Jill McCorkle Papers Inventory (#4620)
Manuscripts Department, Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Collection Information
- 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/
- Processed by:
- Elizabeth Pauk
- Date Completed:
- July 1992
- Encoded by:
- Jackie Dean
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Descriptive Summary Including Abstract
- Title
- Jill McCorkle Papers (#4620) Ca. 1970s-1991
- Creator
- McCorkle, Jill, 1958- .
- Extent
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- About 180 items (7.5 linear feet)
- Repository
- Southern Historical Collection
- Abstract
- Jill McCorkle, author of novels and short stories. A native of Lumberton, N.C., McCorkle 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 Tending to Virginia (1987), Ferris Beach (1990), and Crash Diet (1991), the latter a collection of short stories. The collection includes notes and draft material for both published and unpublished novels, short stories, and essays by Jill McCorkle; typescripts with copy-editing and technical notes and proofs for her published works, including notes from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.
Administrative Information
- Access
- May be used only with permission of the donor. Photocopying only with permission of the donor.
- Usage Restrictions
- Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Online Catalog Terms
- Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill (Firm)
- American essays--North Carolina--Women authors.
- American fiction--North Carolina--Women authors.
- Authors and publishers--North Carolina--History--20th century.
- Bell, Madison Smartt.
- Fiction--20th century.
- McCorkle, Jill, 1958- .
- North Carolina--Intellectual life--20th century.
- Novelists, American--20th century.
- Publishers and publishing--North Carolina--History--20th century.
- Ravenel, Shannon.
- Women authors, American--North Carolina--History--20th century.
Biographical Note
Jill McCorkle is 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 Tending to Virginia (1987), Ferris Beach (1990), and Crash Diet (1991), the latter a collection of short stories.
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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.
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1. Novels and Collected Short Stories
1.1. The Cheerleader
1.2. July 7th
1.3. Tending to Virginia
1.4. Ferris Beach
1.5. Crash Diet
1.6. "From a Further Room"
2. Other Works
3. Works By Others
4. Other Papers
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Series Descriptions
1. Novels and Collected Short Stories, 1970s-1991.
141 items.
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1.1. The Cheerleader, ca. 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.
Early Drafts
Folder
2-7
Drafts of sections
Folder
8
Production manuscript
Folder
9-10
First Proof
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1.2. July 7th, ca. 1982-1984.
4 items.
A production manuscript with technical notes, a copy-edited, manuscript, an unrevised proof, and a master page proof.
Production manuscript
Folder
13-14
Copyedited manuscript
Folder
15
Unrevised proof
Folder
16
Master Page Proof
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1.3. Tending to Virginia, ca. 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.
"It Will Always Be This Way"
Folder
18
Drafts of sections--early versions
Folder
19
"The Pearson Girls"
Folder
20-21
"Emily's House"
Folder
22-23
"A Novel With No Name"--first revised draft manuscript
Folder
24-25
Revised draft
Folder
26-27
Draft manuscript
Folder
28-29
Draft manuscript--author's review
Folder
30-31
Draft manuscript
Folder
32-33
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
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1.4. Ferris Beach, ca. 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.
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
Drafts of sections
Folder
45-54
Draft manuscript
Folder
55
Drafts of sections
Folder
56-57
Draft manuscript
Folder
58
Floppy diskettes of manuscript
Folder
59-61
Galley
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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.
"Carnival Lights"
Folder
67
"Comparison Shopping (For the Sake of His and Her Mopeds)"
Folder
68-74
"Comparison Shopping"
Folder
75-79
"Crash Diet"
Folder
80-84
"Dear is a Greeting, Love is a Closing"
Folder
85-86
"Departures (Arrivals and Departures)"
Folder
87-90
"Departures"
Folder
91-93
"Final Vinyl Days"
Folder
94-97
"First Union Blues"
Folder
98-102
"Gold Mine (Blue Moon)"
Folder
103
"Man Watcher (What's My Line)"
Folder
104-106
"Man Watcher"
Folder
107-113
"The Migration of the Love Bugs"
Folder
114-118
"Sleeping Beauty, Revised (Revised Fairy Tales)"
Folder
119
"The Snipe Hunt"
Folder
120-124
"Waiting for Hard Times to End"
Folder
125-127
"White Baby"
Folder
128-132
"Words Gone Bad"
Folder
133
Notes on stories
Folder
134
"Carnival Lights"--draft manuscript
Folder
135-136
Draft manuscript
Folder
137
Galley--author's corrections
Folder
138
Galley--page proof master set
Folder
139-141
Galley--revisions
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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.
Early version
Folder
143
"Far From the Peaceful Shore"--excerpts
Folder
144-147
Draft manuscript
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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 to
Virginia; 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
Essay on Writing
Folder
162
Book Review--Kind of Rich
Folder
163
Notes and drafts--miscellaneous
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3. Works By Others, ca. 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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4. Other Papers, ca. 1987-1990.
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
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