Jill McCorkle Papers, 1970s-2003

Collection Number: 04620

Collection Title: Jill McCorkle Papers, 1970s-2003

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Size	14.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 400 items)
Abstract	Jill McCorkle is an author of novels and short stories. A native of Lumberton, N.C., she studied creative writing at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Hollins College. Her first two novels, The Cheerleader and July 7th, were published simultaneously by Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill in 1984. Other published works of fiction include her novels Tending to Virginia (1987), Ferris Beach (1990), and Carolina Moon (1996) and several collections of short stories, including Crash Diet (1991), Final Vinyl Days (1998), Creatures of Habit (2001), and Going Away Shoes (2009). The collection includes notes and draft material for both published and unpublished novels, short stories, and essays by Jill McCorkle; typescripts with copy-editing and technical notes and proofs for her published works, including notes from her editor, Shannon Ravenel; several items relating to her life and work, including a biographical essay and a book review; and drafts of fiction by other writers, including Madison Smartt Bell. The Addition of November 2006 contains drafts of novels and short stories; correspondence with publishers, agents, and other writers; and other papers.
Creator	McCorkle, Jill, 1958-
Curatorial Unit	Southern Historical Collection
Language	English.

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

Preferred Citation: [Identification of item], in the Jill McCorkle Papers #04620, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Provenance: Received from Jill McCorkle of Waltham, Mass., in June 1992 and purchased from Jill McCorkle in November 2006 (Acc. 100533).

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Processed by: Elizabeth Pauk, July 1992

Encoded by: Jackie Dean, June 1998

Revisions: Finding aid updated in January 2013 by Danielle Fasig and Virginia Ferris because of addition.

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Jill McCorkle writes novels and short stories. A native of Lumberton, N.C., she attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, graduating in 1980 with a degree in creative writing. She received an M.A. in creative writing from Hollins College in 1981. Her first two novels, The Cheerleader and July 7th , were published simultaneously by Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill in 1984. Other published works of fiction include her novels Tending to Virginia (1987), Ferris Beach (1990), and Carolina Moon (1996) and several collections of short stories, including Crash Diet (1991), Final Vinyl Days (1998), Creatures of Habit (2001), and Going Away Shoes (2009).

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This collection includes drafts, typescript manuscripts, and proofs of novels, short stories, and essays by Jill McCorkle, as well as several items relating to her life and work, and drafts of fiction by other writers.

The Addition of November 2006 contains drafts, typescript manuscripts, and proofs of novels and short story collections by Jill McCorkle. It also contains drafts of separately published short stories and essays by Jill McCorkle; correspondence with various publishers, agents, and other North Carolina authors; and notebooks relating to her writings and work as a professor.

Additions received after 2006 have not been integrated into the original deposits. Researchers should always check additions to be sure they have identified all files of interest to them.

Contents list

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1. Novels and Collected Short Stories, 1970s-1991.
1.1. The Cheerleader, circa 1981-1984.
1.2. July 7th, circa 1982-1984.
1.3. Tending to Virginia, circa 1984-1987.
1.4. Ferris Beach, circa 1987-1990.
1.5. Crash Diet, 1980s-1991.
1.6. From a Further Room, 1970s-1980s.
2. Other Works, 1970s-1980s.
3. Works By Others, circa 1981.
4. Other Papers, circa 1987-1990.
Addition of November 2006 (Acc. 101618), 1977-2003.
Addition of November 2006: Novels and Collected Short Stories, 1987-2001.
Addition of November 2006: Crash Diet, circa 1987-1992
Addition of November 2006: Ferris Beach, circa 1989-1990
Addition of November 2006: Carolina Moon, circa 1995-1996
Addition of November 2006: Final Vinyl Days, circa 1990-1998
Addition of November 2006: Creatures of Habit, circa 1998-2001
Addition of November 2006: From a Further Room, circa 1981.
Addition of November 2006: Other Works, 1981-2001.
Addition of November 2006: Other Papers, 1977-2003.

Expand/collapse Series 1. Novels and Collected Short Stories, 1970s-1991.

141 items.

Expand/collapse Subseries 1.1. The Cheerleader, circa 1981-1984.

20 items.

Draft material, production manuscript, and proofs. Draft material consists of early version of The Cheerleader. The production manuscript is a typed draft with technical notes. There are also two first proofs.

Folder 1	Early Drafts
Folder 2-7 Folder 2 Folder 3 Folder 4 Folder 5 Folder 6 Folder 7	Drafts of sections
Folder 8	Production manuscript
Folder 9-10 Folder 9 Folder 10	First Proof

Expand/collapse Subseries 1.2. July 7th, circa 1982-1984.

4 items.

A production manuscript with technical notes, a copy-edited, manuscript, an unrevised proof, and a master page proof.

Folder 11-12 Folder 11 Folder 12	Production manuscript
Folder 13-14 Folder 13 Folder 14	Copyedited manuscript
Folder 15	Unrevised proof
Folder 16	Master Page Proof

Expand/collapse Subseries 1.3. Tending to Virginia, circa 1984-1987.

14 items.

Early draft material, manuscripts, and proofs. Early draft materials consists of early versions of Tending to Virginia, including "It Will Always Be This Way," "The Pearson Girls," and "Emily's House," all draft manuscripts with editorial revisions. There are also successive revised draft manuscripts of Tending to Virginia close to its final form, and excerpts of sections, some with revisions. Other manuscripts include the author's review copy and the original copyedited manuscript. Proofs include the first revised page proof, the reading copy with second revisions, the author's review copy, and the final galley proof.

Folder 17	"It Will Always Be This Way"
Folder 18	Drafts of sections: Early versions
Folder 19	"The Pearson Girls"
Folder 20-21 Folder 20 Folder 21	"Emily's House"
Folder 22-23 Folder 22 Folder 23	"A Novel With No Name": First revised draft manuscript
Folder 24-25 Folder 24 Folder 25	Revised draft
Folder 26-27 Folder 26 Folder 27	Draft manuscript
Folder 28-29 Folder 28 Folder 29	Draft manuscript: Author's review
Folder 30-31 Folder 30 Folder 31	Draft manuscript
Folder 32-33 Folder 32 Folder 33	Original copyedited manuscript
Folder 34	Revised sections
Folder 35	First revised pages: Proof
Folder 36	Second revisions: Proof
Folder 37	Author's review copy: Proof
Folder 38	Final proof

Expand/collapse Subseries 1.4. Ferris Beach, circa 1987-1990.

14 items.

Notes, early draft material, draft manuscripts with editing and technical notes, and galleys. Early manuscript versions of Ferris Beach, including "The Cemetery Tree" and "View From the Cemetery," written notes on scattered subjects in Ferris Beach, and drafts with revisions of various sections. There are also several successive draft manuscripts, some with revisions, with both production and copy-editing notes, and final galleys.

Folder 39	Notes for Ferris Beach
Folder 40	"The Cemetery Tree": Draft manuscript
Folder 41	"The Cemetery Tree" or "View From the Cemetery": Draft manuscript
Folder 42-44 Folder 42 Folder 43 Folder 44	Drafts of sections
Folder 45-54 Folder 45 Folder 46 Folder 47 Folder 48 Folder 49 Folder 50 Folder 51 Folder 52 Folder 53 Folder 54	Draft manuscript
Folder 55	Drafts of sections
Folder 56-57 Folder 56 Folder 57	Draft manuscript
Folder 58	Floppy diskettes of manuscript
Floppy Disc FLD-4620/1-2 FLD-4620/1 FLD-4620/2	Floppy diskettes of manuscript
Folder 59-61 Folder 59 Folder 60 Folder 61	Galley

Expand/collapse Subseries 1.5. Crash Diet, 1980s-1991.

85 items.

Drafts of stories, some with revisions and editorial notes; draft manuscripts; and galleys of a collection of short stories. Drafts consist of successive versions of short stories considered for inclusion in Crash Diet, some of which were not selected. There are also a draft manuscript for "Carnival Lights," the original version of Crash Diet, and a production manuscript for Crash Diet in its final form. Proofs include a galley with author's corrections, a page proof master set, second galleys with revisions, and a final galley proof.

Folder 62-66 Folder 62 Folder 63 Folder 64 Folder 65 Folder 66	"Carnival Lights"
Folder 67	"Comparison Shopping (For the Sake of His and Her Mopeds)"
Folder 68-74 Folder 68 Folder 69 Folder 70 Folder 71 Folder 72 Folder 73 Folder 74	"Comparison Shopping"
Folder 75-79 Folder 75 Folder 76 Folder 77 Folder 78 Folder 79	"Crash Diet"
Folder 80-84 Folder 80 Folder 81 Folder 82 Folder 83 Folder 84	"Dear is a Greeting, Love is a Closing"
Folder 85-86 Folder 85 Folder 86	"Departures (Arrivals and Departures)"
Folder 87-90 Folder 87 Folder 88 Folder 89 Folder 90	"Departures"
Folder 91-93 Folder 91 Folder 92 Folder 93	"Final Vinyl Days"
Folder 94-97 Folder 94 Folder 95 Folder 96 Folder 97	"First Union Blues"
Folder 98-102 Folder 98 Folder 99 Folder 100 Folder 101 Folder 102	"Gold Mine (Blue Moon)"
Folder 103	"Man Watcher (What's My Line)"
Folder 104-106 Folder 104 Folder 105 Folder 106	"Man Watcher"
Folder 107-113 Folder 107 Folder 108 Folder 109 Folder 110 Folder 111 Folder 112 Folder 113	"The Migration of the Love Bugs"
Folder 114-118 Folder 114 Folder 115 Folder 116 Folder 117 Folder 118	"Sleeping Beauty, Revised (Revised Fairy Tales)"
Folder 119	"The Snipe Hunt"
Folder 120-124 Folder 120 Folder 121 Folder 122 Folder 123 Folder 124	"Waiting for Hard Times to End"
Folder 125-127 Folder 125 Folder 126 Folder 127	"White Baby"
Folder 128-132 Folder 128 Folder 129 Folder 130 Folder 131 Folder 132	"Words Gone Bad"
Folder 133	Notes on stories
Folder 134	"Carnival Lights": Draft manuscript
Folder 135-136 Folder 135 Folder 136	Draft manuscript
Folder 137	Galley: Author's corrections
Folder 138	Galley: Page proof master set
Folder 139-141 Folder 139 Folder 140 Folder 141	Galley: Revisions

Expand/collapse Subseries 1.6. From a Further Room, 1970s-1980s.

4 items.

Unpublished novel, probably written around the time of The Cheerleader . Includes early versions of the novel, drafts of individual sections, and a draft manuscript of the final novel.

Folder 142

Early version

Folder 143

"Far From the Peaceful Shore": Excerpts

Folder 144-147

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Folder 147

Draft manuscript

Expand/collapse Series 2. Other Works, 1970s-1980s.

30 items.

Short stories, autobiographical essays, and miscellaneous notes. Includes drafts and photocopies of Jill McCorkle's early published short stories, including "Carson," "Bare Facts," "The Spell of Her Beautiful Garden," an untitled story missing several pages, and an excerpt from an early version of Tending toVirginia ; multiple drafts of McCorkle's essays on childhood and writing, some with revisions; and written notes and drafts of stories.

Folder 148	"Bare Facts"
Folder 149	"Carson"
Folder 150	"Something Old Something New: A Life Story"
Folder 151	"The Spell of Her Beautiful Garden"
Folder 152	"The Spell of Her Beautiful Garden" ("Mrs. Lela's Fig Tree")
Folder 153	"Untitled" (pp.8-20)
Folder 154	Essay on Childhood
Folder 155-161 Folder 155 Folder 156 Folder 157 Folder 158 Folder 159 Folder 160 Folder 161	Essay on Writing
Folder 162	Book Review: Kind of Rich
Folder 163	Notes and drafts: Miscellaneous

Expand/collapse Series 3. Works By Others, circa 1981.

3 items.

Three typescripts of short fiction pieces by other authors, including Madison Smartt Bell, probably written during McCorkle's studies at Hollins College.

Folder 164	"Knowing the Evil House": L. Dunn
Folder 165	"Untitled": Kim?
Folder 166	"Untitled": Madison Smartt Bell

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3 items.

A biographical essay on Jill McCorkle and her work from the 1987 DLB Yearbook; a book review of Ferris Beach; and a letter regarding her participation in the Long Beach Festival of Authors.

Folder 167

Other Papers

Expand/collapse Addition of November 2006 (Acc. 101618), 1977-2003.

About 220 items.

The Addition of November 2006 contains drafts, typescript manuscripts, and proofs of novels and short story collections by Jill McCorkle. It also contains drafts of separately published short stories and essays by Jill McCorkle; correspondence with various publishers, including Shannon Ravenal and Louis Rubin, agents, and other North Carolina authors, including Lee Smith and Madison Smart Bell; and notebooks relating to her writings and work as a professor.

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Expand/collapse Addition of November 2006: Crash Diet, circa 1987-1992

Drafts, typescript manuscripts, and proofs of the short story collection Crash Diet (1992).

Folder 168	Notes Chapter order and other story notes.
Folder 169	"Man Watcher": Unedited typescript drafts
Folder 170	"Man Watcher": Edited typescript draft
Folder 171	"Gold Mine": Edited typescript drafts, circa 1992
Folder 172	"First Union Blues": Unedited typescript drafts
Folder 173	"Arrivals and Departures": Edited typescript drafts Later published as "Departures" in Crash Diet.
Folder 174	"Departures": Unedited typescript drafts.
Folder 175	"Migration of the Love Bugs": Unedited typescript drafts
Folder 176	"Waiting for the Hard Times to End": Unedited typescript drafts
Folder 177	"Sleeping Beauty, Revised": Unedited typescript drafts
Folder 178	Untitled and partial drafts

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Drafts, typescript manuscripts, and proofs of the novel Ferris Beach (1990).

Floppy disc titles are transcribed from disc labels.

Floppy Disc FLD-4620/3	"Cemetery Tree": Chapter 1-11
Floppy Disc FLD-4620/4	"Cemetery Tree": Chapter 12-23
Floppy Disc FLD-4620/5	"Cemetery Tree": Chapter 24
Floppy Disc FLD-4620/6	Chapters 8-11, 16-18
Floppy Disc FLD-4620/7	Chapters 1-11
Floppy Disc FLD-4620/8	Draft II
Floppy Disc FLD-4620/9	Chapter 16
Folder 179-181 Folder 179 Folder 180 Folder 181	Unedited typescript draft
Folder 182	Notes and drafts Both handwritten notes and edited typescript drafts.

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Drafts, typescript manuscripts, setting manuscript, and proofs of the novel Carolina Moon (1996).

Folder 183

Chapter drafts

Folder 184

"Wayward Workshop": Chapter drafts

Chapter drafts from Carolina Moon.

Floppy Disc FLD-4620/10

"Wayward Workshop"

Chapter drafts from Carolina Moon.

Folder 185-186

Folder 185

Folder 186

"Ghost Wall": Unedited typescript draft

Later published as Carolina Moon.

Folder 187

"Ghost Wall": Partial typescript draft

Later published as Carolina Moon.

Folder 188-189

Folder 188

Folder 189

"Ghost Wall"/"Underwater Properties": Edited typescript draft

Later published as Carolina Moon.

Folder 190-191

Folder 190

Folder 191

"Underwater Properties": Unedited typescript draft

Folder 192

Edited typescript draft

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Folder 194

Edited typescript draft

Edited by a different person than above.

Folder 195-196

Folder 195

Folder 196

Final draft

Folder 197-198

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Folder 198

Setting manuscript

Folder 199-200

Folder 199

Folder 200

First pass proof: Author's copy

With edits by Jill McCorkle.

Folder 201-202

Folder 201

Folder 202

First pass proof: Shelf copy

Photocopy of author's copy.

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Drafts, typescript manuscripts, and proofs of the short story collection Final Vinyl Days (1998).

Folder 203	"Paradise": Edited typescript drafts
Audiocassette C-4620/1	Paradise: An Audio Adaptation of a Short Story by Jill McCorkle
Folder 204	"Insured": Unedited typescript drafts Later published as "Last Request" in Final Vinyl Days.
Folder 205	"Last Request": Edited typescript drafts
Folder 206	"Life Prerecorded": Edited typescript drafts
Folder 207	"Life Prerecorded": Proofs Proofs from separate publication (possibly Elvis in Oz ).
Folder 208	"Final Vinyl Days": Drafts Drafts are of the short story, not the entire collection.
Folder 209	"Dysfunction 101": Edited typescript drafts
Folder 210	"Wonderland": Edited typescript drafts Later published as "A Blinking, Spinning, Breathtaking World" in Final Vinyl Days.
Folder 211	"Your Husband is Cheating on Us": Edited typescript drafts
Folder 212	"It's a Funeral! RSVP": Edited typescript drafts
Folder 213	"The Anatomy of Man": Author's revised copy Later titled Final Vinyl Days.
Folder 214-215 Folder 214 Folder 215	First pass proof: Author's copy

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Drafts, typescript manuscripts, and proofs of both individual short stories from and the entire collection Creatures of Habit.

Folder 216	"If You Live in a Town Long Enough": Unedited typescript drafts Later published as "Billy Goats" in Creatures of Habit.
Folder 217	"Home Range": Unedited typescript drafts Later published as "Billy Goats" in Creatures of Habit.
Folder 218	"The Snipe Hunt": Handwritten drafts Later published as "Snipe" in Creatures of Habit.
Folder 219-220 Folder 219 Folder 220	"The Snipe Hunt": Unedited typescript drafts Later published as "Snipe" in Creatures of Habit.
Folder 221	"Sexual Selection": Unedited typescript drafts Later published as "Chickens" in Creatures of Habit. Some drafts are partial.
Folder 222	"Pecking Order": Unedited typescript drafts Later published as "Hominids" in Creatures of Habit.
Folder 223	"Domestication": Unedited typescript drafts Later published as "Cats" in Creatures of Habit.
Folder 224	"Mad Dog": Unedited typescript drafts Later published as "Dogs" in Creatures of Habit.
Folder 225	"Fake Man": Unedited typescript drafts Later published as "Toads" in Creatures of Habit. Some drafts are partial.
Folder 226	"For the Love of a Monkey": Unedited typescript drafts Later published as "Monkey" in Creatures of Habit. Some drafts are partial.
Folder 227	"Survival": Unedited typescript drafts Later published as "Snakes" in Creatures of Habit.
Folder 228	"Last Rites": Unedited typescript drafts Later published as "Snakes" in Creatures of Habit. Some drafts are partial.
Folder 229	"Creatures of Habit": Unedited typescript drafts Later published as "Turtles" in Creatures of Habit.
Folder 230	"Favorite Things": Unedited typescript drafts Later published as "Turtles" in Creatures of Habit.
Folder 231	"Starling": Unedited typescript drafts Published under same title in Creatures of Habit.
Folder 232	"Notes to My Father": Unedited typescript drafts Later published as "Fish" in Creatures of Habit.
Folder 233	"Homing": Unedited typescript draft Later published as "Fish" in Creatures of Habit.
Folder 234	Edited typescript draft
Folder 235	Edited typescript draft
Folder 236	Edited typescript draft With "Betty's comments" in pencil.
Folder 237-238 Folder 237 Folder 238	Unedited typescript second draft
Folder 239-240 Folder 239 Folder 240	Unedited typescript third draft
Folder 241-242 Folder 241 Folder 242	Edited typescript fourth draft "Next-to-final" draft.
Folder 243-244 Folder 243 Folder 244	Final draft
Folder 245-246 Folder 245 Folder 246	Copy-edited manuscipt Edits may be by Jill McCorkle.
Folder 247-248 Folder 247 Folder 248	Edited page-proofs
Folder 249	Photocopied partial page-proofs
Folder 250	Notes

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Folder 251

"From a Further Room"

Bound copy of Jill McCorkle's Master's thesis.

Expand/collapse Addition of November 2006: Other Works, 1981-2001.

Drafts and typescript manuscripts of various short stories, college papers, essays, and other works by Jill McCorkle. Some drafts of short stories are incomplete. Some short stories listed may have been published as part of larger collections.

Floppy disc titles are transcribed from disc labels.

Folder 252	"Almost Christmas": Edited typescript drafts
Folder 253	"At the End of Main Street": Unedited typescript drafts
Folder 254	"Bare Facts": Edited typescript draft
Folder 255	"A Benevolent Beneficiary": Partial unedited typescript draft
Folder 256	"Blessed Be the Tie that Binds": Edited typescript drafts
Folder 257	"Cadillac Cats": Edited typescript drafts With photocopies of photographs circa the 1950s.
Folder 258	"Come Home to Carolina": Unedited typescript drafts
Folder 259	"The Crows' Cry": Edited typescript draft
Folder 260	"The Day the Lion Died": Edited typescript draft
Folder 261	"Dear is a Greeting, Love is a Closing": Unedited typescript draft
Folder 262	"Did You Call": Unedited typescript draft
Folder 263	"Draw": Unedited typescript draft
Folder 264	"Hershel": Unedited typescript draft
Folder 265	"Intervention": Edited typescript draft
Folder 266	"It Will Always Be This Way": Unedited typescript draft
Folder 267	"Long Distance Dedication": Unedited typescript draft
Folder 268	"Looking for Mr. Dunbar": Edited typescript draft
Folder 269	"Mother May I": Edited typescript drafts
Folder 270	"Mrs. Lela's Fig Tree": Edited typescript draft
Folder 271	"Park Bench": Unedited typescript draft
Folder 272	"Shedding Some Light": Unedited typescript draft
Folder 273	"Stargazers": Edited typescript draft
Folder 274	"Travelers": Edited typescript draft Edits from Shannon Ravenel.
Folder 275	"White Baby": Edited typescript draft Edits from Shannon Ravenel and another editor (probably Louis Rubin).
Folder 276	"Without Knowledge": Handwritten notes and edited typescript drafts
Folder 277	"Yellville": Unedited typescript draft
Folder 278-282 Folder 278 Folder 279 Folder 280 Folder 281 Folder 282	Untitled unedited typescript drafts
Folder 283	Partial short story handwritten and typescript drafts
Floppy Disc FLD-4620/11-12 FLD-4620/11 FLD-4620/12	Stories
Floppy Disc FLD-4620/13	Short stories
Floppy Disc FLD-4620/14	Stories, resume
Folder 284	Pete and Shirley: Correspondence and drafts, 1995 Correspondence and chapter drafts as part of a collaborative novel written by Jill McCorkle and other North Carolina writers.
Folder 285	Incomplete novel: Unedited typescript draft
Folder 286-287 Folder 286 Folder 287	College papers, 1977-1981 Bluebooks, typed papers, handwritten proposals, and other college materials.
Folder 288	Other works Reviews, essays, a draft of a children's story, and a 1981 poem written by Jill McCorkle.

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Materials include correspondence, chiefly letters sent to Jill McCorkle, circa 1977-2003. Major correspondents include Shannon Ravenel and Louis Rubin at Algonquin Books, literary agent Liz Darhansoff, and other writers such as Lee Smith and Madison Smart Bell. Also included are contracts and royalty reports from Algonquin Books and from other publishers and literary agencies, circa 1982-1986. There are some interviews with McCorkle and reviews of her published works, as well as other promotional materials for McCorkle and for Algonquin Books. There are works by other writers, including play adaptations of The Cheerleader and "Crash Diet." Also included are loose notes and notebooks, circa 1989-1994, and a small number of other papers.

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Correspondence, circa 1977-2003

Chiefly letters to Jill McCorkle regarding her writing and the publication of her works. Major correspondents include Shannon Ravenel and Louis Rubin at Algonquin Books, literary agent Liz Darhansoff, and writers such as Madison Smartt Bell and Lee Smith.

Folder 315

Royalty reports and contracts, 1982-1986

Contracts and royalty reports from Algonquin Books, reprint requests from publishers such as Michaels & Licht and the University of Georgia Press, and letters from literary agent Liz Darhansoff.

Folder 316

Reviews

Reviews (not written by Jill McCorkle) of other writers' work, photocopies of articles about Max Steele and Louis D. Rubin, and a poster titled "the Best Poster in Chapel Hill".

Folder 317

Interviews and reviews

Interviews with Jill McCorkle and reviews of her work.

Folder 318

New Stories from the South, reviews and correspondence, 1993

Two letters from Shannon Ravenel with photocopied reviews of 1993 New Stories from the South collection.

Folder 319

Promotional materials, 1990-1991

Promotional booklets for Crash Diet and "What to Wear on the First Day at Lumberton High " by Jill McCorkle.

Folder 320

Algonquin Books promotional materials

Promotional pamphlets, newsletters, and articles regarding Algonquin Books, including materials for July 7th and The Cheerleader.

Folder 321

Works by others

Includes typescript drafts of stories by Madison Smart Bell, photocopies of articles by others, and typed quotes from Doris Betts.

Folder 322

Works by others: Plays, circa 1998-1999

Adaptations of works by Jill McCorkle for musical theatre. Titles include "Crash Diet," "Paradise," "The Cheer Leader," and "Good Ol' Girls."

Audiocassette C-4620/2

1996 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction Gala, "A Lesson"

Title transcribed from cassette label.

Audiocassette C-4620/3-4

C-4620/3

C-4620/4

1993 New England Book Awards; McCorkle, Steig, Hall, Alyson

Title transcribed from cassette label.

Videotape VT-4620/1

Lee Smith

Title transcribed from videotape label.

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Notebooks, circa 1985-2000

Notes relating to writing, daily activities, and teaching. Notes include character and plot sketches, written passages, and other similar notes. There are some notes about Ferris Beach and stories from Creatures of Habit.

Folder 337

Address book, circa 1990-1995

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Loose notes, circa 1985-2000

Notes relating to writings, daily activities and teaching. Notes include character and plot sketches, written passages, and other similar notes. Some notes relate to the writing of Carolina Moon. Most notes are torn from notebooks and notepads, though some are on index cards or loose sheets of paper.

Folder 342

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Collection Number: 04620 Collection Title: Jill McCorkle Papers, 1970s-2003

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Expand/collapse Series 1. Novels and Collected Short Stories, 1970s-1991.

Expand/collapse Subseries 1.1. The Cheerleader, circa 1981-1984.

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Folder 79

Collection Number: 04620

Collection Title: Jill McCorkle Papers, 1970s-2003