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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], in the Thad Stem Papers #5258, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Acquisitions Information

Received from William Anderson of Raleigh, N.C., in January 2006 (Acc. 100329), March 2006 (Acc. 100344), and March 2007 (Acc. 100626).

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The following terms from Library of Congress Subject Headings suggest topics, persons, geography, etc. interspersed through the entire collection; the terms do not usually represent discrete and easily identifiable portions of the collection--such as folders or items.

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• Authors, American--North Carolina--20th century.
• Daniels, Jonathan, 1902-
• Ervin, Sam J. (Sam James), 1896-1985.
• Family--North Carolina--Social life and customs.
• Granville County (N.C.)--History.
• Green, Paul, 1894-1981.
• Harris, Bernice Kelly, 1894-1973.
• Haydn, Hiram Collins, 1907-1973.
• Journalists--North Carolina--History--20th century.
• North Carolina--History.
• North Carolina--Intellectual life--20th century.
• Oxford (N.C.)--History.
• Poets, American--North Carolina--20th century.
• Ragan, Sam, 1915-
• Stem, Thad.

Thad Stem Jr. of Oxford, N.C., wrote novels, poetry, and short stories and contributed editorials and short pieces to the News and Observer (Raleigh, N.C.), The Pilot (Southern Pines, N.C.), and other North Carolina newspapers. Works by Stem include The Animal Fair (1960); Entries from Oxford (1971); Senator Sam Ervin's Best Stories (1973); and Thad Stem's Ark (1979). Stem is featured in Timothy B. Tyson's memoir Blood Done Sign My Name.

Stem died in 1980.

Correspondence and literary materials of Oxford, N.C., author Thad Stem. There is substantial correspondence with Jonathan Daniels, Paul Green, Bernice Kelly Harris, Hiram Haydn, and Sam Ragan as well as letters from family members, friends, fans, and editors. Writings include typescript drafts and proofs of Stem's books; drafts of editorials, short stories, poems, and other shorter writing by Stem; and drafts of an unpublished novel. Scrapbooks contain letters to Stem, photographs, clippings, and other memorabilia. Also included are notes, printed materials, and photographs of Stem.

• Oversized volumes (SV-5258/1-5)
• Photographs (P-5258/Folder 1)