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boyd Inventory of the Blanche Boyd Papers, 1957-1984 Processed by: Don Sechler; machine-readable finding aid created by: Lisa Stark and Meghan Lyon David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library Duke University Durham, N.C., USA

Aleph Number: 002683938

Machine-readable finding aid derived from XML authoring program. Date of source: May 2011Processed by Don Sechler, June 4, 1998; finding aid encoded by Lisa Stark and Meghan Lyon, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University, May 2011 Description is in English Finding aid was prepared using DACS and local Style Guide Inventory of the Blanche Boyd Papers, 1957-1984 David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library Duke University Durham, North Carolina 27708-0185 USA

Descriptive Summary David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University Boyd, Blanche M., 1945- Blanche Boyd Papers, 1957-1984 Material in English 10 Linear Feet 662 Items For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog. Blanche M. Boyd is a writer raised in South Carolina. She has also lived and worked in California, Vermont, and New York. The collection consists of correspondence (1963-1984); notes, drafts, and proofs of her books Nerves, Mourning the Death of Magic, and The Redneck Way of Knowledge; reports on the Greensboro shootings (November 1979); and materials on the Democratic National Convention of 1980. Short stories, essays, reviews of Boyd's work, and photographs are also included. Many of the letters are long and substantive, including some retained copies of Boyd's own letters. Her report on the Greensboro shootings is based on a large number of newspaper and magazine clippings, also included in the collection, as well as interviews. Materials on Boyd's trip to China in 1983 are also found in the collection. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Blanche Boyd Papers, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.

Provenance

The Blanche Boyd Papers were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library as a gift in 1994.

Processing Information

Processed by Don Sechler, June 4, 1998

Encoded by Lisa Stark and Meghan Lyon, May 2011

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

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

This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.

Biographical Note

Blanche McCrary Boyd (b. 1945) is an American author raised in South Carolina. She has also lived and worked in California, Vermont, and New York. Along with publishing collections of essays (including The Redneck Way of Knowledge), articles, short stories, and screenplays, Boyd has written 4 novels: Nerves, Mourning the Death of Magic, The Revolution of Little Girls, and Terminal Velocity. She has taught at Connecticut College since 1982.

Collection Overview

The collection consists of correspondence (1963-1984); notes, drafts, and proofs of her books Nerves, Mourning the Death of Magic, and The Redneck Way of Knowledge; reports on the Greensboro, North Carolina shootings of Communist Worker Party members (November 1979); and the Democratic National Convention of 1980. Short stories, essays, reviews of Boyd's work, and photographs are also included. Many of the letters are long and substantive, including some retained copies of Boyd's own letters. Her report on the Greensboro shootings is based on a large number of newspaper and magazine clippings, also included in the collection, as well as interviews. Twenty cassette tapes on the Greensboro shootings; The Redneck Way of Knowledge; and Boyd's trip to China in 1983 also form part of the collection. An index to the tapes may be found at the beginning of the collection.

Subject Headings

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Boyd, Blanche M., 1945- Boyd, Blanche M., 1945-. Mourning the death of magic. Boyd, Blanche M., 1945-. Nerves. Boyd, Blanche M., 1945-. Redneck way of knowledge. Democratic National Convention (1980: New York, N.Y.) Women authors, American--20th century. China--Description and travel. Greensboro (N.C.)--Demonstration, 1979. Photographs. Contents of Collection Blanche Boyd Papers, 1957-1984 (8 boxes) 1Information Correspondence, 1963-1984 Legal and financial papers 2Greensboro shootings Notes Writings Writings by other authors 3Clippings and printed materials 4Writings The Democratic Convention (1980) Love Shocked, Kelly Sleadd's Story 5Mourning the Death of Magic 6Nerves The Redneck Way of Knowledge Tales of Spoleto 7Short fiction Non-fiction Miscellaneous Writings by other authors Reviews Miscellany Clippings Printed material Photographs 8Cassette tapes, Greensboro shootings