Inventory of the Hubert Hayes Papers, 1891-1983

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

Hayes, Hubert, 1901-1964

Hubert Hayes Papers, 1891-1983

Material in English

21.0 Linear Feet

4,625 Items

Author, playwright, and founder and director of the Mountain Youth Jamboree.

The Hubert Hayes Papers span the years 1891-1983 and document the life and career of Hubert Hayes and to some extent of his wife Leona Hayes. Includes professional and personal correspondence; drafts of plays, short stories and other writings by Hayes; plays by other authors; folders and scrapbooks of photographs, clippings, archives and programs for the Hubert Hayes Mountain Youth Jamboree, founded by Hayes and directed after his death by his widow, Leona T. Hayes; audio tapes of the Jamboree (original reels closed to use; use copies must be made); scripts, promotional materials, production notes, and clippings relating to the productions of Hayes' plays Tight Britches and Thunderland; photographs of friends and relatives; photograph of the Trinity College football team in 1922 or 1923; photographs of Thomas Wolfe taken in the summer of 1937; items concerning the Hubert Hayes Memorial Cabin at the Asheville-Biltmore Botanical Gardens (later moved to the Western Carolina University Mountain Heritage Center); a carving by Mary U. Chiltoskey of Cherokee, N.C., on a block of maple taken from Hayes' work bench; items concerning the National Folk Festival Association; notebook containing information about the life and career of Leona T. Hayes; and letters to Mrs. Hayes from Benjamin E. Powell, former Librarian of Duke University, and other items relating to the Friends of Duke University Library.

Collection is open for research.

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

The Hubert Hayes Papers were received by the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library.

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Encoded by Ted Holt and Paula Jeannet Mangiafico, June 2008

All accessions were merged into one collection, described in this finding aid.

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The papers span the years 1891-1983 and document the life and career of Hubert Hayes and to some extent of his wife, Leona Hayes. Includes professional and personal correspondence; drafts of plays, short stories and other writings by Hayes; plays by other authors; scrapbooks and folders of photographs, clippings, archives and programs for the Hubert Hayes Mountain Youth Jamboree, founded by Hayes and directed after his death by his widow, Leona T. Hayes; audio tapes of the Jamboree (original reels closed to use; use copies must be made); scripts, promotional materials, production notes, and clippings relating to the productions of Hayes' plays Tight Britches and Thunderland (the latter is about Daniel Boone); photographs of friends and relatives; photograph of the Trinity College football team in 1922 or 1923; photographs of Thomas Wolfe taken in the summer of 1937; items concerning the Hubert Hayes Memorial Cabin at the Asheville-Biltmore Botanical Gardens (later moved to the Western Carolina University Mountain Heritage Center); a carving by Mary U. Chiltoskey of Cherokee, N.C., on a block of maple taken from Hayes' work bench; items concerning the National Folk Festival Association; notebook containing information about the life and career of Leona T. Hayes; and letters to Mrs. Hayes from Benjamin E. Powell, former Librarian of Duke University, and other items relating to the Friends of Duke University Library.

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