Inventory of the Linda Whitney Hobson Papers, 1971-1996

Collection Number 5172

Manuscripts Department, Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Contact Information:

Manuscripts Department

CB#3926, Wilson Library

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, NC 27514-8890

Phone: 919/962-1345

Fax: 919/962-3594

Email: mss@email.unc.edu

URL: http://www.lib.unc.edu/mss/

Descriptive Summary

Repository

Southern Historical Collection

Creator

Hobson, Linda Whitney.

Title

Linda Whitney Hobson Papers, 1971-1996

Call Number

5172

Language of Materials

Materials in English

Extent

Items: About 1000

Linear Feet: 2.5

Administrative Information

Restrictions to Access

No restrictions.

Acquisitions Information

Received from Linda Whitney Hobson through the Rare Book Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, in August 2004 (Acc. 99876).

Processing Information

Processed by: Nathalie Wheaton, January 2005

Encoded by: Nathalie Wheaton, January 2005

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], in the Linda Whitney Hobson Papers #5172, Southern Historical Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Copyright Notice

Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.

Online Catalog Headings

These and related materials may be found under the following headings in online catalogs.

American literature--Southern States--History and criticism.

Authors, American--Southern States.

Gretlund, Jan Nordby

Hobson, Linda Whitney.

Lawson, Lewis A.

Patent, Patricia Lewis.

Percy, Walker, 1916- .

Percy, Walker, 1916- . Lancelot.

Percy, Walker, 1916- . Love in the ruins.

Percy, Walker, 1916- . The thanatos syndrome.

Samway, Patrick H.

Southern States--Social life and customs.

Women authors, American--North Carolina.

Related Collections

Walker Percy Papers (#4294)

Biographical Note

Literary critic Linda Whitney Hobson received her Ph.D. in English from the University of Alabama. In the 1970s, she wrote several book reviews for the Journal and Sentinel newspaper of Winston-Salem, N.C., and other publications. Hobson wrote Understanding Walker Percy in 1988 for the Understanding Contemporary American Literature series. Her interest in the life and work of Percy led to another publication in 1988, Walker Percy: A Comprehensive Descriptive Bibliography. Hobson has also worked as an editor and arts administrator and has been active in the North Carolina literary scene.

Collection Overview

The collection includes materials related to literary critic and writer Linda Whitney Hobson's work on southern writer Walker Percy and other writings by Hobson. Percy materials include subject files and printed material, including clippings. Subject files contain correspondence, writings about Percy and his works, notes on his works, and information about conferences and symposia in which Hobson participated. Correspondents include author Patrick H. Samway of America magazine, Jan Nordby Gretlund, Patricia Lewis Patent of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and Lewis A. Lawson. Printed material consists of articles about Walker Percy and his writings, especially Love in the Ruins (1971), Lancelot (1977), and The Thanatos Syndrome (1987). Also included are Hobson's book reviews, articles, and related materials about subjects other than Percy, including New Orleans and the 1984 World's Fair that was held there.

Arrangement of Collection

1. Walker Percy Materials
2. Other Writings

Items Separated

Items separated include pictures (P-5172/1).

Detailed Description of the Collection