Zachary Taylor Koonce III Papers
1974-1988
Manuscript Collection #1322
- Creator(s)
- Koonce, Zachary Taylor, III
- Physical description
- 0.2 Cubic Feet, 1 archival box, consisting of poems, short stories, historical articles, clippings, and publications
- Preferred Citation
- Zachary Taylor Koonce III Papers (#1322), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA
- Repository
- ECU Manuscript Collection
- Access
- No restrictions
Zachary Taylor Koonce III (1928-2015) of Washington, N.C., was a public-school system educator and administrator for over 20 years who wrote poetry and essays about eastern North Carolina. Included in this collection are published and unpublished poems and short stories (1974-1988, undated) by Mr. Koonce including publications containing poetry and local history articles, and clippings of a local history column he wrote titled "Tying Up" for the Beaufort-Hyde News (1987-1988).
Administrative information
Custodial History
May 9, 2018, (unprocessed), 0.2 cubic feet; Zachary Taylor Koonce III (1928-2015) of Washington, N.C., was a public-school system educator and administrator for over 20 years, created and restored furniture and antique cars, and wrote poetry and essays about eastern North Carolina. Included in this collection are published and unpublished poems and short stories by Mr. Koonce including publications containing poetry and local history articles, clippings of a local history column he wrote titled "Tying Up" for the Beaufort-Hyde News (1987-1988), the "Narrowneck (N.C.) Letters" (1984), a series of poems titled "The Shadow People," and the "Gift of Love" poems (1974-1975) not selected to be included in a publication. Gift of Dr. Peggy Koonce.
Source of acquisition
Gift of Dr. Peggy Koonce
Copyright notice
Literary rights to specific documents are retained by the authors or their descendants in accordance with U.S. copyright law.
Key terms
Personal Names
Koonce, Zachary Taylor, 1928-2015
Topical
Educators--North Carolina--Washington
Poets, American--North Carolina--Washington
Places
Beaufort County (N.C.)--History
Hyde County (N.C.)--History