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William Gilmore Simms

1806–1870 as the Library of Congress records it · Library of Congress authority record ↗

The index holds one work for William Gilmore Simms so far. Search further, by the Library of Congress heading: WorldCat · OCPL. If you know a source, tell us.

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C. Hugh Holman papers, 1930s-1980s.

Holman, C. Hugh (Clarence Hugh), 1914-1981 · 1959

Papers of C. Hugh Holman, who lived from 1914 to 1981, spanning the 1930s to the 1980s, 26,000 items in twenty six linear feet in the Southern Historical Collection at UNC, collection 4537. Topics include southern American literature and the writers Holman studied, among them Ellen Glasgow, William Gilmore Simms and Thomas Wolfe, along with American radio plays, the National Humanities Center and his work as a college administrator.

Why this is here: Catalog heading in the UNC record: Simms, William Gilmore, 1806-1870.

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Read contemporary evidence: State Archives catalog: 10 collections naming William Gilmore Simms State Archives of North Carolina Collection descriptions for manuscripts, county records, and state records held by the State Archives of North Carolina
Read contemporary evidence: DigitalNC newspapers: 26 Orange County pages naming William Gilmore Simms DigitalNC Searchable pages from historic Orange County newspapers
Search beyond the index: NC LIVE: prepared search for William Gilmore Simms NC LIVE An advanced search of the state’s shared databases already scoped to Orange County’s places and this subject; edit it freely, and sign in through your North Carolina library to read
Ask locally: Rebecca B. Wall Local History Collection, Orange County Public Library Rebecca B. Wall Local History Collection (OCPL) The county library’s local-history room at the Main Library in Hillsborough: books, journals, maps, and microfilm of county records from 1752
Ask locally: Local History Help Hours and request form OCPL Local History Liaison The library’s Local History Liaison helps in person most Mondays, 12 to 3, at the Main Library, or by the online request form

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