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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.
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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Restrictions to Access
No restrictions. Open for research.
Restrictions to Use
No usage restrictions.
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 John L. Idol, Jr., Papers on Thomas Wolfe #70074, North Carolina Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Acquisitions Information
Received from John L. Idol, Jr., in August 2010 (Acc. 102009).
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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Processed by: Rebecca Stubbs, April 2022

Encoded by: Dawne Howard Lucas, April 2022

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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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About 1600 items.
Box 1-2

Box 1

Box 2

Papers, 1964-2010

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