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This is a finding aid. It is a description of archival material held in the Wilson Library at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Unless otherwise noted, the materials described below are physically available in our reading room, and not digitally available through the World Wide Web. See the Duplication Policy section for more information.
Archival processing of the Henry McCarthy Collection was made possible through a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
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Collection Overview
| Size | Approximately 215 items |
| Abstract | The Henry McCarthy Collection consists of audio recordings, videos, and other materials created and compiled by Henry McCarthy, a poet and radio host. The majority of the collection is comprised of audio recordings, 2009-2015, of the radio program Poets and Writers. Hosted by McCarthy and broadcast by National Public Radio (NPR) affiliate WEHC at Emory and Henry College, Poets and Writers concentrates on the philosophy of poets and writers and primarily features interviews, poems, and songs of artists from Virginia, North Carolina, and the surrounding regions. Interviewees on the program include authors, poets, musicians, actors, academics, and folklorists, among others. Noted guests include Roseanne Cash, Pat Conroy, Lee Smith, William Ferris, and Dale Carter Jett. The collection also contains field notes and ephemera, 2014, affiliated with Poets and Writers, along with miscellaneous videos, 1995-2007, papers, 1975-2015, digital ink-based photographs, 1953-2010, and posters, circa 1988-2014. |
| Creator | McCarthy, Henry (Poet) |
| Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Folklife Collection. |
| Language | English |
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Processing Information
Processed by: Brad San Martin and Anne Wells, May 2016
Encoded by: Anne Wells, August 2016
Updated by: Anne Wells, February 2017; Anne Wells, Andrew Crook, Clare Carlson, Jessica Venlet, March 2020
Archival processing of the Henry McCarthy Collection was made possible through a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Since August 2017, we have added ethnic and racial identities for individuals and families represented in collections. To determine identity, we rely on self-identification; other information supplied to the repository by collection creators or sources; public records, press accounts, and secondary sources; and contextual information in the collection materials. Omissions of ethnic and racial identities in finding aids created or updated after August 2017 are an indication of insufficient information to make an educated guess or an individual's preference for identity information to be excluded from description. When we have misidentified, please let us know at wilsonlibrary@unc.edu.
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Biographical Information
Henry McCarthy of Winston Salem, N.C., is a poet, former Assistant Dean of the College of Education at Appalachian State University, and host of the radio program Poets and Writers. Broadcast by National Public Radio (NPR) affiliate WEHC (90.7 FM) at Emory and Henry College, Poets and Writers concentrates on the philosophy of poets and writers and primarily features interviews, poems, and songs of artists from Virginia, North Carolina, and the surrounding regions. McCarthy is also a guest actor at the The University of North Carolina School of the Arts (NCSA) film school. His latest book of poems is Never Read A How To Book.
Additionally, McCarthy is involved in North Carolina politics. He served on the Boone Town Council, the Watauga County Parks and Recreation Commission, and was a runner-up in the 1988 Democratic primary for North Carolina State Superintendent of Public Instruction.
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Scope and Content
The Henry McCarthy Collection consists primarily of 113 audio recordings, 2009-2015, of the radio program Poets and Writers on compact discs (CD). Hosted by McCarthy and broadcast by National Public Radio (NPR) affiliate WEHC (90.7 FM) at Emory and Henry College, Poets and Writers concentrates on the philosophy of poets and writers and primarily features interviews, poems, and songs of artists from Virginia, North Carolina, and the surrounding regions. Interviewees on the program include authors, poets, musicians, actors, academics, and folklorists, among others. Noted guests include Roseanne Cash, Pat Conroy, Lee Smith, William Ferris, and Dale Carter Jett. The collection also contains field notes and ephemera affiliated with Poets and Writers, 2014, along with miscellaneous videos, 1995-2007, papers, 1975-2015, digital ink-based photographs, 1953-2010, and posters, circa 1988-2014.
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Series 1. Poets and Writers, 2009-2016.
Arrangement: Alphabetically by interviewee, program title, or subject.
Processing information: Titles and descriptions compiled from SFC database.
Acquisitions information: DF-20499/1-92 received as original deposit of December 2016 (Accession 102016) and Additions of April 2014 (Accession 102030), July 2014 (Accession 102080); DF-20499/93-108 received as Addition of December 2016 (Accession 102988); DF-20499/109-138 received as Addition of July 2017 (Accession 103114); DF-20499/139-164 received as Addition of November 2018 (Accession 103480); DF-20499/165-178 received as Addition of September 2019 (Accession 103702).
Audio recordings of the radio program Poets and Writers, along with associated field notes and ephemera. Original audio recordings were on Compact Discs (CD).
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Series 2. Video, 1995-2007.
Arrangement: Chronologically by format.
Miscellaneous videos and DVDs, including recordings of interviews (VT-20499/1), poetry readings (DVD-20499/1), and 3 student films featuring McCarthy (VT-20499/2, DVD-20499/2, DVD-20499/3). Video recordings are on VHS and Digital Video Discs (DVD).
Titles and descriptions compiled from SFC database.
| Videotape VT-20499/1 |
Appalachian Perspective: International Learning with Dr. Marv Williamsen and Dr. Henry McCarthy, Boone, N.C.VHS 29 minutes Two interviews with Dr. Marc Williamsen and student Dr. Henry McCarthy. |
| Videotape VT-20499/2 |
Wings and Pavement, Winston Salem, N.C., 1995VHS 4 minutes, 20 seconds Written and directed by Gregory Ridge. Spring Video Project 1995. NCSA School of Filmmaking. |
| Digital Video Disc DVD-20499/1 |
An Evening of Poetry, 10 August 2006DVD |
| Digital Video Disc DVD-20499/2 |
Clippers, Winston Salem, N.C., 2007DVD Short film. Written and directed by Keenan Porterfield. Produced at NCSA School of Filmmaking. Cast includes Henry McCarthy. |
| Digital Video Disc DVD-20499/3 |
As Little Ceremony as Possible but with the Dignity Necessary for the President of the United States, Winston Salem, N.C., 2008DVD Short film. Written and directed by Daniel De Paolo. Both director's and original cuts. Produced at NCSA School of Filmmaking. Cast includes Henry McCarthy. |
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Series 3. Other Materials, 1953-2015.
Processing information: Papers received as Addition of December 2016 (Acc. 102988) were incorporated into folders in February 2017.
Miscellaneous papers, photographs and posters compiled by Henry McCarthy.
| Folder 2 |
Papers, 1975-2015Scattered papers that include resumes, newspaper clippings, writings by McCarthy and others, letters, event flyers and ephemera, and a copy and accompanying Data DVD (DDVD-20499/1) of Headwaters: Appalachian Journal of Expressive Arts Therapy volume 3 from 2006. Papers from Addition of December 2016 were added to folder in February 2017. Addition includes a 1975 letter to McCarthy from Wilma Dykeman Stokely, a photocopy of a poem by Benjamin Sun, a program for the 2015 National Black Theatre Festival, and an autographed program to a Garland Lee Thompson, Sr. tribute held at the 2015 National Black Theatre Festival in Winston Salem, N.C. |
| Image Folder PF-20499/1 |
Photographs, 1953-2010 and undated4 images Digital ink-based prints Includes a headshot, 2010, of McCarthy, a photograph, 1953-1954, of McCarthy and his father, a photograph, 1973, of The Carter Fold performing live at a venue in Hiltons, Va., and an autographed headshot of Carlene Carter, undated. Carlene Carter headshot from Addition of December 2016 was added to folder in February 2017. |
| Oversize Paper Folder OPF-20499/1 |
Posters, circa 1988-20142 posters An election campaign poster, circa 1988, for Henry McCarthy's primary campaign for North Carolina State Superintendent of Public Instruction and an autographed poster, 2014, for the grand opening of Birthplace of Country Music Museum in Bristol, Va. Birthplace of Country Music Museum poster from Addition of December 2016 was added to folder in February 2017. |
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