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Collection Number: 04490

Collection Title: Sam Ragan Papers, 1948-1998

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Size 51.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 32,600 items)
Abstract Papers document the career of Samuel Talmadge Ragan (1915-1996), a white journalist, poet, and patron of the arts in North Carolina. Ragan was managing and executive editor of the News and Observer (Raleigh, N.C.), 1948-1969 and editor and publisher of The Pilot (Southern Pines, N.C.), 1969-1996. He served as the first secretary of the North Carolina Department of Art, Culture, and History from 1972 to 1973, and was also chair of the North Carolina Arts Council, chair of the North Carolina Writers' Conference, and president of the Friends of Weymouth, which operates the Weymouth Center for Arts and Humanities in Southern Pines. In 1982, he was named Poet Laureate of the state of North Carolina by Governor James B. Hunt. Correspondence files include materials relating to newspaper organizations, the North Carolina Arts Council, North Carolina Writers' Conference, North Carolina Writers' Network, and the Weymouth Center for the Arts and Humanities. Subject files include information about the Freedom of Information Act and on the Free Press-Fair Trial confrontation of 1968, along with correspondence from various North Carolina writers. Writings include materials regarding Ragan's The Tree in the Far Pasture (Blair, 1964), typescripts of commentaries from "Sam Ragan Reports," which aired on WTVD television in Durham, and drafts of works by other writers. There are also materials relating to Ragan's tenure at the News and Observer, typescripts of the columns, and letters to the editor used on the editorial page of The Pilot. Financial information chiefly relates to the The Pilot. Also included are photographs of Sam Ragan alone and with others and audio and video recordings of North Carolina Writers' Conference banquet dinners.
Creator Ragan, Sam, 1915-
Curatorial Unit University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. 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 Sam Ragan Papers #04490, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Acquisitions Information
Received from Samuel T. Ragan of Southern Pines, N.C., in September 1987 (Acc. 87072), May 1994 (Acc. 94073), and June 1996 (Acc. 96095); Charles Blackburn in April 1999(Acc. 98356); transferred from Duke University in April 2002 (Acc. 99221); and received from Chapel Hill Rare Books in September 2007 (Acc. 100851).
Sensitive Materials Statement
Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, the North Carolina Public Records Act (N.C.G.S. § 132 1 et seq.), and Article 7 of the North Carolina State Personnel Act (Privacy of State Employee Personnel Records, N.C.G.S. § 126-22 et seq.). Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill assumes no responsibility.
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Updated by: Noah Huffman, 2008; Anne Wells and Melanie Meents, August 2021

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Samuel Talmadge Ragan was born in Berea in Granville County, N.C., in 1915. He was graduated from Atlantic Christian College in 1936 and was awarded a Doctorate of Literature from there in 1972. Ragan served as the first secretary of the North Carolina Department of Art, Culture, and History from 1972 to 1973. He wrote two award winning collections of poetry, The Tree in the Far Pasture in 1964 and To the Waters Edge in 1971, along with several works of non-fiction and prose. In 1982, he was named Poet Laureate of the state of North Carolina by Governor James B. Hunt, Jr. He could be seen on television giving commentaries on WUNC-TV and doing "Sam Ragan Reports"on WTVD in Durham.

Ragan was active in the promotion of literature and the arts in North Carolina. He was chair of the North Carolina Arts Council, a member of the founding commission and original Board of Trustees of the North Carolina School of the Arts, president of the North Carolina Literary and Historical Association, and president of Friends of Weymouth, which operates the Weymouth Center for Arts and Humanities in Southern Pines. Additionally, Ragan chaired the North Carolina Writer's Conference; conducted workshops for writers at North Carolina State University for nine years; and served on the faculties of St. Andrews College, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina State University, and Sandhills College.

For twenty years, Ragan served as managing editor and executive editor of the News and Observer in Raleigh, N.C. When Katherine Boyd gave up ownership of The Pilot, a weekly newspaper in Southern Pines, N.C., Ragan took over as editor. For 27 years, Ragan edited and published The Pilot and continued to publicize and promote North Carolina writers by publishing more book reviews and literary news than most larger papers. Ragan died at his home in Southern Pines on 11 May 1996 after a long illness.

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These papers primarily document Sam Ragan's participation in the journalism profession and his role as patron of the arts in North Carolina. There is only a small amount of material related to his own poetry. Correspondence files include materials from professional newspaper associations, such as the North Carolina Associated Press News Council and the Associated Press Managing Editors Association, and from organizations devoted to the arts, particularly the North Carolina Arts Council and North Carolina Writers' Conference. Later correspondence files include applications for the Writers In Residence Program at Weymouth Center in Southern Pines. Frequent correspondents are Doris Betts, Virginia Love Long, Heather Ross Miller, and Thad Stem, Jr. among others.

Subject files include materials relating to the Freedom of Information Act and the Free Press-Fair Trial confrontation of 1968. There is a significant amount of material regarding the North Carolina Arts Council, North Carolina Writers' Conference, North Carolina Writers' Network, and Weymouth Center. Subject files also contain correspondence from writers, including Doris Betts, Charles Edward Eaton, Paul Green, Bernice Kelly Harris, Heather Ross Miller, and Charleen Swansea, along with literary works submitted for publication in The Pilot.

Writings authored by Sam Ragan include manuscripts of the poems, correspondence, and production materials for A Tree in the Far Pasture (Blair, 1964). There are typescripts of and note cards from speeches on various newspaper and literary topics as well as introductions. Also included are book reviews, editorials, and other works written for The Pilot and the News and Observer. Works by Joe Clarke, Edward Dixon Garner, Heather Ross Miller, Ovid Williams Pierce, Thad Stem, Jr., Nell Joslyn Styron, and Ross Talarico are also included. There are materials relating to Heres to the Land: A Celebration of 60 Years by the North Carolina Poetry Society (North Carolina Poetry Society, 1992) and Weymouth: An Anthology of Poetry (St. Andrews Press, 1987).

There are also typescripts of the columns and letters to the editor used on the editorial page of The Pilot. There is financial information relating to the News and Observer, The Pilot, and Ragan's personal finances. Also included are photographs chiefly of Sam Ragan alone and with others and audio and video recordings of North Carolina Writers' Conference banquet dinners. Recordings are on audiocassette, 1/4" open reel audio, and VHS.

Additions of 2002 and 2007 include material similar in nature to the original deposit. Additions have not been integrated.

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expand/collapse Expand/collapse Series 1. Correspondence and Related Materials, 1948-1996.

About 13,600 items.

Arrangement: chronological.

expand/collapse Expand/collapse Subseries 1.1. 1948-1968.

About 800 items.

Arrangement: chronological

This subseries includes materials received while Sam Ragan was the Managing Editor and later Executive Editor of the Raleigh News and Observer. Contained in the subseries are materials relating to the North Carolina Associated Press News Council, including minutes and weekly logs. There are some materials relating to the Associated Press Managing Editors Association, including letters from other managing editors congratulating Ragan on his election to the presidency of the organization in 1968.

Items of particular interest include a letter dated 1961 from Pierre Salinger, press secretary to John F. Kennedy; genealogical information about Adlai Stevenson sent to Ragan by Stevenson's sister Elizabeth S. Ives in 1968; an undated letter from Ben Dixon MacNeil (signed MacN) mentioning a letter written by Thomas Wolfe's sister to Maxwell Perkins; and an undated note from Randall Jarrell. There are also letters to Ragan regarding his "Southern Accent" column, letters attached to literary submissions, and some other materials. The dated material includes letters from Henry Belk, Jim Chaney, Jonathan Daniels, Paul Green, Bernice Kelly Harris, Hiram Haydn, Ruth Moose, Mike Ross, and Elizabeth S. Ives. Undated material includes letters from Doris Betts, Katherine Boyd, Jonathan Daniels, Charles Edward Eaton, William Friday, Lucy Inman, Guy Owen, Charles Poe, Thad Stem, Richard Walser, and Charleen Swansea.

Folder 1

1949

Folder 2

1950

Folder 3

1951

Folder 4

1952

Folder 5

1953

Folder 6

1954

Folder 7

1955

Folder 8

1956

Folder 9

1957

Folder 10

1958

Folder 11

1959

Folder 12

1960

Folder 13

1961

Folder 14

1962

Folder 15

1963

Folder 16

1964

Folder 17

1965

Folder 18

1966

Folder 19

1967

Folder 20

1968

Folder 21

1969

Folder 22-23

Folder 22

Folder 23

Undated

Folder 24-25

Folder 24

Folder 25

Poems Submitted

Folder 26-27

Folder 26

Folder 27

Poems

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About 12,800 items.

Arrangement: chronological.

Correspondence created and received by Sam Ragan beginning with his tenure as Editor-in-Chief of The Pilot and ending with his death in 1996. Correspondence is of a personal and business nature and includes letters to the editor (some with Ragan's annotations), letters from North Carolina authors regarding their participation in the Writers In Residence Program at Weymouth Center for the Arts and Humanities, and letters attached to literary works. There are memoranda, minutes from meetings, newsletters, catalogs, flyers, invitations, and some other materials from various individuals and organizations.

Correspondents include:Adcock, Betty; Boyd, James; Rivers-Coffey, Rachel; Cooper, Pat; Dalmas, Victor; Daniels, Jonathan; Eaton, Charles Edward; Gurkin, Katherine; Holt, Rochelle Lynn; Ives, Elizabeth Stevenson; Macleod, Norman; Miller, Heather Ross; Owen, Guy; Reilly, Jack; Rudder, Virginia (Virginia Love Long), Sanford, Terry; Stem, Thad; Styron, Nell, Stephenson, Shelby; Wood, Jane; and Wellman, Manly Wade.

Organizations represented include:Arts Advocates of North Carolina, Friends of Weymouth, Lost Colony Foundation, North Carolina Arts Council, North Carolina Awards, North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources, North Carolina Press Association, North Carolina Writers' Conference, North Caroliniana Society, Paul Green Foundation, Ruth Pauley Lecture Series, Sandhills Community College, and University of North Carolina School of Journalism and Mass Communication.

Folder 28-36

Folder 28

Folder 29

Folder 30

Folder 31

Folder 32

Folder 33

Folder 34

Folder 35

Folder 36

1969

Folder 37-46

Folder 37

Folder 38

Folder 39

Folder 40

Folder 41

Folder 42

Folder 43

Folder 44

Folder 45

Folder 46

1970

Folder 47-55

Folder 47

Folder 48

Folder 49

Folder 50

Folder 51

Folder 52

Folder 53

Folder 54

Folder 55

1971

Folder 56-65

Folder 56

Folder 57

Folder 58

Folder 59

Folder 60

Folder 61

Folder 62

Folder 63

Folder 64

Folder 65

1972

Folder 66-74

Folder 66

Folder 67

Folder 68

Folder 69

Folder 70

Folder 71

Folder 72

Folder 73

Folder 74

1973

Folder 75-78

Folder 75

Folder 76

Folder 77

Folder 78

1974

Folder 79-83

Folder 79

Folder 80

Folder 81

Folder 82

Folder 83

1975

Folder 84-88

Folder 84

Folder 85

Folder 86

Folder 87

Folder 88

1976

Folder 89-94

Folder 89

Folder 90

Folder 91

Folder 92

Folder 93

Folder 94

1977

Folder 95-100

Folder 95

Folder 96

Folder 97

Folder 98

Folder 99

Folder 100

1978

Folder 101-106

Folder 101

Folder 102

Folder 103

Folder 104

Folder 105

Folder 106

1979

Folder 107-113

Folder 107

Folder 108

Folder 109

Folder 110

Folder 111

Folder 112

Folder 113

1980

Folder 114-121

Folder 114

Folder 115

Folder 116

Folder 117

Folder 118

Folder 119

Folder 120

Folder 121

1981

Folder 122-130

Folder 122

Folder 123

Folder 124

Folder 125

Folder 126

Folder 127

Folder 128

Folder 129

Folder 130

1982

Folder 131-140

Folder 131

Folder 132

Folder 133

Folder 134

Folder 135

Folder 136

Folder 137

Folder 138

Folder 139

Folder 140

1983

Folder 141-158

Folder 141

Folder 142

Folder 143

Folder 144

Folder 145

Folder 146

Folder 147

Folder 148

Folder 149

Folder 150

Folder 151

Folder 152

Folder 153

Folder 154

Folder 155

Folder 156

Folder 157

Folder 158

1984

Folder 159-165

Folder 159

Folder 160

Folder 161

Folder 162

Folder 163

Folder 164

Folder 165

1985

Folder 166-180

Folder 166

Folder 167

Folder 168

Folder 169

Folder 170

Folder 171

Folder 172

Folder 173

Folder 174

Folder 175

Folder 176

Folder 177

Folder 178

Folder 179

Folder 180

1986

Folder 181-187

Folder 181

Folder 182

Folder 183

Folder 184

Folder 185

Folder 186

Folder 187

1987

Folder 188-197

Folder 188

Folder 189

Folder 190

Folder 191

Folder 192

Folder 193

Folder 194

Folder 195

Folder 196

Folder 197

1988

Folder 198-207

Folder 198

Folder 199

Folder 200

Folder 201

Folder 202

Folder 203

Folder 204

Folder 205

Folder 206

Folder 207

1989

Folder 208-227

Folder 208

Folder 209

Folder 210

Folder 211

Folder 212

Folder 213

Folder 214

Folder 215

Folder 216

Folder 217

Folder 218

Folder 219

Folder 220

Folder 221

Folder 222

Folder 223

Folder 224

Folder 225

Folder 226

Folder 227

1990

Folder 228-243

Folder 228

Folder 229

Folder 230

Folder 231

Folder 232

Folder 233

Folder 234

Folder 235

Folder 236

Folder 237

Folder 238

Folder 239

Folder 240

Folder 241

Folder 242

Folder 243

1991

Folder 244-257

Folder 244

Folder 245

Folder 246

Folder 247

Folder 248

Folder 249

Folder 250

Folder 251

Folder 252

Folder 253

Folder 254

Folder 255

Folder 256

Folder 257

1992

Folder 258-269

Folder 258

Folder 259

Folder 260

Folder 261

Folder 262

Folder 263

Folder 264

Folder 265

Folder 266

Folder 267

Folder 268

Folder 269

1993

Folder 270-289

Folder 270

Folder 271

Folder 272

Folder 273

Folder 274

Folder 275

Folder 276

Folder 277

Folder 278

Folder 279

Folder 280

Folder 281

Folder 282

Folder 283

Folder 284

Folder 285

Folder 286

Folder 287

Folder 288

Folder 289

1994

Folder 290-298

Folder 290

Folder 291

Folder 292

Folder 293

Folder 294

Folder 295

Folder 296

Folder 297

Folder 298

1995

Folder 299-301

Folder 299

Folder 300

Folder 301

1996

Folder 302

Undated 1969-1970

Folder 303

Undated 1975

Folder 304-306

Folder 304

Folder 305

Folder 306

Undated 1970s

Folder 307-308

Folder 307

Folder 308

Undated 1970s-1980s

Folder 309-314

Folder 309

Folder 310

Folder 311

Folder 312

Folder 313

Folder 314

Undated 1980s

Folder 315-318

Folder 315

Folder 316

Folder 317

Folder 318

Undated 1980s-1990s

Folder 319-322

Folder 319

Folder 320

Folder 321

Folder 322

Undated 1990s

Folder 323-328

Folder 323

Folder 324

Folder 325

Folder 326

Folder 327

Folder 328

Undated

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About 12,000 items.

Arrangement: alphabetical.

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About 4,000 items.

Arrangement: alphabetical.

Files created while Sam Ragan was Editor of the Raleigh News and Observer. The American Society of Newspaper Editors Association files include information about the Freedom of Information Law. There are also files with clippings and speeches by Ragan on the Free Press-Fair Trial confrontation between the American Press and the American Bar Association in 1968.

Included are files pertaining to Ragan's involvement with the North Carolina Arts Council. The Writers files include correspondence from Doris Betts, Charles Edward Eaton, Paul Green, Bernice Kelly Harris, Adrienne Marcus, Heather Ross Miller, Guy Owen, Campbell Reeves, Fred Ross, Phillips Russell, and Charleen Swansea. There is also some general correspondence files and reference files relating to Ragan's civic and literary activities.

Folder 329

Albert Schweitzer International Prize

Folder 330

Alliance for Arts Education

Folder 331

American Newspaper Publishers Association. Fair Trial Committee

Folder 332

American Newspaper Publishers Association--General

Folder 333

American Newspaper Publishers Association--Report

Folder 334

American Newspaper Publishers Association--1968 Conference

Folder 335

American Society of Journalism School Administrators

Folder 336

American Society of Newspaper Editors

Folder 337

American Society of Newspaper Editors--Board

Folder 338

American Society of Newspaper Editors--General

Folder 339-340

Folder 339

Folder 340

American Society of Newspaper Editors--Freedom of Info. Law

Folder 341

American Society of Newspaper Editors--Wash. 1965

Folder 342

B

Folder 343

Back to Beginnings Manuscript and Correspondence

Folder 344

Belk, Henry

Folder 345

Belk, Henry--Journalism Library (ECU)

Folder 346

Belk, Henry--Testimonial Dinner

Folder 347

Books

Folder 348

C

Folder 349

Carolina Charter Corporation

Folder 350

Censorship--Obscenity

Folder 351

Chamber of Commerce

Folder 352

Civil Defense Order

Folder 353

Commonweal Article

Folder 354

Commencement Speech--Southern Pines

Folder 355-358

Folder 355

Folder 356

Folder 357

Folder 358

Contemporary Issues Courses taught at North Carolina State University

Folder 359-360

Folder 359

Folder 360

Correspondence

Folder 361

D

Folder 362

E

Folder 363

Elections 1968

Folder 364

Elizabeth City State University (Project)

Folder 365

F

Folder 366

Fair Trial/Free Press Trial--1968

Folder 367-369

Folder 367

Folder 368

Folder 369

Fair Trial/Free Press Materials

Folder 370

Fair Trial/Free Press--Speeches and Clippings

Folder 371

G

Folder 372

Golf

Folder 373

Georgia Press Institute

Folder 374

H

Folder 375

Harris, Bernice Kelly

Folder 376

I

Folder 377

Invitations (1968-1969)

Folder 378

Journalism

Folder 379

L

Folder 380

Literary Forum 1969

Folder 381

M

Folder 382

Mc

Folder 383

Marjorie

Folder 384

Methodist College

Folder 385

Moore History

Folder 386

Morrison Award

Folder 387-388

Folder 387

Folder 388

N

Folder 389

National College of State Trial Judges

Folder 390

National Endowment for the Humanities

Folder 391

News Clippings Dated 1965-1969 Poems, Articles, and Letters

Folder 392

Newspaper Film

Folder 393-394

Folder 393

Folder 394

Newspaper Talks/Materials

Folder 395

Newspaper--Wage Studies etc.

Folder 396-397

Folder 396

Folder 397

North Carolina Arts Council

Folder 398

North Carolina Arts Council--1965

Folder 399-400

Folder 399

Folder 400

North Carolina Arts Council--1966-1967

Folder 401-405

Folder 401

Folder 402

Folder 403

Folder 404

Folder 405

North Carolina Arts Council--1968

Folder 406

North Carolina Arts Council--1969-1970

Folder 407

North Carolina Arts Council--Community Arts Council Mtg. 1968

Folder 408

North Carolina Arts Council--Board Mtg. 1970

Folder 409

North Carolina Arts Council--1970

Folder 410

North Carolina Arts Council--Congressional Correspondence

Folder 411

North Carolina Arts Council--Grant Applications

Folder 412

North Carolina Arts Council--Literacy Grants

Folder 413-414

Folder 413

Folder 414

North Carolina Arts Council--Salary Assistance Program

Folder 415

North Carolina Award Commission

Folder 416

North Carolina Bench Bar Press Committee

Folder 417

North Carolina China Council

Folder 418

North Carolina Conservatory Committee--15 March 1963

Folder 419

North Carolina Cultural Advisory Council

Folder 420

North Carolina Film Board

Folder 421

North Carolina Literary Forum

Folder 422

North Carolina Literary Forum (Writers)--1964

Folder 423

North Carolina Literature and History Association

Folder 424

North Carolina Press Association

Folder 425

North Carolina Press Association--1973

Folder 426

North Carolina Press Association--1974

Folder 427

North Carolina Press Association-100th Anniversary

Folder 428

North Carolina Press Association-Legal

Folder 429-431

Folder 429

Folder 430

Folder 431

North Carolina School of the Arts

Folder 432

North Carolina Symphony

Folder 433

North Carolina Symphony Committee

Folder 434

North Carolina Symphony--Report

Folder 435

North Carolina Symphony-Swalin

Folder 436

North Carolina Writers Conference

Folder 437

O

Folder 438

Open Meetings Bill

Folder 439

P

Folder 440

Paul Green Foundation

Folder 441

Pilot-Boyd Estate

Folder 442

Pilot, Inc.

Folder 443

Pilot-Personnel

Folder 444

Pilot Records

Folder 445

Pilot,1970--Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Folder 446

Poems--1964-1966

Folder 447

Poems--1967

Folder 448

Poems--1968

Folder 449

Poems--by Students with Ragan's Annotations

Folder 450

Poetry Fairs

Folder 451

Pulitzer Prize in Journalism

Folder 452

R

Folder 453

Raleigh News and Observer-Advertising Policy

Folder 454-455

Folder 454

Folder 455

Raleigh News and Observer--Miscellaneous

Folder 456

Ragan (Clips)

Folder 457-458

Folder 457

Folder 458

Ragan--Personal Correspondence

Folder 459

Resident Correspondents Project--1962

Folder 460

Reviewers

Folder 461-462

Folder 461

Folder 462

Roanoke Island Historical Association

Folder 463-464

Folder 463

Folder 464

S

Folder 465

Scott, Robert

Folder 466-467

Folder 466

Folder 467

Sigma Delta Chi

Folder 468

"Southern Accent"

Folder 469

"Southern Accent"--Material

Folder 470

Southern Newspaper Publishers Association

Folder 471

Speeches

Folder 472

Subscriptions

Folder 473

T

Folder 474

Talks

Folder 475

Talks--1968

Folder 476

Talks--the Affluent Society and Some North Carolina Aspects

Folder 477

Talks--the College and the Community (Atlantic Christian College)

Folder 478

Talks--Censorship/ Obscenity

Folder 479

Talk--Education

Folder 480

Talks--Literature

Folder 481

Talk--New Southern Mansions

Folder 482

Talks--Story Telling

Folder 483-484

Folder 483

Folder 484

Talks--Writing

Folder 485

Talk--Writing/ Poetry

Folder 486

Tennessee Bar Association

Folder 487

The Tree in the Far Pasture-Correspondence and Clippings

Folder 488

The Tree in the Far Pasture-Galley Proofs and Manuscript

Folder 489

The Tree in the Far Pasture-Letters from John F. Blair

Folder 490

The Tree in the Far Pasture-Poems

Folder 491

The Tree in the Far Pasture-Reviews

Folder 492

U-V

Folder 493

University of North Carolina-Correspondence

Folder 494-495

Folder 494

Folder 495

W

Folder 496

Walter Jenkins Affair

Folder 497

Warren Commission--Mass Coverage

Folder 498

Weymouth (Writers etc.)

Folder 499

Weymouth-Friends of

Folder 500

Weymouth--Writers Correspondence

Folder 501

World Book--1964

Folder 502

Writers--A

Folder 503

Writers--B

Folder 504

Writers--C

Folder 505

Writers--D

Folder 506

Writers--E

Folder 507

Writers--F

Folder 508

Writers--G

Folder 509

Writers--H

Folder 510

Writers--J

Folder 511

Writers--K

Folder 512

Writers--L

Folder 513

Writers--M

Folder 514

Writers--N

Folder 515

Writers--O

Folder 516

Writers--P

Folder 517

Writers--R

Folder 518

Writers--S

Folder 519

Writers--T

Folder 520

Writers--U-Z

Folder 521

Writers (last name not Signal)

Folder 522-523

Folder 522

Folder 523

Writers Workshop-North Carolina State University

Folder 524

Writers Workshop--Poems (1967?)

Folder 525

W.R. Grace and Co.--suit

Folder 526

WUNC--Advisory Council

Folder 527

Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation, Inc.

Folder 528

Zoo Committee

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expand/collapse Expand/collapse Subseries 2.2. 1970-1996.

About 8,000 items.

Arrangement: alphabetical.

Included are correspondence files, author files, articles and poems submitted for use in The Pilot from various authors, and typescripts of speeches written by Ragan. There are materials relating to Weymouth Center, including correspondence regarding the Writers In Residence Program, administrative materials, and financial information.

There are a few files relating to The Pilot and newspaper-related organizations. Other files pertain to Ragan's civic and literary activities with various organizations including the North Carolina Arts Council, the North Carolina Writers' Network, and the Paul Green Foundation.

Folder 529

Correspondence--A

Folder 530

Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome

Folder 531

Air Force Band

Folder 532

Clippings and Photographs

Folder 533

Anglo-American Media Workshop--Mary Francis Hickey

Folder 534

Angelou, Maya

Folder 535

Arbor Day

Folder 536-537

Folder 536

Folder 537

Articles Submitted

Folder 538

Articles and Short Stories Submitted

Folder 539

Arts Council of Moore County

Folder 540

Arts--Miscellaneous

Folder 541

Associated Press Managing Editor's Association--1983

Folder 542

Awards

Folder 543

Correspondence--B

Folder 544

Bayes, Ron

Folder 545

Bell, Mae Woods

Folder 546

Bertholy, Paul

Folder 547

Betts, Doris

Folder 548

Biographical Information

Folder 549-550

Folder 549

Folder 550

Black, Ed

Folder 551

Buckner, Sally

Folder 552

Correspondence-C, 1989-1991

Folder 553

Campbell, Mary Belle --Scots Plaid Press

Folder 554

Cartoons

Folder 555

Censorship

Folder 556

Chamber of Commerce

Folder 557

Chappell, Fred

Folder 558

Christmas--"Southern Accent" Columns, Graphics, and Other Materials

Folder 559

Citizen News--Record

Folder 560

Cole, Richard--Dean, Journalism School, UNC-CH

Folder 561

Certificates, Awards--Sam Ragan

Folder 562

Clark, Jane

Folder 563

Clippings

Folder 564

Newspaper Clippings on Sam

Folder 565-567

Folder 565

Folder 566

Folder 567

Clippings

Folder 568

Clippings About Writers

Folder 569

Clinton Smith Case--1992

Folder 570

Collected Poems-Autographing Party Info.

Folder 571

Collected Poems-Blurb from David Brinkley

Folder 572

Collected Poems-Correspondence/Productions Materials

Folder 573

Collected Poems-Reviews

Folder 574

Congratulatory Correspondence 1973-1976

Folder 575-576

Folder 575

Folder 576

Correspondence, 1970-1978

Folder 577-578

Folder 577

Folder 578

Correspondence, Literary, 1989-1992

Folder 579

Correspondence, Literary (North Carolina Writers Conference and Poetry Society), 1993

Folder 580

Correspondence--Business

Folder 581

Correspondence--Congratulations

Folder 582

Correspondence--Contribution

Folder 583

Correspondence--General

Folder 584-587

Folder 584

Folder 585

Folder 586

Folder 587

Correspondence--Personal

Folder 588

Correspondence--Poetry

Folder 589

Correspondence--(Writers Conference)

Folder 590

Correspondence-D

Folder 591

Deagon, Ann

Folder 592

Dept. Of Art, Culture, and History, N.C.

Folder 593

Devaney, Ed / Writer

Folder 594

Diener, Mary E.

Folder 595

Doar, Harriet

Folder 596

Dunn, Ann

Folder 597

Correspondence--E

Folder 598

Edgerton, Clyde

Folder 599-600

Folder 599

Folder 600

Ear For Poetry Radio Program

Folder 601

Education Edition

Folder 602

Education Edition for 1990

Folder 603

Education Edition for 1991

Folder 604

Correspondence--F

Folder 605

Family Tree Queries 1991

Folder 606

Federal Communications Commission

Folder 607-608

Folder 607

Folder 608

Fine Arts Award

Folder 609

Friday, William

Folder 610

Friday, William--Interview Transcript

Folder 611

Correspondence--G

Folder 612

Gibbons, Kaye

Folder 613

Gibson, Becky Gould

Folder 614

Gilbert, Marie

Folder 615

Golfers--Golfers Info.

Folder 616

Gourd Hollow Press

Folder 617

Green, Paul

Folder 618

Green, Paul--Obituaries

Folder 619

Paul Green, Jr. / Manuscript

Folder 620

Gregory, Sydney E.

Folder 621

Grimsley, Linda C.

Folder 622

Golf

Folder 623

Guralnick, June

Folder 624

Gurganus, Allan

Folder 625

Gurkin, Kathryn B.

Folder 626

Correspondence-H

Folder 627

Hargrave, Bett --NCHC

Folder 628

Harris, Ed. (William Purcell, Atty)

Folder 629

Harris, Lou

Folder 630

Hart, Bobby Sidna

Folder 631

Hathaway, Michael

Folder 632

Holt, Rochelle 1992

Folder 633

Hudson, Marjorie

Folder 634

Correspondence-I

Folder 635

Correspondence-J

Folder 636

Johnson, Vikki

Folder 637

Jones, Jean --SR Poem

Folder 638

Correspondence-K

Folder 639

Kattah, Mary Ann

Folder 640

Kratt, Mary

Folder 641

Correspondence-L

Folder 642

Lautermilch, Steve

Folder 643

Lassiter and Walker re: Street Sales of Newspapers

Folder 644

Lefler, Hugh T.

Folder 645

Letters to the Editor (1987-1988)

Folder 646

Letters to the Editor--1992--Unused

Folder 647

Letters to the Editor--1994--Unused

Folder 648

Literary North Carolina--Talks

Folder 649

Long, Virginia Love

Folder 650

McDonald, Agnes

Folder 651

McKeithen, Anne

Folder 652

McLaurin, Tim. Clipping

Folder 653

McMahan, Margaret

Folder 654

McMahon, Margaret--Articles

Folder 655

McMahon, Margaret--Articles and Stories

Folder 656

M

Folder 657

Malone, E. T. Jr.

Folder 658

Marston, Edgar

Folder 659

Mason, Robert

Folder 660

Mitchell, Joseph

Folder 661

Moody, Shirley

Folder 662

Moore County--200th Anniversary

Folder 663

Moore County Schools--Young Authors Program

Folder 664

Moose, Ruth

Folder 665

Morgan, Neil

Folder 666

Morrison Award Committee

Folder 667

Morton, Hugh

Folder 668

Munger, Guy

Folder 669

Nelson, Kay

Folder 670

Newell, Connie

Folder 671

Newspaper Materials

Folder 672

Nixon, Sallie W.

Folder 673-675

Folder 673

Folder 674

Folder 675

North Carolina Arts Council

Folder 676-677

Folder 676

Folder 677

North Carolina Committee for Continuing Ed. In the Humanities Committees

Folder 678

North Carolina Dept. Of Cultural Resources

Folder 679

North Carolina Government Reorganization 1971

Folder 680-681

Folder 680

Folder 681

North Carolina Humanities Committee Grant Applications

Folder 682

North Carolina Legislative Materials

Folder 683

North Carolina Literary Hall of Fame and Center for the Book

Folder 684

North Carolina Literary Heritage Book Info./Correspondence

Folder 685

North Carolina Humanities Council

Folder 686

North Carolina--Miscellaneous

Folder 687

North Carolina Open Meeting Laws (1983)

Folder 688-689

Folder 688

Folder 689

North Carolina Poetry Society

Folder 690

North Carolina Poverty Project

Folder 691-692

Folder 691

Folder 692

North Carolina Press Association

Folder 693

North Carolina School of Arts

Folder 694

North Carolina, State of

Folder 695

North Carolina State University. Humanities Foundation, Inc.

Folder 696

North Carolina Symphony Society

Folder 697

North Carolina Writers

Folder 698

North Carolina Women Writers Conference, March 1992

Folder 699

North Carolina Writers--Newspaper Clippings

Folder 700

North Carolina Writers Conference

Folder 701

North Carolina Writers Conference--1991

Folder 702

North Carolina Writers Conference--1995 Banquet--Honoring John Foster West

Folder 703

North Carolina Writers Conference--Membership Lists

Folder 704

North Carolina Writers Network

Folder 705

North Carolina Writers Network-Addresses

Folder 706

North Carolina Writers Network-Joyce Cooper

Folder 707

North Carolina Writers Network Newsletter

Folder 708

North Carolina Writers Network-Poets (Addresses and Phone Numbers)

Folder 709

North Carolina Writers Network-The Readers and Writers Series

Folder 710

Correspondence-O

Folder 711

O'Connor, Paul T.-editorials

Folder 712

Outhwaite, Frances-Burlington Writers Club

Folder 713

Owen, Guy

Folder 714

Owen, Guy-Obituary

Folder 715

Correspondence-P

Folder 716

Parker, Roy, Jr.

Folder 717-719

Folder 717

Folder 718

Folder 719

Paul Green Foundation, Inc.

Folder 720

World War I-Poetry Manuscript

Folder 721

Phone Directory, Personal

Folder 722

The Pilot

Folder 723-724

Folder 723

Folder 724

The Pilot-Advertising Info.

Folder 725

The Pilot-Awards

Folder 726

The Pilot-Education Edition

Folder 727

The Pilot-Employee Manual

Folder 728

The Pilot-History

Folder 729

The Pilot-Publishers Statement 1986

Folder 730

The Pilot-Sandhills College Edition

Folder 731

Pinehurst, N.C.

Folder 732-738

Folder 732

Folder 733

Folder 734

Folder 735

Folder 736

Folder 737

Folder 738

Poems

Folder 739-740

Folder 739

Folder 740

Poems Submitted-1970-1978

Folder 741

Poetry in the Schools Projects, 1972-1973

Folder 742

Poetry-Speech

Folder 743-744

Folder 743

Folder 744

Political

Folder 745-746

Folder 745

Folder 746

"Poverty in North Carolina"-Series

Folder 747

Presidential Election--1988

Folder 748

Price, Reynolds

Folder 749

Primaries-May 1992

Folder 750

Programs

Folder 751

Public and Business Affairs

Folder 752

R

Folder 753

Ragan, Marjorie H.

Folder 754

Ragan, Sam-Miscellaneous

Folder 755

Republican "Letter to Editor"; Republican National Committee

Folder 756

Republican Party of North Carolina

Folder 757

Rives, Eleanor (Southern Exposure Columns)

Folder 758

Roanoke Island Historical Association

Folder 759

Roberson, Gail L.

Folder 760

Roper, Jack

Folder 761

Rosas, Rebecca ( Rebecca Paisley)

Folder 762

Ruark, Gibbons

Folder 763

Russell, Anne

Folder 764

Correspondence-S

Folder 765

Saint Andrews College--Master of Fine Arts Degree

Folder 766

Sample Ballot-Moore County 1992

Folder 767

Sandburg, Carl

Folder 768

Sandhills Arts Council

Folder 769

Sandhills Seasonings-Cookbook

Folder 770

Sargent, Bob

Folder 771

Scott, Bob

Folder 772

Seay, James

Folder 773

Settle, Judith P.

Folder 774

Shackelford, Ruby

Folder 775

Sharpe, JoAnne D. Bio.

Folder 776

Southern Pines, N.C.

Folder 777

Speaking Engagements

Folder 778

Speeches 1972

Folder 779

Spencer, Elizabeth

Folder 780

Stansberry, Elaine

Folder 781

Steele, Max

Folder 782

Swansea, Charleen

Folder 783

Correspondence--T

Folder 784

Thomas, Hazel

Folder 785

Thomas Wolfe Society

Folder 786

V

Folder 787

Walser, Richard

Folder 788

Warren, Marsha

Folder 789

Wellman, Manly Wade

Folder 790

Weymouth-Administrative Materials

Folder 791

Weymouth Anthology-Poems, letters

Folder 792

Weymouth, Board of Directors

Folder 793

Weymouth-Correspondence 1993

Folder 794

Weymouth Development

Folder 795-796

Folder 795

Folder 796

Weymouth-Financial Grants

Folder 797-798

Folder 797

Folder 798

Weymouth-Friends of

Folder 799

Weymouth-General Correspondence

Folder 800

Weymouth-Miscellaneous

Folder 801

Weymouth-Poetry and Letters

Folder 802

Weymouth-Financial Materials

Folder 803-804

Folder 803

Folder 804

Weymouth-Writers in Residence Program Correspondence

Folder 805

Weymouth-Writer in Residence Requests, 1989-1996

Folder 806

Wilder, Roy

Folder 807

Wilmington-250th Anniversary

Folder 808

Wolfe, Tom

Folder 809

Wood, Jane

Folder 810

Woods, Mary Ellen-Director of Volunteer Programs-Dept. Of Cultural Resources

Folder 811

World Book Encyclopedia

Folder 812

W

Folder 813

Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation

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About 400 items.

Arrangement: alphabetical.

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About 300 items.

Arrangement: alphabetical.

Included are drafts of manuscripts for Collected Poems of Sam Ragan: Poet Laureate of North Carolina (St. Andrews Press, 1990); manuscripts of the poems; correspondence and production materials for A Tree in the Far Pasture (Blair, 1964) and the printer's set of Back to Beginnings: Adlai E. Stevenson and North Carolina (1969), a book Ragan co-authored with Elizabeth Stevenson Ives. There are typescripts of the commentaries from "Sam Ragan Reports", which aired on WTVD in Durham, N.C. Also included are typescripts and note cards of speeches on newspaper, literary, and other topics. Some typescripts of speeches have handwritten drafts attached. There are also book reviews, editorials, and other works written for The Pilot and the News and Observer.

Folder 814

Back to Beginnings: Adlai Stevenson and North Carolina-Partial Typescript

Folder 815

Back to Beginnings: Adlai Stevenson and North Carolina-Printers Set

Folder 816-819

Folder 816

Folder 817

Folder 818

Folder 819

Collected Poems-Photocopied Manuscript

Folder 820

Collected Poems-Production Materials

Folder 821

Collected Poems-Manuscript-Sam Ragan's Copy

Folder 822

Sam Ragan's "Commentaries"

Folder 823

Dust Jackets

Folder 824

Essays and Miscellaneous Writings

Folder 825

Editorials and Book Reviews (typescript and handwritten digits)

Folder 826

Forwards, Prefaces, and Blurbs by Sam

Folder 827-828

Folder 827

Folder 828

"Sam Ragan Reports," 1969

Folder 829

"Sam Ragan Reports," 1970

Folder 830

"Sam Ragan Reports" 1971

Folder 831

Speeches--typescripts

Folder 832

Speeches--notecards

Folder 833

Poems by Ragan

Folder 834

Published Articles by Ragan

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About 100 items.

Arrangement: alphabetical.

Drafts of works by Joe Clark, Ovid Williams Pierce, Thad Stem , Jr., Nell Joslin Styron, and Ross Talarico. There is a poetry scrapbook belonging to Edward Garner Dixon with handwritten and typed versions of his poems and a speech written by Heather Ross Miller. There are photocopied pages with annotations from Here's to the Land: A Celebration of 60 Years by the North Carolina Poetry Society (North Carolina Poetry Society, 1992) along with correspondence and production materials. There are also photocopies of the poems used in Weymouth: An Anthology of Poetry (St. Andrews Press, 1987), along with a small amount of other material.

Folder 835

Articles/Essays about Sam Ragan

Folder 836

Chapbooks

Folder 837

Clark, Joe

Folder 838

Garner, Edward Dixon-Poetry Scrapbook

Folder 839

Here's to the Land: Photocopied Manuscript

Folder 840-841

Folder 840

Folder 841

Here's to the Land: Partial Manuscript

Folder 842

Here's to the Land: Photocopied Manuscript

Folder 843

Here's to the Land: Partial Manuscript

Folder 844

Here's to the Land: Correspondence and Production Materials

Folder 845

Here's to the Land: North Carolina Poetry Society Anthology--Manuscript

Folder 846

Miller, Heather Ross--Speech

Folder 847

Pierce, Ovid Williams- The Wedding Guest-typescript 1

Folder 848

Pierce, Ovid Williams- The Wedding Guest-typescript 2

Folder 849

Pierce, Ovid Williams- The Wedding Guest-typescript 3

Folder 850

Pierce, Ovid Williams- The Wedding Guest-typescript 4

Folder 851

Stem, Thad--- Columns

Folder 852-853

Folder 852

Folder 853

Stem, Thad-unidentified Manuscript

Folder 854-855

Folder 854

Folder 855

Stem, Thad-Unidentified Manuscript Partial

Folder 856

Stem, Thad-Story Fragments

Folder 857

Stem, Thad, Jr.- The Tar Heel Press-Page Proofs

Folder 858

Talarico, Ross- Breaking Ground-typescript

Folder 859

Styron, Nell Joslin-Column

Folder 860-861

Folder 860

Folder 861

Untitled Manuscript: re: Moore Memorial Regional Hospital (Author Unknown)

Folder 862

Weymouth: An Anthology of Poetry--Correspondence and Production Materials

Folder 863

Weymouth: An Anthology of Poetry-Poems

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About 800 items.

Arrangement: chronological.

Materials used to create the editorial page of The Pilot grouped by the date of the issue in which they appeared. There are typescripts of editorials written by Sam Ragan, typescripts of his "Southern Accent" column, letters to the editor printed in the Public Speaking section, and typescripts of other columns that appeared on the editorial page.

Folder 864

Editorial Page Materials--October 1991

Folder 865

Editorial Page Materials--November 1991

Folder 866

Editorial Page

Folder 867

Editorial Page Materials--February 1992

Folder 868

Editorial Page Materials--February 1992

Folder 869

Editorial Page Materials--March 1992

Folder 870

Editorial Page Materials--April 1992

Folder 871

Editorial Page Materials--June 1992

Folder 872

Editorial Page Materials--July 1992

Folder 873

Editorial Page Materials--August 1992

Folder 874

Editorial Page Materials--May 1992

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About 75 items.

Arrangement: alphabetical.

Information about the News and Observer, The Pilot, and some records of Ragan's personal finances. Also included are bills and correspondence regarding accounts from the period before Ragan owned The Pilot. Later information includes letters to stockholders, payroll, accumulated totals sheets, and statements of assets and liabilities. Most of the material from the News and Observer consists of statements of earnings and liabilities. Personal records include bills, receipts, insurance statements, and a small amount of other material.

Folder 875

The Pilot-Miscellaneous Accounts, 1940-51

Folder 876-877

Folder 876

Folder 877

The Pilot-Financial Materials, 1968-1989

Folder 878

Financial Materials- News and Observer,-1961-1969

Folder 879-880

Folder 879

Folder 880

Personal Financial Information

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26 items.

Arrangement: chronological by format.

Acquisitions Information: Audiocassettes C-4490/19 through C-4490/23 received as Addition of April 1999 (Acc. 98356).

Mostly audio recordings of the North Carolina Writers' Conference tribute dinners, interviews with Sam Ragan, and a small amount of other material, including a video recording of the 1992 North Carolina Women Writers Conference.

Audiocassette C-4490/1

Humanities forum, Senator Sam Ervin, 6 February 1975

Audiocassette

Audiocassette C-4490/2

North Carolina Writers' Conference, Tribute to Thad Stem, 28 July 1979

Audiocassette

Audiocassette C-4490/3

North Carolina Writers' Conference, Tribute to Walter Spearman, 1980

Audiocassette

Audiocassette C-4490/4

North Carolina Writers' Conference, Tribute to Walter Spearman, 1980: tape 1

Audiocassette

Audiocassette C-4490/5

North Carolina Writers' Conference, Tribute to Walter Spearman, 1980: tape 2

Audiocassette

Audiocassette C-4490/6

North Carolina Writers' Conference, Tribute to Frances Gray Patton, 1981: tape 1

Audiocassette

Audiocassette C-4490/7

North Carolina Writers' Conference, Tribute to Frances Gray Patton, 1981: tape 2

Audiocassette

Audiocassette C-4490/8

North Carolina Writers' Conference, Tribute to Sarah Hodgkins, Roy Parker, Agnes McDonald, Sally Button, 1984

Audiocassette

Audiocassette C-4490/9

North Carolina Writers' Conference, 1988

Audiocassette

Audiocassette C-4490/10

H. Ross Perot

Audiocassette

Audiocassette C-4490/11

North Carolina Poetry Society Panel, "Poetry in the 21st Century," 1 January 1991: tape 1

Audiocassette

Audiocassette C-4490/12

North Carolina Poetry Society Panel, "Poetry in the 21st Century," 1 January 1991: tape 2

Audiocassette

Audiocassette C-4490/13

North Carolina Writers' Conference, 1993

Audiocassette

Audiocassette C-4490/19

North Carolina Writers' Conference, John F. West, 1995: tape 1

Audiocassette

Acquisitions Information: Received as Accession 98356

Audiocassette C-4490/20

North Carolina Writers' Conference, John F. West, 1995: tape 2

Audiocassette

Acquisitions Information: Received as Accession 98356

Audiocassette C-4490/14

Terry Sanford, 9 February 1996

Audiocassette

Audiocassette C-4490/21

North Carolina Writers' Conference, Daphne Athas, 1996

Audiocassette

Acquisitions Information: Received as Accession 98356

Audiocassette C-4490/22

North Carolina Writers' Conference, Galen Rounds Tributes, 1997

Audiocassette

Acquisitions Information: Received as Accession 98356

Audiocassette C-4490/23

North Carolina Writers' Conference, John Hope Franklin Tributes, 1998

Audiocassette

Acquisitions Information: Received as Accession 98356

Audiocassette C-4490/15

"An Ear for Poetry", Interview with Sam Ragan (call-in program), undated: tape 1

Audiocassette

Audiocassette C-4490/16

"An Ear for Poetry", Interview with Sam Ragan (call-in program), undated: tape 2

Audiocassette

Audiocassette C-4490/17

Interview with Sam Ragan, undated

Audiocassette

Audiocassette C-4490/18

Guy Owen on Short Story, undated

Audiocassette

Audiotape T-4490/1

Mr. Sam Ragan, Oath Ceremonies, undated

1/4" Open Reel Audio

Audiotape T-4490/2

Sam Ragan Interview, "Topic...North Carolina, " November 1975 release

1/4" Open Reel Audio

Videotape VT-4490/1

North Carolina Women Writers Conference, March 1992

VHS

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About 600 items.

Letters to Sam Ragan, circa 1940s-1980s; photocopies of Ragan's "Southern Accent," column in The Pilot, 1974-1993; a scrapbook featuring clippings of Ragan's Ahoskie story, 1947; a prospectus for establishing a repertory theater in North Carolina, 1966; and other papers of Sam Ragan, circa 1960s-1990s

Folder 881

Letters to Sam Ragan and others, circa 1940s-1980s

Folder 882

Ragan Family History

Folder 883

Scrapbook: "The Ahoskie Story" by Sam Ragan, 1947

Folder 884-887

Folder 884

Folder 885

Folder 886

Folder 887

"Southern Accent" column clippings, 1974-1993

Folder 888

Joseph D. Clark writings, 1966

Folder 889

Bob Engler political cartoons (originals), circa 1980s

Folder 890

"Prospectus for the Operation of a Professional Repertory Theatre in North Carolina," 1966

Folder 891-892

Folder 891

Folder 892

Other papers, circa 1960s-1990s

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About 5,000 items.

Correspondence and related materials, writings by Sam Ragan and others, business papers, printed materials, and clippings. There are also photographs of Sam Ragan with others, primarily at social gatherings.

Folder 893

Correspondence, 1940s

Folder 894

Correspondence, 1950s

Folder 895

Condolence Letters, 1955 and 1960

Folder 896

Correspondence, 1960-1967

Folder 897

Correspondence, 1968

Includes letters from 1968 presidential candidates Richard Nixon, Hubert Humphrey, and George C. Wallace regarding their position on freedom of information and executive privilege. Also included are letters from Sam Ervin, B. Everett Jordan, Paul Green, and others congratulating Ragan on acquiring The Pilot.

Folder 898-927

Folder 898

Folder 899

Folder 900

Folder 901

Folder 902

Folder 903

Folder 904

Folder 905

Folder 906

Folder 907

Folder 908

Folder 909

Folder 910

Folder 911

Folder 912

Folder 913

Folder 914

Folder 915

Folder 916

Folder 917

Folder 918

Folder 919

Folder 920

Folder 921

Folder 922

Folder 923

Folder 924

Folder 925

Folder 926

Folder 927

Correspondence, 1969-1994 and undated

Chiefly letters to Ragan from journalists, writers, professors, politicians, and others involved in the arts in North Carolina. Frequent correspondents include Paul Green, Terry Sanford, Jim Hunt, Dan Moore, and William Friday.

Folder 928-932

Folder 928

Folder 929

Folder 930

Folder 931

Folder 932

Speeches by Sam Ragan, 1960s-1990s

Notecards typed by Ragan containing text of speeches he delivered about journalism, literature, poetry, history, politics, and other topics. A number of speeches were given at the North Carolina Literary Forum.

Folder 933

Greetings cards received by Ragan

Folder 934

Inventory of Ragan's personal library

Folder 935

Reviews of works by Sam Ragan

Folder 936

Notes and printed material

Folder 937-941

Folder 937

Folder 938

Folder 939

Folder 940

Folder 941

Printed material

Folder 942

Joseph D. Clark writings, 1967-1968

Folder 943

Writers, notes on writing, etc.

Folder 944

Continuing education class poems, 1968

Folder 945

Writers conference list, Arts Council, etc.

Folder 946

"Boyhood Days in Warrenton" by Bignall Jones

Folder 947

"Under Milk Wood": Shooting script

Folder 948-957

Folder 948

Folder 949

Folder 950

Folder 951

Folder 952

Folder 953

Folder 954

Folder 955

Folder 956

Folder 957

Writings by Sam Ragan and others

Folder 958

Publications

Folder 959

Department of Art, Culture, and History: Correspondence, 1972

Folder 960

Estate of Margaret Taylor McMahan, 1993

Folder 961

Weymoth, 1977-1979

Folder 962

Atlantic Christian College, 1972

Folder 963

North Carolina Arts Council: Long Range Plan, 1978

Folder 964

North Carolina Awards, 1972

Folder 965

North Carolina Journalism Hall of Fame Committee, 1992

Folder 966

North Carolina Commission on the Security and Privacy of Criminal Justice Information, 1981

Folder 967

North Carolina Department of Art, Culture, and History, 1972

Folder 968

North Carolina Guidelines for Fair Trial and Free Press, 1980

Folder 969

News Media Administration of Justice Council of North Carolina, 1981

Folder 970

Jonathan Buchnan: Correspondence, 1990-1991

Folder 971

Philip Hanes and Gordon Hanes: Nomination for Governor's Award for the Arts, 1981

Folder 972

Claude Howell: Nomination for North Carolina Award in the Fine Arts, 1981

Folder 973

Adeline Denham McCall: Nomination for North Carolina Award, 1980

Folder 974

William Leon Stacks: Nomination for North Carolina Award, 1981

Folder 975

Ira David Wood III: Nomination for North Carolina Award in the Fine Arts, 1981

Folder 976-992

Folder 976

Folder 977

Folder 978

Folder 979

Folder 980

Folder 981

Folder 982

Folder 983

Folder 984

Folder 985

Folder 986

Folder 987

Folder 988

Folder 989

Folder 990

Folder 991

Folder 992

Clippings

Folder 993

Financial Papers, 1964-1993

Image Folder P-4490/12-17

P-4490/12

P-4490/13

P-4490/14

P-4490/15

P-4490/16

P-4490/17

Photographs, circa 1960s-1980s

Photographs chiefly depicting Ragan and others at various social gatherings.

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Acquisitions Information: Accession 102150.

These materials are subject files for Sam Ragan's "Literary Heritage" book. They contain information--including pictures, addresses, newspaper clippings, and survey information--on the authors he wanted to include. They are sorted in alphabetically by last name and also contains some correspondance between Sam Ragan and each of the authors.

Box 92

Literary Heritage of North Carolina addresses

Literary Heritage book, A-Z

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