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University of North Carolina at Asheville
Harry Caudill Southern Appalachian Writers Collection M2005.05.01-08 |
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| Title | Harry Caudill | ||
| Creator | Southern Highlands Research Center | ||
| Alt. Creator | D. H. Ramsey Library | ||
| Identifier | http://toto.lib.unca.edu/findingaids/mss/southern_appalachian_writers/caudill_harry/caudill_harry.htm | ||
| Subject Keyword | Harry Caudill ; Southern
Appalachian Writers ; |
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| Subject LCSH | Caudill, Harry, 1922-1990 American literature -- Appalachian Region, Southern -- History and criticism American literature -- Appalachian Mountains -- History and criticism Appalachians (People) in literature Appalachian Region, Southern -- Description and travel |
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| Description |
Collection contains letters of correspondence, ephemera, photographs,
book covers,
and anecdotal information on the writer. In some instances, tapes of
the author reading from their work is included.
The collection was gathered as part of an exhibition of Southern Appalachian Writers held at UNCA in the early 1980's and sponsored by D. H. Ramsey Library and the Southern Highlands Research Center. |
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| Publisher | D. H. Ramsey Library, Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Asheville 28804 | ||
| Contributor | Annette Hatley | ||
| Date | 2005-08-23 | ||
| Type | Collection ; text ; photographs ; | ||
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| Source | M2005.05.1-8 | ||
| Language | English | ||
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| Coverage | 1900's - present ; Lexington, KY ; | ||
| Rights | Any display, publication, or public use must credit the D. H. Ramsey Library, Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Asheville. Copyright retained by the creators of certain items in the collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law. Some materials in collections are electronic rights only. Please ask for assistance from Special Collections staff. | ||
| Donor | 240 | ||
| Acquisition | 2004-03- | ||
| Citation | Harry Caudill in Southern Appalachian Writers Collection, D. H. Ramsey Library, Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Asheville 28804 | ||
| Processed by | Special Collections staff, 2005 | ||
| Last update | 2008-08-25 | ||
| Statement on Writing | |||
| Biography | Born in Whitesburg, Kentucky on 3 May 1922, Harry Caudill devoted his career to serving the community of rural Appalachia. As a young man, Caudill left his native state for service in World War II. Returning, he graduated in 1948 with a Bachelor of Law degree from the University of Kentucky. Caudill eventually served three terms as a member of the Kentucky State House of Representatives. His non-fiction writing reflects Caudill's vehement opposition to strip mining, as well as his advocacy for education and environmental responsibility. In his later years, Caudill returned to the University of Kentucky as a professor of history and Appalachian studies. He died on 29 November 1990. | ||
| Bibliography | BOOKS BY Night Comes to the Cumberlands: A Biography of a Depressed Area. Boston, MA: Little, Brown, 1963. Dark Hills to Westward: The Saga of Jenny Wiley. Boston, MA: Little Brown, 1969. My Land is Dying. New York: Dutton, 1971. The Senator from Slaughter County. Boston, MA: Little Brown, 1974. Darkness at Dawn: Appalachian Kentucky and the Future. Lexington, KY: University Press of Kentucky, 1976. The Watches of the Night. Boston: Little, Brown, 1976. The Mountain, the Miner and the Lord, and Other Tales from a Country Law Office. Lexington, KY: University Press of Kentucky, 1980. Theirs Be the Power: The Moguls of Eastern Kentucky. Urbana, IL: University of Illinois Press, 1983. Slender is the Thread: Tales from a Country Law Office. Lexington, KY: University Press of Kentucky, 1987. ARTICLES AND REVIEWS BY "Appalachia on Our Mind." The Journal of American History v. 66, #3 (Dec.), 668-669. |
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