Zachary Taylor Koonce III Papers

1974-1988
Manuscript Collection #1322
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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
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ECU Manuscript Collection
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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 Included in this collection are published and unpublished poems and short stories (1974-1988, undated) by Mr.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).

Biographical/historical information

Zachary Taylor Koonce III was born September 29, 1928 and passed January 3, 2015 at the age of 86. He was married to Peggy Koonce and they had four sons, Zachary Taylor Koonce IV, Christopher Eric Koonce, Thaddeus 'Buddy' Boyd, and William Roger Mills-Koonce. Zachary ¬¬grew up on his family farm and after high school he joined the Navy. After the Navy he graduated from North Carolina State University and received a Bachelor's degree in industrial arts education and a Master's degree in counseling. He worked as an administrator and an educator in the public school system for over 20 years.

Scope and arrangement

The bulk of this collection are Zachary Koonce III's poems and short stories that were selected for publication. Poems include "The Shadow People" and "Gift of Love." A small portion of this collection are magazines and news articles that relate to Zachary Koonce and his writings.

Administrative information
Custodial History

May 9, 2018, 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 Included in this collection are published and unpublished poems and short stories by Mr.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.

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Key terms
Personal Names
Koonce, Zachary Taylor, III.
Topical
Educators--North Carolina--Washington
Poets, American--North Carolina--Washington
Places
Beaufort County (N.C.)--History
Hyde County (N.C.)--History
Container list
Box 1 Folder a 9th Section of book, "Gift of Love" poems unselected (22) & not in book

Poems A-F

Box 1 Folder b 9th Section of book, "Gift of Love" poems not in book

Poems G-I, J, L, M-P, R-T, V, W, Y

Box 1 Folder c The Shadow People
Box 1 Folder d Narrow Neck , October 9, 1984
Box 1 Folder e Manual Relationships
Box 1 Folder f "Tying Up" Complete articles written for the Beaufort-Hyde News. Some are duplicates (a newspaper and a typed copy), 1987
Box 1 Folder g Short Story Mix (not with book)
Box 1 Folder h Item 1 "Old Carolina Tobacco Country Cook Book", 1986
Box 1 Folder h Item 2 "Life on the Pamlico: Preserving north Carolina's Coastal Heritage through Oral Histories", 1986
Box 1 Folder h Item 3 "Showboat" A Showcase Of Literary Work, 2000
Box 1 Folder i News Clippings and Magazines, 1981-1984