Mebane Holoman Burgwyn Papers
Scope and Contents
The Mebane Holoman Burgwyn Papers date from 1931 to 2004 and contain handwritten manuscripts, typescripts, layouts, proofs, illustrations, a photograph of Burgwyn, correspondence and clippings.
Dates
- 1931 - 2004
Creator
- Burgwyn, Mebane Holoman, 1914-1992 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright is retained by the creators of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information. Please see our Sensitive Materials Statement.
Biographical or Historical Information
Mebane Holoman Burgwyn (1914-1992) was an award-winning author of children's books. She was born in Rich Square, North Carolina; graduated from Woman's College (now the University of North Carolina at Greensboro) in 1935 with a bachelor's degree in primary education; and secured a master's degree in guidance and counseling from East Carolina University in 1961. Burgwyn lived with her family on a farm near Jackson, North Carolina, where she worked as Director of Guidance Services for Northampton County Schools. She was the author of seven books for young people, many of them about the experiences of farm life. She received the American Association of University Women award for the best juvenile book of the year in 1952 for Penny Rose and again in 1970 for The Crackajack Pony. Other books written by Burgwyn are: River Treasure, True Love for Jenny, Hunters' Hideaway, Lucky Michief and Moonflower.
Extent
2.67 Linear Feet (7 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Mebane Holoman Burgwyn (1914-1992) was a Woman's College (now UNCG) alumna and an award-winning author of children's books.
The Mebane Holoman Burgwyn Papers date from 1931 to 2004 and contain handwritten manuscripts, typescripts, layouts, proofs, illustrations, a photograph of Burgwyn, correspondence and clippings.
Arrangement Note
Manuscripts, typescripts, outlines and story illustrations comprising this collection are grouped by story title, with titles arranged alphabetically. Some biographical materials appear in the collection after the story materials.
Method of Acquisition
Gift by Mebane Burgwyn in May 1968, by her son Henry Burgwyn in June 1998, and by Mack and Clara Bell in November 2004.
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Processing Information
Processed by Archives Staff. Encoded by Jason Alston, September 2009.
- Burgwyn, Mebane Holoman, 1914-1992
- Children's stories
- Class histories -- 1935
- North Carolina -- Juvenile fiction
- Novelists, American -- North Carolina -- 20th century
- Southern States -- Juvenile fiction
- Woman's College of the University of North Carolina
- Woman's College of the University of North Carolina. Class of 1935
- Women authors, American -- North Carolina -- 20th century
- Title
- Mebane Holoman Burgwyn Papers
- Author
- archives staff
- Date
- 2009
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- eng
Repository Details
Part of the Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives Repository