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Collection Number: 04195

Collection Title: Lodwick Charles Hartley Papers, 1922-1979

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Size 6.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 2875 items)
Abstract Personal and professional correspondence; essays by Hartley on William Cowper, Samuel Johnson, Lawrence Stone, Katherine Ann Porter, and other literary topics; three unpublished novels and other unpublished works by Hartley; diaries by Hartley, chiefly from his years in high school and as a student at Furman University in the 1920s; photographs; and other material. Most of the correspondence is with academic colleagues about scholarly and academic matters. There also are twelve letters, 1941-1977, from Eudora Welty; five, 1938-1971, from Allen Tate; and three from Katherine Ann Porter, along with other material concerning her; and correspondence with friends and family members, including correspondence, 1928-1945, between Hartley and his mother, Nannie Kneece Hartley, about personal and family matters.
Creator Hartley, Lodwick Charles, 1906-
Curatorial Unit University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.
Language English
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Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], in the Lodwick Charles Hartley papers #4195, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Acquisitions Information
Received from the estate of Lodwick Hartley, Raleigh, North Carolina, July 1979; with one addition from Joan Givner, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, April 1984.
Received from Margaret L. Butler of Bryn Mawr, Pa., in October 1991.
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Lodwick Charles Hartley

1906 Born 12 June, at Batesburg, South Carolina, son of Lodwick Chappell and Nannie (Kneece) Hartley

1927 Graduated from Furman University, S.C., with B.A.

1928 Received M.A. from Columbia University, N.Y.

1929-1932 Instructor and assistant professor at North Carolina State University

1932-1934 Attended Princeton University, New Jersey

1934-1942 Instructor and assistant professor at NCSU

1937 Awarded PhD. from Princeton

1940 Named professor and head of the English Department at NCSU

1942-1945 Joined U.S. Naval Reserve, attaining rank of Lieutenant Commander

1955-1965 Chairman of Library Committee at NCSU

1971 Retired as head of English Department

1979 Died July 2

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The Lodwick Charles Hartley papers best document his activities as a teacher, writer, and literary critic. A large part of the correspondence consists of letters from professors at other universities responding to inquiries by Hartley or asking for assistance from Hartley. His writings include a number of published criticisms and essays that may have also been used as teaching notes. There is not a great deal of documentation on Hartley's successful efforts to preserve the liberal arts program at North Carolina State University.

There is also not a great deal of coverage of Hartley's personal life. Selected periods are covered in his correspondence with his mother (circa 1928-1945), with Eleanor Duvall (circa 1931-1935), and in his later years, with Joan Givner (1973-1979). The letters to Duvall provide a profile of Hartley as a student. Selections of his poetry and his diaries in Series 2 also offer some personal insight, although these are limited mostly to the 1920s.

The pictures are primarily of a professional nature, promotional photographs of Hartley and of British literary landmarks like the home of Lawrence Sterne. There do not appear to be any family photographs.

The papers were received from Hartley's estate in July of 1979. Some files created by Hartley were maintained in their original order, but arrangement was imposed on other papers received in no particular order.

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Contents list

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expand/collapse Expand/collapse Series 1. Correspondence, circa 1925-1979.

About 1300 items.

Chiefly incoming letters to Lodwick Hartley from colleagues, writers, friends, and family members. Also included are outgoing letters from Hartley to his mother, Nannie Kneece Hartley, to Eleanor Duvall, and to Professor Joan Givner. Letters from prominent correspondents, from individuals represented by a large number of letters, and from people whose letters were already arranged are arranged alphabetically by author or subject, and are filed first. The remainder of the letters follow in chronological order.

Most of the prominent correspondents are represented by one or two letters, usually replies to requests by Hartley that those individuals speak at NCSU. Chief exceptions are Eudora Welty (12 items) and Allen Tate (5 items). Others represented by more than two letters are Helen Bevington, Frances Gray Patton, Katherine Anne Porter, and Katharine Worth.

The largest file consists of about 175 letters from Hartley to his mother, many from Europe, circa 1931. There are also about 65 items from Hartley to Eleanor Duvall. Hartley and Duvall apparently shared a number of friends, probably from Batesburg or Furman University. The correspondence is almost entirely of a personal rather than professional nature. There is a nearly complete set of correspondence between Joan Givner of the University of Regina, Canada, and Hartley. Givner consulted Hartley in reference to her book on Katherine Anne Porter, and their professsional interests became the basis for a friendship. The file of about 195 items is the most comprehensive information on Hartley during the 1970s. (There is additional Givner material in Series 4.)

There are a number of files created by Hartley concerning specific research and publications, including about 150 items about Lawrence Sterne and approximately 75 items about William Cowper. Correspondents are mostly professional colleagues. There are also about 75 items on his novel Plum Tree Lane.

The chronological file consists of about 500 items. Correspondents are mainly professors at other universities in the U. S. and Great Britain offering criticism, congratulations, or assistance on topics related to English literature and Hartley's publications. There are also letters from friends Hartley made while in Europe and from former students, and letters on financial affairs. In some cases, copies of Hartley's replies are included.

Folder 1

Correspondence (1 item) Aldridge, John W.

Folder 2

Correspondence (1) Baker, Carlos

Folder 3

Correspondence (1) Benet, William Rose

Folder 4

Correspondence (6) Berrington, Helen, 1946-73

Folder 5

Correspondence (2) Chute, Marchette

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Correspondence (80) Cowper, William (about), 1949-68

Folder 9

Correspondence Daniels, Josephus

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Correspondence (62) Duvall, Eleanor, 1931-35, undated

Folder 19

Correspondence (1) Eaton, Charles Edward

Folder 20

Correspondence (1) Ehle, John

Folder 21

Correspondence (1) Fletcher, John Gould

Folder 22

Correspondence (1) Ford, Ford Madox

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Folder 29

Correspondence (195) Givner, Joan, 1973-79

Folder 30

Correspondence (1) Gordon, Cathrine

Folder 31

Correspondence (2) Green, Paul

Folder 32

Correspondence (1) Gustafson, Ralph

Folder 33

Correspondence (15) Hall-Stevenson, John (about)

Folder 34

Correspondence (1) Harris, Bernice Kelly

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Folder 50

Correspondence (175) Hartley, Nannie Kneece, 1928-45

Folder 51

Correspondence (1) Hellman, Lillian

Folder 52

Correspondence (1) Jacobs, Helen Hull

Folder 53

Correspondence (1) Jarrell, Randall

Folder 54

Correspondence (1) Krutch, Joseph Wood

Folder 55

Correspondence (1) MacLeish, Archibald

Folder 56

Correspondence (1) Maeterlinck, Maurice

Folder 57

Correspondence (2) Mizener, Arthur

Folder 58

Correspondence (1) Nash, Ogden

Folder 59

Correspondence (1) O'Connor, Flannery

Folder 60

Correspondence (5) Patton, Frances Gray

Folder 61

Correspondence (1) Pierce, Ovid Williams

Folder 62-63

Folder 62

Folder 63

Correspondence (65) Plum Tree Lane (about), 1974-78

Folder 64

Correspondence (3) Porter, Katherine Anne

Folder 65

Correspondence (2) Price, Reynolds

Folder 66

Correspondence (1) Robinson, Lennox

Folder 67

Correspondence (1) Shapiro, Karl

Folder 68

Correspondence (1) Snodgrass, W. D.

Folder 69

Correspondence (2) Steele, Max

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Correspondence (150) Sterne, Lawrence (about), 1962-78

Folder 76

Correspondence (5) Tate, Alan, 1938-71

Folder 77

Correspondence (1) Taylor, Peter

Folder 78

Correspondence (1) Thurber, James

Folder 79

Correspondence (1) Trilling, Lionel

Folder 80

Correspondence (1) Van Daren, Mark

Folder 81

Correspondence (1) Van Dyke, Henry

Folder 82

Correspondence (1) Walpole, Sir Hugh

Folder 83A

Correspondence (12) Welty, Eudora, 1941-77

Folder 83B

Correspondence Welty/Riddick

Folder 83C

Correspondence Welty/Baker

Folder 84

Correspondence (1) Wilder, Thornton

Folder 85

Correspondence (9) Worth, Katharine

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Correspondence: General, 1925-79, undated

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About 625 items.

Literary essays, book reviews, diaries, short stories, novels, a play, and poems by Lodwick Hartley, and announcements, notices, and reviews relating to Hartley and his published works.

Most of the literary essays deal with eighteenth-century English literary subjects, particularly William Cowper, Samuel Johnson, and Lawrence Sterne. Also included are essays on Katherine Anne Porter. Essays arranged by subject are followed by a collection of assorted literary essays.

There are about 260 book reviews, most written by Hartley for the News and Observer (Raleigh, N.C.). These include both typescripts and published versions. The diary volumes begin when Hartley was in high school and continue through his sophmore year in college at Furman University. Included with the bound volumes are fragments dating from 1938 to 196l.

Other writings by Hartley include nine short stories, some of which have been published. Also included are three unpublished novels, one play, and about 150 poems.

Finally, Series 2 includes about 25 printed articles or notices about Hartley, about 35 reviews of his books, and the contents of two scrapbooks (about 100 items).

Folder 118

Writings by Hartley Boswell

Folder 119

Writings by Hartley Cowper

Folder 120

Writings by Hartley Oliver Goldsmith

Folder 121

Writings by Hartley Thomas Gray

Folder 122

Writings by Hartley John Hall-Stevenson

Folder 123-124

Folder 123

Folder 124

Writings by Hartley Johnson

Folder 125

Writings by Hartley Pope

Folder 126

Writings by Hartley Katherine A. Porter

Folder 127

Writings by Hartley Frank Sayers

Folder 128

Writings by Hartley Shakespeare

Folder 129-130

Folder 129

Folder 130

Writings by Hartley Sterne

Folder 131

Writings by Hartley Swift

Folder 132

Assorted Literary Essays

Folder 133-136

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Folder 136

Miscellaneous Literary Essays

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Book Reviews

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Folder 151

Diary, 28 May 1922-18 August 1925

Folder 152

Diary, 1938; 1941; 1952; 1961

Folder 153

Short Stories "Adams Observed"

Folder 154

Short Stories "Afternoon of a Faun" and "Little Blue Wing"

Folder 155

Short Stories "Daphne"

Folder 156

Short Stories "Local Item"

Folder 157

Short Stories "The Night the Greek Left Town"

Folder 158

Short Stories "The Scuppernong Vine"

Folder 159

Short Stories "To Shoot a Bear"

Folder 160

Short Stories "Treacle"

Folder 161-165

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Folder 165

Poems

Folder 166

Poems (binder compiled by LCH)

Folder 167

Novel, A Shout and a Cry

Folder 168

Novel, This Wilderness

Folder 169

Novel, Trollers and Cruseyde

Folder 170

Play, "A Shout and a Cry." Filed in Box 4.

Folder 171

Reviews of books by LCH on William Cowper

Folder 172

Reviews of books by LCH on Lawrence Sterne

Folder 173

Reviews of Katherine Anne Porter: A Critical Symposium (written w/George Core)

Folder 174

Reviews of Plum Tree Lane

Folder 175

Contents of Scrapbook I (1938-1944) [51] mounted newspaper clippings of articles by and about LCH and other items. Filed in Box 4.

Folder 176

Contents of Scrapbook II (1949-1960) [49 items] (same as 176). Filed in Box 4.

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37 items.

Mainly photographs of Lodwick Hartley, beginning with his naval career in 1944, at age 38, until his death in 1979. Included are photos from two trips to Great Britain and one photo of Katherine Anne Porter.

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Photographs of L. C. Hartley, 1944-1978.

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LCH, 1978.

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Katherine Anne Porter, circa 1950-1960

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LCH at naval military functions, 1944-45.

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LCH dancing with unidentified woman, circa 1946-48.

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LCH and Arthur I. Ladu, 1948.

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LCH at N.C. Writers Conference in Fontana, 1951.

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Photographs from trip to Great Britain including William Wordsworth's grave and birthplace, circa 1931 (?)

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Photosgraphs from trip to Great Britain, including Shandy Hall, home of Lawrence Sterne, circa 1968 (?)

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Photographs of unidentified people. Included are a photograph of a woman with a child, 1947, and people at a banquet, circa 1944-47.

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About 100 items.

Course syllabi, research material on Katherine Anne Porter, legal forms relating to publications, and assorted other items.

Course syllabi are a representative group of eleven items including a set of teaching notes on Gray's Elegy.

The material from Joan Givner contains essays and research materials on Katherine Anne Porter. Included are copies of letters from Porter and one copy of a letter from Eudora Welty. There is other Givner material located in Series 1.

Folder 177

Course Syllabi

Folder 178

Other Material from Joan Givner on Katherine Anne Porter: essays (7)

Folder 179

Other Material from Joan Givner on Katherine Anne Porter: newspaper clippings (3)

Folder 180A

Other Material from Joan Givner on Katherine Anne Porter: correspondence

Folder 180B

Other Material on K. A. Porter

Folder 181

Legal Forms (1)

Folder 182

Miscellaneous (6)

Folder 183

Writings about Hartley

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