Inventory of the Wallace Fowlie Papers, 1939-1996 and undated

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

Fowlie, Wallace, 1908-1998

Wallace Fowlie Papers, 1939-1996 and undated

Material in English and French

.8 Linear Feet

300 Items

Writer, critic, translator, and faculty member at Duke University specializing in modern French literature.

The Wallace Fowlie Papers span the years 1936 to 1996 and consist mainly of correspondence sent to Fowlie, but also publications on French literature authored by Fowlie, typescript and handwritten drafts by Fowlie, amd clippings pertaining to Fowlie's career. A significant portion of the correspondence comprises exchanges between Fowlie and Thomas and Kit Foster. These letters mainly address personal and family matters (health issues, vacations and meeting with mutual friends), but also cover projects Fowlie was working on, teaching positions accepted and rejected and class progress, and other matters of professional relevance. Other smaller amounts of correspondence come from Robert Heslen, a former student of Fowlie, and well-known writers/artists including René Char, Jean Cocteau, André Gide, Alexis Léger (Saint-Jean Perse), Marianne Moore, Anaïs Nin, and others, discussing literary matters and their writings and careers. A folder of general correspondence contains single letters from a variety of colleagues and friends.

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[Identification of item], Wallace Fowlie Papers, Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, Duke University.

The Wallace Fowlie Papers were received by the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library as a gift from 1981-2007.

Processed by Aaron Thornburg, September 2008

Encoded by Aaron Thornburg, September 2008

Accessions from 1981 and 1982, and accessions 1999-0477 and 2007-0045 were merged into one collection, described in this finding aid.

Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory: DACS, EAD, NCEAD guidelines, and local Style Guide.

This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.

The Wallace Fowlie Papers span the years 1936 to 1996 and consist mainly of correspondence sent to Fowlie, but also publications authored by Fowlie, typescript and handwritten drafts by Fowlie, newspaper and newsletter article clippings pertaining to Fowlie, and other assorted printed material. A significant portion of the correspondence comprises exchanges with Fowlie and Thomas and Kit Foster, close friends of Fowlie. These letters mainly address personal and family matters (health issues, vacations and meetings with mutual friends), but also cover projects Fowlie was working on, teaching positions accepted and rejected, and class progress, and other matters of professional relevance. Other smaller amounts of correspondence, much of which is in French, come from Robert Heslen, a former student of Fowlie, and well-known writers, artists, and poets including René Char, Jean Cocteau, André Gide, Alexis Léger (Saint-Jean Perse), Marianne Moore, Anaïs Nin, and others, discussing French literature, their writings and careers, and Fowlie's writings. A folder of general correspondence contains single letters from a variety of colleagues and friends.

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