Preliminary Inventory of the Mary Watson Fowler Papers, [ca. 1861]-1980

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Descriptive Summary

Title

Mary Watson Fowler Papers, [ca. 1861]-1980

Creator

Fowler, Mary Watson

Extent

260 Items

Repository

Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, Duke University

Language

English.

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Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

However, patrons must sign the Acknowledgment of Legal Responsibility and Privacy Rights form before using this collection.

Also, all or portions of this collection may be housed off-site in Duke University's Library Service Center. Consequently, there may be a 24-hour delay in obtaining these materials.

Please contact Research Services staff before visiting the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library to use this collection.

Use Restrictions

The copyright interests in this collection have not been transferred to Duke University. For more information, consult the copyright section of the Regulations and Procedures of the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Mary Watson Fowler Papers, Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, Duke University.

Provenance

The Mary Watson Fowler Papers were received by the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library as gifts in 1980, 1981, and 1984.

Processing Information

Completed July 27, 1998

Encoded by Walt Evans

This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.

This collection is unprocessed: materials may not have been ordered and described beyond their original condition.

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Biographical Note

N.C. author; resident of Va. Married to Walter Everett Fowler.

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Collection Overview

Collection contains letters, memoranda, clippings, printed materials, writings, photographs, and other materials centered primarily upon Fowler, an unpublished author. Included are manuscripts of novels and stories, printed and typed writings of others, some historical writings, and research about Charlottesville, Albemarle Co., and Lynchburg, Va. There are some photographs from Hyde Co., N.C. Clippings concern the career and writings of Lynchburg newspaperwoman Martha Rivers Adams.

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Subject Headings

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