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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], in the C. Alphonso Smith Papers, #675-z, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Acquisitions Information

Received from Loy W. Bryant of Atlanta, Ga., September 1984.

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• American literature--Study and teaching--Southern States.
• Henry, O., 1862-1910.
• Smith, C. Alphonso (Charles Alphonso), 1864-1924.
• Southern States--Intellectual life--20th century.

Charles Alphonso Smith (1864-1924) was a native of North Carolina and professor of literature at several southern universities.

The collection includes Charles Alphonso Smith's manuscript writings and lectures on various topics as well as clippings taken from North American Review, The Bookman, Literary Digest, and other publications concerning O. Henry and Mark Twain. Also included are two leaves identified as being in the hand of O. Henry. One is headed "43" and begins, "repeated the conversation to them both."; the other is identified as a page from "Lo."