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pierceovidwilliams Inventory of the Ovid Williams Pierce Papers, 1931-1968 and undated Processed by: Rubenstein Library staff; machine-readable finding aid created by: Ted Holt and Paula Jeannet Mangiafico 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: August 2008Processed by Rubenstein Library staff; finding aid encoded by Ted Holt and Paula Jeannet Mangiafico, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University, August 2008 Description is in English Finding aid was prepared using DACS and local Style Guide Inventory of the Ovid Williams Pierce Papers, 1931-1968 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 Pierce, Ovid Williams Ovid Williams Pierce Papers, 1931-1968 and undated Material in English Linear Feet 553 Items For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog. Writer from Weldon, North Carolina. Correspondence, drafts and proofs, typescripts, notebooks, clippings, speeches, and photographs concerning the life and works of North Carolina novelist Ovid Williams Pierce. Papers chiefly relate to the development and publication of the following novels: "Judge Buell's Legacy," "On A Lonesome Porch," "The Devil's Half," "The Plantation," and "The Wedding Guest." The correspondence is restricted, and chiefly consists of letters between Pierce and his friends and literary colleagues. The clippings mainly refer to the publication of Pierce's works. Also included is a volume entitled "Cultural Change in Eastern North Carolina as Reflected in Some of the Novels of Inglis Fletcher and Ovid Pierce." Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Ovid Williams Pierce Papers, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

Provenance

The Ovid Williams Pierce Papers were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library from 1955-1984.

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Processed by Rubenstein Library staff

Encoded by Ted Holt and Paula Jeannet Mangiafico, August 2008

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Biographical Note

Ovid Williams Pierce was born in Weldon, N.C. in 1910. He received a B.A. from Duke University and a M.A. in English from Harvard. In World War II he served in Army Counterintelligence in the Caribbean. After the war he taught English at Southern Methodist University in Texas and at Tulane University in Louisiana. In 1956 he joined the faculty of East Carolina College. Pierce was the author of five novels: The Plantation (1953), On A Lonesome Porch (1960), The Devil's Half (1968), The Wedding Guest (1974), and Judge Buell's Legacy (1985). He was also the author of many short stories, articles, and reviews that appeared in a variety of publications. He received the Sir Walter Raleigh Award for The Plantation and On A Lonesome Porch, the North Carolina Literature Award in 1969, the Oliver Max Gardner Award in 1973, and the Brown-Hudson Award in 1982. He passed away in 1987.

Collection Overview

Correspondence, drafts and proofs, typescripts, notebooks, clippings, speeches, and photographs concerning the life and works of North Carolina novelist Ovid Williams Pierce. Papers chiefly relate to the development and publication of the following novels: "Judge Buell's Legacy," "On A Lonesome Porch," "The Devil's Half," "The Plantation," and "The Wedding Guest." The correspondence is restricted, and chiefly consists of letters between Pierce and his friends and literary colleagues. The clippings mainly refer to the publication of Pierce's works. Also included is a volume entitled "Cultural Change in Eastern North Carolina as Reflected in Some of the Novels of Inglis Fletcher and Ovid Pierce."

Subject Headings

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Authors, American--Correspondence. American prose literature--Southern States. American literature--20th century. North Carolina--Fiction. Southern States--Fiction. Southern States--Social life and customs. Typescripts. Related Material

A substantial collection of Ovid Williams Pierce's papers is held by the Joyner Library at East Carolina University, where Pierce taught. See the online finding aid for more details.

Contents of Collection Writings Series (14 boxes) On a Lonesome Porch 1First draft, chapters 1-14 2First draft, chapters 15-27 3First typewritten copy, final galley proof 4Third draft, publisher's copy 5Miscellany, reprint The Plantation 5-9Manuscripts 8Notebook The Devil's Half 10Notes Rough draft, prologue and first 18 chapters 11Rough draft, chapters 19-46 12Fragment of drafts Finished draft 13Editor's copy Xerox copy, chapters 1-31 14Clippings (may also contain publicity for other works) 17Printed Material 18Foundry and galley proofs Correspondence Series, 1931-1968 (2 boxes) 151931-1952 161953-1968 Accession 10-27-1986 (1 box)

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Oversize Materials OF1Narrative outline for book three