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Size | 16.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 1480 items) |
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. |
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; Dawne Lucas, July 2024
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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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.
Back to TopThis 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.
Back to TopProcessing 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 44Folder 45 |
Undated |
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.
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.
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.
Processing note: See also Addition of May 2002.
Arrangement: by subject.
Oversize Paper Folder OPF-4852/1 |
Oversize papers |
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.
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 |
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.
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 245Folder 246Folder 247Folder 248Folder 249Folder 250Folder 251Folder 252Folder 253 |
Brothers of Vengence |
Folder 254 |
"The Chatham Rabbit" |
Folder 255 |
"Days" |
Folder 256-259
Folder 256Folder 257Folder 258Folder 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 269Folder 270Folder 271Folder 272 |
Hard Circus Road |
Folder 273 |
Hornets' Nest |
Folder 274-275
Folder 274Folder 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 278Folder 279 |
Mountain Doctor |
Folder 280-283
Folder 280Folder 281Folder 282Folder 283 |
Pay, Pack and Follow |
Folder 284 |
"Piska 9: A Bullock, or a Sheep" |
Folder 285-292
Folder 285Folder 286Folder 287Folder 288Folder 289Folder 290Folder 291Folder 292 |
Robert Lee Stowe: Pioneer in Textiles |
Folder 293-297
Folder 293Folder 294Folder 295Folder 296Folder 297 |
"Walter Lee Lingle: An Informal Portrait" |
Folder 298-300
Folder 298Folder 299Folder 300 |
"Thomas Wolfe: A Biography in Sound" |
Folder 301-308
Folder 301Folder 302Folder 303Folder 304Folder 305Folder 306Folder 307Folder 308 |
Thomas Wolfe and His Family |
Folder 309-310
Folder 309Folder 310 |
Thunder in Carolina |
Folder 311 |
"Thursday, April 20, 1865" |
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 audiocassetteAudiocassette |
Wire Recording WR-4852/1 |
unidentified wire recordingWire Recording |
Wire Recording WR-4852/2 |
unidentified wire recordingWire Recording |
Wire Recording WR-4852/4 |
unidentified wire recordingWire Recording |
Wire Recording WR-4852/8 |
unidentified wire recordingWire Recording |
Wire Recording WR-4852/9 |
unidentified wire recordingWire Recording |
Wire Recording WR-4852/10 |
unidentified wire recordingWire Recording |
Wire Recording WR-4852/11 |
unidentified wire recordingWire Recording |
Folder 313 |
Audio recordings of interviews: |
Audiotape T-4852/1 |
Julius Abernathy interview: tape 1Open Reel Audio |
Audiotape T-4852/2 |
Julius Abernathy interview: tape 2Open Reel Audio |
Audiotape T-4852/3 |
Julius Abernathy interview: tape 3Open Reel Audio |
Audiotape T-4852/4 |
Julius Abernathy interview: tape 4Open Reel Audio |
Audiotape T-4852/5 |
Julius Abernathy interview: tape 5Open Reel Audio |
Audiotape T-4852/6 |
Julius Abernathy interview: tape 6Open Reel Audio |
Audiotape T-4852/7 |
Julius Abernathy interview: tape 7Open Reel Audio |
Audiotape T-4852/8 |
Julius Abernathy interview: tape 8Open Reel Audio |
Audiotape T-4852/18 |
Henry Bernhardt and Reverend William Lienbach of Catawba College, interview: tape 1Open Reel Audio |
Audiotape T-4852/19 |
Henry Bernhardt and Reverend William Lienbach of Catawba College, interview: tape 2Open Reel Audio |
Audiocassette C-4852/4 |
I. D. Blumenthal interview: tape 1Audiocassette |
Audiocassette C-4852/5 |
I. D. Blumenthal interview: tape 2Audiocassette |
Audiocassette C-4852/6 |
I. D. Blumenthal interview: tape 3Audiocassette |
Audiotape T-4852/9 |
E. Gaines Cannon, M.D. interview: tape 1Open Reel Audio |
Audiotape T-4852/10 |
E. Gaines Cannon, M.D. interview: tape 2Open Reel Audio |
Audiotape T-4852/11 |
E. Gaines Cannon, M.D. interview: tape 3Open Reel Audio |
Audiotape T-4852/12 |
E. Gaines Cannon, M.D. interview: tape 4Open Reel Audio |
Audiotape T-4852/13 |
E. Gaines Cannon, M.D. interview: tape 5Open Reel Audio |
Audiotape T-4852/14 |
E. Gaines Cannon, M.D. interview: tape 6Open Reel Audio |
Wire Recording WR-4852/22 |
Dr. Davis, M.D. interview: part 1Wire Recording |
Wire Recording WR-4852/23 |
Dr. Davis, M.D. interview: part 2Wire Recording |
Wire Recording WR-4852/24 |
Dr. Davis, Blood Program, 31 January 1950Wire Recording |
Audiocassette C-4852/1 |
Sam J. Ervin, senator, interview: tape 1Audiocassette |
Audiocassette C-4852/2 |
Sam J. Ervin, senator, interview: tape 2Audiocassette |
Audiocassette C-4852/3 |
Sam J. Ervin, senator, interview: tape 3Audiocassette |
Wire Recording WR-4852/7 |
Sam J. Ervin, senator, interviewWire Recording |
Wire Recording WR-4852/29 |
Foreign visitors interviewed by Hugh MitchellWire Recording |
Wire Recording WR-4852/25 |
Dr. Glascock, M.D. interview: part 1Wire Recording |
Wire Recording WR-4852/26 |
Dr. Glascock, M.D. interview: part 2Wire Recording |
Audiotape T-4852/15 |
Mrs. W. W. Rader interview: tape 1Open Reel Audio |
Audiotape T-4852/16 |
Mrs. W. W. Rader interview: tape 1Open Reel Audio |
Audiotape T-4852/17 |
Robert WalkerOpen 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 versesWire 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 MusicWire 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 ThomasWire Recording |
Wire Recording WR-4852/6 |
Radio musicWire Recording |
Wire Recording WR-4852/12 |
Radio musicWire Recording |
Wire Recording WR-4852/14 |
Radio musicWire Recording |
Wire Recording WR-4852/17 |
Waltz musicWire Recording |
Wire Recording WR-4852/18 |
Waltz musicWire Recording |
Wire Recording WR-4852/19 |
Waltz musicWire Recording |
Folder 317 |
Talks and speeches: |
Wire Recording WR-4852/30 |
Boys StateWire Recording |
Wire Recording WR-4852/28 |
Clarence Brown talks about Taft's mention of Drs. Broyhill and DavisWire Recording |
Wire Recording WR-4852/3 |
Iredell County speech. Speaker possibly James W. DavisWire Recording |
Wire Recording WR-4852/27 |
Judge Frank Armstrong campaignWire Recording |
Audiotape T-4852/27 |
"New Restaurant Regulation": On the Spot OPS (Office of Price Support) ReporterOpen Reel Audio |
Audiotape T-4852/26 |
"OPS and Your Prices": On the Spot OPS ReporterOpen Reel Audio |
Folder 318 |
Up, Up and Away! by Katherine Wooten Springs |
Folder 319-320
Folder 319Folder 320 |
Number not used |
Film F-4852/1 |
Voice in the Wilderness, original print16mm motion picture film |
Film F-4852/2 |
Voice in the Wilderness, miscellaneous film elements16mm motion picture film |
Film F-4852/3 |
Voice in the Wilderness, miscellaneous film elements16mm motion picture film |
Film F-4852/4 |
Voice in the Wilderness, miscellaneous film elements16mm motion picture film |
Film F-4852/5 |
Voice in the Wilderness, miscellaneous film elements16mm motion picture film |
Folder 321 |
Other 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 |
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.
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 WilsonAudiocassette 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 OwensAudiocassette Kitty Lee speaking about Bert and Billie Howard, the safe cracker. Curt Owens talks of atheists and Alcoholics Anonymous. |
Audiocassette C-4852/27 |
Bill WilsonAudiocassette |
Audiocassette C-4852/28 |
Farley Salmon, 7 February 1971Audiocassette |
Audiocassette C-4852/29 |
Farley Salmon and Dick SnyderAudiocassette |
Audiocassette C-4852/30 |
Hazel Davis, Sam Gentry, Billie Howard, and Willard PeggAudiocassette 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 NorthernAudiocassette 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 WoodAudiocassette |
Audiocassette C-4852/35 |
Gene CalhounAudiocassette 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 chaplainAudiocassette |
Audiocassette C-4852/38 |
John Bowen and Willard PeggAudiocassette |
Audiocassette C-4852/44 |
The Broawleys, Billie Howard, and various Alcoholics Anonymous membersAudiocassette 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 1971Open Reel Audio |
Audiotape T-4852/53 |
Bert Davis, Greensboro, N.C., May 1969Open 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 1972Open Reel Audio |
Processing Note: See also Addition of May 2002.
Recordings of interviews conducted by Blythe as research for his book Gift from the Hills, the story of Lucy Morgan and her founding of the Penland School of Crafts in Mitchell County, N.C.
Audiotape T-4852/32 |
Meta LewisOpen Reel Audio Discussion of dyeing. May be same as C-4852/46-49. |
Audiocassette C-4852/48 |
Meta Lewis, Aida Zahran, and possibly othersAudiocassette Aida Zahran of Jordan and other foreign students offer their impressions of Penland School of Crafts and discuss international good will. Meta Lewis continues stories of Penland people. |
Audiocassette C-4852/49 |
Meta Lewis, Aida Zahran, and possibly othersAudiocassette Content same as C-4852/48. |
Audiocassette C-4852/46 |
Meta Lewis and possibly othersAudiocassette Meta Lewis tells of dyeing with onion skins, flowers, grasses, broom sedge, and other items at Penland School of Crafts. There is also discussion of men coming to Penland with wives and a story about construction of the roof on the loom house. |
Audiocassette C-4852/47 |
Meta Lewis and possibly othersAudiocassette Content same as C-4852/46. |
Audiotape T-4852/34 |
Oscar, foreign visitor to Penland School of CraftsOpen Reel Audio |
Audiotape T-4852/30 |
UnidentifiedOpen Reel Audio |
Processing Note: See also Addition of May 2002.
Recordings related to Miracle in the Hills, an autobiography of Mary T. Martin Sloop for which Blythe served as co-author. Sloop and her husband, Eustace Sloop, started the Crossnore School in the mountains of Avery County, N.C., in 1913. The school served children of western North Carolina and continues to operate as a residential childcare facility. The Sloops also provided medical care for residents of the region. Mary T. Martin Sloop was named American Mother of the Year in 1951.
Recordings feature Sloop, and possibly others, describing life at Crossnore and in the mountains of North Carolina in the first half of the 20th century. Recording types include wire, reel-to-reel, and audiocassette. Cassettes are an incomplete series of recordings produced by the Sloop Progressive Memorial Fund in 1984 and titled Sloop/Blythe Tapes. Tape numbers were assigned by the Sloop Progressive Memorial Fund. Content on audiocassettes may be the same as found on recordings in other formats. Content of the wire recordings was transferred to reel-to-reel in 1984.
Audiocassette C-4852/39 |
Sloop/Blythe Tapes: Cassette 3Audiocassette |
Audiocassette C-4852/40 |
Sloop/Blythe Tapes: Cassette 4Audiocassette |
Audiocassette C-4852/41 |
Sloop/Blythe Tapes: Cassette 5Audiocassette |
Audiocassette C-4852/42 |
Sloop/Blythe Tapes: Cassette 5Audiocassette Content is same as on C-4852/41 |
Audiocassette C-4852/43 |
Sloop/Blythe Tapes: Cassette 6Audiocassette |
Audiotape T-4852/35 |
Mary T. Martin Sloop's trip to New YorkOpen Reel Audio |
Audiotape T-4852/36 |
Mary T. Martin Sloop's trip to New YorkOpen Reel Audio Content may be same as T-4852/35 |
Audiotape T-4852/37 |
Golden WeddingOpen Reel Audio May be golden wedding anniversary described in T-4852/40 and WR-4852/35. |
Audiotape T-4852/40 |
Uncle Newt, Aunt Nerv, and more storiesOpen Reel Audio A story about Uncle Newt, Aunt Nerv, and the clock. Also discussion of the golden wedding anniversary; Zeb Huskins, the moonshiner; and Mary T. Martin Sloop's trip to New York. |
Audiotape T-4852/42 |
Woman with cancerOpen Reel Audio Stories about a woman with cancer and the first operation at Plumtree circa 1908. |
Audiotape T-4852/47 |
Mary T. Martin Sloop, the first operation, and more storiesOpen Reel Audio Stories about the first operation at Plumtree; Uncle Newt, Aunt Nerv, and the clock; the golden wedding anniversary; Zeb Huskins, moonshiner and escape artist; and operations on African-American boy and white girl. |
Audiotape T-4852/74 |
Obie Johnson and more storiesOpen Reel Audio Some of material may be from interviews by Gladys Kahn Lavitan. Tape includes stories about Obie Johnson, "Great Granddad;" Mary T. Martin Sloop's story of Aunt Nerv, Uncle Newt, and the clock; and Uncle John Wise on his death bed. |
Wire Recording WR-4852/34 |
Presentation of the LampWire Recording Story about Mary T. Martin Sloop's trip to New York, beginning with the presentation of the lamp. Recording also includes discussion of Sloop's portrait being painted. |
Wire Recording WR-4852/35 |
Uncle Nick and Aunt Charity PyattWire Recording Golden wedding anniversary of Uncle Nick and Aunt Charity Pyatt. Content may be same as T-4852/37 and T-4852/40. |
Wire Recording WR-4852/36 |
Moving the SchoolhouseWire Recording Stories about the first operation at Plumtree, the woman with cancer, and moving the schoolhouse. |
Wire Recording WR-4852/37 |
Early LifeWire Recording Stories of the early life of Mary T. Martin Sloop, Aunt "New," and Uncle John. |
Wire Recording WR-4852/38 |
The Bear HuntWire Recording Stories about electricity and a bear hunt. |
Wire Recording WR-4852/39 |
The Square DanceWire Recording Stories about a square dance, Germans, and moving the schoolhouse. |
Wire Recording WR-4852/40 |
OperationsWire Recording Stories about operations on a white girl and an African-American boy and about horse tail hair. |
Wire Recording WR-4852/41 |
Zeb Huskins, the moonshiner and escape artistWire Recording Stories about Zeb Huskins, the moonshiner and escape artist. |
Wire Recording WR-4852/42 |
Burning bandagesWire Recording Stories of burning bandages; Aunt Newby and Willis; and Dr. E.H.S., possibly Dr. Eustace H. Sloop. |
Wire Recording WR-4852/43 |
Uncle NewtWire Recording |
Processing Note: See also Addition of May 2002.
Recordings of music and possibly dialogue from outdoor dramas written by Blythe.
Audiotape T-4852/61 |
Musical soundtrack of The Hornet's Nest, 1968Open Reel Audio Recording of symphonic drama written by Blythe and with music and words by Loonis McGlohon. Songs included on recording are Overture, It's a Quiet Town, Montage (deleted from drama), Shout Freedom! This Is the Day, Square Dance Cue, What Will The World Be Like Tomorrow and Misery Is The Life I Lead. |
Audiotape T-4852/78 |
Thunder in the CarolinasOpen Reel Audio Possibly same as T-4852/79 and T-4852/82. |
Audiotape T-4852/79 |
Thunder in the CarolinasOpen Reel Audio Possibly same as T-4852/78 and T-4852/82. |
Audiotape T-4852/82 |
Thunder in the CarolinasOpen Reel Audio Possibly same as T-4852/78-79. |
Audiotape T-4852/73 |
Voice in the WildernessOpen Reel Audio |
Film F-4852/6 |
Voice in the Wilderness, release print16mm motion picture film A production of Voice in the Wilderness performed in Charlotte, N.C., in June 1955 and adapted for film. |
Processing Note: See also Addition of May 2002.
Blythe met Thomas Wolfe when both were undergraduates at the University of North Carolina. The two were among the original Carolina Playmakers led by Frederick H. Koch and continued their friendship after Wolfe moved to New York City. Blythe recorded interviews with Wolfe's brother Fred Wolfe and sister Mabel Wolfe Wheaton in preparation for the 1961 work Thomas Wolfe and Family. Blythe co-wrote the book with Wheaton.
Audiotape T-4852/29 |
Fred WolfeOpen Reel Audio |
Audiotape T-4852/33 |
Fred WolfeOpen Reel Audio |
Audiotape T-4852/63 |
Mabel Wolfe WheatonOpen Reel Audio Content may be from a Library of Congress recording |
Audiotape T-4852/64 |
Fred Wolfe, Spartanburg, S.C., 11 July 1959Open Reel Audio Death of Julia Wolfe, mother of Thomas Wolfe. |
Audiotape T-4852/65 |
Fred WolfeOpen Reel Audio Early life of W. O. Wolfe, father of Thomas Wolfe. |
Audiotape T-4852/66 |
Fred WolfeOpen Reel Audio |
Audiotape T-4852/67 |
Fred Wolfe, 11 February, circa 1959Open Reel Audio |
Audiotape T-4852/68 |
Fred Wolfe, Spartanburg, S.C., 7 February, circa 1959Open Reel Audio |
Processing Note: See also Addition of May 2002.
Arrangement: By tape number assigned by Blythe. Tapes 5, 9, and 11 are absent from the series.
Recordings related to Blythe's 1957 biography of Mary Wilson Gee. Gee was a Latin professor and Dean of Students at Converse College in Converse, S.C. Tapes were numbered by Blythe and may be recordings of him reading the manuscript of Yes Ma'am, Miss Gee .
Audiotape T-4852/44 |
Mary Wilson Gee: tape 1Open Reel Audio Possibly Blythe reading manuscript pages 1-17. Tape also includes interview with Gaine Cannon, 5 November 1965. |
Audiotape T-4852/54 |
Mary Wilson Gee: tape 2Open Reel Audio Possibly Blythe reading manuscript pages 18-39. |
Audiotape T-4852/77 |
Mary Wilson Gee: tape 3Open Reel Audio |
Audiotape T-4852/50 |
Mary Wilson Gee: tape 4Open Reel Audio |
Audiotape T-4852/75 |
Mary Wilson Gee: tape 6Open Reel Audio |
Audiotape T-4852/45 |
Mary Wilson Gee: tape 7Open Reel Audio |
Audiotape T-4852/52 |
Mary Wilson Gee: tape 8Open Reel Audio |
Audiotape T-4852/49 |
Mary Wilson Gee: tape 9Open Reel Audio |
Audiotape T-4852/51 |
Mary Wilson Gee: tape 10Open Reel Audio Includes discussion of a visit by Lindbergh, possibly Charles Lindbergh. |
Audiotape T-4852/69 |
Mary Wilson Gee: tape 12Open Reel Audio |
Audiotape T-4852/81 |
Unidentified sound recordingOpen Reel Audio |
Processing Note: See also Addition of May 2002.
Arrangement: Alphabetical by subject.
Recorded interviews conducted by Blythe either in preparation for writing projects or as part of an effort by the University of North Carolina at Charlotte to collect oral histories from notable North Carolinians. Those interviewed include I. D. Blumenthal, the founder of Radiator Specialty Company and a philanthropist; Gaine Cannon, a doctor at the Albert Schweitzer Memorial Hospital in Balsam Grove, N.C., and the subject of Blythe's book Mountain Doctor; James W. Davis, the subject of Blythe's book James W. Davis: North Carolina Surgeon; Sam J. Ervin, a United States senator from North Carolina and chair of the Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities, commonly known as the Watergate Committee; Thomas W. Ferebee, a native of Mocksville, N.C., and the bombardier on the Enola Gay, the airplane that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan; Walter H. Lingle, a former president of Davidson College; and E. H. Little, a native of Huntersville, N.C., and a former president and chair of the board of Colgate-Palmolive Company. This series also includes an interview with Blythe and a broadcaster's salute to Blythe and his wife Esther on their 42nd wedding anniversary.
Audiocassette C-4852/32 |
Blumenthal, I. D.Audiocassette Blumenthal discusses the early days of Radiator Specialty Company, including fixing the boiler. |
Audiotape T-4852/58 |
Blythe, LeGetteOpen Reel Audio Blythe is interviewed by a Charlotte television personality. He discusses Thomas Wolfe, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Harry S Truman. |
Audiotape T-4852/62 |
Blythe, LeGetteOpen Reel Audio Ty Boyd's salute to LeGette and Esther Blythe on their 42nd wedding anniversary, 30 May 1968. Tape also includes a speech (possibly a sermon) to Mecklenburg Presbytery in January 1956. Speaker may not be Blythe. |
Audiotape T-4852/43 |
Cannon, GaineOpen Reel Audio |
Audiotape T-4852/80 |
Davis, James W.Open Reel Audio |
Wire Recording WR-4852/33 |
Davis, James W.Wire Recording Dr. Davis' talk to supervisors, includes discussion of supervisors' duties and the care of patients. |
Audiocassette C-4852/37 |
Ervin, Sam J.Audiocassette |
Audiotape T-4852/70 |
Ervin, Sam J.Open Reel Audio |
Audiotape T-4852/60 |
Ferebee, Thomas W., 19 October 1966Open Reel Audio |
Audiotape T-4852/76 |
Ferebee, Thomas W., 19 October 1966Open Reel Audio May be a copy of T-4852/60. |
Audiotape T-4852/41 |
Lingle, Walter L.: F. L. JacksonOpen Reel Audio |
Audiotape T-4852/48 |
Lingle, Walter L.: Louise Lingle and Mary Lee SloanOpen Reel Audio |
Audiotape T-4852/56 |
Lingle, Walter L.: F. L. Jackson and Caroline LingleOpen Reel Audio |
Audiotape T-4852/57 |
Little, E. H.Open Reel Audio Blythe reading pages 76-112 and pages 181-185 of manuscript on Little. |
Audiotape T-4852/71 |
Little, E. H.Open Reel Audio Blythe reading Little manuscript. |
Audiotape T-4852/72 |
Little, E. H.Open Reel Audio Blythe reading pages 1-76 of Little manuscript. |
Audiotape T-4852/31 |
UnidentifiedOpen Reel Audio Test reel and Aida. Tape may also include statement from Governor Ellis Arnal of Office of Price Stabilization, 17 June 1952. |
Audiotape T-4852/38 |
Unidentified sound recordingOpen Reel Audio |
Audiotape T-4852/39 |
Unidentified sound recordingOpen Reel Audio Reel box labeled "H.H.S. Catalogue 1882-83." |