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Francis Irby Gwaltney Literary Manuscripts

 Collection
Identifier: MS G99

Scope and Content Note

Typewritten preliminary, revised, and final drafts, together with printed page proofs, of six of Arkansas author Francis Irby Gwaltney's published novels, each bearing his handwritten corrections and revisions.

Dates

  • 1954-1965

Language of Materials

Materials are in English.

Access Information

Please call (479) 575-8444 or email specoll@uark.edu at least two weeks in advance of your arrival to ensure availability of the materials.

Use Information

No Use Restrictions Apply.

No Interlibrary Loan.

Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).

Biographical Note

Francis Irby Gwaltney, author and educator, was born in Traskwood, Arkansas in 1921 and raised in Charleston.

Biographical Outline:

Date Event
September 9, 1921 Born in Traskwood, Saline Co., Arkansas to Francis Boulanger and Mary Effie Irby Gwaltney
February 1923 Father died in Traskwood
ca 1928 Family moved to Charleston, Arkansas
1942-1946 Served with the Cavalry, AUS, in the South Pacific
ca 1944 Mother died in Charleston, Ark.
Aug. 19, 1947 Married Emma Carolyn Calhoun in Conway, Ark.
1949 Received B.A. degree in English, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
1949-1952 English and speech teacher, Fayetteville High School
1951 Received M.A. degree in English from the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
1952 A daughter, Mary Lee, born
1952-1953 Instructor in speech and English, Arkansas Polytechnic College, Russellville
1953-1957 Salesman, School and College Textbooks, J. B. Lippincott Co.
September 15, 1955 A son, Francis Irby Gwaltney, Jr., born in Conway
1957-1960 Research Assistant and later Acting Executive Secretary of the Arkansas History Commission, Little Rock
1960 Salesman, Customade Products Corp., Sign and License Dept., Conway, Ark.
1961 Salesman, Delta Metals, Inc., Conway, Ark.
1961-1963 Ph.d. candidate in English, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
1963-1970 Assistant Professor of English, Louisiana Polytechnic Institute, Ruston
1970-1981 Associate Professor of English and Creative Writing, Arkansas Tech University, Russellville
February 27, 1981 Died in Russellville, Ark.
For more information about Gwaltney, See Kelton, Jim. "Francis Irby Gwaltney (1921–1981)," Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture.

(Biographical note copied from finding aid for MS G995 429, Francis Irby Gwaltney Papers)

Extent

2 Linear Feet (4 boxes)

Arrangement of the Papers

Arranged by work.

Acquisition Information

The Francis Irby Gwaltney Literary Manuscripts were donated to the University of Arkansas Libraries by Francis Irby Gwaltney in 1965.

Related Materials

See also the following related collections:

MS G995 429 Francis Irby Gwaltney Papers

Title
Francis Irby Gwaltney Literary Manuscripts
Status
Completed
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid is written in English.

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Department Repository

Contact:
University of Arkansas Libraries
365 N. McIlroy Avenue
Fayetteville AR 72701 United States
(479) 575-8444