Collection Number:
70074
Collection Title: John L. Idol, Jr., Papers on Thomas Wolfe, 1964-2010 (bulk 1987-2001)
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Size |
3.0 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 1600 items) |
Abstract |
Contains correspondence, manuscripts, and newsclippings relating to Thomas Wolfe and
the Thomas Wolfe Society. Materials chiefly relate John L. Idol, Jr.'s work on Thomas
Wolfe Society matters, including correspondence with Aldo P. Magi and Terry Roberts,
past editors of
The Thomas Wolfe Review. Idol was a white scholar of American literature and professor emeritus at Clemson
University, a past president of the Thomas Wolfe Society, and editor of many Thomas
Wolfe Society publications. Materials range in date from 1967-2010.
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Creator |
Idol, John L., Jr. (John Lane), 1932- |
Curatorial Unit |
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. North Carolina Collection. |
Language |
English |
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- Preferred Citation
- [Identification of item], in the John L. Idol, Jr., Papers on Thomas Wolfe #70074,
North Carolina Collection, Wilson Special Collections Library, University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill.
- Acquisitions Information
- Received from John L. Idol, Jr., in August 2010 (Acc. 102009).
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Processed by: Rebecca Stubbs, April 2022
Encoded by: Dawne Howard Lucas, April 2022
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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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Magi, Aldo P.
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Roberts, Terry, 1956-
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Thomas Wolfe Society.
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Wolfe, Thomas, 1900-1938.
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Idol, John L., Jr. (John Lane), 1932-
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- Thomas Wolfe Collection (70003)
- John Skally Terry Papers (70004)
- Papers from Other Sources (70005)
- Elizabeth Nowell and Vardis Fisher Correspondence on Thomas Wolfe and Other Topics
(70006)
- Richard Gaither Walser Papers on Thomas Wolfe (70007)
- John R. Bittner Papers on Thomas Wolfe (70008)
- Sallie Faxon Saunders Papers on Thomas Wolfe (70009)
- Richard S. Kennedy Papers on Thomas Wolfe (70010)
- Henry T. Volkening Papers on Thomas Wolfe (70011)
- Benjamin Cone Papers on Thomas Wolfe (70012)
- Kenneth Rodgers Collection on Thomas Wolfe (70013)
- Edward C. Aswell Papers (70014)
- Librarians' Papers (70015)
- Fred Wolfe Papers (70016)
- St. Mary's College Thomas Wolfe Collection (70017)
- Braden-Hatchett Collection of Thomas Wolfe Materials (70018)
- Murray J. Smith Collection of Thomas Wolfe Letters and Related Materials (70019)
- Leslie A. Field Collection (70020)
- Morton I. Teicher Papers (70021)
- Aldo P. Magi Collection on Thomas Wolfe (70022)
- Thomas Wolfe Photograph Collection (P0048)
- John Idol, Jr. papers, Appalachian State University (AC-1098)
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John L. Idol, Jr. (1932-2021), was a white scholar of American literature and professor
emeritus at Clemson University, a past president of the Thomas Wolfe Society, and
editor of many Thomas Wolfe Society publications.
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Contains correspondence, manuscripts, and newsclippings relating to Thomas Wolfe and
the Thomas Wolfe Society. Materials chiefly relate John L. Idol, Jr.'s work on Thomas
Wolfe Society matters, including correspondence with Aldo P. Magi and Terry Roberts,
past editors of
The Thomas Wolfe Review.
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