentified illustration
Folder 199	Various writings by others
Folder 200	Walser, Richard: The Black Poet: manuscript
Folder 201	Miscellaneous

Expand/collapse Series 5. Pictures, late 1800s-1980s.

About 125 items.

Processing note: See also Addition of May 2002.

Arrangement: by subject.

Image Folder PF-4852/1	Photographs of LeGette Blythe
Image Folder PF-4852/2	Photographs of Blythe family: Esther Blythe and Blythe children
Image Folder PF-4852/3	Photographs of family members: unidentified
Image Folder PF-4852/4	Photographs of family members: unidentified
Image Folder PF-4852/5	Photographs of identified people
Image Folder PF-4852/6	Photographs of the American Association of Railway Surgeons: 58th Anniversary Meeting
Image Folder PF-4852/7	Photograph of Charles Dudley, Photographs of Appalachian Credit Conference, 13 October 1964
Image Folder PF-4852/8	Photographs of Textile Workers Movement, Gastonia, N.C., 1929
Image Folder PF-4852/9	Photograph of UNC Basketball team, undated
Image Folder PF-4852/10	Photographs of unidentified people
Image Folder PF-4852/11	Photographs of various locations
Image Folder PF-4852/12	Gift From the Hills: photographs of the Penland School
Image Folder PF-4852/13	Marshal Ney: A Dual Life: Madame Michel Ney
Image Folder PF-4852/14	Meet Julius Abernathy: photographs of plant in Maiden, N.C.
Image Folder PF-4852/15	Mountain Doctor: Gaine Cannon and Gertrude Raschke at Schweitzer Memorial Hospital
Image Folder PF-4852/16	North Carolina Writers' Conference: photographs
Image Folder PF-4852/17	Thomas Wolfe and His Family: photographs of family and Wolfe as a child
Image Folder PF-4852/18	Voice in the Wilderness: photographs of performance
Image Folder PF-4852/19	38th Evac: photographs

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Oversize Paper Folder OPF-4852/1

Oversize papers

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Expand/collapse Addition of May 2002 (Acc. 99258)

About 800 items (5.0 linear feet).

Processing note: The addition of November 2001 is arranged in the same way as, but has not been incorporated into, the original deposit of materials.

Papers, writings, and related materials of LeGette Blythe.

Expand/collapse Addition of 2002: Correspondence, 1911-1980.

About 150 items.

Arrangement: chronological.

Chiefly correspondence between Blythe and his friends and business associates, mostly regarding projects on which he was working. Blythe's correspondents in this addition are consistent with those in Series 1.

Folder 202	1911, 1937, 1940-1946
Folder 203	1951-1958
Folder 204	1960-1963
Folder 205	1964-1969
Folder 206	1970
Folder 207	1972-1977, 1980, and undated

Expand/collapse Addition of 2002: Project Files, 1940s-1981.

About 350 items.

Processing Note: See also Addition of February 2006.

Arrangement: alphabetical.

Files created by LeGette Blythe to organize the materials relating to his various projects. The series includes correspondence with the publishers and subjects of his works; transcripts and audio recordings of interviews; articles and other research materials; and promotional material, such as clippings and programs, relating to the publication of individual works. There are two extensive scrapbooks relating to Alexandriana and Marshal Ney: A Dual Life.

Folder 208	38th Evac
Folder 209	Abernathy, Julius
Folder 210-212 Folder 210 Folder 211 Folder 212	Scrapbook: Alexandriana
Oversize Volume SV-4852/1	Scrapbook: Alexandriana
Folder 213-214 Folder 213 Folder 214	Blumenthal, Madolyn and I. D., Wildacres
Folder 215	Blythe, LeGette: Biographical sketches
Folder 216-218 Folder 216 Folder 217 Folder 218	Blythe, LeGette: Clippings
Folder 219	Blythe, William B., M.D.
Folder 220	Currie, William, Reverend
Folder 221	Ferbee, Thomas W., Colonel
Folder 222	Gardner, O. Max
Folder 223	Hear Me, Pilate!
Folder 224	Hornets' Nest
Folder 225	Journal: Laffite, Jean
Folder 226	Lingle, Walter Lee, M.D.
Folder 227-231 Folder 227 Folder 228 Folder 229 Folder 230 Folder 231	E. H. Little: Soap Seller to the World
Folder 232-233 Folder 232 Folder 233	Scrapbook: Marshal Ney: A Dual Life
Oversize Volume SV-4852/2	Scrapbook: Marshal Ney: A Dual Life
Folder 234-235 Folder 234 Folder 235	Mecklenburg County, N.C.
Folder 236	Melungeon Clan
Folder 237-239 Folder 237 Folder 238 Folder 239	Mountain Doctor: interviews
Folder 240	Robert Lee Stowe: Pioneer in Textiles
Folder 241	Wolfe, Thomas
Folder 242	Wolfe, Tom

Expand/collapse Addition of 2002: Writings, 1920s-1960s.

About 80 items.

Processing Note: See also Addition of February 2006.

Arrangement: alphabetical.

Manuscripts, galleys, and proofs of Blythe's writings.

Folder 243	38th Evac
Folder 244	"After the Long Dark--Light!: A Story of the First Easter"
Folder 245-253 Folder 245 Folder 246 Folder 247 Folder 248 Folder 249 Folder 250 Folder 251 Folder 252 Folder 253	Brothers of Vengence
Folder 254	"The Chatham Rabbit"
Folder 255	"Days"
Folder 256-259 Folder 256 Folder 257 Folder 258 Folder 259	E. H. Little: Soap Seller to the World
Folder 260	"The Escapade that Made Medical History"
Folder 261	"Fifty Paces Away on the Road toward Bethany ..."
Folder 262	"The First Free Land in America"
Folder 263	First in Freedom: The Mecklenburg Bicentennial Drama
Folder 264	"The First X-Ray Picture"
Folder 265	"Flight to Planet X"
Folder 266	Gastonia: Series of articles in Plain Talk Magazine
Folder 267	"The Gentle Gaililean"
Folder 268	"Gift from the Hills"
Folder 269-272 Folder 269 Folder 270 Folder 271 Folder 272	Hard Circus Road
Folder 273	Hornets' Nest
Folder 274-275 Folder 274 Folder 275	Look to the One Beckoning Star: A Fantasy of the First Christmas
Folder 276	Morrison, Cameron
Folder 277	Mecklenburg History
Folder 278-279 Folder 278 Folder 279	Mountain Doctor
Folder 280-283 Folder 280 Folder 281 Folder 282 Folder 283	Pay, Pack and Follow
Folder 284	"Piska 9: A Bullock, or a Sheep"
Folder 285-292 Folder 285 Folder 286 Folder 287 Folder 288 Folder 289 Folder 290 Folder 291 Folder 292	Robert Lee Stowe: Pioneer in Textiles
Folder 293-297 Folder 293 Folder 294 Folder 295 Folder 296 Folder 297	"Walter Lee Lingle: An Informal Portrait"
Folder 298-300 Folder 298 Folder 299 Folder 300	"Thomas Wolfe: A Biography in Sound"
Folder 301-308 Folder 301 Folder 302 Folder 303 Folder 304 Folder 305 Folder 306 Folder 307 Folder 308	Thomas Wolfe and His Family
Folder 309-310 Folder 309 Folder 310	Thunder in Carolina
Folder 311	"Thursday, April 20, 1865"

Expand/collapse Addition of 2002: Other Materials, 1930s-1960s.

About 80 items.

Processing Note: See also Addition of February 2006.

Materials collected by LeGette Blythe, including works written by others, and audio recordings of various individuals involved in his projects, family members, and music. Also included are a number of video recordings and a film of Voice in the Wilderness .

Folder 312	Miscellaneous audio recordings, undated:
Audiocassette C-4852/7	unidentified audiocassette Audiocassette
Wire Recording WR-4852/1	unidentified wire recording Wire Recording
Wire Recording WR-4852/2	unidentified wire recording Wire Recording
Wire Recording WR-4852/4	unidentified wire recording Wire Recording
Wire Recording WR-4852/8	unidentified wire recording Wire Recording
Wire Recording WR-4852/9	unidentified wire recording Wire Recording
Wire Recording WR-4852/10	unidentified wire recording Wire Recording
Wire Recording WR-4852/11	unidentified wire recording Wire Recording
Folder 313	Audio recordings of interviews:
Audiotape T-4852/1	Julius Abernathy interview: tape 1 Open Reel Audio
Audiotape T-4852/2	Julius Abernathy interview: tape 2 Open Reel Audio
Audiotape T-4852/3	Julius Abernathy interview: tape 3 Open Reel Audio
Audiotape T-4852/4	Julius Abernathy interview: tape 4 Open Reel Audio
Audiotape T-4852/5	Julius Abernathy interview: tape 5 Open Reel Audio
Audiotape T-4852/6	Julius Abernathy interview: tape 6 Open Reel Audio
Audiotape T-4852/7	Julius Abernathy interview: tape 7 Open Reel Audio
Audiotape T-4852/8	Julius Abernathy interview: tape 8 Open Reel Audio
Audiotape T-4852/18	Henry Bernhardt and Reverend William Lienbach of Catawba College, interview: tape 1 Open Reel Audio
Audiotape T-4852/19	Henry Bernhardt and Reverend William Lienbach of Catawba College, interview: tape 2 Open Reel Audio
Audiocassette C-4852/4	I. D. Blumenthal interview: tape 1 Audiocassette
Audiocassette C-4852/5	I. D. Blumenthal interview: tape 2 Audiocassette
Audiocassette C-4852/6	I. D. Blumenthal interview: tape 3 Audiocassette
Audiotape T-4852/9	E. Gaines Cannon, M.D. interview: tape 1 Open Reel Audio
Audiotape T-4852/10	E. Gaines Cannon, M.D. interview: tape 2 Open Reel Audio
Audiotape T-4852/11	E. Gaines Cannon, M.D. interview: tape 3 Open Reel Audio
Audiotape T-4852/12	E. Gaines Cannon, M.D. interview: tape 4 Open Reel Audio
Audiotape T-4852/13	E. Gaines Cannon, M.D. interview: tape 5 Open Reel Audio
Audiotape T-4852/14	E. Gaines Cannon, M.D. interview: tape 6 Open Reel Audio
Wire Recording WR-4852/22	Dr. Davis, M.D. interview: part 1 Wire Recording
Wire Recording WR-4852/23	Dr. Davis, M.D. interview: part 2 Wire Recording
Wire Recording WR-4852/24	Dr. Davis, Blood Program, 31 January 1950 Wire Recording
Audiocassette C-4852/1	Sam J. Ervin, senator, interview: tape 1 Audiocassette
Audiocassette C-4852/2	Sam J. Ervin, senator, interview: tape 2 Audiocassette
Audiocassette C-4852/3	Sam J. Ervin, senator, interview: tape 3 Audiocassette
Wire Recording WR-4852/7	Sam J. Ervin, senator, interview Wire Recording
Wire Recording WR-4852/29	Foreign visitors interviewed by Hugh Mitchell Wire Recording
Wire Recording WR-4852/25	Dr. Glascock, M.D. interview: part 1 Wire Recording
Wire Recording WR-4852/26	Dr. Glascock, M.D. interview: part 2 Wire Recording
Audiotape T-4852/15	Mrs. W. W. Rader interview: tape 1 Open Reel Audio
Audiotape T-4852/16	Mrs. W. W. Rader interview: tape 1 Open Reel Audio
Audiotape T-4852/17	Robert Walker Open Reel Audio
Folder 314	Number not used
Folder 315	The Burning of Columbia: A Wonderful Story Wonderfully Written , by James Stanhope Love ("Ben Hope")
Folder 316	Music and other audio recordings:
Wire Recording WR-4852/21	Bible verses Wire Recording
Wire Recording WR-4852/31	"Did You Ever See a Dream Walking?" Wire Recording
Wire Recording WR-4852/20	"Carry Me Back to Old Virginia" Wire Recording
Wire Recording WR-4852/16	Dinner Music Wire Recording
Wire Recording WR-4852/13	"I Love You Truly" and "Old Rugged Cross" Wire Recording
Wire Recording WR-4852/15	Piano music by Dixon Thomas Wire Recording
Wire Recording WR-4852/6	Radio music Wire Recording
Wire Recording WR-4852/12	Radio music Wire Recording
Wire Recording WR-4852/14	Radio music Wire Recording
Wire Recording WR-4852/17	Waltz music Wire Recording
Wire Recording WR-4852/18	Waltz music Wire Recording
Wire Recording WR-4852/19	Waltz music Wire Recording
Folder 317	Talks and speeches:
Wire Recording WR-4852/30	Boys State Wire Recording
Wire Recording WR-4852/28	Clarence Brown talks about Taft's mention of Drs. Broyhill and Davis Wire Recording
Wire Recording WR-4852/3	Iredell County speech. Speaker possibly James W. Davis Wire Recording
Wire Recording WR-4852/27	Judge Frank Armstrong campaign Wire Recording
Audiotape T-4852/27	"New Restaurant Regulation": On the Spot OPS (Office of Price Support) Reporter Open Reel Audio
Audiotape T-4852/26	"OPS and Your Prices": On the Spot OPS Reporter Open Reel Audio
Folder 318	Up, Up and Away! by Katherine Wooten Springs
Folder 319-320 Folder 319 Folder 320	Number not used
Film F-4852/1	Voice in the Wilderness, original print 16mm motion picture film
Film F-4852/2	Voice in the Wilderness, miscellaneous film elements 16mm motion picture film
Film F-4852/3	Voice in the Wilderness, miscellaneous film elements 16mm motion picture film
Film F-4852/4	Voice in the Wilderness, miscellaneous film elements 16mm motion picture film
Film F-4852/5	Voice in the Wilderness, miscellaneous film elements 16mm motion picture film
Folder 321	Other items

Expand/collapse Addition of 2002: Pictures, 1920s-1960s.

About 70 items.

Arrangement: by type.

Chiefly photographs that Blythe collected for projects. The series contains approximately 40 photographs of Albert Schweitzer and his hospital that were taken by Gaine Cannon, M.D., in the 1960s; seven photographs of the United States Army's 38th Evacuation Hospital taken during World War II; two photographs of labor strikes in North Belmont, N.C., taken in the late 1920s; and miscellaneous photographs of Blythe.

Image Folder PF-4852/20	Photographs
Image Folder PF-4852/21	Photographs by E. Gaine Cannon, M.D.
Image Folder PF-4852/22	Labor strikes in North Belmont, N.C.
Image Folder PF-4852/23	LeGette Blythe

Expand/collapse Addition of February 2006 (Accession 100323), 1949-1984.

88 items.

Audio recordings of interviews conducted by LeGette Blythe while researching several books and manuscripts. Interview subjects include Fred Wolfe and Mabel Wolfe Wheaton, siblings of Thomas Wolfe; Mary T. Martin Sloop; James W. Davis, Gaine Cannon II, and Lucy Morgan. Other recordings relate to LeGette Blythe works on I. D. Blumenthal, E. H. Little, Walter L. Lingle, and Alcoholics Anonymous. Also included are interviews with prominent North Carolinians, including Colonel Thomas W. Ferrebee, bombardier of the Enola Gay, and Senator Sam J. Ervin. The addition also contains an interview with LeGette Blythe, recordings of the outdoor drama Voice in the Wilderness , and the soundtrack for The Hornet's Nest. Also included is a film of the outdoor drama Voice in the Wilderness . Some material may be duplicates of items found elsewhere in the collection. Several interviews were recorded on tapes previously containing material from the United States Office of Price Stabilization.

Most original containers include information about recordings.

Expand/collapse Addition of 2006: Alcoholics Anonymous, 1949-1972.

16 items.

Interviews for an uncompleted work by Blythe. Subject may have been Harbor House, a chemical dependency treatment center tied to Alcoholics Anonymous in Memphis, Tenn., and efforts in Greensboro, N.C., to build a similar facility.

Audiocassette C-4852/25	Bob Smith and Bill Wilson Audiocassette Bill Wilson speaking at International Convention, 2-4 July 1965, in Toronto, Canada, and Bob Smith, co-founder, Alcoholics Anonymous, last group talk, Detroit, Mich., 1949.
Audiocassette C-4852/26	Kitty Lee and Curt Owens Audiocassette Kitty Lee speaking about Bert and Billie Howard, the safe cracker. Curt Owens talks of atheists and Alcoholics Anonymous.
Audiocassette C-4852/27	Bill Wilson Audiocassette
Audiocassette C-4852/28	Farley Salmon, 7 February 1971 Audiocassette
Audiocassette C-4852/29	Farley Salmon and Dick Snyder Audiocassette
Audiocassette C-4852/30	Hazel Davis, Sam Gentry, Billie Howard, and Willard Pegg Audiocassette New Harbor House dedication program with Hazel Davis and Willard Pegg, 11 June 1972, Memphis, Tenn. Billie Howard and Sam Gentry, 12 June 1972.
Audiocassette C-4852/31	Wally Clutz, Bert Davis, Hazel Davis, and Claude Northern Audiocassette Hazel Davis tells of Bert Davis high above river on I-beam. Claude Northern tells of Bert Davis's early days at Harbor House. Bert Davis talks to Claude Northern about the Bible. Hazel Davis talks of her daughter Pat and her father. Wally Clutz shares stories.
Audiocassette C-4852/33	Farley Salmon and others, Greensboro, N.C. Audiocassette
Audiocassette C-4852/34	George Johnson, Farley Salmon, Clyde Willingham, George Willingham, Claude Wood Audiocassette
Audiocassette C-4852/35	Gene Calhoun Audiocassette Calhoun talks of Farley Salmon's arrival at Harbor House and his first meeting with Bert Davis. Also discusses his education at Memphis State, getting to know Bert and Hazel Davis, traveling with the Davises to Panama City, Fla., and how Bert Davis "opened a lot of doors" to God.
Audiocassette C-4852/36	Chaplain Callies, juvenile court chaplain Audiocassette
Audiocassette C-4852/38	John Bowen and Willard Pegg Audiocassette
Audiocassette C-4852/44	The Broawleys, Billie Howard, and various Alcoholics Anonymous members Audiocassette The Broawleys talk of their son Jim in penal farm and other topics. Several Alcoholics Anonymous members appraise Bert's importance. Billie Howard tells his life story, which includes periods in California, Pennsylvania, Oregon, and Texas. He also discusses his time in prison and speaks of Leavenworth, possibly the United States Penitentiary in Leavenworth, Kans.
Audiotape T-4852/46	Farley Salmon, Dick Snyder, and Franklin Williams, Greensboro, N.C., 12 December 1971 Open Reel Audio
Audiotape T-4852/53	Bert Davis, Greensboro, N.C., May 1969 Open Reel Audio Davis discusses Harbor House and his advice to Greensboro Alcoholic Anonymous members on their plans for a fellowship hall.
Audiotape T-4852/55	Edward Dick Bostian, Memphis, Tenn., 12 June 1972, and Charles Lindonwood, Memphis, Tenn., 11 June 1972 Open Reel Audio