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William Faulkner

1897–1962 · Dates from the Library of Congress · Library of Congress authority record ↗

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Contempo records, 1930-1934

Contempo · 1930

Records of 'Contempo, a review of books and personalities', the Chapel Hill literary magazine, covering 1930 to 1934, part of the Southern Historical Collection at UNC, collection 4408. Milton Abernethy and Tony Buttitta are among the people covered, along with writers the magazine dealt with: William Faulkner, Langston Hughes, Gertrude Stein, Ezra Pound, T. S. Eliot, E. E. Cummings and H. L. Mencken.

Included because: Catalog heading in the UNC record: Faulkner, William, 1897-1962.

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Simmons Jones papers, 1904-2004.

Jones, Simmons, 1920- · 1904

Spanning 1904 to 2004, the papers of the writer Simmons Jones, born 1920, in the Southern Historical Collection at UNC. Topics include families and their social life and customs in North Carolina, aging, alcoholism, homosexuality, the United States Army, William Faulkner and Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill.

Included because: Catalog heading in the UNC record: Faulkner, William, 1897-1962.

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