Mary E. Mebane papers,

Papers include 1971-1977 letters from others, especially journalist Harrison E. Salisbury; Mebane's diaries from 1973, 1976-1977; clippings of her articles in the New York Times; and biographical materials, including photographs, on Mebane and her mother, Carrie Brandon Mebane

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mebane, Mary E., 1933-
Other Authors: Salisbury, Harrison E (Harrison Evans), 1908-1993
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Subjects:
Online Access:Electronic finding aid available
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100 1 |a Mebane, Mary E.,  |d 1933- 
245 1 0 |a Mary E. Mebane papers,  |f 1971-1977 
300 |a 1 linear foot  |a (2 boxes) 
351 |a Arranged alphabetically by folder title 
506 0 |a Collection is open for research. Formerly restricted until 2002  |5 hou  |8 222126016920003941 
506 1 |a Collection is housed off-site and delays should be expected. Contact Houghton Department of Public Services for details  |5 hou  |8 222126016920003941 
520 |a Papers include 1971-1977 letters from others, especially journalist Harrison E. Salisbury; Mebane's diaries from 1973, 1976-1977; clippings of her articles in the New York Times; and biographical materials, including photographs, on Mebane and her mother, Carrie Brandon Mebane 
524 |a Mary E. Mebane Papers, 1971-1977 (MS Am 2654). Houghton Library, Harvard University 
544 |a Additional Mary Elizabeth Mebane papers are held by the Southern Historical Collection of the Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 
545 |a Mary Elizabeth Mebane (1933-1992) was an African-American woman writer, primarily known for her autobiographical series about growing up in the American South, suffering from poverty, racism, and alienation from her family. She was born on the outskirts of Durham, North Carolina in 1933, her mother a tobacco factory worker, and her father sick most of the time. She received a B.A. from North Carolina College at Durham and a Ph.D. in English from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She taught at the University of South Carolina and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and was a frequent contributor to the op-ed page of the New York Times. Her autobiographical works are: Mary (Viking Press, 1981) and Mary wayfarer; an autobiography (Viking Press, 1983) 
546 |a Materials are in English 
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561 1 |a Gift of Mary E. Mebane, 1977  |5 hou  |8 222126016920003941 
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