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15863
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The North Carolina Literary and Historical Association (NCLHA) was established in 1900 to connect North Carolinians with their literature and history. At the 1936 annual meeting of NCLHA, Thomas Wolfe, arguably one of North Carolina's most famous writers, was slated to be the keynote speaker. Wolfe failed to deliver this speech, though unfortunate, still generated a great deal of attention for the meeting and NCLHA regardless of his attendance.
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9113
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Thomas Wolfe went to England in 1924, the first of four extended trips he made there. Most of his LOOK HOMEWARD, ANGEL was written in London and Oxford, and since the publishing of his journals in 1970, it is now possible to follow his trek through England. While in Chelsea, Wolfe often wrote 3,000 words a day of his novel. In 1927, Wolfe tired of England and went to Germany which he much preferred.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 44 Issue 1, June 1976, p17-18, il
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20533
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This is a reprint of a paper presented at the 52nd annual session of the State Literary and Historical Association in Raleigh, December, 1952. This essay looks at the dispute between resentful forces of the Asheville community and author and Asheville native Thomas Wolfe over his first novel \"Look Homeward, Angel\" and its representation of the town. Wolfe maintained that the piece was fiction and that while he wanted to give life to Asheville, the town in which the novel is set, he did not include or characterize actual or specific citizens of the town. The people of Asheville, however, took Wolfe's portrayal of the town and its people as a criticism and an offense, and claimed that certain townspeople were characterized and identifiable. Further details of the conflict as well as direct statements from the author and reprints of critical reviews are included.
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10703
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Despite having been dead for more than three decades, Tom Wolfe played a part in the recent moon landings that were broadcast on national television. Excerpts from his essay, \"What Is Man\" were read during the live broadcast, which many believe increased the amount of respect that will be given to both the man and his work.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 37 Issue 11 , Nov 1969, p17-18, por
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35770
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The Mountains were a valuable part of NC, the author proclaimed, initially measuring this value in the types of precious stones to be found in ranges such as Pisgah. Discussed later was their greatest source of wealth—the people. Such people included those there before the arrival of English settlers, such as the Cherokee. Such people included the generations of immigrants and present day resident of Appalachia. The author concluded that collectively they helped to make the area what it became.
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Tar Heel (NoCar F 251 T37x), Vol. 7 Issue 5, Sept 1979, p27-28,45
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36555
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The Preservation Society of Asheville and Buncombe County, Parks and Recreation Department, and Historic Resources Commission, restored a historic landmark associated with a North Carolina native son. How it may contribute to the future of other writers is the plan to transform this cabin, along with another nearby structure, into a writers’ conference center.
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9130
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This article is a reprint of a 1963 memo relating a four-year acquaintance between the author and Thomas Wolfe. Written at the request of author Andrew Turnbull, who was writing Wolfe's biography, passages of the memo appear in Turnbull's book. The memo is reprinted here in its entirely for the interested readership of THE STATE.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 44 Issue 6, Nov 1976, p23-25, il, por
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36455
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Unflattering portrayals of locals in writings such as Look Homeward, Angel, was a roadblock on the journey toward Wolfe’s native son level recognition. It was also after Wolfe’s death that his childhood home, pictured, became a major tourist attraction.
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24557
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This article discusses Nathan G. Gooding, business manager of the ‘Tar Heel,’ and Thomas Wolfe, editor, and their experiences at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 39 Issue 15, January 1972, p13-14, por
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9891
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Dr. Michael L. Furcolow, an authority on fungus diseases, believes that Thomas Wolfe (1900-1938) died of a disease commonly known as desert or valley fever rather than the original diagnosis, tuberculosis of the brain.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 41 Issue 4, Sept 1973, p18-20, 30, por, map
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4769
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One of the strongest influences on the young Thomas Wolfe was his teacher, Margaret Rose Roberts. Wolfe attended the North State Fitting School in Asheville from 1912 to 1916. It was there that Roberts nurtured his writing talent and opened the world of fine literature to him.
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Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 68 Issue 5, Oct 2000, p54-58, il, por Periodical Website
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31703
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The North Carolina Collection at UNC Chapel Hill recently received a first edition copy of Thomas Wolfe’s Look Homeward Angel, inscribed by him to his mother. This copy, along with five other copies inscribed to other family members will become part of the Thomas Wolfe Collection.
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2926
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A rare first edition of Thomas Wolfe's LOOK HOMEWARD, ANGEL, a specially inscribed copy he gave to his mother, has been given to the North Carolina Collection at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill by the author's nieces and nephews.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 64 Issue 2, July 1996, p3
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35849
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Of classic authors NC could claim as its own, only O. Henry and Thomas Wolfe the author offered. As for current ones, Owen offered a much longer list of native sons and daughters, many still residing in the Tar Heel State. Among them were Ann Tyler, Fred Chappell, and Doris Betts.
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Tar Heel (NoCar F 251 T37x), Vol. 8 Issue 3, Apr 1980, p9, 52
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35907
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Spotlighted was a famous NC author in the running for a commemorative stamp and his most famous work, Look Homeward, Angel. Or at least in writing—play and screenplay—was the novel still renowned. As the author revealed, the best known work produced by this native son has experienced a sales decline since WWII. The best evidence for Wolfe readership’s decrease to Owen, though, was in the dearth of college students familiar with Wolfe works.
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Tar Heel (NoCar F 251 T37x), Vol. 8 Issue 8, Oct 1980, p14