Finding Aid for the William Faulkner Foundation Collection
(MUM00143)
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Finding Aid for the William Faulkner Foundation Collection
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Descriptive Summary
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| PURL: |
http://purl.oclc.org/umarchives/MUM00143/ |
| Title: |
William Faulkner Foundation Collection |
| Dates: |
1922-1968 |
| Collector: |
William Faulkner Foundation |
| Physical Extent: |
1 box (.417 linear feet) |
| Repository: |
University of Mississippi. Department of Archives and Special Collections. University, MS 38677, USA |
| Identification: |
MUM00143 |
| Language of Material: |
English |
| Abstract: |
Correspondence, clippings and miscellaneous printed items regarding scholarship at the University of Mississippi Faulkner
collection and acquisition of materials.
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Administrative Information
Processing Information
Collection processed by Archives and Special Collections staff. Finding aid encoded by Jason Kovari, October 2009.
Additions
No further additions are expected to this collection.
Subject Terms
Faulkner, William, 1897-1962
William Faulkner Foundation
Rowan Oak (Oxford, Miss.)
Oxford (Miss.) -- History
Formats
clippings
correspondence
inventories
Scope and Content Note
Correspondence, clippings and miscellaneous printed items regarding scholarship at the University of Mississippi Faulkner
collection and acquisition of materials. Of note in this collection is the inventory of the Rowan Oak house and library. Correspondence
primarily focuses on access to the University of Mississippi Faulkner Collections and acquisition of materials; however, the
collection includes a xeroxed letter from Faulkner concerning his views on segregation. Finally, the collection includes a
commencement address on Faulkner, given by Paul Flowers of the Memphis Commercial Appeal.
User Information
Prefered Citation
William Faulkner Foundation Collection, Archives and Special Collections, J.D. Williams Library, The
University of Mississippi
Access Restrictions
The William Faulkner Foundation Collection is open for research.
Copyright Restrictions
The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the
making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Under
certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized
to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction. One of these specified conditions
is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be "used for any purpose other
than private study, scholarship or research." If a user makes a request for, or
later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excess of "fair use",
that user may be liable for copyright infringement.
Related Material
Resources at the University of Mississippi
For a description of the William Faulkner archival collections housed at the University of Mississippi, please view our William Faulkner Subject Guide
Container List
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| Folder 1
| Letter. E.E. Davidson to Lomax Lamb |
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Scope: Concerning Rowan Oak's inventory and insurance policy
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| Rowan Oak Inventory, 1 October 1963 (16p.) |
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| Folder 2
| Inventory of Rowan Oak Library, 17 March 1964 (32p.) |
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| Folder 3
| Clippings concerning Faulkner and Television (10 items) |
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Correspondence |
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Folder 4
| 8 March 1956. Xerox. William Faulkner to Mr. Kirk. (2p.) |
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Scope: Concerning Faulkner's views on segregation
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Folder 5
| July 1957 (4 items) |
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Scope: Primarily concerning a Princeton Faulkner exhibit; correspondence between Dorothy Oldham, Mississippi Collection Curator,
and James Meriwether, Princeton University. Also includes letter from Oldham to Effie McAmis concerning a geneology McAmis
produced.
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Folder 6
| 1958 (3 letters ; 6p.) |
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Scope: Letters between Dorothy Oldham, Mississippi Collection Curator, and Robert H. Knox, Rutgers University
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Folder 7
| 1961 (20 items) |
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Scope: Letters between Dorothy Oldham and various academics concerning Faulkner scholarship and materials
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Folder 8
| 1963 (26 items) |
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Scope: Letters between Dorothy Oldham and various academics concerning Faulkner scholarship and acquisition of materials
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Folder 9
| 1964 (24 items) |
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Scope: Letters regarding Faulkner scholarship and access to materials; also includes a copy of a letter, dated 31 December 1964,
from Lomax Lamb concerning an appeal in the case of Guy B. Taylor vs. Jill Faulkner Summers
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Folder 10
| 1965 (4 items) |
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Folder 11
| 1966 (2 items) |
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Folder 12
| Correspondence by Dr. Russell Pigford, 1965-1966 (14 pieces) |
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Scope: In Reference to William Faulkner and Ole Miss
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Thank You Letters |
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Folder 13
| 1962-1963 (34 pieces) |
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Folder 14
| 1964 (52 pieces) |
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Folder 15
| 1965 (56 pieces) |
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Folder 16
| 1966 (36 pieces) |
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Folder 17
| 1967 (19 pieces) |
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Folder 18
| 1968 (14 pieces) |
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| Folder 19
| Paul Flowers' Wisconsin State College commencement address, 3 August 1962, "William Faulkner: Paradoxes or Contrasts?" |
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| Folder 20
| Prizes and Medals (41 pieces) |
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Scope: Primarily clippings concerning Faulkner's awards
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| Folder 21
| Faulkner Foundation (7 pieces) |
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Scope: Includes Invitations and Clippings
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| Folder 22
| Inventory. "Faulkner Material in Cage, 26 April 1972 (11 p.) |
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| Folder 23
| The Marionettes |
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Scope: Includes Clippings and order form for the Yoknapatawpha Press edition
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| Folder 24
| Miscellaneous (31 pieces) |
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Note: Contributed by Col. Cofield
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Scope: Includes Clippings and Correspondence
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