Jody Jones Hunter Collection of Works by Reynolds Price, 1954-2001

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Summary

Creator:
Hunter, Jody Jones
Extent:
21.7 Linear Feet
550 Items
Language:
English.
Collection ID:
RL.00596

Background

Scope and content:

This collection documents Price's career as a prolific and versatile author. Items include his works of fiction, books containing his contributions, books containing printed encomia, books entirely about Price, books and periodicals containing interviews with and/or articles about Price, books and periodicals formerly owned by Price, audio and video recordings, typescripts, letters, postcards, self-portraits, and photographs.

The addition (2001-0057) (90 items, 1.7 linear feet; dated 1955-2001) consists largely of books and printed material either written by or containing reference to or contributions from Price. Also includes his professional and personal correspondence, 1962-1990; a printer's proof, with editing marks, of Clear Pictures: First Loves, First Guides (1989); the original typescript of his senior honors thesis on John Milton (1955); and five self-portraits in various media.

Addition (2008-0082) (3 items, 2 lin. ft.; dated 1998 and undated) comprises one poster and two black-and-white photographs of Price. One photograph features Price and William Styron.

Biographical / historical:

Hunter is a collector of works by certain southern authors taught by William Blackburn. Reynolds Price is creator of fiction, poetry, essays, plays, memoirs, Biblical translations, and drawings among other things. He is the James B. Duke Professor of English at Duke University, Durham, NC, where he has taught since 1958.

Acquisition information:
Collection was received as a gift from Hunter in 1999, 2001, and 2008-2009.
Processing information:

Preliminary processing by Library Staff

Completed October 27, 1999

Additions processed by Elizabeth Arnold

Last updated April 10, 2009

Encoded by Lisa Stark; Elizabeth Arnold; Meghan Lyon

This collection is unprocessed: materials may not have been ordered and described beyond their original condition.

Physical location:
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Describing Archives: A Content Standard

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Collection is open for research.

Researchers must register and agree to copyright and privacy laws before using this collection.

All or portions of this collection may be housed off-site in Duke University's Library Service Center. The library may require up to 48 hours to retrieve these materials for research use.

Please contact Research Services staff before visiting the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library to use this collection.

Terms of access:

The copyright interests in this collection have not been transferred to Duke University. For more information, consult the copyright section of the Regulations and Procedures of the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library.

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[Identification of item], Jody Jones Hunter Collection of Works by Reynolds Price, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.