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fowliewallace Inventory of the Wallace Fowlie Papers, 1939-1996 and undated Processed by: Aaron Thornburg; machine-readable finding aid created by: Aaron Thornburg David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library Duke University Durham, N.C., USA

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Machine-readable finding aid derived from XML authoring program. Date of source: September 2008Processed by Aaron Thornburg, September 2008; finding aid encoded by Aaron Thornburg, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University, September 2008 Description is in English Finding aid was prepared using DACS and local Style Guide Inventory of the Wallace Fowlie Papers, 1939-1996 and undated 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 Fowlie, Wallace, 1908-1998 Wallace Fowlie Papers, 1939-1996 and undated Material in English and French .8 Linear Feet 300 Items For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog. 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. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Wallace Fowlie Papers, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

Provenance

The Wallace Fowlie Papers were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library as a gift from 1981-2007.

Processing Information

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.

Biographical Note 1908, Nov. 8 Wallace Fowlie born in Brookline, Massachussetts 1936 Received Doctorate from Harvard University 1943 Publication of Clowns and Angels: Studies in French Literature 1946 Rimbaud, the Myth of Childhood published 1951 Pantomime: A Journal of Rehearsals published 1953 Publication of Rimbaud's Illuminations 1964 Fowlie appointed to faculty at Duke University 1965 Publication of André Gide: His Life and Art 1966 Publication of Rimbaud (Complete Works) and Jean Cocteau: The History of a Poet's Age 1951 Duke Press published A Journal of Rehearsals, a revision and updating of the earlier 1951 autobiography, Pantomime: A Journal of Rehearsals 1983 Aubade: A Teacher's Notebook published 1984-1985 Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar at nine universities and colleges 1987 Sites: A Third Memoir published 1990 Memory: A Fourth Memoir published 1990 Worked as consultant on Oliver Stone's film The Doors 1994 Publication of Rimbaud and Jim Morrison: The Rebel as Poet 1998, August 16 Died in Durham, North Carolina Collection Overview

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.

Subject Headings

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Fowlie, Wallace, 1980-1998.Char, René, 1907-1988. Cocteau, Jean, 1889-1963.Foster, Thomas. Gide, André, 1869-1951. Moore, Marianne, 1887-1972. Nin, Anaïs, 1903-1977. Authors, American--20th century.College teachers--United States. French language--20th century. French literature. French poetry. Clippings. Contents of Collection Correspondence, 1939-1996 and undated (2 boxes)

Chiefly consists of exchanges between Wallace Fowlie and well-known writers and friends. With the exception of the Foster and Heslen correspondence, which contains letters from Fowlie, the bulk of the items are from correspondents writing to Fowlie. Substantial groups of correpondence from individuals have been foldered separately. Smaller amounts of one to four letters are housed in General Correspondence; correspondents include Alain Bosquet, Kenneth Burke, René Char, Edouard Dermit (the adopted son of Jean Cocteau), André Gide, Marianne Moore, Jean Renard, and others. Arranged in chronological order within folders, with the exception of General Correspondence, which is alphabetical by last name.

1Cocteau, Jean, 1951-1963 Foster, Thomas and Kit, 1945-1996 and undated(8 folders) Heslen, Robert, 1947-1957 and undated 2Léger, Alexis, 1951-1965 and undated Nin, Anaïs, 1945-1966 and undated General correspondence, 1939-1970 and undated Printed Material Series, 1953-1979 and undated (2 folders) 2Printed material

Contains various printed materials, including clippings, a publisher's catalog, writers' conference program, newsletter, project description, and a bibliography that was associated with correspondence to and from Thomas and Kit Foster. The clippings consist of newspaper and newsletter articles about Fowlie, some in interview format, that address his past and contemporary perspectives on literature and academia.

Writings, 1949-1977 and undated (7 folders)

Consists of a small assortment of drafts and published versions of literary and biographical writings of Wallace Fowlie.

2Journal of Rehearsals (typed draft with corrections), 1977(5 folders) Literary essays by Fowlie separated from R. Heslen correspondence, 1950, 1952 Literary essays and a translation by Fowlie separated from Thomas and Kit Foster correspondence, 1949, 1952, 1955, and undated Notebooks, undated

Consists of two spiral-bound notebooks containing Fowlie's hand-written drafts of literary essays.