Guide to the Fred Wilhelm Bonitz Papers, 1949 - 1966

Collection Number MSS 00019

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Collection Information

Abstract:

Fred Wilhelm Bonitz was a 1901 graduate of the North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts. The Fred Wilhelm Bonitz Papers contains correspondence, poems and writings, and copies of Bonitz's booklets titled "How's Your Navel?" and "The Vagaries of an Idiosyncratic Mind."

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Descriptive Summary

Creator

Bonitz, Fred Wilhelm

Title

The Fred Wilhelm Bonitz Papers, 1949 - 1966

Call Number

MSS 00019

Extent

0.1 archival storage box, 0.05 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 Professor Richard G. Walser of the English Department, North Carolina State University, May 1967
Preferred Citation

[Identification of Item], Fred Wilhelm Bonitz Papers, 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


Fred Wilhelm Bonitz was a 1901 graduate of the North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts.

Scope and Content Note


The Fred Wilhelm Bonitz Papers contains a letter to Mr. Webber of The University of North Carolina Press from Bonitz concerning his booklet entitled "How's Your Navel?"; correspondence with Richard Walser from Bonitz regarding Bonitz's writing; and copies of Bonitz's booklets titled "How's Your Navel?" and "The Vagaries of an Idiosyncratic Mind." The collection also includes poems and writings, some of which pertain to the Civil War.

Online Catalog Headings

  • Bonitz, Fred Wilhelm
  • Poetry.
  • Walser, Richard Gaither, 1908-

Related Material

Detailed Description of the Collection

  • Letter to Mr. Webber of the North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill, August 23, 1961
  • Letter to Professor Richard G. Walser, North Carolina State University, November 18, 1966
  • Letter to Professor Richard G. Walser, North Carolina State University, December 7, 1966
  • "How's Your Navel?" by Fred Bonitz, 1949
  • "The Vagaries of an Idiosyncratic Mind" by Fred W. Bonitz, [no date]
  • Poems and writings, 1964, [no date]