mc00163 Guide to the Roger Powell Marshall Papers, 1913-1985 Processed by: Special Collections Staff; machine-readable finding aid created by: Valerie Gillispie North Carolina State University Libraries' Special Collections Research Center
Campus Box 7111 Raleigh, NC 27695-7111
2004 Machine-readable finding aid derived from xml authoring program. Date of source: Finding aid written in English 2005Converted to EAD 2002 Guide to the Roger Powell Marshall Papers, 1913-1985 MC 163 North Carolina State University Libraries' Special Collections Research Center Special Collections Staff Valerie Gillispie Descriptive Summary North Carolina State University. Libraries. Special Collections Dept. Marshall, Roger Powell, 1899-1987 Roger Powell Marshall Papers, 1913-1985 MC 163 4 2 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. on-site 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.

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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 boxes0.4 linear feet 11 Biographical and family information 12 Personal correspondence, June 26, 1941-January 17, 1949 13 Personal correspondence, 1950-February 11, 1980 14 Class notes, 1923 15 Class notes, English "S237," 1932 16 Miscellaneous notes, 1913, 1942-1985 17 Material relating to North Carolina literature 18 Copies of short stories (excerpted from The Progressive Farmer 19 Richard Walser publications (2) 110 Map and book on events relating to World War II Travel/Entertainment 2.4 archival boxes1.2 linear feet 111 Church Bulletins (16) (NY, Boston), 1948, 1974, undated 112 Metropolitan Opera Programs (10) (NY), 1924, 1948-1949, undated 21 Broadway playbills (45) (NY), 1947-1974 22 Reviews, programs, etc. (16) (NY), 1946-1974, undated 23 Travel and entertainment flyers and programs, etc. (13) (NC and VA), 1941-1952, undated 31 Bermuda trip, 1959, July, 1974 32 New England Trip, October, 1976 Writings, Publications, Speeches 0.4 archival boxes0.2 linear feet 33 "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 34 "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 35 "North Carolina Fiction Writers of the Mid-Nineteenth Century," drafts and excerpt, March 19, 1952 36 Address to the Board of Student Publications Banquet, May 13, 1955 37 "Nine Curiosities of Literature Touching North Carolina," draft of paper presented to the Anne Hathaway Book Club, April 12, 1966 38 "A Gallery of Neglected Ladies," draft of paper presented, February 13, 1967 Professional Correspondence, Class Materials, etc. 1.4 archival boxes0.7 linear feet 39 Professional correspondence, 1941-1965 Class Assignments and Tests 310 1931, 1939-1940 311 1941, 1944-1951 312 1951-1956, undated Gradebooks and Class Outlines 41 1951-1952 42 1953 43 1958 44 Sample binder of Materials for Freshman English, 1939 45 Admissions information, 1946-1967 [Folder 1 of 3] 46 Admissions information, 1946-1967 [Folder 2 of 3] 47 Admissions information, 1946-1967 [Folder 3 of 3]