Guide to the Roger Powell Marshall Papers, 1913-1985

Collection Number MC 163

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Collection Information
Abstract:

The Roger Powell Marshall Papers, 1913-1985, include personal correspondence, course materials, notes, and publications. The collection also includes a number of playbills from Broadway shows and information on Marshall's travels.

Roger Powell Marshall (1899-1987) was an educator, author, and North Carolina historian. He served as a Professor of English at North Carolina State College (later North Carolina State University) from 1926 to 1964.

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Descriptive Summary

Creator

Marshall, Roger Powell, 1899-1987

Title

Roger Powell Marshall Papers, 1913-1985

Call Number

MC 163

Extent

4 archival storage box, 2 linear feet

Location

For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Special Collections Research Center Reference Staff.

Information for Users

Restrictions to Access

This collection is open for research; access requires at least 24 hours advance notice.
Acquisitions Information

Gift of Mrs. Roger P. Marshall, November 11, 1987.
Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Roger Powell Marshall Papers, MC 163, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, North Carolina.
Copyright Notice

North Carolina State University does not own copyright to this collection. Individuals obtaining materials from the NCSU Libraries' Special Collections Research Center are responsible for using the works in conformance with United States copyright law as well as any donor restrictions accompanying the materials.

Biographical Note


Roger Powell Marshall was born August 9, 1899, in Gastonia, North Carolina. He received his B.A. from Wake Forest College in 1920, his M.A. from Columbia University in 1923, and a M.Sc. From North Carolina State College in 1932. Marshall was a member of the English Department at North Carolina State University from 1926 to 1964, eventually rising to the rank of full professor. He also served as Acting Department Head from 1942 until 1945. He was most well known for his work in the freshman English courses. In addition, Marshall was regarded as an expert on the state's literature and amassed a highly respected collection of North Carolina literature. He died on August 24, 1987.

Scope and Content Note


The Roger Powell Marshall Papers, 1913-1985, include correspondence, course materials, notes, and publications. The General files contain biographical and family information, personal correspondence, class notes and material relating to North Carolina literature. This series also contains some copies of short stories excerpted from "The Progressive Farmer", some church bulletins, and several Metropolitan Opera programs, 1924, 1948-1949. A Travel/Entertainment series contains Broadway playbills, bulk 1947-1974, theatrical reviews and programs, and some travel flyers and programs (North Carolina and Virginia). The Writings, Publications and Speeches series contains some reprints of Professor Marshall's writings on North Carolina literature, reviews of Marshall's "The Letters of William Gilmore Simms: Volume I, 1830-1844", professional correspondence and class materials, including class assignments and tests, 1931-1956, grade books, class outlines, and admission information.

Online Catalog Headings

  • Marshall, Roger Powell, 1899-1987
  • Acting--Study and teaching.
  • Authors, American--North Carolina.
  • Bermuda Islands.
  • Literature--Anecdotes.
  • North Carolina State College. Dept. of English.
  • North Carolina State College--Faculty.
  • Playbills.
  • Theater--New York (State)--New York.

Related Material

  • Roger Powell Marshall Papers, Special Collections, Z. Smith Reynolds Library, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, N.C.

Detailed Description of the Collection

  • General


    0.8 archival boxes , 0.4 linear feet
    • Biographical and family information [MC 163 Box 1, Folder1]
    • Personal correspondence, June 26, 1941-January 17, 1949 [MC 163 Box 1, Folder2]
    • Personal correspondence, 1950-February 11, 1980 [MC 163 Box 1, Folder3]
    • Class notes, 1923 [MC 163 Box 1, Folder4]
    • Class notes, English "S237," 1932 [MC 163 Box 1, Folder5]
    • Miscellaneous notes, 1913, 1942-1985 [MC 163 Box 1, Folder6]
    • Material relating to North Carolina literature [MC 163 Box 1, Folder7]
    • Copies of short stories (excerpted from "The Progressive Farmer" [MC 163 Box 1, Folder8]
    • Richard Walser publications (2) [MC 163 Box 1, Folder9]
    • Map and book on events relating to World War II [MC 163 Box 1, Folder10]

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  • Travel/Entertainment


    2.4 archival boxes , 1.2 linear feet
    • Church Bulletins (16) (NY, Boston), 1948, 1974, undated [MC 163 Box 1, Folder11]
    • Metropolitan Opera Programs (10) (NY), 1924, 1948-1949, undated [MC 163 Box 1, Folder12]
    • Broadway playbills (45) (NY), 1947-1974 [MC 163 Box 2, Folder1]
    • Reviews, programs, etc. (16) (NY), 1946-1974, undated [MC 163 Box 2, Folder2]
    • Travel and entertainment flyers and programs, etc. (13) (NC and VA), 1941-1952, undated [MC 163 Box 2, Folder3]
    • Bermuda trip, 1959, July, 1974 [MC 163 Box 3, Folder1]
    • New England Trip, October, 1976 [MC 163 Box 3, Folder2]

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  • Writings, Publications, Speeches


    0.4 archival boxes , 0.2 linear feet
    • "A Mythical Mayflower Competition: North Carolina Literature in the Half-Century Following the Revolution," reprint from the "North Carolina Historical Review", April 1950; Book Review of "The Letters of William Gilmore Simms: Volume I, 1830-1844", in the "North Carolina Historical Review", January, 1953 [MC 163 Box 3, Folder3]
    • "Writers of North Carolina from James Davis to Robert Strange," drafts and revisions of an address to The Woman's Club of Wilson, Wilson, NC, October 28, 1947 [MC 163 Box 3, Folder4]
    • "North Carolina Fiction Writers of the Mid-Nineteenth Century," drafts and excerpt, March 19, 1952 [MC 163 Box 3, Folder5]
    • Address to the Board of Student Publications Banquet, May 13, 1955 [MC 163 Box 3, Folder6]
    • "Nine Curiosities of Literature Touching North Carolina," draft of paper presented to the Anne Hathaway Book Club, April 12, 1966 [MC 163 Box 3, Folder7]
    • "A Gallery of Neglected Ladies," draft of paper presented, February 13, 1967 [MC 163 Box 3, Folder8]

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  • Professional Correspondence, Class Materials, etc.


    1.4 archival boxes , 0.7 linear feet
    • Professional correspondence, 1941-1965 [MC 163 Box 3, Folder9]
    • Class Assignments and Tests
      • 1931, 1939-1940 [MC 163 Box 3, Folder10]
      • 1941, 1944-1951 [MC 163 Box 3, Folder11]
      • 1951-1956, undated [MC 163 Box 3, Folder12]
    • Gradebooks and Class Outlines
      • 1951-1952 [MC 163 Box 4, Folder1]
      • 1953 [MC 163 Box 4, Folder2]
      • 1958 [MC 163 Box 4, Folder3]
    • Sample binder of "Materials for Freshman English", 1939 [MC 163 Box 4, Folder4]
    • Admissions information, 1946-1967 [Folder 1 of 3] [MC 163 Box 4, Folder5]
    • Admissions information, 1946-1967 [Folder 2 of 3] [MC 163 Box 4, Folder6]
    • Admissions information, 1946-1967 [Folder 3 of 3] [MC 163 Box 4, Folder7]

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