James W. Clark Papers 1949, 1985-2020

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Creator
Clark, James W., Jr. (James William), 1943-
Size
0.5 linear feet (1 archival box)
Call number
MC 00716
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The James William Clark Papers consist of correspondence and publications by Clark. The papers also contain brochures and pamphlets relating to the North Carolina Literary Hall of Fame, including the inductions of Guy Owen and Richard Walser. Materials range in date from 1985 to 2020.

James W. Clark, Jr. (1943- ), was the director of Humanities Extension at North Carolina State University beginning in 1993 and taught in the English Department beginning in 1967. Clark received his bachelor's degree in English from the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill (1965), and his master's degree (1967) and Ph. D. (1970) in English from Duke University. He has authored numerous publications, including Clover All Over. He has been involved in various professional associations, including the Thomas Wolfe Society. He was inducted into the 4-H Hall of Fame in 2017 and won the 2020 John Tyler Caldwell Award for the Humanities — the North Carolina Humanities Council’s most prestigious honor.

Biographical/historical note

James W. Clark, Jr. (1943- ), was the director of Humanities Extension at North Carolina State University beginning in 1993 and taught in the English Department beginning in 1967. Clark received his bachelor's degree in English from the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill (1965), and his master's degree (1967) and Ph. D. (1970) in English from Duke University. He has authored numerous publications, including Clover All Over. He has been involved in various professional associations, including the Thomas Wolfe Society. He was inducted into the 4-H Hall of Fame in 2017 and won the 2020 John Tyler Caldwell Award for the Humanities — the North Carolina Humanities Council’s most prestigious honor.

Scope/content

The James William Clark Papers consist of correspondence and publications by Clark. The papers also contain brochures and pamphlets relating to the North Carolina Literary Hall of Fame, including the inductions of Guy Owen and Richard Walser. Materials range in date from 1985 to 2020.

Use of these materials

The nature of the NC State University Libraries' Special Collections means that copyright or other information about restrictions may be difficult or even impossible to determine despite reasonable efforts. The NC State University Libraries claims only physical ownership of most Special Collections materials.

The materials from our collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used for academic research or otherwise should be fully credited with the source.

This collection may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations. Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which North Carolina State University assumes no responsibility.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], James W. Clark Papers, MC 00716, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC

Related material

Source of acquisition

Received from James W. Clark, Jr., 1978 May 16 and 1996 May 23, 2022 July.

Processing information

Processed by Special Collections staff, 2005; updated by Susan C. Rodriguez, 2015 November; Finding aid updated by: Cathy Dorin-Black, 2022 September; Processed by: Cathy Dorin-Black, 2022 September

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The collection is organized into two principal series:

General

The General series contains correspondence, award certificates, brochures, and other papers.

The Scarlet Ibis 1985 (Accession 2022.0099)
Box 1, Folder 1
North Carolina Literary Hall of Fame and Clover All Over 1949, 1985, 1996, undated (Accession 2022.0099)
Box 1, Folder 2
Companion to Southern Literature 1997-1998 (Accession 2022.0099)
Box 1, Folder 3
Pskov Educator Travel Program Certificate 2002 (Accession 2022.0099)
Box 1, Folder 4
The Lost Boy Correspondence 1996-1997, 2016-2017 (Accession 2022.0099)
Box 1, Folder 5
North Carolina Humanities Council 2020 (Accession 2022.0099)
Box 1, Folder 6
Martorella Symposium undated (Accession 2022.0099)
Box 1, Folder 7
Writings

The Writings series contains writings by James Clark.

Article on Living In Our World Video Series 2004 (Accession 2022.0099)
Box 1, Folder 8
Nathaniel Macon in Our Time 2017 Sept. 30 (Accession 2022.0099)
Box 1, Folder 9
Weymouth's Great Expression: "Talking the Darkness Away" 2017 (Accession 2022.0099)
Box 1, Folder 10
Magazines With Articles By James Clark 1993, 2012, 2018-2019 (Accession 2022.0099)
Box 1, Folder 11
Asheville: Way Up There undated (Accession 2022.0099)
Box 1, Folder 12
May I Help You? undated (Accession 2022.0099)
Box 1, Folder 13
North Carolina Literary History undated (Accession 2022.0099)
Box 1, Folder 14
Reading the Book Huck Made undated (Accession 2022.0099)
Box 1, Folder 15
So Far: Huck Finn's Only Book undated (Accession 2022.0099)
Box 1, Folder 16
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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], James W. Clark Papers, MC 00716, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC

Use of these materials

The nature of the NC State University Libraries' Special Collections means that copyright or other information about restrictions may be difficult or even impossible to determine despite reasonable efforts. The NC State University Libraries claims only physical ownership of most Special Collections materials.

The materials from our collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used for academic research or otherwise should be fully credited with the source.

This collection may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations. Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which North Carolina State University assumes no responsibility.