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Size | 10.0 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 2,000 items) |
Abstract | The St. Mary's College Thomas Wolfe Collection was founded at St. Mary's College in Raleigh, N.C., in 1975 by Catherine and John O. Fulenwider. The collection contains materials from many different sources. Items such as programs, publications, and clippings related to Thomas Wolfe were actively sought by St. Mary's College archivists and librarians and added to the collection. The largest individual collections are the papers of George McCoy, editor of the Asheville Citizen Times and one of the founding members of the Thomas Wolfe Memorial Association, and those of Richard Walser, professor of English at North Carolina State University and noted Wolfe scholar. There are also papers of Edgar E. (Jim) Wolf, Thomas Wolfe's cousin who lived in Gettysburg, Penn., and corresponded occasionally with the Wolfe family in Asheville, N.C., and some papers of Thomas Wolfe's brother, Fred Wolfe. The collection was transferred to the North Carolina Collection at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1990. The collection includes manuscript and published materials relating to Thomas Wolfe, the Wolfe family, and the study and appreciation of Thomas Wolfe. Note that some materials are photocopies. Materials given by Catherine and John O. Fulenwider consist of Thomas Wolfe letters, including one from Thomas Wolfe to Aline Bernstein, galley proofs of The Web and the Rock and Elizabeth Nowell's Thomas Wolfe, A Biography, and other items. Papers of George McCoy include correspondence between Thomas Wolfe and McCoy; letters to McCoy from Elizabeth Nowell, Wolfe's literary agent and first biographer, and others about Wolfe; scrapbooks, possibly compiled by McCoy relating to Wolfe; materials relating to the Thomas Wolfe Memorial Association; and other items. Papers of Richard Walser include notes, drafts, and source materials for his books Thomas Wolfe: An Introduction and Thomas Wolfe Undergraduate and letters between Walser and Fred Wolfe, Maxwell Perkins, and Edward Aswell that relate primarily to Walser's publications about Wolfe. The papers of Edgar E. (Jim) Wolf include letters to him from Thomas Wolfe, W.O. Wolfe, and Mabel Wolfe Wheaton, as well as Wolf's business papers; the papers of his mother, Eleanor Jane Wolf; and correspondence with Elizabeth Nowell. Papers of Fred Wolfe include letters from him and Julia E. Wolfe and other materials relating to the Wolfe family. Materials collected by St. Mary's College include a letter from Sherwood Anderson to Thomas Wolfe; letters from Aline Bernstein; materials related to Thomas Wolfe's nephew, R. Dietz Wolfe; audio and visual materials related to Thomas Wolfe; Thomas Wolfe-related subject files, possibly compiled by the staff at St. Mary's College; card catalogs describing materials in the collection; clippings of articles about Thomas Wolfe from various newspapers, magazines, and journals; and materials relating to Wolfe Fest, a festival dedicated to Thomas Wolfe and held at St. Mary's College. |
Creator | St. Mary's College (Raleigh, N.C.) |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. North Carolina Collection. |
Language | English |
Finding aid compiled by Frances A. Weaver, 1980
Revised by A. Hope Shull, 1983
Revised by Nicholas Graham, 1998
Collection re-processed and encoded by Benjamin Bromley, December 2008
Finding aid updated by Dawne Howard Lucas in April 2020 to change the collection number from CW6 to 70017
Finding aid updated by Dawne Howard Lucas in May 2021
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Richard Gaither Walser Papers on Thomas Wolfe (#70007)
Back to TopThe St. Mary's College Thomas Wolfe Collection was founded at St. Mary's College in Raleigh, N.C., in 1975 by Catherine and John O. Fulenwider. The collection contains materials from many different sources. Items such as programs, publications, and clippings related to Thomas Wolfe were actively sought by St. Mary's College archivists and librarians and added to the collection. One of the largest individual collections are the papers of George McCoy, editor of the Asheville Citizen Times and one of the founding members of the Thomas Wolfe Memorial Association. McCoy was a friend and early supporter of Thomas Wolfe. He published several short pieces on Wolfe in the Asheville, N.C., newspapers and continued to collect information on the author after Wolfe's death. McCoy was one of the founding members of the Thomas Wolfe Memorial Association, formed in Asheville in 1947. He served as secretary of the Memorial Association until 1957 and maintained the organization's official papers. There is an article about the McCoy papers by Richard Walser in the Thomas Wolfe Review, volume 5, number 1 (Spring 1981). Another large collection is that of Richard Walser, professor of English at North Carolina State University and noted Wolfe scholar. There are also papers of Edgar E. (Jim) Wolf, Thomas Wolfe's cousin who lived in Gettysburg, Penn., and corresponded occasionally with the Wolfe family in Asheville, N.C., and some papers of Thomas Wolfe's brother, Fred Wolfe. The collection was transferred to the North Carolina Collection at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1990.
Back to TopThe St. Mary's College Thomas Wolfe Collection includes manuscript and published materials relating to Thomas Wolfe, the Wolfe family, and the study and appreciation of Thomas Wolfe. Note that some materials are photocopies. Materials given by Catherine and John O. Fulenwider consist of Thomas Wolfe letters, including one from Thomas Wolfe to Aline Bernstein, galley proofs of The Web and the Rock and Elizabeth Nowell's Thomas Wolfe, A Biography, and other items. Papers of George McCoy include correspondence between Thomas Wolfe and McCoy; letters to McCoy from Elizabeth Nowell, Wolfe's literary agent and first biographer, and others about Wolfe; scrapbooks, possibly compiled by McCoy relating to Wolfe; materials relating to the Thomas Wolfe Memorial Association; and other items. Papers of Richard Walser include notes, drafts, and source materials for his books Thomas Wolfe: An Introduction and Thomas Wolfe Undergraduate and letters between Walser and Fred Wolfe, Maxwell Perkins, and Edward Aswell that relate primarily to Walser's publications about Wolfe. The papers of Edgar E. (Jim) Wolf include letters to him from Thomas Wolfe, W.O. Wolfe, and Mabel Wolfe Wheaton, as well as Wolf's business papers; the papers of his mother, Eleanor Jane Wolf; and correspondence with Elizabeth Nowell. Papers of Fred Wolfe include letters from him and Julia E. Wolfe and other materials relating to the Wolfe family. Materials collected by St. Mary's College include a letter from Sherwood Anderson to Thomas Wolfe; letters from Aline Bernstein; materials related to Thomas Wolfe's nephew, R. Dietz Wolfe; audio and visual materials related to Thomas Wolfe; Thomas Wolfe-related subject files, possibly compiled by the staff at St. Mary's College; card catalogs describing materials in the collection; clippings of articles about Thomas Wolfe from various newspapers, magazines, and journals; and materials relating to Wolfe Fest, a festival dedicated to Thomas Wolfe and held at St. Mary's College.
Back to TopMaterials given by Catherine and John O. Fulenwider consisting of Thomas Wolfe letters, including one from Thomas Wolfe to Aline Bernstein, galley proofs of The Web and the Rock and Elizabeth Nowell's Thomas Wolfe, A Biography, and other items.
Folder 1 |
Wolfe, Thomas: letter to Aline Bernstein, 11 December 1933An uncorrected draft of this letter was published in The Letters of Thomas Wolfe, edited by Elizabeth Nowell, and in My Other Loneliness, edited by Suzanne Stutman. Stutman identified this letter as the only typed letter from Wolfe to Bernstein. |
Folder 2 |
Wolfe, Thomas: Letter to Arthur Mann, 5 April 1938 |
Folder 3 |
Wolfe, Thomas: Letter to Dean H. Tatnell Brown Jr., 27 April 1938 |
Folder 4 |
Wolfe, Thomas: Letter to Arthur Mann, 3 May 1938 |
Folder 5 |
Wolfe, Thomas: Letter to Arthur Mann, 28 April 1938 (photocopy) |
Folder 6 |
Wolfe, Thomas: Letter to Effie Wolfe, 16 May 1909 (photocopy) |
Folder 7 |
Wolfe, Thomas: The Web and the Rock: Galley proofs (incomplete) |
Folder 8 |
Elizabeth Nowell: Thomas Wolfe, A Biography: Unrevised galley proofs |
Folder 9 |
Wilson, Michael: Look Homeward, Angel: Screenplay |
Folder 10 |
Printed materials and clippings |
Papers of George McCoy. including correspondence between Thomas Wolfe and McCoy; letters to McCoy from Elizabeth Nowell, Wolfe's agent and first biographer, and others about Wolfe; scrapbooks, possibly compiled by McCoy relating to Wolfe; materials relating to the Thomas Wolfe Memorial Association; and other items.
Folder 11 |
Wolfe, Thomas: Letters to George McCoyIncludes typescripts of Wolfe's letters to his brother Ben Wolfe. |
Folder 12 |
McCoy, George, recipient: Letters from various correspondents, 1920-1948Includes one letter from Thomas Wolfe. |
Folder 13-15
Folder 13Folder 14Folder 15 |
McCoy, George, recipient: Letters from various correspondents, 1949-1968Primarily regarding McCoy's research on Thomas Wolfe. |
Folder 16 |
Nowell, Elizabeth: Letters to George McCoyPrimarily regarding McCoy's research on Thomas Wolfe. |
Folder 17-18
Folder 17Folder 18 |
Wolfe, Thomas: Letters to George McCoy (photocopies) |
Folder 19 |
McCoy, George: "Asheville and Thomas Wolfe": Draft |
Folder 20 |
Cohen, Lester: The Web and the Rock: Dramatic script |
Folder 214-227
Folder 214Folder 215Folder 216Folder 217Folder 218Folder 219Folder 220Folder 221Folder 222Folder 223Folder 224Folder 225Folder 226Folder 227 |
ScrapbooksPossibly compiled by George McCoy. The scrapbooks primarily containing newspapers and clippings related to Thomas Wolfe. There are also letters to McCoy from various correspondents and materials related to McCoy's career at the Asheville Citizen-Times. |
Folder 21-27
Folder 21Folder 22Folder 23Folder 24Folder 25Folder 26Folder 27 |
Printed materialsIncludes materials relating to the University of North Carolina and printed articles by Thomas Wolfe. |
Folder 28-32
Folder 28Folder 29Folder 30Folder 31Folder 32 |
Thomas Wolfe Memorial Association, 1947-1957Includes correspondence, financial and membership information, and printed materials. |
Papers of Richard Walser include notes, drafts, and source materials for his books Thomas Wolfe: An Introduction and Thomas Wolfe Undergraduate and letters between Walser and Fred Wolfe, Maxwell Perkins, and Edward Aswell that relate primarily to Walser's publications about Wolfe.
Folder 33 |
Wolfe, Fred: Letters to Richard Walser, 1950-1978 |
Folder 34 |
Walser, Richard, recipient: Letters from various correspondentsPrimarily regarding Walser's books and research. Includes letters from Edward Aswell and Maxwell Perkins. |
Folder 35-40
Folder 35Folder 36Folder 37Folder 38Folder 39Folder 40 |
Walser, Richard: Correspondence and other materials related to the publication of The Enigma of Thomas Wolfe |
Folder 41-44
Folder 41Folder 42Folder 43Folder 44 |
Walser, Richard: Correspondence and other materials related to the publication of Thomas Wolfe: An Introduction and Interpretation |
Folder 45-49
Folder 45Folder 46Folder 47Folder 48Folder 49 |
Walser, Richard: Thomas Wolfe Undergraduate: Drafts, galley proofs, and page proofs |
Folder 50-51
Folder 50Folder 51 |
Walser, Richard: Look Homeward, Angel: Printed materials and playbills |
Folder 52-70
Folder 52Folder 53Folder 54Folder 55Folder 56Folder 57Folder 58Folder 59Folder 60Folder 61Folder 62Folder 63Folder 64Folder 65Folder 66Folder 67Folder 68Folder 69Folder 70 |
Materials compiled by Richard Walser for his researchIncludes photocopies of Thomas Wolfe correspondence, Wolfe family correspondence and documents, University of North Carolina materials, and Thomas Wolfe published writings. |
The papers of Edgar E. (Jim) Wolf include letters to him from Thomas Wolfe, W.O. Wolfe, and Mabel Wolfe Wheaton, as well as Wolf's business papers; the papers of his mother, Eleanor Jane Wolf; and correspondence with Elizabeth Nowell.
Folder 71 |
Wolfe, Thomas: Letter to Edgar E. (Jim) Wolf, 15 April 1938 |
Folder 72 |
Nowell, Elizabeth: Letters to Edgar E. (Jim) Wolf, 1950-1958Letters from Elizabeth Nowell to Jim Wolf describing the relationship between Jim Wolf and Thomas Wolfe. |
Folder 73 |
Wolfe family: Correspondence |
Folder 74-75
Folder 74Folder 75 |
Wolf family: Business papers |
Folder 76 |
Printed materials |
Papers of Fred Wolfe include letters from him and Julia E. Wolfe and other materials relating to the Wolfe family.
Folder 77-78
Folder 77Folder 78 |
Wolfe, Fred: Photograph album (photocopy) |
Folder 79 |
Wolfe, Fred: Letters to various correspondents |
Folder 80 |
Wolfe, Julia E.: Letter to Thomas Wolfe, 18 August 1938 (photocopy) |
Folder 81 |
Wolfe, Julia: Letter to Fred Wolfe, 18 August 1938 |
Folder 82 |
Wolfe, W. O.: Will (photocopy) |
Folder 83 |
Printed materials |
Materials collected by St. Mary's College include a letter from Sherwood Anderson to Thomas Wolfe; letters from Aline Bernstein; materials related to Thomas Wolfe's nephew, R. Dietz Wolfe; and audio and visual materials related to Thomas Wolfe.
Folder 84 |
Anderson, Sherwood: Letter to Thomas Wolfe, circa 1937 |
Folder 85 |
Bernstein, Aline: Letters to Jean Pique, 1942-1945 |
Folder 86 |
Invitation to the wedding of Mabel Wolfe and Ralph Wheaton, 28 June 1916 |
Folder 87 |
Sizer, Alvin, recipient: Letters from Thomas Wolfe and Robert Raynolds (photocopies) |
Folder 88 |
Wheaton, Mabel Wolfe: Letters to Ralph Wheaton, March 1916-December 1917 (photocopies) |
Folder 89 |
Wolfe, R. Dietz: :etters and related materials |
Folder 90-93
Folder 90Folder 91Folder 92Folder 93 |
Printed works by Thomas WolfeIncludes "London Tower," "The Crisis in Industry," "K-19: Salvaged Pieces," and A Note on Experts: Dexter Vespasian Joyner. |
Videotape VT-70017/1-5
VT-70017/1VT-70017/2VT-70017/3VT-70017/4VT-70017/5 |
Documentary works on Thomas Wolfe's life and works and a television adaptation of You Can't Go Home Again |
Film F-70017/1-2
F-70017/1F-70017/2 |
Luke: A Tribute to FredA tribute film to Fred Wolfe (Luke Gant in Thomas Wolfe's Look Homeward, Angel). |
Audiodisc D-70017/1-6
D-70017/1D-70017/2D-70017/3D-70017/4D-70017/5D-70017/6 |
Music based on Thomas Wolfe's work |
Box 26-27
Box 26Box 27 |
Other papersIncludes Thomas Wolfe bookmarks and sheet music based on Thomas Wolfe's work. |
Box 28-29
Box 28Box 29 |
Thomas Wolfe film stripsFilm strips with an accompanying cassette tape about Thomas Wolfe. |
Arrangement: alphabetical.
Subject files possibly compiled by the staff at St. Mary's College. The files include newspaper clippings, printed materials, letters, writings, and other materials.
Includes the main collection card catalog, the non-correspondence card catalog, the photographs card catalog, a shelf list, bookplates, and other materials relating to the administration of the St. Mary's Collection of Thomas Wolfe.
Box 16 |
Administrative materialsIncludes accession forms, registration forms, guest books, and a processing manual. |
Box 17-20
Box 17Box 18Box 19Box 20 |
Collection card catalog |
Box 21 |
Non-correspondence card catalog |
Box 22-23
Box 22Box 23 |
Shelf list |
Box 24 |
Photographs card catalog |
Box 25 |
Bookplates |
Arrangement: alphabetical.
Clippings of articles from various newspapers, magazines, and journals containing articles about Thomas Wolfe.
Box 30-32
Box 30Box 31Box 32 |
Newspaper clippings about Thomas Wolfe |
Box 34-42
Box 34Box 35Box 36Box 37Box 38Box 39Box 40Box 41Box 42 |
Magazine and journal articles about Thomas Wolfe |
Contains essay contest submissions, posters, and audio recordings related to Wolfe Fest, a festival dedicated to Thomas Wolfe and held at St. Mary's College.
Box 43 |
Wolfe Society Essay Contest |
Box 44-45
Box 44Box 45 |
Wolfe Fest posters |
Audiocassette C-70017/1-106
C-70017/1C-70017/2C-70017/3C-70017/4C-70017/5C-70017/6C-70017/7C-70017/8C-70017/9C-70017/10C-70017/11C-70017/12C-70017/13C-70017/14C-70017/15C-70017/16C-70017/17C-70017/18C-70017/19C-70017/20C-70017/21C-70017/22C-70017/23C-70017/24C-70017/25C-70017/26C-70017/27C-70017/28C-70017/29C-70017/30C-70017/31C-70017/32C-70017/33C-70017/34C-70017/35C-70017/36C-70017/37C-70017/38C-70017/39C-70017/40C-70017/41C-70017/42C-70017/43C-70017/44C-70017/45C-70017/46C-70017/47C-70017/48C-70017/49C-70017/50C-70017/51C-70017/52C-70017/53C-70017/54C-70017/55C-70017/56C-70017/57C-70017/58C-70017/59C-70017/60C-70017/61C-70017/62C-70017/63C-70017/64C-70017/65C-70017/66C-70017/67C-70017/68C-70017/69C-70017/70C-70017/71C-70017/72C-70017/73C-70017/74C-70017/75C-70017/76C-70017/77C-70017/78C-70017/79C-70017/80C-70017/81C-70017/82C-70017/83C-70017/84C-70017/85C-70017/86C-70017/87C-70017/88C-70017/89C-70017/90C-70017/91C-70017/92C-70017/93C-70017/94C-70017/95C-70017/96C-70017/97C-70017/98C-70017/99C-70017/100C-70017/101C-70017/102C-70017/103C-70017/104C-70017/105C-70017/106 |
Cassette tape recordings of Wolfe Fest, 1975-1982 |
Audiotape T-70017/1-24
T-70017/1T-70017/2T-70017/3T-70017/4T-70017/5T-70017/6T-70017/7T-70017/8T-70017/9T-70017/10T-70017/11T-70017/12T-70017/13T-70017/14T-70017/15T-70017/16T-70017/17T-70017/18T-70017/19T-70017/20T-70017/21T-70017/22T-70017/23T-70017/24 |
Reel-to-reel audio recordings of Wolfe Fest, 1978-1980 |