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William Styron letters, 1948-1960 bulk 1948-1953, bulk bulk 0.1 Linear Feet

Dorothy Parker Maloff was an editor at McGraw-Hill, Whittlesey House, and Atheneum, as well as other publishing houses in New York City. Known to Styron as "Didi" Parker. Collection comprises letters William Styron sent to Parker while he was serving in the Marine Corps and stationed at Camp Lejune in North Carolina. Also includes letters he wrote to her in 1952 from London, Paris, and Rome after he won the Prix de Rome. In addition, there are postcards Styron wrote to her under an assumed name. Styron mainly writes about his love for Parker; other topics include his military activities and training, as well as his novels, other writing, and publications.

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"William Styron," New York Herald Tribune, 1951, Sept.9, Box 13

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William Styron papers, 1855-2019 30.2 Linear Feet (24,562 items)

American author and Duke University alumnus. The William Styron Papers span the years 1855-2019, with the bulk of the papers being dated between 1943 and 1996. The collection consists of correspondence; writings by Styron and other authors; printed materials (including serials containing articles by and about Styron and his work as well as newspaper and magazine clippings); audiotapes, videotapes, and photographs; legal and financial papers; speeches and addresses; interviews; scrapbooks; and other material relating to Styron's personal life and his career as a writer. Extensive personal and professional correspondence between his family, friends, and fellow authors provides insight into his education at Duke University (particularly his studies with Professor William Blackburn of the Department of English) as well as his literary career and personal life.

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William Styron photographs, 1995 Box 166

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"William Styron: Portrait of a Man Reading," interviewed by Charles Monaghan, The Washington Post Book World, 1968, Oct. 27 Box 13

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William Styron reading from 'Lie Down in Darkness,' Caliope, 1963 Box 12

33 1/3 rpm long playing 7" vinyl record.

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William Styron reading from Lie Down in Darkness (Calliope Records, CAL-12 33 1/3 rpm long play 7-inch), 1963

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William Styron reading from Sophie's Choice, 1986 Box 12

Audio cassette of Styron reading at Davidson College.

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William Styron reading Lie Down in Darkness 1 LP Box 3

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William Styron Reads His Works, Jeffrey Norton Audio Forum, 1968 Box 12

Styron reads from Nat Turner and The Long March.

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William Styron, Singular Voices: Conversations with Americans Who Make a Difference, 1996 Box AV-044, Audio-cassette RL10006-CS-0005_1, Digital-materials pid duke:616085

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William Styron's Lie Down in Darkness: A Screenplay, by Richard Yates, 1985 Box 1

Signed by Styron and Yates.

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William Styron's Lie Down in Darkness: A Screenplay, by Richard Yates, 1985 Box 1

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William Styron's Nat Turner: Ten Black Writer's Respond, edited by John Henrik Clarke, Beacon Press, 1968 Box 3

1st edition.

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William Styron's Nat Turner: Ten Black Writer's Respond, edited by John Henrik Clarke, Beacon Press, 1968 Box 3

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William Styron transcript, 1996 Box 166

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William Styron, undated Box 1

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William Styron, undated Box 7

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Williams, Vernal, 1923 Aug, 1940 Jul-1941 Mar Box RE77

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Williams, Vernal and M.G., 1927 Box AM10

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Williams, Vernal J., 1920, 1952 Box AM10

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Williams, Victoria

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Williams, Victoria

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Williams, Vincent B. Box 3

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William Swaim letter, Philadelphia, to Major M. Mason, Fort Washington, 1830, Mar. 4 1 items

ALS. Assures the Major that though his panacea may or may not be of service to his daughter, it will surely do no injury to her.

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Williams, Walter Box 342

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Williams, Walter Jon, 1998 Box 6

One holiday card

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Williams, Wayne Box 108

Biographical information. Faculty/Staff

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Williams, Wayne C. Box 58

Biographical information.

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Williams, Wayne C. Box 144

Photograph(s).

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Williams, Wayne C. Box 157

Photographic negative(s).

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Williams, Wayne C., 1928-1939 Box 25

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Williams WCMA Fellows [Talk], 2013 November 2 Box 9

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Williams, Westley, 1937 Box 40, Item UA13020018-N-06184

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Williams & Wilkins--Current Medical Digest, 1938 Nov. Box 4

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Williams, William, 1941 Box AM10

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Williams, William, 1949-1958, undated Box 35

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Williams, William A., 1952 Box 6

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Williams, William Augustus papers, 1825-1867 and undated

Collection consists of correspondence, notebooks, and miscellaneous papers of Colonel William Augustus Williams of Wilmington and Charlotte, N.C. Correspondence includes letters from Henderson C. Lucas, Williams's nephew, who was wounded at Gettysburg while serving in the 11th Regiment of the N.C. Infantry; and letters related to Williams's efforts to bring the wounded Lucas to Charlotte. Other correspondence is primarily of a financial nature. A letter from William Henry Heyward describes the effects of reconstruction on South Carolina Coastal planters. A letter from Rev. Aldert Smedes mentions the financial hardships suffered by St. Mary's School in Raleigh, N.C. and is written on stationery describing the school's tuition and curriculum. Notebook dated 1827 contains exercises in penmanship and renderings of famous poems, while one dated 1825 is an arithmetic practice book. Also included are papers related to the Raleigh City Guards.

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