Daniel Wallace Papers, 1977-2007

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Summary

Creator:
Wallace, Daniel, 1959-
Abstract:

Daniel Wallace, author and illustrator, was born in 1959 in Birmingham, Ala. He attended first Emory University in Atlanta, Ga., and then the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His first novel, Big Fish (1998), was made into a film of the same name directed by Tim Burton in 2003.

The collection consists of correspondence and related materials; drafts, production and promotion materials, and reviews relating to his published novels; and drafts and other items relating to published and unpublished writings. Correspondence consists chiefly of personal letters relating to Daniel Wallace's life and work. The bulk of the letters are dated 1977-1988 and are from family, friends, and former girlfriends. Correspondents include Wallace's mother Joan Wallace; his father E. D. Wallace; his sisters Rangeley, Barrie, and Holland; and his brother-in-law author, cartographer, and kayaking enthusiast William Nealy with whom Wallace collaborated. Also included are materials from 1982-1984 when Wallace lived and worked for a trading company in Nagoya, Japan; instructional materials from Japanese language classes he taught when he returned to Chapel Hill, N.C.; newspaper clippings and articles; and photographs of identified and unidentified people and places. Among the materials relating to published books are three audiocassettes of radio interviews with Wallace about Big Fish and items relating to the film version, including a betacam press kit.

Extent:
9600 items (13.0 linear feet)
Language:
Materials in English
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Background

Biographical / historical:

Daniel Wallace, author and illustrator, was born in 1959 in Birmingham, Ala., to E. D. Wallace and Joan Wallace, who had three other children: Rangeley, Barrie, and Holland (known as "Holly"). He attended college first at Emory University in Atlanta, Ga., and then at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In 1982, Wallace took a job at a trading company in Nagoya, Japan. He returned to Chapel Hill, N.C., two years later. His first novel, Big Fish, was published in 1998. In 2003, Tim Burton directed a film version of the book, also titled Big Fish, based on a screenplay by John August. Wallace has published three other novels: Ray in Reverse (2000); The Watermelon King (2003); and Mr. Sebastian and the Negro Magician (2007). O Great Rosenfeld, an illustrated "children's book for adults," was released in France in 2006. His illustrations and short stories have appeared in numerous publications, such as the L.A. Times and Italian Vanity Fair. In addition to working as an author and illustrator, Wallace has taught writing at UNC-Chapel Hill, UNC-Wilmington, UNC-Greensboro, and the Breadloaf Writers' Conference.

Scope and content:

The collection of author and illustratorDaniel Wallace consists of correspondence and related materials; drafts, production and promotion materials, and reviews relating to his published novels; and manuscripts, short stories, and other miscellaneous unpublished writings.

Series 1, Correspondence, consists chiefly of personal correspondence relating to Wallace's life and work. The bulk of the letters span from 1977-1988, and are from family, friends, and former girlfriends. Correspondents include Wallace's mother Joan Wallace; his father E. D. Wallace; his sisters Rangeley Wallace, Barrie Wallace, and Holland Wallace ("Holly"); and his brother-in-law author, cartographer, and kayaking enthusiast William Nealy with whom Wallace collaborated. Also included are materials from 1982-1984 when Wallace lived and worked for a trading company in Nagoya, Japan; instructional materials from Japanese language classes he taught upon his return to Chapel Hill, N.C.; newspaper clippings and articles; and photographs of identified and unidentified people and places. Series 2, Books, consists of drafts, galleys, correspondence, and other production and promotion materials relating to Wallace's published books. Subseries 2.1 also contains three audiocassettes of radio interviews with Wallace and materials relating to the film version of the novel Big Fish, including a betacam press kit. Series 3, Other Writings and Related Materials, includes manuscripts of unpublished novels and stories, as well as miscellaneous writings. Folder 119 includes Wallace's first published story, from the UNC-Chapel Hill literary magazine Cellar Door.

Acquisition information:

Gift of Daniel Wallace of Chapel Hill, N.C., April 2007 (Acc. 100637).

Processing information:

Processed by: Margaret Dickson, June 2007

Encoded by: Margaret Dickson, June 2007

Sensitive materials statement:

Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, the North Carolina Public Records Act (N.C.G.S. § 132 1 et seq.), and Article 7 of the North Carolina State Personnel Act (Privacy of State Employee Personnel Records, N.C.G.S. § 126-22 et seq.). Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill assumes no responsibility.

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Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], in the Daniel Wallace Papers #5327, Southern Historical Collection, Wilson Special Collections Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Location of this collection:
Louis Round Wilson Library
200 South Road
Chapel Hill, NC 27515
Contact:
(919) 962-3765
wilsonlibrary@unc.edu