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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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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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21078
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An examination of the writing of Thomas Wolfe from the perspective of the article's author, an English professor at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
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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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30749
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The Thomas Wolfe Memorial begins recovery efforts after a fire devastated the historic boardinghouse in 1998. Fund-raising started the day of the fire, donations have been sent in from as far as California, London and Japan. Only a portion of recovery costs are covered by insurance; and efforts will rely on continued donation and volunteer support.
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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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32986
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The author calls to your attention some of the literary geniuses of North Carolina whose works attained national and international recognition. The list include such names as Thomas Wolfe, James Boyd and Thomas Dixon.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 11 Issue 52, May 1944, p6, 25
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35733
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Many places to go in NC, proven by the author. Evidence seen in historic towns such as Edenton and Halifax. Examples of historic houses were the House in a Horseshoe and Duke Homestead. Noted historic sites included Connemara and Guildford Courthouse National Military Park. As for outdoor sites of significance, they included Hammocks Beach and Nantahala National Forest.
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Tar Heel (NoCar F 251 T37x), Vol. 7 Issue 3, May/June 1979, p75-76, 79
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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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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
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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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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.