Collection Number:
70013
Collection Title: Kenneth Rodgers Collection on Thomas Wolfe, 1900-1937
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Size |
0.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 200 items) |
Abstract |
The collection includes letters, photographs, notes, and other items relating to Thomas
Wolfe that were collected by Kenneth Rodgers. Included is a 16 January 1937 letter
from Maxwell Perkins to Thomas Wolfe responding to Wolfe's claims that Perkins over-edited
his books. There is also a photograph of Thomas Wolfe taken in 1900 and photographs
of a house, with annotations on the verso (possibly by Thomas Wolfe) indicating that
the photographs were taken in 1934 and that the house was in Etowah, N.C., and belonged
to a person named Florence. Also included are a legal complaint filed by Wolfe's landlord,
Marjorie Dorman, that names Wolfe and his publisher as defendants; notes written by
Thomas Wolfe; a letter from Julia E. Wolfe to Fred Wolfe; miscellaneous bills and
photocopies of canceled checks; letters written to Thomas Wolfe from fans of his works;
and other items.
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Creator |
Rodgers, Kenneth. |
Curatorial Unit |
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. North Carolina Collection. |
Language |
English |
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- Restrictions to Access
- This collection is not available for immediate or same day access. Please contact
Research and Instructional Service staff at wilsonlibrary@unc.edu to discuss options
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- Copyright Notice
- Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants,
as stipulated by United States copyright law.
- Preferred Citation
- [Identification of item], in the Kenneth Rodgers Collection on Thomas Wolfe (#70013),
North Carolina Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill.
- [Note: Collection number changed from #CW2.8 to #70013 in April 2020.]
- Acquisitions Information
- Purchased from Kenneth Rodgers of Kenoza Lake, N.Y., in November 2008.
- 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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The following terms from
Library of Congress Subject
Headings
suggest topics, persons, geography, etc. interspersed through the
entire collection; the terms do
not usually represent
discrete and easily identifiable portions of the collection--such as folders or
items.
Clicking on a subject heading below will take you into the University Library's
online catalog.
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American literature--20th century--History and criticism.
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Authors, American--20th century.
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Authors, American--North Carolina--20th century.
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Book editors--United States.
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Collectors and collecting.
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Perkins, Maxwell E. (Maxwell Evarts), 1884-1947.
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Rodgers, Kenneth.
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Wolfe family.
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Wolfe, Fred.
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Wolfe, Julia Elizabeth, 1860-1945.
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Wolfe, Thomas, 1900-1938--Appreciation.
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Wolfe, Thomas, 1900-1938--Correspondence.
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Wolfe, Thomas, 1900-1938--Criticism and interpretation.
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Wolfe, Thomas, 1900-1938--Family.
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Wolfe, Thomas, 1900-1938--Friends and associates.
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Wolfe, Thomas, 1900-1938--Homes and haunts.
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Wolfe, Thomas, 1900-1938--Photographs.
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Wolfe, Thomas, 1900-1938.
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The collection includes letters, photographs, notes, and other items relating to Thomas
Wolfe that were collected by Kenneth Rodgers. Included is a 16 January 1937 letter
from Maxwell Perkins to Thomas Wolfe responding to Wolfe's claims that Perkins over-edited
his books. There is also a photograph of Thomas Wolfe taken in 1900 and photographs
of a house, with annotations on the verso (possibly by Thomas Wolfe) indicating that
the photographs were taken in 1934 and that the house was in Etowah, N.C., and belonged
to a person named Florence. Also included are a legal complaint filed by Wolfe's landlord,
Marjorie Dorman, that names Wolfe and his publisher as defendants; notes written by
Thomas Wolfe; a letter from Julia E. Wolfe to Fred Wolfe; miscellaneous bills and
photocopies of canceled checks; letters written to Thomas Wolfe from fans of his works;
and other items.
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Preliminary Box list
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Kenneth Rodgers Collection on Thomas Wolfe, 1900-1937.
About 200 items.
Box 1
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Letter is Perkins's response to Thomas Wolfe's claims that Perkins over-edited Wolfe's
books.
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Photograph of Thomas Wolfe taken in 1900 and photographs of a house, with annotations
on the verso (possibly by Thomas Wolfe) indicating that the photographs were taken
in 1934 and that the house was in Etowah, N.C., and belonged to a person named Florence.
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Complaint in a case filed by Thomas Wolfe's landlord against Wolfe and his publisher.
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Bills and letters informing Wolfe about overdue payments.
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Letters to Thomas Wolfe, primarily from fans of his books.
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Processing Information
Processed by: Benjamin Bromley, November 2009
Encoded by: Benjamin Bromley, November 2009
Finding aid updated by Dawne Howard Lucas in April 2020 to change the collection number
from CW2.8 to 70013
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