Inventory of the North Carolina Poetry Society Records, 1932-2003

Collection Number 4606

Manuscripts Department, University 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

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.

Creator

North Carolina Poetry Society.

Title

North Carolina Poetry Society Records, 1932-2003

Call Number

4606

Language of Materials

Materials in English

Extent

Items: About 6,500

Linear Feet: 12.5 linear feet

Administrative Information

Restrictions to Access

No restrictions.

Acquisitions Information

Received from Marie Gilbert, president of the North Carolina Poetry Society, in January 1992 (Acc. 92014), May 1992 (Acc. 92067), and October 1995 (Acc. 95131); from Robert Collins in November 1997 (Acc. 97146); from Susan Singleton Rose in February 2001 (Acc. 98850); from and from William J. Blackley in April 2005 (Acc. 100042) and June 2005 (Acc. 100111).

Processing Information

Processed by: Roslyn Holdzkom, January 1992; Ashley Doar, October 2005

Encoded by: Ashley Doar, October 2005

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], in the North Carolina Poetry Society Records #4606, Southern Historical Collection, The 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 poetry--Competitions--North Carolina.

American poetry--Awards--North Carolina.

American poetry--North Carolina--Societies.

Associations, institutions, etc.--North Carolina.

Brockman, Zoe Kincaid, b. 1893.

North Carolina Poet Laureate Festival.

North Carolina Poetry Society.

Poetry Council of North Carolina.

Historical Note

The North Carolina Poetry Society (NCPS) was organized in Charlotte, N.C., in 1932, with goals of fostering the study, writing, and publication of poetry; offering North Carolina poets a chance to meet; and developing a public taste for the reading and appreciation of poetry. Gastonia poet and editor Zoe Kincaid Brockman was the first president.

Collection Overview

The collection consists of records of the North Carolina Poetry Society (NCPS). Records, 1932-1980, include correspondence, constitutions and bylaws, membership lists, information on poetry contents and copies of winning poems, clippings, and other items. Records, 1986-1990, include minutes, newsletters, information on NCPS publications and awards, materials relating to the North Carolina Poet Laureate Festival, and other items. There are also files among the earlier and later records about the Poetry Council of North Carolina, an organization sponsored by NCPS and other literary groups, which holds an annual poetry contest. Additions made to the collection after 1990 include similar materials for 1958-2003.

Arrangement of Collection

1. Records, 1932-1980
2. Records, 1986-1990
Additions after 1990
Addition of May 1992 (1958-1991)
Addition of October 1995 (1988-1992)
Addition of November 1997 (1991-1997)
Addition of February 2001 (1977-1987)
Addition of June 2005 (1967-2003)

Items Separated

Audio tapes (T-4606/1-6)
Video tapes (VT-4606/1-3)

Detailed Description of the Collection